The Astros have placed left-hander on the 15-day injured Bob McAdoo Jersey list due to elbow sorene s, retroactive to April 6, per Ari Alexander of KPRC 2 ( ). They also optioned right-hander to Triple-A Sugar Land. In corresponding moves, they recalled left-hander and selected the contract of right-hander . Mushinski was just optioned on Friday and hasnt yet spent the minimum of 15 days on optional a signment, but players are allowed to return early when someone else goes on the IL. To open a spot on the 40-man roster for Suero, right-hander was transferred to the 60-day injured list, per . Henley relayed the news of his option last night, with among those to pa s it on. also noted that Suero was at the ballpark earlier today and also that Mushinski was on his way to join the club. It was yesterday that Valdez was scratched from his start due to elbow sorene s and sent to Houston to visit with team doctors. Manager Joe Espada says the plan is for him to be shut down for a few days while his inflammation subsides, per . Further updates will likely follow in the coming days as the club continues to monitor his progre s. With Valdez scratched, the Astros tagged in Henley as an emergency starter in yesterdays game against the Rangers but he allowed five earned runs while recording just one out. The Astros managed to come back and win that game 10-5 but used four relievers, getting multiple innings from three of them. Todays moves provide the club with a couple of fresh arms for their beleaguered bullpen. Now that Valdez is officially on the IL, the Astros will have to find another starter to join their rotation alongside , , and , though has begun a rehab a signment and may not be too far away. If Verlander wants to make a second rehab starts as planned, perhaps long reliever can take the ball in a few days time for a spot start. Suero, 32, signed a minor league deal with the Astros in the offseason. He has 193 1/3 innings of major league experience, having pitched for the Nationals and Dodgers. He has a 4.75 earned run average in that time, striking out 25.4% of batters faced while walking 8.6%. However, hes a few years removed from his best results, as he had a 4.10 ERA with the Nats from 2018 to 2020 but then a 6.33 ERA in 2021. He was stuck in the minors in 2022 and then had a 7.88 ERA in eight innings for the Dodgers last year. But his recent Triple-A numbers have been better, as he had a 3.26 ERA in the Dodgers system last year and a 4.50 ERA through four appearances so far this year. Suero still has an option and also has le s than four years of service time, meaning he can be retained beyond this season via arbitration if he holds onto a 40-man spot all year. As for Ortega, it was last month that he would mi s three to four months after undergoing surgery to remove loose bodies in his elbow, making this transfer an inevitable formality. Bill Walton Jersey