Hunter Brown

The Astros are losing Framber Valdez to free agency, leaving them in need of multiple starting pitchers behind ace Hunter Brown. Houston has taken cheap one-year fliers on former top prospect Nate Pearson and KBO returnee Ryan Weiss to compete for spots at the back of the staff. Those are fine dice rolls, but they’ll need to…

The Astros are losing Framber Valdez to free agency, leaving them in need of multiple starting pitchers behind ace Hunter Brown. Houston has taken cheap one-year fliers on former top prospect Nate Pearson and KBO returnee Ryan Weiss to compete for spots at the back of the staff. Those are fine dice rolls, but they’ll need to…

Pirates ace Paul Skenes topped the 2025 pre-arbitration bonus pool, taking home just over $3.4MM, per the Associated Press. He was followed by Cristopher S nchez of the Phillies at $2.7MM and Hunter Brown of the Astros at $2.2MM. The 2022-26 collective bargaining agreement introduced the pre-arb bonus pool as a way for younger players to…

Pirates ace Paul Skenes topped the 2025 pre-arbitration bonus pool, taking home just over $3.4MM, per the Associated Press. He was followed by Cristopher S nchez of the Phillies at $2.7MM and Hunter Brown of the Astros at $2.2MM. The 2022-26 collective bargaining agreement introduced the pre-arb bonus pool as a way for younger players to…