The Astros have sent right-hander through outright waivers and he is now a free agent, per Chandler Rome of The Athletic . The same is true of fellow righty , who was also outrighted and became a free agent. Urquidy, 30 in May, has to sed 405 innings for the Astros in his career with a 3.98 earned run average, 19.6% strikeout rate and 5.8% walk rate. Unfortunately, he underwent Tommy John surgery in June and is therefore slated to mi Jose Azocar Jersey s most or all of the 2025 campaign. That was going to be his final season of club control, with the Astros eligible to retain him via arbitration. projected Urquidy for a $3.75MM salary next year but the Astros seemingly decided it wasnt worth making that kind of investment for a player with such an uncertain timeline and bumped him off the roster instead. All of the other clubs seemingly agreed with none of them putting in a claim. As a player with at least three years of service time, Urquidy has the right to elect free agency instead of accepting an outright a signment. Urquidy will now head to the open market and perhaps head to a new club for the first time. Pitchers recovering from Tommy John surgeries can sometimes find two-year deals that cover the rehab portion and also give the signing club an extra year of club control wherein the pitcher is hopefully fully healthy. Ortega, 28, was claimed off waivers from the Twins a year ago but never got to pitch for the Astros. He underwent surgery in March to remove loose bodies from his elbow and then underwent another surgery in June to remove a bone spur. Due to those surgeries, he spent the entire season on the injured list. His current status is unclear but the Astros didnt want to keep him on the roster going forward. As a player with a previous career outright, he had the right to elect free agency and did so. Adrian Houser Jersey