PT TOMORROW: AL WEST—HOU's rotation rebound
May 6 2021
This rotation looked fragile following Framber Valdez's (LHP, HOU) March injury and replacement signing Jake Odorizzi's (RHP, HOU) subsequent IL stint in April. But as of Tuesday, May 4, the club owned the division's best rotation ERA (3.54) with no help from these two names. And a big reason has been the unexpected emergence of Cristian Javier (RHP, HOU), who has posted a terrific 1.75 ERA (3.76 xERA) through five starts and 26 IP, largely fueled by K% and SwK spikes (30%, 12.8% respectively) over his 2020 performance. Javier's one HR allowed to date against extreme FB tendencies (49% FB%, 3% HR/F) say he's due for some regression. But at least for now a move to the pen following the returns of both Odorizzi and Valdez...
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