The Astros are hiring former Chicago White Sox pitching coach Ethan Katz as a pitching coach on their staff, source tells @theathletic.com. Katz will replace Bill Murphy, who left for the Pittsburgh Pirates last month.

4 comments

1. Great hire.

   Might not mean a lot, but Cease speaks highly of him 👀👀

2. Sox developed a pretty good crop of pitchers early in his tenure there. I’m intrigued.

3. Im in.

4. What a good hire! I’m really looking forward to what the new guys can cook with our lineup.