The Houston Astros reworked their offense a bit this offseason, but didn't do too much to their pitching. In all fairness, there wasn't much to be done. It was a strength of the team once things turned around and there around some interesting names from in-house to fill in losses.

Ken Rosenthal recently revealed former Astros star's unwavering pitching determination that could surprise many.

It’s fun to talk about the “new look” of the Astros’ offense. But if you focus your attention on the offense, you probably miss the component which may be most critical for the Astros returning to the playoffs: the starting pitching.

Astros first baseman Christian Walker was scratched from the lineup prior to Wednesday’s game against the Cardinals with left oblique soreness. He missed more than a month last season with the D-backs due to a strained left oblique.

New Houston Astros first baseman Christian Walker was scratched from the lineup for a spring training game Wednesday due to soreness in his left oblique.

Houston Astros first baseman Christian Walker was ruled out of Wednesday's spring training game against the St. Louis Cardinals because of left oblique soreness.