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Outrighted off 40-man roster Nova (knee) was outrighted off the Astros' 40-man roster Friday.

Impact Nova had some prospect pedigree as a teen, but he's yet to produce in full-season ball. He recorded a 95 wRC+ at the Low-A level in 2019 and a 76 wRC+ in High-A this past season. He tore his ACL late in the year and is expected to be out until the middle of 2022, so it's unsurprising that he wasn't deemed worthy of a 40-man roster spot.

NOVEMBER 19, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Undergoes surgery Nova underwent successful surgery to repair his torn left ACL on Thursday, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Impact Nova landed on the 60-day injured list Monday, and he'll now shift his focus toward his lengthy recovery process. The 21-year-old is expected to be sidelined until sometime near the middle of the 2022 campaign.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Placed on 60-day injured list Nova landed on the 60-day injured list with a torn left ACL on Monday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Impact The move ends Nova's season, and the nature of the injury means it's quite possible he misses a portion of next year as well. Nova will end the season having produced a disappointing .224/.301/.335 line in 73 games for High-A Asheville, striking out in 32.3 percent of his plate appearances.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Protected from Rule 5 draft Nova was added to the Astros' 40-man roster Friday, Jake Kaplan of The Athletic reports.

Impact Nova isn't particularly close to being big-league ready, but the team invested seven figures in signing him back in 2016, and didn't want another team to scoop him up in the Rule 5 draft. Improving his approach and getting to his power and speed more in games will be a priority when he heads to High-A this season.

NOVEMBER 21, 2020 • ROTOWIRE