The Houston Astros have made a major change to their roster in the wake of a Thursday night trade with the San Francisco Giants.
The Houston Astros made a trade with the San Francisco Giants on Thursday evening which saw them change some things upfrom a 2024 shoulder surgery -- for assignment despite significant success as a starting pitcher during his last healthy campaign back in 2023.
of Teng over France, and it could be telling that they did not believe he was going to be able to make a full-time return at a high level.late in 2025 and did look effective, pitching four innings to post a 2.25 ERA and 1.00 WHIP with five strikeouts and two walks. Of course, this is a minuscule sample size, and perhaps what the team had seen outside of game action sent up red flags. The 2024 numbers can be thrown out after five dreadful appearances due to the surgery, but in 2023, France made 24 appearances and pitched to a 3.83 ERA with a record of 11-6. He never lit the world on fire, but the right-hander was a reliable back of the rotation arm.Teng Gives Astros a High-Ceiling Intriguing ArmThe big league numbers on Teng are not strong, pitching to a 7.30 ERA and 1.697 WHIP over 12 appearances and seven starts. Though the stuff is impressive and has led to 46 strikeouts in 40.2 innings pitched, he has struggled with command throughout his career. Teng's stat line in Triple-A this season was impressive though with a 3.63 ERA and 1.123 WHIP, incredibly striking out 89 hitters in just 57 innings while lowering his walk total to 22 on the year across 26 appearances .than France potentially coming back fully healthy. It's a bit of a calculated risk, but one to where the Astros feel like they are making the right move here.Michael Brauner is a 2022 graduate of the University of Alabama with a degree in Sports Media. He covers various MLB teams across the On SI network and you can also find his work on Yellowhammer News covering the Alabama Crimson Tide and Auburn Tigers as well as on the radio producing and co-hosting 'The Opening Kickoff' every weekday morning on 105.5 WNSP FM in Mobile, Alabama.
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