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Wesneski

Wesneski had Tommy John surgery last May and has been deliberate in his recovery. The fact that he is just beginning his rehab assignment on the final day of June means he likely wouldn’t be an option for the Astros until early to mid-August. He does have experience pitching out of the bullpen, so he could help in a bulk relief role in the final weeks of the season.

Wesneski is still recovering from Tommy John surgery, which he underwent last May, and isn’t expected to be an option for Houston’s pitching mix until the later stages of the year. The procedural move frees up a spot on the club’s 40-man roster.

Wesneski is recovering from Tommy John surgery, which he had in May of last year. He will be an option to return to Houston’s roster at some point over the summer.

Wesneski posted a 4.50 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, and 29/6 K/BB ratio in six starts (32 innings) for the Astros in 2025 before being sidelined with an elbow injury. He later underwent Tommy John surgery at the end of May and will likely not return to Houston until some point in the summer of 2026.

Wesneski will undergo Tommy John surgery and remain sidelined through the middle of next season.

When general manager Dana Brown came out earlier in the week and said that the team would know more in the next 36 hours, the ominous tone was that they were waiting on a second opinion to confirm an unfortunate diagnosis. That turned out to be true. Wesneski will miss the remainder of the 2025 season — and most of the 2026 campaign — while recovering from the procedure.

The lack of an update isn’t in itself a bad thing, though it sounds like they could be waiting on a second opinion after his MRI revealed only inflammation in his pitching elbow. It sounds like we should have an update on his timeline before the weekend is through.

Wesneski is still facing a multi-week absence even though an MRI on Saturday came back clean for any structural damage. The Astros still plan on going to a six-man rotation for spell, so along with having room for Ryan Gusto, they’ll need to bring up AJ Blubaugh or another rotation option next week.

The 27-year-old hurler struggled his last time out against the Brewers and it sounds like the elbow issue may have been a part of the reason why. No word yet on the severity of the injury or how long Wesneski may potentially be sidelined for. The most likely scenario is that the Astros will now keep Ryan Gusto in the rotation rather than going to a modified six-man setup.

The 27-year-old right-hander walked two and struck out three opposing hitters on the night. He hadn’t pitched since April 25 as the Astros wanted to give him extra rest in between starts and he showed some rust in the opening inning on Tuesday as the Brewers got to him for four runs — including a two-run blast by Jake Bauers. He settled in nicely after that, but the damage had already been done. Now 1-3 on the season, he’ll bring a 4.50 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and a 29/6 K/BB ratio (32 innings) into next week’s start against the Royals.