The Houston Astros have bolstered their starting rotation by signing pitcher Brett Myers, pending a physical.
Brett Myers To Sign With Houston Astros
SB Nation’s Crawfish Boxes reacts to the signing:
If the Astros view him as the last link for the starting rotation, this move is at least defensible. Myers pitched just 18 games last season, 10 of which were starts while posting an ERA+ of 88. His FIP was terrible at 6.32 but his xFIP of 4.32 was decent. Myers will turn 30 in August, so he’s still young(er than some Astros players), but has topped 100 innings only once in the past three seasons. His strikeout rate has steadily dropped, from 8.59 in 2006 to 6.37 last season. Of all his peripherals, that’s the one that worries me the most. Myers was always a strikeout pitcher. If he can’t get those, will he still be as effective.
Crawfish Boxes notes that the physical isn’t such a formality considering Myers’ injury history.
Details of the contract have yet to be released.
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