Forrest Whitley rumors, news

Forrest Whitley news, rumors

  • Best in the AL, who?: Rays 14, Tigers 8
    • Best in the AL, who?: Rays 14, Tigers 8
    Mike Watters-Imagn Images A hit parade for Mead, Diaz, and Thaiss! Happy Friday, friends! The Rays were playing host to the Tigers, the unexpected AL win leaders (current MLB win leaders, actually, at 48). The Tigers were leaning on Jack Flaherty as their starter, while the Rays were turning to Shane Baz. Though rain delayed the start of the game (something we never had to say in the past)...2025
  • A Day To Remember: Rays 12, Orioles 8
    • A Day To Remember: Rays 12, Orioles 8
    Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images Rays tie their largest comeback in franchise history, coming back from down 8-0 Don’t call it a comeback. With such an eventful day on the business side of things, did we expect anything less? Once the Rays went down 8-0 after Taj Bradley game up seven runs, six of them earned. Some flipped over to the Arkansas-LSU College World Series game. I am some. ...2025
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  • Offense too Lowed for Eflin as Pepiot dominates: Rays 7, Orioles 1
    • Offense too Lowed for Eflin as Pepiot dominates: Rays 7, Orioles 1
    Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images The Rays won their fourth straight behind a dominant Pepiot outing and early offense The Tampa Bay Rays are the hottest team in baseball and that held true on Monday night as they won their fourth straight and took game one of this four game set with the O’s by a score of 7-1. Ryan Pepiot was dominant and the offense got going early providing the Rays s...2025
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  • Weekend Rumblings - News for June 14, 2025
    • Weekend Rumblings - News for June 14, 2025
    Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports Happy Birthday, Bobby Witt Jr.! Jonathan India exited last night’s game after he appeared to injure his shoulder. David Lesky is running out of things to say about the lack of hitting. I have nothing to say about this offense. Something has to change, but I’m just not sure it will. As I said yesterday, the biggest hope right now is to get to a point when o...2025
  • • Astros To Select Luis Guillorme
    The Astros will select infielder Luis Guillorme onto the MLB roster tomorrow, reports Chandler Rome of The Athletic. Houston has an open 40-man roster spot after designating Forrest Whitley for assignment and trading him to Tampa Bay. They’ll need to make an active roster move. Guillorme has spent the entire season at Triple-A Sugar Land on a…...2025
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  • • Rays get former top prospect Whitley from Astros
    The Tampa Bay Rays acquired right-hander Forrest Whitley from the Houston Astros in exchange for cash considerations on Friday....2025
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Forrest Whitley injury and suspension

  • • Weekend Rumblings - News for June 14, 2025
    2025
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  • Rays acquire Forrest Whitley
    • Rays acquire Forrest Whitley
    Troy Taormina-Imagn Images Whitley was once the Astros #1 prospect for three consecutive years The Tampa Bay Rays are reportedly acquiring right-handed pitcher Forrest Whitley from the Houston Astros. Whitley, 27, was once one of the top pitching prospects in all of baseball, peaking at #5 by Baseball America entering the 2019 season. Unfortunately injuries have significantly derailed his ...2025
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  • Outside The Confines: Burnes goes down
    • Outside The Confines: Burnes goes down
    Joe Rondone/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Diamondbacks ace Corbin Burnes needs Tommy John surgery and there are repercussions. The Red Sox are floundering but have a potential star in the minors. The Rockies are sinking. And other news from around MLB. Good morning. We’re starting with the butcher’s bill tonight. Diamondbacks ace Corbin Burnes will undergo Tommy John ...2025
  • • No More Options Left: Injured Forrest Whitley Gets Honest About Astros Future Amid DFA Risk
    Houston Astros pitcher Forrest Whitley opens up about his injury journey and what is next for him....2025
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  • Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers vs. Houston Astros
    • Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers vs. Houston Astros
    Troy Taormina-Imagn Images Brewers set to take on former division foe in interleague series to wrap up homestand In a matchup of former NL Central foes, the Milwaukee Brewers are set to wrap up their six-game homestand with a three-game set against the Houston Astros. The Brewers are 17-18 this year after dropping two of three to the Cubs over the weekend, while the Astros sit at 17-16 aft...2025
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  • Houston Texans News: Texans cut injury-prone defensive player
    • Houston Texans News: Texans cut injury-prone defensive player
    Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images Your one-stop shop for Houston Texans, local sports, and news from around the league for Friday, March 21, 2025. Houston Texans News Houston Texans Named Best Fit for Explosive WR (Sports Illustrated) Texans Cut Injury-Prone Defender After Failed Physical (House of Houston) Top 10 cap hits for Houston Texans in 2025 after free agency (Yahoo Sports) With n...2025
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  • Royals Rumblings - News for April 18, 2024
    • Royals Rumblings - News for April 18, 2024
    Melissa Tamez-USA TODAY Sports The bats have cooled off. Salvador Perez’s game-winning home run was a bright spot in a tough week for the offense: Just three days after suffering a mild left groin strain Sunday against the Mets, Perez silenced any injury doubts by catching Game 1 and ending up the offensive hero Wednesday afternoon with his fifth homer of the season. “Big-time player doin...2024
  • • Interesting Prospect Call-Ups - April 17, 2024
    Andy Pages The Dodgers promoted their number three prospect on Tuesday. Pages has a very strong offensive resume. The 23 year old is slashing .371/.452/.694 in 15 AAA games, and while the ballpark environment he was playing in is super hitter friendly, it's an impressive statline nonetheless. His 18/11 K/BB% is really solid, but we obviously expect those numbers to take hits on both sides of the r...2024
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  • Forrest Whitley debut: Astros promote former top prospect for first MLB appearance as pitching woes continue
    • Forrest Whitley debut: Astros promote former top prospect for first MLB appearance as pitching woes continue
    Whitley has faced a litany of injuries since he was drafted in 2016...2024
  • Forrest Whitley debut: Astros promote former top prospect as pitching woes continue, per report
    • Forrest Whitley debut: Astros promote former top prospect as pitching woes continue, per report
    Whitley has faced a litany of injuries since he was drafted in 2016...2024

