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The Astros’ off-season is early, but will it be fruitful?
Note: This was written this afternoon and before it was published Brian McCann and Josh Reddick are Astros. Well there you go. There are so many good points being tossed randomly around about the 2017 Astros vs. the recent versions of the Astros, that it feels like a dart tournament for the blind. The Astros aren’t…
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Top prospects: A look ahead at the Astros’ long-term health
There will be a lot of work done in this off-season to set and hopefully upgrade the Astros’ major league roster. But just as important to the long term health of the organization is the quality and depth of the minor league prospects. Here is a summary of the top 15 prospects from mlb pipeline (more…
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Ten quick questions for fans of the Astros
So, another team, not named the Astros, has ended a long term world championship drought. The 2016 season is over and we are “enjoying” the first weekend without baseball in a long time. Maybe you checked out when the Astros missed the playoffs, maybe you checked out earlier than that, but now is the time…
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Is there one reason for the Astros’ 2016 pitching fall-off?
Our blogging friend Mr. Bill was pondering the reasons behind the fall-off of the Astros’ pitching in 2016. Let’s recount the failures and discuss: Dallas Keuchel, the reigning Cy Young Award winner coming off a 20 win season and a 2.48 ERA in 2015 (Career 3.58 ERA prior to 2016) had a 9 win season…
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What’s more likely for the 2017 Astros?
Today let’s play a little game of “What’s more likely” looking at your crystal balls for the Astros’ 2017 season. The merry blogster will provide a baker’s dozen of questions and you will provide the answers. What’s more likely….. The Astros make the playoff or they don’t make the playoffs? Dallas Keuchel or Lance McCullers Jr leads…
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What if the Astros did almost nothing in the offseason?
Of course, the Astros can’t completely shut down shop in the upcoming off-season. They do have to make decisions on Rule 5 protections, 40 man roster moves, and their own free agents. But let’s say they decide to not pursue a big free agent like Aroldis Chapman, who if the Cubs win the WS with…
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What Astros’ fans want! It’s pretty simple
This was supposed to be one of “those” posts. You know, a wonky stat-filled romp through the needs of the Astros from starting pitching, through left-handed relieving, past failures to close games, and across the bad offense from the DH, 1B and 2/3 of the OF with stops in Prospect City and trade possibilities. But…
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Looking ahead: Key dates, arbitration, thoughts and questions
Some weekend thoughts as the Astros twiddle their thumbs waiting for the real season (read: the off-season) to arrive. Meanwhile, former Astros Dexter Fowler and J.A. Happ hope to play key roles for their teams in the playoffs. Geez, would those guys have fit nicely into the 2016 season? While others are still putting lineups…
