That day finally came. The one we have been anticipating ever since Alex Bregman hit free agency. The Boston Red Sox signed Breggy to a 3-year / $120 million contract with an opt-out after season 1 or 2 and deferred money that might push about $30 million into the future.

With the Astros pitchers and catchers reporting to West Palm Beach, this coming Thursday and the entire squad due a week from Wednesday – a post on “Big” questions for this team seems appropriate. Some of these questions may not be what you expect, but that is why you stop by to check things out.

Oh my gosh!  A week from Friday, the Astros catchers and pitchers report for Spring Training in West Palm Beach. Even with the interminable Alex Bregman speculation, it still feels like ST has snuck up on us quickly.

A few days ago, I was feeling particularly down about his year’s Astros, so I wrote a pretty depressed-sounding post.

Normally, I fall on the slightly optimistic side of the scale regarding my favorite team, the Astros. Not a crazed, over-the-hill and far away, South Pacific cockeyed optimist, but also not a trollish, the world is awful, and we are one step away from Astros 2013, pessimist.

I’ll always hold a soft spot for Ryan Pressly in my heart for two reasons.

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