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  • 2025
    "The Astros announced that right-hander Forrest Whitley has been designated for assignment."

  • 2024
    "The Astros are recalling former top prospect Forrest Whitley for his first MLB promotion, reports Michael Schwab of the Juice Box Journal (X link)."

  • 2023
    "Astros minor league pitcher Forrest Whitley has been diagnosed with a lat strain and will miss between three and four months, the club announced today (relayed by Chandler Rome of the Athletic)."

  • 2022
    "Forrest Whitley is like their last big bust, and I wouldn't completely write him off yet."

  • 2021
    "Astros pitching prospect Forrest Whitley has been advised to undergo Tommy John surgery, according to Mark Berman of KRIV Fox 26 (Twitter link)."

  • 2020
    "Astros top prospects 2021: Forrest Whitley, still waiting to make big-league debut, is No. 1 for Houston"

  • 2019
    "and Forrest Whitley being called up to the big leagues."

  • 2018
    "Forrest Whitley, a right-hander who is considered one of the top pitching prospects in baseball, has been suspended for violating the minor league drug program."

  • 2017
    "The Astros viewed Forrest Whitley as one of the top high school pitchers in the 2016 Draft before selecting him with the 17th overall pick."

  • 2016
    "The Astros have signed their top overall pick from the 2016 First-Year Player Draft, 18-year-old right-hander Forrest Whitley, the team announced Wednesday."

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Forrest Whitley trade rumors, contract, salary rumors

  • • Outside The Confines: Burnes goes down
    2025
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  • • Astros Designate Forrest Whitley For Assignment
    The Astros announced that right-hander Forrest Whitley has been designated for assignment.  Left-hander Brandon Walter was called up from Triple-A Sugar Land in the corresponding move. Selected 17th overall in the 2016 draft, Whitley was once viewed as one of baseball’s top pitching prospects, and he was a fixture on top-100 prospect lists even as…...2025
  • • Houston Texans News: Texans cut injury-prone defensive player
    2025
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  • • Royals Rumblings - News for April 18, 2024
    2024
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  • • Interesting Prospect Call-Ups - April 17, 2024
    2024
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  • • Forrest Whitley debut: Astros promote former top prospect for first MLB appearance as pitching woes continue
    2024
  • • Forrest Whitley debut: Astros promote former top prospect as pitching woes continue, per report
    2024
  • • Whitley keeping ear to ground as rumors swirl
    Forrest Whitley couldn't help but hear his name being thrown around in trade rumors on Wednesday afternoon as speculation began to increase that Houston was on the verge of acquiring right-hander Gerrit Cole from Pittsburgh....2018
  • • Mike Elias on Drafting and Developing Astros Pitchers
    In November 2014, we ran an interview with Mike Elias, who was then Houston’s director of amateur scouting. Two-plus years later, he has a new title and more responsibilities. The 34-year-old Yale University product now has the title of Assistant General Manager, Scouting and Player Development. Elias addressed several subjects in the earlier interview, but very little of the conversation was abou...2017
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  • • Astros Sign First-Rounder Forrest Whitley
    The Astros have announced the signing of first-round draft choice Forrest Whitley, via MLB.com. He’ll receive a $3.148MM bonus, per MLB.com’s Jim Callis (via Twitter). Whitley was taken 17th overall, which came with a $2,504,200 slot allocation. A high school righty hailing from Texas, Whitley was a consensus top-twenty prospect entering the draft. MLB.com had him…...2016
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Forrest Whitley stats and results

