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Callis: What to expect from Paulino in the big leagues
- Updated: September 7, 2016
Now that the Astros have crept to within two games of a Wild Card berth in the American League, they’ll need contributions from multiple recent additions to their rotation to get over the top.
One-time blue-chip pitching prospect Brad Peacock made his first start of the season Tuesday in place of an ailing Dallas Keuchel. Joe Musgrove, No. 77 on MLBPipeline.com’s Top 100 Prospects list, has made six starts since Lance McCullers Jr. went down with elbow soreness and will pitch next against the Cubs on Friday.
In between, David Paulino will make his Major League debut with a Thursday start against the Indians after Houston promoted him Tuesday. Ranked one spot ahead of Musgrove on the Top 100, he was the last healthy pitcher on the Astros’ 40-man roster who wasn’t with the big league club.
Originally signed by the Tigers for $75,000 out of the Dominican Republic in 2010, Paulino is one of three Top 100 right-handers (along with Francis Martes and Musgrove) astutely targeted by the Astros in trades …
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