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Astros Activate Yordan Alvarez

By Steve Adams | July 21, 2022 at 11:43am CDT

The Astros announced Thursday that they’ve reinstated designated hitter Yordan Alvarez from the injured list and placed closer Ryan Pressly on the paternity list. Outfielder Jose Siri was optioned to make room for Alvarez, while lefty Parker Mushinski was reinstated from the 15-day injured list to take Pressly’s spot for now.

Houston general manager James Click also provided updates on a pair of injured veterans, Michael Brantley and Jason Castro, neither of which sounded like return was imminent (Twitter links via FOX 26’s Mark Berman). There’s no present timetable for Brantley’s return from a shoulder injury, as the team needs to wait for the inflammation to die down before his rehab can progress further. Click stated that “the best medicine [for Brantley] is time” at this point. More nebulously, the GM said Castro is “making some decisions on what the best plan of attack is to get himself back into playing shape.” The team hopes to have a more concrete update on him before long.

With Brantley still sidelined indefinitely, it’s especially good news for Houston that Alvarez only wound up missing the minimum number of regular-season games possible due to inflammation in his right hand. He’s been the best overall offensive performer in baseball on a rate basis this season, ranking 12th among qualified hitters in batting average (.306), fourth in on-base percentage (.405) and leading the Majors in slugging percentage (.653). Only Aaron Judge (33), Kyle Schwarber (29) and Austin Riley (27) have more home runs than Alvarez’s 26, and each of those three players has at least 83 more plate appearances than Alvarez on the year.

This year’s brilliant production, paired with Alvarez’s generally outstanding track record, prompted the ’Stros to put forth a six-year, $115MM extension offer that Alvarez accepted. His new deal covers the 2023-28 seasons, ensuring that Houston will have control over one of the game’s best hitters for what would’ve been his first three free-agent seasons. Given just how good Alvarez is and how immediately he ascended to the ranks of MLB’s elite hitters, it’s easy to forget that he only just turned 25 years old. He’ll be 31 when the new contract expires, leaving him ample opportunity for a second major contract of note.

As for Pressly, he’ll be away from the team for up to three days. He’s been on an absolute tear of late, rattling off a string of nine perfect innings dating back to June 25, punching out 17 of the 27 consecutive hitters he’s retired in that stretch. Rafael Montero, Ryne Stanek and Hector Neris will all be leverage options for manager Dusty Baker in Pressly’s absence.

Mushinski’s return makes him the lone lefty reliever in Baker’s bullpen. The 26-year-old rookie has appeared in six games so far, yielding three runs on five hits and three walks with eight strikeouts in 6 1/3 big league innings. He’s also logged a 3.32 ERA in 19 Triple-A innings so far in the 2022 season.

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25 Comments

  1. goastros123

    3 years ago

    Yordan is back? Cool.

    Reply
  2. JimmyForum

    3 years ago

    You’d never see a hockey player take a paternity leave. There are no real men left in baseball anymore.

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    • astick

      3 years ago

      Alright, tough guy.

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    • DarkSide830

      3 years ago

      Okay and?

      Reply
    • C-Daddy

      3 years ago

      And the stupidest take of the day goes to Jimmy…

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    • astick

      3 years ago

      Bro, you’ve either never had kids or that dad that goes out for smokes… it’s okay, someone had to be a real life Rambo.

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    • rct

      3 years ago

      You never see it in hockey because the NHL literally does not have a paternity leave policy. The reason you see it in baseball is because it is the only sport of the major 4 to have it in their CBA. A two second google search will show you this.

      It has nothing to do with ‘real men’. Hockey players don’t take ‘paternity leave’ because they literally don’t have it available to take.

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      • whyhayzee

        3 years ago

        Then I guess Dominic Moore was a wimp? Look him up, you insufferable tool.

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      • JimmyForum

        3 years ago

        I’m well aware baseball is the only sport to allow paternity leave.

        You couldn’t allow it in the NBA or the players would miss half the season if they took it for all their kid’s births.

        The NFL doesn’t need it since they play once a week and the dad may be late a few hours late for the birth but he’ll show up eventually. The girl isn’t going anywhere anyway.

        NHL players have loyalty to their team and locker room first. These tag along women know what they’re getting into.

        MLB only has it so it can appear family friendly knowing full well their players are on the road drinking, using drugs, and hooking up with a different rando in every city.

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        • Astros Hot Takes

          3 years ago

          that’s an epic take – rack him

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    • paddyo furnichuh

      3 years ago

      @JummyForum….Of the 4 major team sports, it appears that only MLB has guaranteed paternity leave.

      But to your point, your Dad always wanted to hug you.

      But he didn’t and sometimes we have to discover (the hard way) how high levels of stress hormones throughout life negatively affect overall health.

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      • ChuckyNJ

        3 years ago

        Contrary to what those in Murica think, soccer IS a major sport!

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        • paddyo furnichuh

          3 years ago

          @Chucky….. I’m aware of that and took pause when typing that. If it hasn’t already, futbol will pass up the NHL both in attendance and TV revenue.

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    • kcmark

      3 years ago

      A bunch of mother puckers in hockey.

      Reply
  3. cubsmetsbrewers

    3 years ago

    He sexy 😉

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    • CravenMoorehead

      3 years ago

      Not as good looking as Willie McGee tho

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  4. RunDMC

    3 years ago

    Kyler Murray will make almost as much per year as the budget of the MLB team (OAK) that drafted him in only his 4th season. Good on you.

    Kyler 1, Billy Beane 0

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    • ChuckyNJ

      3 years ago

      The NFL is not baseball!

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    • cubsmetsbrewers

      3 years ago

      Well his nfl career still isn’t over yet. He still faces things like cte which he wouldn’t in baseball.

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  5. scottbour

    3 years ago

    Really, Pressly’s wife had 5 days to have the baby. Did she have to wait until after the break when playing the Yankees ?? Kidding…not kidding lol.

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    • RunDMC

      3 years ago

      Didn’t your mother teach you not to hold it in? That’ll destroy those kidneys.
      When sumpin’s brewin’…

      Reply
  6. ChuckyNJ

    3 years ago

    One other Astros move that went unmentioned: Brandon Bielak is the 27th player for today’s doubleheader.

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    • cubsmetsbrewers

      3 years ago

      You farted!

      Reply
  7. Yanks4life22

    3 years ago

    Top 5 bat in baseball right now.

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    • User 3594734386

      3 years ago

      @Yanks4life22: yep … and just turned 25. A young gun who Houston has signed thru 2028. Woah and wow.

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