The Houston Astros veteran reliever has settled down after a rough start to the MLB season.
had an expensive problem on their hands that they were about to consider shipping away. Now, the player has once again turned into a reliable reliever.For a three-year span, he had a 2.94 ERA and incredible 0.985 WHIP while picking up 90 saves. He was the best kind of closer that you could have. He struck batters out at an insane rate while not giving up free bases and rarely gave up home runs.
The Texas native's best season in that stretch was 2021. He finished with a 2.25 ERA and 0.890 WHIP while earning his second All-Star nod.For the first two months, fans would start to groan when it came his turn to pitch. He had a 5.40 ERA over his first 27 appearances. Batters were slashing .311/.360/.485 against him as he blew five saves and converted just one.
The Astros are 12-2 in games he's appeared in during that span, with him even picking up another save. Again, Pressly did spend the first eight years of his career as mostly setup guy. He knows how to come out of the bullpen in non-save situations, it just took a little bit of time for him to settle back into it.
Even if he doesn't keep up this absurd pace for the rest of the season, it's nice to know that he still has it in him as Houston prepares for a playoff run.Dylan Sanders graduated from Louisiana State University with a degree from the Manship School of Mass Communication in 2023. He was born in raised in Baton Rouge, LA but has also lived in Buffalo, NY.
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