The Crawfish Boxes May 25, 2023
Have Injuries to Frontline Astros Starters Hurt The Team?
Photo by Carmen Mandato/ And if not, should the Astros stick with the replacement pitchers? When starting pitchers Luis Garcia and Jose Urquidy joined Lance McCullers on the IL about a month ago, many fans and analysts cried, “Turn out the lights; the party’s over.” Not so fast. Since that time, the Astros have posted a 13-8 record, compared to 15-13 before the injuries. Of course, you can’t give all the credit for that to the two unheralded rookie replacement players, Brandon Bielak, and J.P. France. But they have been a pleasant surprise, certainly exceeding...
