AL West: Burrows may be the odd man out in Houston
Jun 10 2026
With Hunter Brown’s return looming, the Astros will need to decide on their starting rotation. They currently have Spencer Arrighetti, Kai-Wei Teng, Peter Lambert, Tatsuya Imai, and Mike Burrows. All have their flaws, some more than others. The Astros could go with a 6-man rotation; it’s something they have mentioned in the past, but if they don’t, who is the odd man out?
Arrighetti, the man with a 4.36 xERA and 12% BB%, will likely stick around for now. He has been limiting the damage with his 21% K% and 2.21 ERA, even though the command and underlying metrics suggest problems may abound. Imai is definitely sticking around and looks a lot better since coming off the IL. Over the past four starts, he has allowed seven...
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