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    Quincy Hamilton hit his first AFL homer for Surprise on Friday.
    Hamilton crushed the pitch 448 feet, one of two 105+ mph exit velocities he had on the night. He also swiped his sixth bag of the fall, and he’s now hitting .286/.368/.367 in 57 plate appearances. Hamilton, 26, hit .246/.350/.464 with 15 homers and eight steals in 99 Triple-A game last season. He might log some time on a major league bench at some point.
  • HOU Left Fielder #14
    Mauricio Dubon is undergoing surgery to repair a torn UCL in his left thumb.
    Dubon played the final month of the season with the injury. The super-utility player will undergo the operation in Philadelphia. Assuming a normal recovery timeline, Dubon should be ready for the start of the 2025 season with the ability to play all over the field.
  • HOU Starting Pitcher #53
    Astros General Manager Dana Brown said Cristian Javier (Tommy John surgery) should return to the team by the end of July.
    Javier underwent Tommy John surgery at the beginning of June, so a return at the end of July would be 13 months post-surgery which sets up with the normal recovery timeline. Even though Javier had an up-and-down season in 2024, he has posted a 3.59 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, and 27 percent strikeout rate over 501 innings (116 appearances, 82 starts) in the majors since 2020. Since fantasy managers will likely only get two months from Javier in 2025, it’s unlikely he gets drafted in most formats but he could be a valuable waiver add at the end of the season. Dana Brown mentioned that Jose Urquidy will be on a similar timeline, so the Astros will be without both of them for the majority of the 2025 season.
  • HOU Starting Pitcher #35
    Free agent-to-be Justin Verlander said he intends to pitch in 2025.
    There’s never been anything to suggest Verlander would walk away, but some quick confirmation is nice. Verlander, who will turn 42 in February, was limited to 17 starts this year and went 5-6 with a 5.48 ERA. It’s just the third time in his 17 relatively full seasons that he’s been below average. He just finished up a two-year, $86,666,666 deal he signed with the Mets before being traded back to Houston.
  • HOU Starting Pitcher #58
    Hunter Brown held the Tigers to one run in 5 2/3 innings and struck out nine Game 2 of the Astros’ Wild Card series.
    Brown allowed just one hit before Parker Meadows homered in the sixth for the first run either team scored today. Brown got two more outs afterwards and then was lifted following his 99th pitch. It was a terrific effort in his first career postseason start. The 26-year-old made seven relief appearances between the 2022 and ’23 postseasons, amassing a 1.69 ERA in 10 2/3 innings.
  • HOU Relief Pitcher #55
    Ryan Pressly and Josh Hader combined to give up four runs in the eighth as the Astros were eliminated in Game 2 against the Tigers.
    The Astros’ big three in the pen was supposed to be their greatest strength, but it never really worked out this way this year, even if no one was exactly bad from the group of Bryan Abreu, Pressly and Hader. Pressly was charged with three of the four runs today and took his first ever postseason blown save after earning 14 saves and four holds in 46 appearances previously. Hader gave up the big blow, which was a three-run double off the bat of Andy Ibáñez, and was charged with one run. He then pitched a scoreless ninth.
  • HOU Left Fielder #20
    Chas McCormick is starting in center field and hitting eighth in Game 2 of the WIld Card series against the Tigers on Wednesday.
    McCormick will get the start in center against left-hander Tyler Holton — and then the Detroit bullpen — in a must-win game for the Astros, so Jake Meyers retreats to the bench. Jason Heyward is also in the lineup, replacing Mauricio Dubon. The full lineup for the Astros: Jose Altuve 2B, Kyle Tucker RF, Yordan Alvarez DH, Alex Bregman 3B, Yanier Diaz C, Victor Caratini 1B, Jeremy Peña SS, Jayson Heyward LF, and McCormick in center.
  • HOU Starting Pitcher #16
    Yusei Kikuchi will start Game 3 of the Wild Card series against the Tigers on Thursday if he’s not used in Game 2 Wednesday.
    Kikuchi told reporters that he was told that he could be used in Game 2 if the team needs him, and with Houston losing Game 1, they can’t really afford to hold anything back. The left-hander was excellent after being traded from Toronto, and one way or another he’ll be tasked with keeping Houston’s hopes alive.
  • HOU Starting Pitcher #59
    Framber Valdez yielded three runs in 4 1/3 innings Tuesday to take the loss in Game 1 against the Tigers.
    Valdez’s postseason career got off to an awesome start — he had a 1.44 ERA in 12 starts and one relief appearances through the 2022 World Series — but four outings dating back to last year have produced four defeats, with Valdez giving up 15 earned runs over 16 1/3 innings. The Astros will need to win these next two games for Valdez to have another chance in the ALDS.
  • HOU Left Fielder #44
    Making his return from a sprained knee, Yordan Alvarez went 2-for-4 with a double against the Tigers on Tuesday.
    As planned, Alvarez took it quite slow on the bases. His double came in the ninth, and he was removed for a pinch-runner afterwards.