Alex Palmer is a five-foot-10, 160 lb. right-handed switch-hitting pitcher from Arlington, TX. Born on May 15, 1998, he was Houston’s 20th round pick in 2019 with the 616th overall pick and signed with an $80,000 bonus. The only player taken 616th to make it to the majors was Mike Barlow.
Palmer had started the 2019 season striking out 109 in 107 collegiate innings with Stephen F. Austin, with a WHIP of 0.944. After getting drafted, he was sent to the Gulf Coast League to play for the Astros rookie club, where he put up a 1.