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- Updated: August 2, 2016
HOUSTON — With an open spot in the bullpen after trading right-hander Scott Feldman to Toronto, the Astros called up right-hander Joe Musgrove on Monday.
“I had my phone on my chest the whole night,” Musgrove said. “I couldn’t sleep. I was waiting for something to happen, some call.”
Musgrove flew to Houston before Monday night’s game against the Blue Jays. With Doug Fister’s wife expected to have a baby soon, Musgrove had to be ready for a spot start if Fister was placed on the paternity list.
But Fister was available, and Musgrove — ranked as the Astros’ No. 7 prospect — was officially called up after the Feldman trade. Musgrove could make his debut against the club that drafted him. The Blue Jays took Musgrove in the first round (46th overall) of the 2011 Draft.
“Hectic, man,” Musgrove said of the last 48 hours. “A lot of emotions, a lot of phone calls, a lot of anticipation from family and friends and a lot of people who wanted to be out here for the first game.”
Musgrove, a 6-foot-5 right-hander, posted a 3.81 ERA in 10 starts with Triple-A Fresno after starting the year with a 0.34 ERA in six games with Double-A Corpus Christi.
He also flashed his control in the Minor Leagues with an …
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