  • • Outside The Confines: Burnes goes down
    2025
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  • Rays 8, Astros 4: Bouncing back on the rubber match
    • Rays 8, Astros 4: Bouncing back on the rubber match
    Jonathan Dyer-Imagn Images The Rays wrap it up with a series win. On the afternoon getaway day game, with the series tied 1-1, the Rays were hoping to come away with a series win before seeing the Blue Jays again for the second time this month. The Astros had been tough competition this series, and this game wouldn’t prove to be an easy one. Taj Bradley was on the mound for the Rays, while...2025
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  • • Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers vs. Houston Astros
    2025

Forrest Whitley parents, kids, wife / husband, girlfriend / boyfriend

  • • Rays 8, Astros 4: Bouncing back on the rubber match
    2025
  • • Houston Texans News: Texans cut injury-prone defensive player
    2025
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Top Forrest Whitley news

  • • Touted Astros prospect suspended 50 games
    2018
  • • Astros sign top Draft pick Whitley
    2016
  • • Astros Prospect Forrest Whitley Suspended For 50 Games
    Astros pitching prospect Forrest Whitley has been suspended for fifty games, according to Buster Olney of ESPN.com (Twitter link). The ban is drug-related, per the report, though it is not clear just what improper substance Whitley was deemed to have used. Typically, fifty-game bans are handed out for drugs of abuse or amphetamines rather than…...2018
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  • • Forrest Whitley Out 3-4 Months With Lat Strain
    Astros minor league pitcher Forrest Whitley has been diagnosed with a lat strain and will miss between three and four months, the club announced today (relayed by Chandler Rome of the Athletic). That timetable puts his 2023 campaign in jeopardy. It’s the latest brutal blow for a player who was once among the sport’s top prospects.…...2023
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  • • Astros sign 5 Draft picks, waiting on Whitley
    The Astros announced Monday night that the club signed five more players selected in last week's draft. But they're still waiting on first-round pick, pitcher Forrest Whitley....2016
  • • Astros take Texan Whitley at No. 17 in Draft
    The Astros took 6-foot-7 right-hander Forrest Whitley with the No. 17 overall pick in the 2016 Draft on Thursday. Whitley, who touches 97 mph, is from Alamo Heights High School in San Antonio....2016
  • • Whitley keeping ear to ground as rumors swirl
    2018
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  • • Astros Sign First-Rounder Forrest Whitley
    2016
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Forrest Whitley fantasy rankings and news

  • • Interesting Prospect Call-Ups - April 17, 2024
    2024
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  • • Hunter Brown, 2023 Fantasy Outlook
    Monday starts the sleepers on the site. Thank forkin gawd, amiright? On Patreon, I'm starting the rankings. Holy schnikes! The best Black Friday sale ever! You're giving a discount? No, Random Italicized Voice, I'm just saying Black Friday sale because everyone else is. Ah, very cool. So, the Houston Astros got a bad rap for, uh, rapping on a trash can. I get it. Think it's pretty unfair, since ...2022
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Forrest Whitley schedule, game

  • • Rays acquire Forrest Whitley
    2025
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  • • Outside The Confines: Burnes goes down
    2025
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  • • Astros Designate Forrest Whitley For Assignment
    2025
  • • Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers vs. Houston Astros
    2025
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  • • Houston Texans News: Texans cut injury-prone defensive player
    2025
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  • • Royals Rumblings - News for April 18, 2024
    2024
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  • • Houston Astros Top 10 Prospects for 2023 Fantasy Baseball
    Houston prospects tend to get a little extra bump up the lists from me. My first year doing these, some readers on Reddit came at me for having Jeremy Peña too high (fifth) on the list. I might never forget it: my first time getting cooked in the comments. I wasn’t familiar with the ways of Reddit yet, and to be fair to the Redditors, I wasn’t particularly adept at writing these blurbs to reflect ...2023
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  • • Hunter Brown, 2023 Fantasy Outlook
    2022
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  • • Astros prospect Forrest Whitley might need Tommy John surgery after injuring elbow in spring training
    Whitley was considered the top pitching prospect in baseball two years ago...2021
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  • • AJ Hinch: Angel Hernandez said ‘inappropriate’ and ‘unprofessional’ things
    AJ Hinch was ejected in the first inning of a spring training game on Friday and thinks the way umpire Angel Hernandez handled things was “ridiculous.” Hinch spoke after his Houston Astros beat the St Louis Cardinals 5-0 in a spring game and shared his side of what happened. The Astros manager says Hernandez admitted to him in a previous conversation that he gets four calls wrong a game. Hinch was...2019

Forrest Whitley rumors, scandals

  • • Hunter Brown, 2023 Fantasy Outlook
    2022
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  • • Whitley keeping ear to ground as rumors swirl
    2018
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