Astros pitching prospect Forrest Whitley suspended for violating drug program

Whitley's suspension is without pay.

Whitley, 20, was the Astros' first-round pick in 2016 (17th overall). A product of Alamo Heights High School in San Antonio, Whitley advanced from from low-A ball to Double-A last season.?He was a combined 5-4 with a 2.83 ERA and 143 strikeouts in 92 1/3 innings with three minor league teams last season, including four appearances for Double-A Corpus Christi in which he?posted a 1.84 ERA.

The Astros have fended off recent trade interest in the 6-foot-7 right-hander, who is ranked eighth among the top 100 prospects this spring, according to ESPN's Keith Law.

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