As the Astros have struggled to cobble together a pitching staff in the midst of coronavirus chaos and a rash of injuries, several rookie hurlers have already debuted for the club in the 2020 season. The results have been a bit mixed overall, but there have been a couple of young guns that have already been entrusted with rotation duties with generally strong results- Cristian Javier and Brandon Bielak
Javier is a familiar name to those who follow Astros prospects, as he’s been firmly on the radar since no later than 2017-2018, when he was posting massive strikeout numbers across the team’s A-ball levels.