The Houston Astros bullpen is in pretty rough shape. They lost Will Harris to free agency and Joe Smith is on the Restricted List, and setup man Ryan Pressly is dealing with a finger blister. Now there’s serious doubt that closer Roberto Osuna will be ready to begin the season.
Osuna has yet to throw to live batters in camp, but apparently he’s been regularly throwing long toss. There’s no word from the team on why Osuna hasn’t faced any hitters, so we have no idea if it’s injury related or if he just showed up to camp needing more time to get ready.
Regardless, being without their closer will be tough on the Astros. Osuna led the AL with 38 saves last season to go along with a 2.63 ERA and 0.877 WHIP. He wasn’t as sharp in the second half or in the postseason after a dominant first half, but he’s one of the few proven All-Star caliber relievers the team has left.
Osuna has yet to throw to live batters in camp, but apparently he’s been regularly throwing long toss. There’s no word from the team on why Osuna hasn’t faced any hitters, so we have no idea if it’s injury related or if he just showed up to camp needing more time to get ready.
Regardless, being without their closer will be tough on the Astros. Osuna led the AL with 38 saves last season to go along with a 2.63 ERA and 0.877 WHIP. He wasn’t as sharp in the second half or in the postseason after a dominant first half, but he’s one of the few proven All-Star caliber relievers the team has left.