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  • Astros’ 26-man roster: One week out

    Astros’ 26-man roster: One week out

    When the Astros complete their exhibition game with the Mets on Thursday, they will be one week out from their opener at Daikin Park against the Angels of Anaheim or Los Angeles or Hollywood or Alhambra or whatever heck their name is this year. They will leave Florida after Sunday’s game with the Cardinals and…

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  • Astros: Which area brings you the most concern?

    Astros: Which area brings you the most concern?

    In my mind, a baseball team is split into three areas – starting pitching, relief pitching, and offense. One could break this down into sub-areas like left-handed and right-handed pitching, infield and outfield, etc.

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  • Optimism: Hope springs eternal?

    Optimism: Hope springs eternal?

    A couple of the comments the last few days from both Sarge and Chip were a bit on the downside. I know it’s tough when you stand back and look at your team, the Astros,  where it seems like they have five solid infielders for four spots and 0 solid outfielders for three spots, and…

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  • But if spring training numbers mattered…

    But if spring training numbers mattered…

    After spending the previous blog post convincing everyone that pre-season numbers don’t matter, let’s explore where the Astros are at this point in Spring Training. And we are doing that ….why? Because there is not much else to write about …

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  • The value of spring training stats…

    The value of spring training stats…

    Your loyal servant was perusing the Astros 2026 spring training statistics (to date) and was wondering how much it matters.

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  • Astros’ Spring Training: Under the radar

    Astros’ Spring Training: Under the radar

    Had a note from Chip Bailey about a potential post discussing critical under-the-radar players for the Astros in 2026. I decided that was a great idea – and here it goes….

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