The Astros have agreed to a major league deal with right-hander Ryan Weiss, who has been pitching in Korea lately. Weiss is guaranteed $2.6MM and there’s an option for 2027. He could potentially earn $10MM over the course of the pact. The Astros have a full 40-man roster and will need to make a corresponding move to make this official. Reporter Daniel Kim first reported that the two sides were close to a deal. Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reported that an agreement was in place for a major league pact. Jesse Rogers of ESPN reported the guarantee and the presence of the option.
More to come.
I like Weiss over Ponce considering what he got, and I certainly think he has a better chance a succeeding than Pearson.
The guy was mediocre for two straight years in indy ball after several mediocre years in the minors and yet they think he will be good enough for the majors after one good year in Korea? Good luck with that.
A Weiss move??
Nice, chuckle. It actually does look like a good move -low risk high reward type of thing
This one flew over my tracking radar. I don’t know him from Adam.
So yesterday I heard Locked on Astros
He’s going to be a complmentary piece to someone bigger. They will use him out of the bullpen and as a spot starter or something like that.
Or actually a few days ago.
On the other hand, McTaggart today said he will be a starter. Astros also signed Nate Pearson and will be a “starter”, but something bigger is on the way for sure.