There is no doubt that the Astros’ 2021 bullpen was an area that needed shoring up after a freefall from a top bullpen in 2019 to a middle of the pack unit in 2020. The bullpen has added Ryne…
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... ( J.D. Martinez anyone?) and again is facing a very open situation with the Astros. There have been vague rumblings that the Astros have had an interest (along ...
The off-season has gotten a bit more interesting with the signing of Cuban top OF Prospect Pedro Leon by the Astros. The Astros have been making smaller under the radar moves up to now, including s…
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... (who may not be ready to pitch at the beginning of the season). Even if the Astros don’t sign another sure thing reliever, they still have a bunch of guys stri ...
As a friend of the blog, Old Pro, has been preaching for a while, January 15, 2021, is a potentially critical day in this year’s offseason. This is a date when two things will occur, one of w…
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... cut because they were – gasp – cheating in their international signings. The Astros have been long linked to Cuban OF Pedro Leon, but of course, they could go i ...
January 13th of 2020 was a dark day for the Astros’ organization, but it would pale in comparison to what was coming around the corner for the world. Around lunchtime, on that day it was anno…
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... for the Astros’ cheating scandal. The team was fined $5 million and first and second-round ...
On a cold grey day here in the Land of Sugar, let’s look at what some “experts” are projecting for the Astros’ offense to produce in 2021.
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... the Land of Sugar, let’s look at what some “experts” are projecting for the Astros’ offense to produce in 2021. In the chart below there are two sets of projec ...
Father of the blog, Chip Bailey, often stated as the Astros were re-building, that all the team needed to do was find two solid players every year to build into a contender. Since it didn’t s…
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... . He never came close to that type of production in the next season with the Astros or with the two seasons after with the Twins. Alex Bregman – Fans were not p ...
In some ways, this is one of those throw down topics that may not be proved for a long time, but it is still one of interest. Will Yordan Alvarez, who in his 89 game Astros “career” has…
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... sty Staub with his .333 BA in 1967 and Joe Morgan with his 30.7 WAR with the Astros, but both were sent away too soon to star elsewhere. In recent times, Michae ...
The possibility of the Astros making a move for a new closer has been an item for discussion since the season ended. First, Houston let the injured Roberto Osuna, who only pitched in four games in …
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... f how much value the closer has to the team, especially in the playoffs. The Astros won the 2017 World Series while their closer Ken Giles went 0-1 with a 27.00 ...
The Astros’ litany of “needs” this offseason has consisted of the following. Must-haves. Replacements for Michael Brantley and George Springer in the outfield (somehow replacing J…
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... r infield spot is supposed to be a position of power and production. Can the Astros survive long with a hole in the lineup where there traditionally shouldn’t b ...
The last few years have seen about as strong a run of sports success as the City of Houston has ever seen from their three big sports teams simultaneously. This has been led by the Astros, but has …
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... s after seasons where all three teams respectively went to the playoffs. The Astros, of course, fired GM Jeff Luhonw and Manager A.J. Hinch on a black Monday la ...
I think it was in the fine Roger Kahn book “Boys of Summer” when he talks about his early sports writing career where he was supposed to be covering high school sports, but due to a tea…
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Apologies to the Monty Python troop for plagiarizing the title, but rather than talk about the Astros, today’s post will be Christmas themed. So without further adieu and whether you are inte…
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... onty Python troop for plagiarizing the title, but rather than talk about the Astros, today’s post will be Christmas themed. So without further adieu and whether ...
As the off-season oozes on like a snail caught in molasses, today the blog will offer a couple points on which you fine readers may chew or opine…
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... to a very good 2.0 per 9 IP. He followed the regular season up by being the Astros best pitcher in the 2020 playoffs going 3-1 with a sparkling 1.88 ERA. Framb ...
While most of the Astros’ fandom is concerned about the outfield situation with George Springer, Michael Brantley and Josh Reddick all joining the free agent market, Manager Dusty Baker showe…
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... ld, but he knows you can never have enough pitching. His one season with the Astros proved that… The Astros lost co-ace Gerrit Cole, Will Harris, Hector Rondon ...
