Garrett Stubbs will be added to the 40-man roster today.

HOUSTON, TX — The Houston Astros will add right-handed pitcher Bryan Abreu, right-handed pitcher Rogelio Armenteros and catcher Garrett Stubbs to their 40-man roster today. The deadline to protect eligible minor league players from the 2018 Rule 5 Draft is tonight at 7 p.m. CT. The announcement was made by Astros President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Jeff Luhnow.

Abreu, 21, posted a 6–1 record with a 1.49 ERA (9ER/54.1IP) in 14 games, including seven starts between Class A Quad Cities (10g/5gs) and Class A Tri-City (4g/2gs) in 2018. He posted an eye-popping 90 strikeouts in his 54.1 innings, while allowing just 33 hits for a .175 opponent batting average. The 2018 season was his fifth with the Astros organization after signing as an international free agent out of the Dominican Republic in November of 2013.

Armenteros, 24, pitched his entire 2018 season at Triple A Fresno in 2018, posting an 8–1 record and a 3.74 ERA (49ER/118IP) in 22 games (21 starts). Armenteros ranked fifth among all Triple A pitchers in strikeouts this season, posting 134 in his 118.0 innings pitched. A native of Cuba, Armenteros has pitched four seasons in the Astros minor league system after being signed as a non-drafted free agent in September of 2014.

Stubbs, 25, is a left-handed hitting catcher, who also spent his entire 2018 season at Fresno. In 84 games with the Grizzlies, Stubbs hit .310 (92x297) with 19 doubles, six triples, four home runs, 38 RBI and an .836 OPS (.382 OBP/.455 SLG) en route to being named a Triple A Pacific Coast League All-Star. Originally an eighth-round pick out of USC in the 2015 Draft, Stubbs has played four seasons in the Astros organization.

With the additions of Abreu, Armenteros and Stubbs, the Astros will have 38 players on their 40-man roster.