"The 31-year-old lefty (32 in April) is entering the third season of a five-year, $95MM contract in 2026. Hader enjoyed a decent first season in Houston and a dominant second campaign; overall, he's pitched to a 3.06 earned run average while striking out a colossal 37.4% of opponents against a roughly average 8.5% walk rate. He's picked up 62 saves along the way. Bryan Abreu would be the top candidate for saves early in the season if Hader were to miss time."
"Elsewhere in the Houston bullpen, righty Enyel De Los Santos is current shut down from throwing for a couple days due to a strain in his right knee ( via McTaggart). The 30-year-old De Los Santos was a nice bargain addition in August. Houston signed the well-traveled righty to a big league deal after he was cut loose in Atlanta. He went on to pitch 22 1/3 innings as an Astro, working to a 4.03 ERA with far more encouraging rate stats (26.4 K%, 6.6 BB%)."
Josh Hader is behind schedule in camp after imaging revealed biceps inflammation a couple weeks ago. He has rested about ten days and is scheduled to resume throwing from flat ground today. Hader said he felt "pretty good" after the brief shutdown and called himself "probably a few weeks behind," though he did not put a firm timetable on his rehab and did not rule out Opening Day. Hader is 31 and entering the third season of a five-year, $95MM deal, with a 3.06 ERA, 37.4% strikeout rate and 62 career saves. Righty Enyel De Los Santos is briefly shut down from throwing with a right-knee strain after pitching 22 1/3 innings for Houston last season with a 4.03 ERA, 26.4 K% and 6.6 BB%, and he is in the final season of club control on a $1.6MM salary.
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