McCullers (forearm) will be cleared for live batting practice if he gets through a bullpen session Monday with no issues ... and is almost ready to face hitters. The right-hander will not be ...

If Bregman were on the Astros, he'd be the second-highest-ranked ... Valdez had some notable appearances, including carrying a no-hitter through 8 ⅔ innings against the Texas Rangers on Aug ...

“Smith, the Astros’ No. 1-ranked prospect and No. 59 overall ... With his size, Smith might be projected to be a pretty impressive power hitter going forward and the two home runs in six ...

Melton is a 24-year-old outfielder that the Astros selected with the No. 64 overall pick in the 2022 ... are penciled in as bottom of the order hitters. If Melton has a big spring, he could ...

Many hitters thrive ... The 2015 draft featured Astros' legends Alex Bregman and Kyle Tucker as two of the top-five picks. Rodgers (sandwiched between Bregman at No. 2 and Tucker at No. 5) will ...

It’s more (about) consistency — be more of a complete hitter (and ... Though he is no longer a member of the MLBPA’s executive subcommittee, Astros starter Lance McCullers Jr. maintains ...

Astros pitchers’ overall 42.2% groundball ... hitters and he swung at and chased pitches below MLB average. No qualified hitter averaged more pitches per plate appearance than Paredes (4.43).