Four Big Astros Questions with USA Today MLB Insider Bob Nightengale
There are few journalists more respected in the game than USA Today’s Bob Nightengale. We go around the bases with one of the best in the business. Q: The Hader or Brown injury, which has been more devastating for Houston this season if you had to pick one?
A: I think the Brown absence has […]
MESA, AZ - MARCH 3: Bob Nightengale of the USA today stands in the dugout prior to the game between the Oakland Athletics and the San Francisco Giants at Hohokam Stadium on March 3, 2015 in Mesa, Arizona. (Photo by Michael Zagaris/Oakland Athletics/Getty Images) | Getty Images There are few journalists more respected in the game than USA Today’s Bob Nightengale. We go around the bases with one of the best in the business.
Q: The Hader or Brown injury, which has been more devastating for Houston this season if you had to pick one? A: I think the Brown absence has had more of an impact. He’s an ace and can solidify the rotation just with his presence.
I love Josh Hader. He can pitch 4-5 days a week, but they’ve had only two blown saves this season. Simply, Hader would not have had many opportunities to even close games.