33-year old lefty starting pitcher Wandy Rodriguez is off to an outstanding start this year for the Astros. He has started 4 games for the Astros so far this year and he is 1-2 with a 1.42 ERA and a 1.03 WHIP. Rodriguez has only given up 20 hits and walked 6 batters in his first 25 1/3 innings as he has been on his game. Rodriguez has now pitched in 210 games (201 starts) in his first 8 years with the Astros and he is 74-77 with a 4.02 ERA and a 1.34 WHIP. The Astros need to start giving Rodriguez some run support moving forward, so he can get some wins.

25-year old lefty swinging CF Jordan Schafer played in 30 games for the Astros last year after he was acquired from the Braves in the Michael Bourn deal, and he was 26 of 106 (.245 avg, .625 OPS) with 14 runs scored, 1 homer, 6 RBIs and 7 stolen bases. He is off to a rock solid start this year for the Astros. Schafer has played in 17 games for the Astros so far this year and he is 17 of 62 (.274 avg, .762 OPS) with 13 runs scored, 2 homers and 7 RBIs. He has whiffed 22 times and that’s way too many, but he has also walked 10 times as he has been getting on base quite a bit at the top of the lineup for the Astros. They hope he can keep up the good work.