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Astros Announce ALDS Roster

By Mark Polishuk | October 7, 2021 at 11:34am CDT

The Astros have revealed their 26-man roster for their AL Division Series matchup against the White Sox, which begins today.  Lance McCullers Jr. will get the ball for Game One, marking the eighth start of the righty’s postseason career.  Houston will deploy 12 pitchers and 14 position players against Chicago.

Right-Handed Pitchers

  • Luis Garcia
  • Yimi Garcia
  • Kendall Graveman
  • Zack Greinke
  • Cristian Javier
  • Phil Maton
  • Lance McCullers Jr.
  • Ryan Pressly
  • Ryne Stanek
  • Jose Urquidy

Left-Handed Pitchers

  • Brooks Raley
  • Framber Valdez (Game 2 starter)

Catchers

  • Jason Castro
  • Martin Maldonado
  • Garrett Stubbs

Infielders

  • Jose Altuve
  • Alex Bregman
  • Carlos Correa
  • Aledmys Diaz
  • Yuli Gurriel

Outfielders

  • Yordan Alvarez
  • Michael Brantley
  • Chas McCormick
  • Jake Meyers
  • Jose Siri
  • Kyle Tucker

Siri and Stubbs are perhaps the most interesting inclusions on Houston’s bench, with Stubbs likely acting as a third catcher and late-game sub for Castro or Maldonado.  Siri fractured his pinkie finger just six days ago, but the rookie is apparently healthy enough to play and provide further depth in the outfield.

Some prominent names aren’t in play for the ALDS, including Jake Odorizzi, Marwin Gonzalez, and Blake Taylor.  While Odorizzi and Gonzalez are on the taxi squad, they’ll only see action in an emergency situation.  Gonzalez’s omission isn’t too surprising given his struggles since rejoining the Astros in August (and really since the start of the 2020 season), and Houston figures Diaz can provide enough utility flexibility.  The left-handed Taylor had a 3.16 ERA over 42 2/3 innings and 51 appearances this season, but the Astros are opting to just have Raley as their only southpaw reliever against a mostly right-handed Chicago offense.

Odorizzi posted a 4.21 ERA over 104 2/3 innings and 24 appearances, starting 23 of those games but not having a particularly long leash in any of those outings.  Odorizzi had some solid outings in late August and early September, yet a late-season foot injury might have cost him valuable audition time to land a spot on the playoff roster.

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  1. AshamedMethGoat

    4 years ago

    Everyone is breathing a sigh of relief that the trash can got left off the ALDS roster.

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    • Travis’ Wood

      4 years ago

      Odorizzi? Lol

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      • Dustyslambchops23

        4 years ago

        Well done rols. I laughed out loud.

        First joke is tired though

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        • AshamedMethGoat

          4 years ago

          Nahh… getting under the skin of Astros fans will never get old.

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        • Randy Marsh

          4 years ago

          Just go smoke some more meth while you’re stuck in 2017 while the rest of us enjoy the 2021 playoffs

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        • AshamedMethGoat

          4 years ago

          Yup, I’m doing my job.

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    • BuJoBi

      4 years ago

      Well that’s original

      Reply
      • AshamedMethGoat

        4 years ago

        And it will never get old.

        Reply
  2. RazorRamonie

    4 years ago

    Who’s got the bigger Lance? that is who will win

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    • hyraxwithaflamethrower

      4 years ago

      Typical men. Always getting involved in a Lance measuring contest with each other.

      Reply
  3. 66TheNumberOfTheBest

    4 years ago

    The quest for the franchises’ first legitimate championship begins anew.

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    • DarkSide830

      4 years ago

      same amount as the much-revered Rays

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  4. IronBallsMcGinty

    4 years ago

    Really hope the Sox win this series.

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  5. TylerBlackSimon

    4 years ago

    10 Print “Cheaters”
    20 Goto 10

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    • AshamedMethGoat

      4 years ago

      Nice BASIC reference.

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    • great one

      4 years ago

      Dude you must’ve been in high school in the 80’s because I used to write my name using that same code and piss my teacher off. LOL!

      Reply
  6. DarkSide830

    4 years ago

    a third catcher over, say, Taylor? good luck with that one Dusty.

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    • Nervehammer

      4 years ago

      That just means we can pinch hit for maldy with Castro, and also pinch run for Castro if he gets on late.

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      • TylerBlackSimon

        4 years ago

        How are the Houston Astros still a thing? You fans should be ashamed. Run and hide plz.

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        • coupofthecentury

          4 years ago

          You must be oblivious to the history of cheating in baseball.

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    • Travis’ Wood

      4 years ago

      Not many chances to use lefties vs the Sox

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      • hyraxwithaflamethrower

        4 years ago

        Not only that, but the Sox generally demolish left-handed pitching. Not so great against righties. Much as I hate to say it as a Sox fan, Houston is smart to not bring many lefties to the series. I’m already considering Valdez something of a gift matchup, maybe to pay TLR back for throwing Lynn out there in game 1.

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