Astros Signal Enyel De Los Santos, Designate Luis Contreras For Project

The Astros have signed right-hander Enyel De Los Santos to a significant league deal. Fellow righty Nick Hernandez has been optioned to Triple-A Sugar Land in a corresponding lively roster transfer. Righty Luis Contreras has been designated for project to open a 40-man spot. Chandler Rome of The Athletic was amongst these to relay the strikes.

De Los Santos, 29, was designated for project by Atlanta simply over per week in the past. He had signed a minor league take care of that membership within the winter and cracked the Opening Day roster. He tossed 43 2/3 innings this yr with a 4.53 earned run common, 20.1% strikeout charge and 9.5% stroll charge.

Because of these lackluster outcomes and his out-of-options standing, he was got rid of the roster when Atlanta acquired Tyler Kinley from the Rockies. In response to De Los Santos’ transactions tracker at MLB.com, he cleared waivers and elected free company.

The Astros presumably really feel there’s a technique to get the righty again on monitor to his pre-2024 type. With Cleveland in 2022 and 2023, he tossed 119 innings with a 3.18 ERA, 25.8% strikeout charge and eight.8% stroll charge. He earned one save and 19 holds in that span.

Final yr, he bounced across the league and posted a mixed 5.20 ERA for 3 completely different golf equipment, principally due to an enormous residence run spike. He had allowed 21 residence runs in his profession from 2018 to 2023 however then allowed 17 in 2024 alone. These struggles led him to be non-tendered by the White Sox, which allowed Atlanta to scoop him up on a minor league deal.

Houston will attempt to assist him right course. He’s out of choices, as talked about, so his grip on a roster spot could also be tenuous. Nevertheless, if issues go properly and he sticks round by way of the tip of the yr, he could possibly be retained for 2026 by way of arbitration.

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