Astros Star Pitcher 'Still Has a Ways To Go' in His Recovery

The tale of starting pitching injuries continues for the Houston Astros.

Ronel Blanco has now been moved to the injured list and will seek a second opinion on his elbow injury, something that is eerily similar to what happened with Hayden Wesneski who will now undergo season-ending Tommy John surgery.

That's not to say the same thing will happen for Blanco, but searching for another opinion on any injury is never a great sign.

The Astros will have to hope their healthy starters and options on the farm can step up and produce while they wait for others to return.

Someone Houston is hoping to get back at some point is Spencer Arrighetti.

The former top prospect didn't get off to a great start this year with a 5.58 ERA across his two starts, but after he suffered a broken right thumb on a freak accident at the beginning of April, he hasn't had the chance to turn things around.

Arrighetti is going to be out for an extended period of time despite being on the 15-day injured list, and this update by Chandler Rome of The Athletic provided some optimism but also highlighted how much further he has to go before coming back.