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Cristian Javier Day-To-Day With Forearm Discomfort

By Mark Polishuk | May 26, 2024 at 10:31pm CDT

Cristian Javier was set to throw a bullpen session today in advance of his next scheduled start on Tuesday, but Astros manager Joe Espada told reporters (including Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle) that “a little forearm discomfort” led to Javier’s bullpen being scrapped.  The right-hander was deemed as day to day for now, though it would certainly seem like his next start will be pushed back or skipped altogether, and naturally any forearm-related injury will be monitored closely by team doctors.

While the best case scenario is that Javier’s soreness goes away in a couple of days, even a minimal 15-day stint on the injured list might also be considered a relative win considering how serious forearm problems can often result in much longer absences.  That said, even 15 days without Javier would be a blow to an Astros team that has already been stretched thin by pitching injuries this season, including a prior IL stint for Javier himself — the righty missed a little over three weeks recovering from a neck strain.

Javier has a solid but unspectacular 3.89 ERA over 34 2/3 innings this season, and his Statcast metrics are almost all below average apart from strong hard-hit ball rates.  Javier didn’t look sharp in allowing four runs over four innings against the Angels in his most recent outing last Tuesday, and Kawahara noted that Javier’s average fastball velocity in that start was 1.5mph below his mean number for the season.

It could be that if even the forearm injury isn’t overly serious, the Astros could consider giving Javier a 15-day IL stint just as a way to fully reset himself and get healthy after his inconsistent start to the season.  This tactic would also, however, put more pressure on a rotation that is trying to navigate a stretch of 29 games in 30 games.  The only off-day of that gauntlet just took place last Thursday, and the Astros have 10 games remaining before their next scheduled off-day on June 6.

In the event that Javier was either on a proper IL trip or was just held out in day-to-day form, Houston will have to make up two starts.  Veteran Eric Lauer was just signed to a minor league deal last week and could be a candidate to step into the rotation on a short-term basis, or both of Hunter Brown and Spencer Arrighetti could remain in the rotation.  Ronel Blanco’s return from suspension looked like it would push one of Brown or Arrighetti out of the regular starting mix, but if Javier is going to miss some time, an extra arm will be required.

Justin Verlander, Framber Valdez, and Blanco form a sturdy top three in the rotation.  Elsewhere on the injured list, Luis Garcia (Tommy John surgery) and Lance McCullers Jr. (forearm tendon surgery) are expected to make their 2024 debuts closer to midseason, and Jose Urquidy is dealing with some forearm soreness of his own that developed during a recent minor league rehab outing.

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13 Comments

  1. Gwynning

    1 year ago

    Wassup Altuve, how’s the weather down there?

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  2. marinersblue96

    1 year ago

    Crack kills.

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  3. Liberalsteve

    1 year ago

    My dummy conservative brother said the Astros and Rangers are the only teams that are above a 0 percent chance to sign Bauer. Because of desperation and conservative fanbase

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    • JLinTexas

      1 year ago

      Jim Crane ain’t no conservative.

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    • its_happening

      1 year ago

      Astros need a few more wins before they entertain the thought of Bauer.

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    • For Love of the Game

      1 year ago

      Liberalsteve confuses politics with baseball. This isn’t DailyKos or Mother Jones.

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  4. Shadow Banned

    1 year ago

    Trojan horse comment from Trojan Toss

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  5. Paleobros

    1 year ago

    Stros showing it’s hard to Javier cake and eat it too.

    6
    Reply
    • davengmusic

      1 year ago

      I chuckled and wretched at this at the same time

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  6. BigRedMachine

    1 year ago

    The Astros are owed an apology for cheating? Wow. Society has changed….

    5
    Reply
  7. AlanZ

    1 year ago

    Verlander nearly beat the crap out of Osuna when the Astros signed him, he would beat up Bauer and several teammates would join him. In other words, Bauer will never be an Astros player.

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    • Yankee Clipper

      1 year ago

      “Astros veteran Justin Verlander — outspoken in the past against players attached to domestic-violence incidents — is withholding his opinion until hearing more from Osuna. “It’s a tough situation,” Verlander said to reporters. “I think the thing for us to remember here is that the details have not come to light. We don’t know the whole story. ” – courtesy of Yahoo Sports.

      Yes, yes, that’s certainly almost beating him up…. By listening to him. Haha.

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      • goastros123

        1 year ago

        The Astros are not getting Bauer regardless.. While they’re playing better as of late, they still got an uphill climb. The problems Bauer brings would make it worse by bringing them down.

        Reply

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