Roster battles are few for the Astros, the defending world champs, but they might get a long-term bead on a few players with question marks.
Houston Astros center fielder Jake Meyers celebrates after hitting a home run off Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Michael Lorenzen during the second inning of an MLB game at Minute Maid Park on Friday, July 1, 2022 in Houston.is uneventful. In the last five years, rarely has the team reported to West Palm Beach, Fla., without 24 or 25 roster spots already accounted for. Competitions in camp are limited to backup roles and bench bats — first-world problems teams around baseball should envy.
In the anemia’s aftermath, manager Dusty Baker said he wanted Meyers to spend more time in the minor leagues but claimed he was overruled by the front office. Former general manager James Click acknowledged the team needed to “review its return-to-play procedure” after Meyers’ major league struggles. Meyers himself always maintained he returned at full health, but anyone watching could spot something off.
McCormick is far from a finished product, but he will enter spring as the presumed starter. Meyers is a more natural defender, and if he shows his pre-surgery form at the plate, a competition could emerge.Baker always arrives at spring training seeking a “surprise.” Bryan De La Cruz and David Hensley are some of the skipper’s past discoveries on the back fields or, in Hensley’s case, minor league minicamp.
Dirden has skyrocketed up Houston’s farm system hierarchy. He signed as an undrafted free agent after the five-round draft in 2020 and reached Class AAA Sugar Land in September. En route, Dirden destroyed minor league pitching throughout the lower levels. Prior to his promotion, Dirden slashed .324/.411/.616 at Class AA Corpus Christi. He worked 41 walks, struck out 94 times and had 57 extra-base hits.
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