The Astros signed Christian Javier as an international free agent in 2017. The 23-year-old right-hander is a left-handed pitcher with a mid-90s fastball, a solid slider and a respectable curve. Javier’s 54 1/3 innings pitched and fifty-four strikeouts ranked fifth among all MLB 2020 rookies. His changeup also became a useful pitch while in the minors. He fanned 170 batters in his first season with three different minor league clubs, while going 11-4, 3.31 for the Astros in 2019.