MARCH 6, 2021 • SI.COM
Report: Jake Odorizzi, Astros Agree to Two-Year Deal Odorizzi's deal with the Astros comes days after Framber Valdez fractured his left ring finger.
Signs with Astros Odorizzi signed a two-year contract with the Astros on Saturday, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
Impact Odorizzi held out in free agency until he found the right deal, and he'll join Houston's rotation with Framber Valdez's (finger) status up in the air in 2021. The financial terms of the deal aren't yet known, but the contract includes a player option for 2023. The right-hander spent the past three seasons with the Twins but only made four starts in 2020 while battling various injuries. Odorizzi made 34 starts for Minnesota across the past two years and posted a 3.75 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and 190:56 K:BB over 172.2 innings. Whether he has enough time to build up ahead of Opening Day remains to be seen.
MARCH 6, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Strong start to rotation bid Rogers topped out at 96.2 mph with his fastball while getting three strikeouts with his slider over two scoreless innings in his first game action of the spring Friday, Christina D...
Impact The southpaw is the front-runner for the Marlins' No. 5 starter job after posting a stellar 30.0 percent strikeout rate and palatable 10.0 walk rate over 28 innings in his big-league debut last year, although Rogers' 6.11 ERA and 1.61 WHIP left a lot of room for improvement. The organization's No. 6 fantasy prospect was a first-round pick in 2017, so there's no questioning his arm talent, and his ability to bring heat from the left side would be an asset in a rotation that is otherwise populated by righties.
MARCH 6, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Astros monitoring Whitley's sore arm Forrest Whitley, the Astros’ top pitching prospect and the 41st-ranked prospect by MLB Pipeline, is dealing with another setback after devel...
MARCH 6, 2021 • MLB.COM
How great a time is it to be a great shortstop? - The Boston Globe As Javier Baez, Carlos Correa, Francisco Lindor, and Trevor Story enter their final season before free agency, Fernando Tatis Jr. has increa...
MARCH 6, 2021 • BOSTONGLOBE.COM
Remains sidelined Bregman (hamstring) is not in the lineup for Saturday's spring game against the Mets, according to Brian McTaggart of MLB.com.
Impact Bregman's hamstring injury has prevented him from seeing any action this spring, and his status will not change Saturday. The Astros will have a day off after their next game Sunday, so it seems likely Bregman's spring debut will not come until at least sometime next week.
MARCH 6, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Could make spring debut next week Sanchez could make his spring debut next week, Craig Mish of SportsGrid.com reports.
Impact Sanchez was delayed a few days with what was, according to manager Don Mattingly, a false positive test for COVID-19, but he is now back on schedule. Sanchez is expected to throw a live batting practice session in the coming days, and if all goes well he could appear in his first game of the spring a few days later.
MARCH 6, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
