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McCormick has served as a reserve outfielder for the first two months of the season. He owns a .256/.347/.302 slash line in ...
Welcome back, RotoBallers, to more waiver wire advice. The weather is warming up, the calendar officially flips to June today ...
Houston Astros' prospect Shay Whitcomb hit three home runs on Wednesday night for the Triple-A Sugar Land Space Cowboys, marking the fifth straight season that ...
As the MLB trade deadline nears, Astros' No. 9 prospect A.J. Blubaugh and few others have emergde as potential trade assets.
With Chas McCormick (oblique) moving to the injured list Saturday, the Astros will call up Whitcomb to give the team a bench bat capable of playing nearly every position. The 26-year-old has been in ...
Shay Whitcomb’s professional career started with a test of patience. In 2020, Major League Baseball shortened its draft to five rounds amid a pandemic. Drafts spanned 40 rounds for years prior ...
Whitcomb, is the Astros' No. 14 prospect by MLB Pipeline and was the Upper League Minor League Player of the Month for both May and June. The 25-year-old shortstop is batting .293 with a .
For many of those prospects, Triple-A Sugar Land is where they blossom fully. This year, Shay Whitcomb is making his case to be next. The 25-year-old Sugar Land shortstop was voted Best Power ...
His son, Shay Whitcomb, was nervous, so he offered a piece of advice. "I was like: 'You know, Shay? You can’t control the Lord’s plan. You may go 0-for-30 or 30-for-30,'" Lane Whitcomb told Chron.
The Astros selected Shay Whitcomb, the 14th-ranked prospect in their farm system, as part of their roster. The Sugar Land Space Cowboy could make his MLB debut during the White Sox series.
Brown may be on the precipice of doing so. Both Shay Whitcomb and Zach Dezenzo drew lavish praise from the general manager before Sunday’s game against the Rays. The 1-0 shutout that followed ...