The Astros and free-agent right-hander Doug Fister agreed Thursday to terms on a one-year contract. The team has scheduled a 3 p.m. ET/2 CT news conference to introduce him.
Fister, 31, has started 167 games (180 total appearances) over the course of his seven-year Major League career, posting a 65-63 record and a 3.42 ERA. Over the past five seasons, he ranks 15th in the Majors in ERA (3.42) and has recorded an ERA below 3.70 in four of those five seasons. Fister's career 1.77 walks-per-nine-innings ratio is the best mark among all active Major League pitchers with at least 1000 innings pitched.