"Walter, 29, had proven a nice pickup on a minor league deal last August. Houston selected his contract at the end of May. Walter picked up nine starts for an injury-riddled rotation. He tossed a quality start in six of those outings, working to a 3.35 earned run average across 53 2/3 innings overall. The former Red Sox prospect punched out a quarter of batters faced against a pristine 1.9% walk rate. Walter overcame pedestrian velocity to get chases and whiffs at slightly above-average rates."
"Houston had announced a couple weeks back that both pitchers were going under the knife. They didn't provide specifics at the time beyond calling each a season-ending elbow procedure. The news is obviously much worse for Walter, who'll miss all of next season. Rooney's surgery is less significant and it doesn't seem out of the question that he'll be available for Spring Training."
Brandon Walter underwent UCL reconstruction surgery and will miss the entire next season. John Rooney had a procedure to remove bone spurs and address tennis elbow and could be available for Spring Training. Walter joined Houston on a minor league deal, made nine starts, posted a 3.35 ERA across 53 2/3 innings, struck out 25% of batters faced and walked 1.9%. Walter missed all of 2024 with a rotator cuff injury and was released by Boston before signing with Houston. Houston can retain Walter on the 40-man roster and place him on the 60-day injured list.
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