It’s Saturday and the regular season is only days away. Let the count down begin to A.J. Hinch’s official tenure with the Astros. You may not remember how many games his first spring training team won, but you will certainly recall how many games his first regular season team wins…or loses. As spring training generally does,…

Numbers and statistics can be misleading. Some tell better stories than others and some are absolutely meaningless. Still others can be manipulated or twisted to support most any story. That’s why there are varying interpretations and arbitrators, and that’s why reasonable people reach different conclusions. When you look at the Astros over the past few years, the…

When Jeff Luhnow took over as GM of the Houston Astros in December 2011, the organization was in such a lowly state that most of the moves he made were low risk. Fan expectations were that he would continue the actions made under former GM Ed Wade and turn veteran assets into young and controllable…

Yesterday, my son and I were driving down a street we frequent 2-3 times a week.  A long line at a traffic light meant we stopped further back than usual and, as I was looking out to the left, I asked Destin: “Has that nursery always been there?” Indeed, the building wasn’t new, the parking…

The first cuts loom for many teams this week and Houston will begin to pare down from its 60 players in camp. With only a few spots open for debate on the 40-man and the ultimate 25-man, the urgency is ratcheting up for some players already. Long shots and even some bubble players may be…

The Astros are once again likely to have one of the youngest rosters in the majors in 2015. And, while Jeff Luhnow has attempted to add some veterans to the roster, the inexperience, lack of playing time at specific positions and injury possibilities all highlight what continues to be a lack of depth in the Astros’…