{"id":37130,"date":"2025-05-18T20:52:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T20:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/37130\/"},"modified":"2025-05-18T20:52:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T20:52:09","slug":"hayden-wesneski-to-undergo-tommy-john-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/37130\/","title":{"rendered":"Hayden Wesneski To Undergo Tommy John Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"

Astros right-hander Hayden Wesneski<\/a> is set to undergo Tommy John surgery, manager Joe Espada told reporters (including Chandler Rome of The Athletic<\/a>) this afternoon. Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle<\/a> relays that the Astros expect him back at some point during the 2026 campaign. A more specific timetable for his return won\u2019t be known until after the procedure, which is expected to be performed in Dallas by Dr. Keith Meister later this week. In any case, he\u2019ll miss the remainder of the 2025 season and presumably at least the first half of 2026 as well.<\/p>\n

The news brings an abrupt end to Wesneski\u2019s first season in Houston. The 27-year-old was acquired from the Cubs alongside All-Star third baseman Isaac Paredes<\/a> and top prospect Cam Smith<\/a> in the deal that shipped longtime Astros star Kyle Tucker<\/a> to Chicago back in December. Initially drafted by the Yankees in the sixth-round of the 2019 draft, Wesneski was traded to the Cubs in exchange for right-handed reliever Scott Effross<\/a> at the 2022 trade deadline and went on to spend parts of three seasons as a swing man on the north side. Wesneski pitched 190 innings total across 22 starts and 46 relief outings for the Cubs from 2022 to 2024, and in that time he posted fairly pedestrian numbers with a 3.93 ERA (106 ERA+) and a 4.74 FIP. His 23.0% strikeout rate and 7.6% walk rate were both solid, but his production was generally held back by a penchant for allowing homers.<\/p>\n

Among pitchers with at least 180 innings of work over that three-year span, Wesneski\u2019s home run rate was ninth-highest.\u00a0 That\u2019s certainly not ideal, and that proclivity towards the long ball held Wesneski back from reaching what many evaluators viewed as a mid-rotation ceiling during his time with the Cubs. The Astros saw something they liked, however, as they not only traded for him as part of the Tucker deal but also gave him a spot in their Opening Day rotation. The righty was serviceable but unspectacular, with a 4.50 ERA and 4.79 FIP across six starts that both clocked in just a bit worse than league average. Home run issues persisted for Wesneski, but a reduced 4.6% walk rate was enough for some of his advanced metrics to improve, such as a 3.68 SIERA that clocked in well below his career mark.<\/p>\n

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