The Houston Astros made a handful of moves at the trade deadline, headlined by the blockbuster addition of Carlos Correa, to push their team in the right direction.
But the Astros have a few more moves to make in the coming weeks before their postseason push truly begins.
Eric Cole of Climbing Tal’s Hill recently predicted the Astros would move on from reliever Hector Neris at some point this season. Neris was a piece of the 2022 World Series-winning Astros team.
“As nostalgic as it is to bring Hector Neris back once a year and see him show out versus struggling everywhere else, there are some real red flags with him,” Cole wrote. “His fastball velo has ticked downward every year since 2022, and most of Neris’ pitching metrics (other than his chase rate, which remains good) rank in the bottom half or worse in all of baseball.
“We’re betting that the loud contact he has been giving up, combined with the extra baserunners that Neris usually allows, catches up with him. In an Astros bullpen that is very strong, that should leave him as the odd man out.”
Neris is a nostalgic piece of the team, but he’s not a good enough option at this point in his career to be a necessary piece of the roster.
In fact, the Astros could explore other options in free agency or from their farm system in order to give their team the best chance moving forward.
Neris is a decent innings-eater in the bullpen, but he’s not the best option for the Astros. Houston could look to move on from him, but it’s unclear if it’ll do so at this point.
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