{"id":645001,"date":"2026-03-26T18:13:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T18:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/645001\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T18:13:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T18:13:19","slug":"astros-news-notes-hader-pena-paredes-smith-brown-abreu-opening-day-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/645001\/","title":{"rendered":"Astros News &#038; Notes: Hader, Pena, Paredes, Smith, Brown, Abreu\u2026 Opening Day 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">There is now a timeline on CL Josh Hader, according to Astros GM Dana Brown:<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">SS Jeremy Pena is not in the Opening Day lineup, but he is getting live ABs before the game in Sugar Land:<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">More on the timeline expected for Jeremy Pena from Chandler Rome:<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">UT Brice Matthews has clearly been coached up by Crash Davis (Kevin Costner\u2019s character in Bull Durham) and has been working on his cliches before his first Opening Day:<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Manager Joe Espada on how team plans to use Matthews:<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Dana Brown on how team will use IF Isaac Paredes:<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The Astros are 0-0 all time on March 26:<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Nothing like the sound of a little Yordan Alvarez BP:<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Astros manager Joe Espada on RP Christian Roa making the Opening Day roster:<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Espada on how he will navigate playing time in LF:<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Brown on the development of RF Cam Smith:<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Brown on extension talks with CL Bryan Abreu, SP Hunter 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