PT TODAY: Brown has opening to Astros rotation

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NEWS: Lance McCullers (RHP, HOU)  will be on Opening Day IL due to a strained forearm muscle, with late April being the earliest estimate for 2023 debut.

IMPACT: High

BHQ SPIN: No stranger to arm injuries, McCullers didn’t make his 2022 debut until August due to a more serious forearm stain. An MRI reportedly showed no structural damage, and McCullers is now only projected to be shut down for just a few weeks – but the return ETA provided here could well prove to be optimistic. Rookie Hunter Brown (RHP, HOU) will take McCullers’ rotation spot. And following a fine 2022 at Triple-A and a solid small-sample MLB debut (three runs allowed, 22/7 K/BB over 20 IP), it would not surprise us to see Brown in...

Almost!

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