Keep an eye on Ryne Stanek

Apr 8 2021 by The Crawfish Boxes

 
Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports

Intrigue is plentiful in the Astros’ bullpen to start the season.

When Ryne Stanek signed with the Astros as free-agent in the offseason, I wrote about his propensity to not only generate whiffs, but also issue plenty of walks. Even at his best, the right-hander never posted a walk rate lower than 10.3 percent. A strikeout rate that topped off slightly above 30 percent did help negate some of those walks, though. This approach was best seen when the...

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