Colt 45s Blog

Right-handed pitcher Felipe Paulino is expecting to miss significant time because of the pinched nerve in his upper arm according to MLB.com. Paulino says he isn’t feeling any discomfort in his arm or elbow, but his triceps seem to be where he finds the problem.

This could end up being a big problem because the Astros were expecting him to round out the pitching rotation and now have to stick Chris Sampson into the 5th and final spot. Hopefully this doesn’t hurt the rotation too much, but one thing it does for sure is get rid of some depth in the Houston bullpen.