Ronel Blanco has been thought of as a relief pitcher, but the Astros are stretching him...
Houston Astros pitcher Ronel Blanco during spring training workouts at the Astros spring training complex at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023 in West Palm Beach .JUPITER, Fla. — If the Astros are going to continue with their experiment to try out Ronel Blanco as a starting pitcher, the 29-year-old needed to pass a couple tests first: Actually start a game and make it to 50 pitches.The Dominican righthander struck out five and walked none in 3.
Blanco's had a remarkable spring, giving up just one run in 11 innings spread over five appearances. The typical grain of salt must be taken with those numbers as he faced a Cardinals lineup featuring just four likely big leaguers. Still, Astros manager Dusty Baker was impressed and says the deeper it gets into the spring, the more impressed he is with his righthander.
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