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A disastrous dose of finality arrived for the Astros. They must now navigate the rotation without Urquidy or Javier.
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Urquidy, who hasn't pitched in the Astros' rotation this season, underwent Tommy John surgery in 2017.
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Houston's starting pitchers ran into more injury trouble, plus notes on center fielder Jake Meyers' throwing arm.
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Urquidy left his Friday start with Triple-A Sugar Land after 56 pitches, a setback that could rob Houston of its remaining rotation depth.
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If Urquidy must miss any time, Houston might find it mandatory to add another starter to handle a tough early-season schedule.
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Also in the notes: Whether Jose Urquidy ends up in the rotation or the bullpen; two catchers looking likely; front office promotions.
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The Astros got a strong outing Monday from J.P. France, but they need more of that throughout their rotation going forward.
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The Astros have prevented Valdez from pitching in the All-Star Game and the World Baseball Classic this season.
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During his tenure as GM, Astros owner Jim Crane didn't add more starters. Now he's down three arms with few clear replacements available.
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Urquidy exited Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Phillies after 5 1/3 innings.
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Also in the notes: Framber Valdez's velocity conundrum; Cristian Javier's struggles with the running game; Yordan Alvarez's neck issue.
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Our 2023 fantasy baseball pitcher sleepers include Jeffrey Springs, Hunter Brown and 6 more breakout candidates.
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The Contreras-Cubs union isn’t officially over — there have been false starts to his goodbyes — but a return seems to be quite the longshot.
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