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Astros Make the Obvious Move to Give Zach Cole His Shot
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Astros Make the Obvious Move to Give Zach Cole His Shot

Houston Astros On SI·Laura Lambert·28 days ago
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The Houston Astros made three roster moves on Monday ahead of their series with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The moves were basically straightforward, with the ending everyone saw coming. Cole is Back, Johnson Is Out The Astros called up outfielder Zach Cole from Triple-A Sugarland, designated Daniel Johnson for assignment and activated Zach Dezenzo from the IL before optioning him back to Triple-A. These are all just “make sense” moves. Johnson was brought in as emergency depth when Jake Meyers, Joey Loperfiedo and Taylor Trammell all ended up on the IL list mid-April. Unfortunately, this is not a new story for the team, and yet it has been the headliner. Injuries. They just can’t seem to get away from them. The injuries left the Astros with very limited options in the outfield and something had to be done. Cole was on the IL as well after he suffered a broken toe March 26 in a Triple-A game. Johnson was given an opportunity and he just couldn’t capitalize on it.…

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