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- Updated: August 6, 2016
HOUSTON — Despite the Astros’ offensive struggles — they had scored seven runs in their previous six games heading into Friday — general manager Jeff Luhnow said he didn’t feel a need to rush Cuban slugger Yulieski Gurriel to the big leagues to help turn things around.
Gurriel, who signed with the Astros on July 16 after playing parts of 15 seasons in Cuba’s Serie Nacional, was hitting .385 (5-for-13) with two doubles and two RBIs in his first four Minor League games for the Astros. He’s currently assigned to Class A Lancaster and is expected to be there through Sunday before joining Double-A Corpus Christi for a homestand that begins Tuesday. He could join the Astros within the next 10 days.
“With the offense struggling, I know there’s some anticipation maybe he could come sooner,” Luhnow said. “We’re going to let him dictate the time frame, because, really, it would be the equivalent of putting a guy on March 4 in Spring Training into a big league game in a pennant race. That may be a little unfair to do to him and us. We’re going to give him enough time to make …
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