The Houston Astros continued to bolster their pitching staff with the addition of Christian Roa. A former second-round draft pick of the Cincinnati Reds back in 2020, Roa signed a minor-league deal with the Astros and will presumably receive a non-roster invite to spring training.
Minor-league deals are hardly going to make or break a roster, but the addition of Roa reads more like a feel-good story than an actual baseball move. The right-hander is from the Houston area and played college ball at Texas A&M, but his journey through the professional circuit has been mostly disappointing.