The Astros are recalling former top prospect Forrest Whitley for his first MLB promotion after a long and challenging journey through the minors.
When Forrest Whitley was drafted 17th overall in the 2016 MLB draft, he was widely considered a highly developed prospect and future top-of-the-rotation arm in the making.
One Houston Astros pitching prospect had to shut down his bullpen session before it even started on Saturday due to a sore right middle finger, per MLB.com.
As the offseason progresses for the Houston Astros, options to upgrade this roster continues to get thinner and thinner. They seemingly were in on reliever Jordan Hicks, who grew up in the area and a fan of the team, before he agreed to a contract with the San Francisco Giants.
The Houston Astros thought they found the next pitching star in 2016 when they selected Forrest Whitley with the 17th overall pick out of high school. The talented right-hander jumped into professional baseball immediately, turning down an opportunity to play at Florida State University.
Houston Astros general manager Dana Brown said at the Winter Meetings that the team will get a fourth option year on pitching prospect Forrest Whitley for 2024.
It has been another injury-wrecked season for former top pitching prospect Forrest Whitley. The right-hander was diagnosed with a lat strain at the start of June, an injury that initially came with a three-plus month recovery timetable.
In April someone on here defended ranking Joey Loperfido ahead of Forrest Whitley and I responded with derision. I saw Loperfido as an “older prospect” who got mostly played in A ball last year as a 23 year-old.
Astros minor league pitcher Forrest Whitley has been diagnosed with a lat strain and will miss between three and four months, the club announced Friday (relayed by Chandler Rome of The Athletic).
Forrest Whitley, the Houston Astros’ first round pick in 2016, had a strong initial pitching performance at Triple-A Sugar Land on Thursday. The 6-foot-7 Whitley threw four innings and allowed one earned run with four strikeouts.
Forrest Whitley more than proved his mettle in spring training. But it wasn’t enough to open the regular season with the Houston Astros. The 6-foot-7 Whitley, the Astros’ first-round pick in 2016, was optioned to Triple-A Sugar Land despite having success in camp.
One more injury could start to test the Houston Astros' starting rotation depth, forcing them to tap into a group of mostly unproven hurlers from the upper minors. Who are their options?
It must feel like eons ago that 6-foot-7 right-hander Forrest Whitley was selected by the Houston Astros in the first round of the 2016 draft. Amazingly, Whitley is only 25 with the hope of making a contribution to the club this season.
Unsurprisingly, the 2022 World Series Champion Houston Astros are the favorite to repeat in 2023. According OddsChecker, Points Bet and Borgata also have the Astros listed as +600 favorites, along with BetMGM.
It's not every day a franchise's former top pitching prospect and the current top pitching prospect hurl in the same game. Well, that happened Thursday for the Houston Astros' Triple-A affiliate.
The Houston Astros haven’t seen Forrest Whitley pitch in front of them in over a year now. Tommy John surgery canceled the right-hander’s 2021 season, after watching the prior season go to waste due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
We're a few weeks deep into the regular season, and we're not too far removed from what is the only exciting part of spring training, which is seeing the prospects in living color under the spring sun.
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