Astros: How will disrupted season affect Forrest Whitley?

The disrupted MLB season will have an impact on Houston Astros top prospect Forrest Whitley.

There’s been plenty of talk surrounding how the COVID-19 pandemic will affect the game of baseball. We talk about how it’ll affect both fans and franchises, as well as players when it comes to money and service time. But what about player development? The Houston Astros and Forrest Whitley are keeping an eye on that.

Whitley, of course, is the organization’s consensus top prospect. He’s been highly touted ever since the team drafted him in the first round of the 2016 MLB draft out of Alamo Heights High School in San Antonio. The 6-foot-7-inch right-hander has the raw talent to become a legitimate MLB…