JUPITER, Fla. — Steve Cishek is readying for the regular season — even if it’s still uncertain he’ll get there.
Cishek, the veteran sidearmer in Astros camp as a non-roster invitee, struck out two more batters in a relief appearance on Sunday against the Miami Marlins. He’s going to pitch again on Monday, too, for his first back-to-back appearance of spring training. There are plans for him to throw more than one inning in an outing later next week, too.
“We’re preparing as if I’m getting geared up for the regular season,” Cishek said.
Cishek appears closer to cementing his spot in Houston’s opening day bullpen. Since allowing back-to-back-to-back home runs in his Grapefruit League debut, Cishek has 11 strikeouts in 5 ⅔ scoreless innings. He yielded a single to Lewis Brinson on Sunday, but stranded him on second base with two strikeouts.
“Coming in as a non-roster invite, I kind of liked it in a way because I wanted to have that little chip on my shoulder coming into spring training where I’ve had it pretty relaxed over the last few years,” said Cishek, who has 594 major league appearances. “Just wanted the pressure put on me a little bit and see how it turns out and assess where I’m really at. The outings have been solid, I feel like, apart from that last one.”
Cishek said he does not have an opt out date in his contract that would hasten Houston’s decision-making process. He will make $2.25 million if he breaks camp with the Astros — a team monitoring its positioning toward the $210 million competitive balance tax. Without Cishek, the Astros have a $203,591,310 CBT payroll.
Cishek appeared in competition with Andre Scrubb for one of the team’s two open bullpen spots, but Scrubb’s shoulder injury leaves his status for the regular season in doubt. Even if Scrubb remained healthy, Cishek’s compiled a compelling audition.
“Whatever the Astros decide, it’s in their hands,” Cishek said. “It’s really out of my control. My job is to make it difficult anyway. I’m trying to do that to the best of my ability.”
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