{"id":668980,"date":"2026-04-07T19:35:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T19:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/668980\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T19:35:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T19:35:30","slug":"astros-linked-to-ex-yankees-red-sox-reliever-amid-hunter-brown-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/668980\/","title":{"rendered":"Astros linked to ex-Yankees, Red Sox reliever amid Hunter Brown news"},"content":{"rendered":"

Astros linked to ex-Yankees, Red Sox reliever amid Hunter Brown news <\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Houston Astros<\/a> starting pitcher Hunter Brown is battling a shoulder strain, and the AL West club is playing it safe.<\/p>\n

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Brown, last year’s third-place finisher in the American League Cy Young voting, will not have a timetable to return to the mound<\/a> for at least three weeks, reports Will Kunkel on X.<\/p>\n

“I’m also told the team is “not worried” about his injury (shoulder strain) going forward,” Kunkel reported on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

This is one of a handful of injuries for the Astros’ pitching staff; Ronel Blanco, Josh Hader, and Nate Pearson are all on the 15-day injured list. However, Brown’s injury means Houston’s relievers must step up in his absence.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, Bleacher Report’s Zachary D. Rymer<\/a> named a free agent the Astros could consider.<\/p>\n

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Astros linked to former Yankees, Red Sox reliever<\/p>\n

In January, Ken Rosenthal and Will Sammon of The Athletic<\/a> reported that left-hander Justin Wilson, 38, was considering retirement. Apparently, he’s willing to sign a new deal if it’s with a World Series contender.<\/p>\n

“Which is what he should be holding out for, frankly,” wrote Rymer. “He’s been an effective lefty reliever for 13 years, including last year, as he held lefty batters to a .574 OPS for the Boston Red Sox<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

Wilson would be a valuable arm for the Astros to have in their bullpen while Hader is out<\/a>. He’s proven he can get outs in high-leverage situations, and depending on Brown’s health status, he can shorten games the ace would’ve started by throwing important middle relief innings.<\/p>\n

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