Paul Skenes allowed one earned run over six innings in a no-decision and Michael A. Taylor hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the ninth off Josh Hader that led the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Houston Astros 6-3 on Monday night. Skenes lowered his ERA from 1.93 to 1.90, giving up two runs, five hits and three walks with six strikeouts.
The San Diego Padres have a couple of former pitchers to thank for their ability to sign multiple draft picks above slot value. San Diego's bonus pool money was significantly larger this year because they received two compensation picks when Josh Hader and Blake Snell turned down qualifying offers and signed elsewhere. The Padres signed their first-round pick Kash Mayfield, a left-handed pitcher out of Elk City High School in Oklahoma, for a $3.44 million signing bonus, which is typical for the projected value of his pick.
The Houston Astros went into this season thinking they had upgraded their bullpen following the signing of Josh Hader, but with the loss of three key arms in free agency, the overall depth was thin. Early poor play by Hader, Ryan Pressly and others made some alarm bells go off. Luckily, things have stabilized and the Astros are starting to look like the team that has struck fear in the hearts of teams around the American League for the past seven years. Because of the Hader signing, Houston is one of the few teams who doesn't need to target bullpen help.
No | Player | P |
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52 | P | |
41 | P | |
56 | P | |
58 | P | |
66 | P | |
64 | P | |
77 | P | |
31 | P | |
71 | P | |
53 | P | |
16 | P | |
74 | P | |
43 | P | |
56 | P | |
63 | P | |
63 | P | |
55 | P | |
50 | P | |
62 | P | |
65 | P | |
59 | P | |
35 | P |
No | Player | P |
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17 | C | |
21 | C |
No | Player | P |
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27 | 2B | |
2 | 3B | |
12 | 1B | |
3 | SS | |
28 | 1B |
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44 | LF | |
38 | RF | |
14 | LF | |
4 | CF | |
20 | LF | |
6 | CF | |
30 | RF |