Appel to start 2014 at Corpus

Our old buddy Greg Rajan had this nugget today...

#Astros prez Reid Ryan just said Mark Appel likely will be with #cchooks to start this season. #astroscaravan
— Greg Rajan (@GregRajan) January 24, 2014

This makes sense. Coors Light, as we like to call Lancaster, can be brutal. Also, Appel will be 22 until July, and in 2013 the average pitcher's age in the Texas League was 24.5 while the average batter's age was 23.9.