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Wesneski

Maybe this will prove troublesome going forward, but it still sounds better than most of the alternatives. Arrighetti exited tonight while warming up for the second inning after a rough first that saw him give up three runs. Cristian Javier could step into the rotation if Arrighetti lands on the IL. The rehabbing Hayden Wesneski would also be an option.

Wesneski threw 46 pitches and struck out three batters on the day. The 28-year-old is recovering from last May’s Tommy John surgery. His return to Houston will depend on what role they envision for him. If he’s going to be a bulk relief option, then he could conceivably be up with the big league team after one more appearance. However, he will likely be pushed to around 60 pitches in his next outing, so he would need at least one more after that if the team envisions him as a starting pitching option.

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.