Box Score Banter: Valdez Boosts Astros Staff; Javy Báez’s Next Trick Baseball Prospectus Editors June 3, 2021 Share: > Image credit: David Banks-USA TODAY Sports Subscribe to Baseball ProspectusJavy Báez has struggled; the Astros have lots of injury issues. Full access to this article is for Baseball Prospectus subscribers. Sign up today to get access to insightful analysis for the discerning baseball fan. Super-Premium - $66.99 / yearPremium - $45.95 / yearPremium Monthly - $6.99 / monthBasic - Free Subscribe to Baseball Prospectus In This Article 0 Box Score Banter 2021Cody BellingerFramber ValdezJavier BaezLuis GarciaZack Greinke Related Articles PECOTAComps Inc. B by Steven Goldman 2/06 2 Episode 430: Then Repeat to Yourself, “It’s Just a Pod, I Should Really Just Relax” by Craig Goldstein, Jeffrey Paternostro, and Patrick Dubuque 12/19 0 TA: The Yankees Fix Their Center Field Problem, Sort Of, With Cody Bellinger $ by Ginny Searle 12/18 9 It’s Over for the Second-Division Regular $ by Matthew Trueblood 12/13 7 Facing a Lineup of Trouts – 2024 Edition $ by Rob Mains 11/27 2 Latest Articles Playing Time Battles 2025: NL West $ by Nathan Grimm 3/13 0 Playing Time Battles 2025: AL West $ by Ryan Boyer 3/13 0 BP Annual 2025 Excerpt: Cincinnati Reds B by Will Sennett and Nate Fisher 3/13 1 YCLIU: The Yankees Versus Pie $ by Steven Goldman 3/13 3 Top Billing $ by Matthew Trueblood 3/13 0 more chevron_rightchevron_right Baseball Prospectus Editors More about: Box Score Banter 2021Cody BellingerFramber ValdezJavier BaezLuis GarciaZack Greinke Latest Articles Playing Time Battles 2025: NL West $ by Nathan Grimm 3/13 0 Playing Time Battles 2025: AL West $ by Ryan Boyer 3/13 0 BP Annual 2025 Excerpt: Cincinnati Reds B by Will Sennett and Nate Fisher 3/13 1 Related Articles PECOTAComps Inc. B by Steven Goldman 2/06 2 Episode 430: Then Repeat to Yourself, “It’s Just a Pod, I Should Really Just Relax” by Craig Goldstein, Jeffrey Paternostro, and Patrick Dubuque 12/19 0 TA: The Yankees Fix Their Center Field Problem, Sort Of, With Cody Bellinger $ by Ginny Searle 12/18 9 You need to be logged in to comment. Login or Subscribe