This edition of WTSWTM (What They Said, What They Meant) begins with the immortal Craig Biggio (Hall of Famer forever, right?) and morphs into the crazed roster moves since our last editions. Just remember that what they said are actual quotes from Chron.com (spit!!) and what they meant was obtained through ESP by the Amazing Danskin. Biggio on…

Okay, take a deep breath. Spring training is just a few weeks away and the start of the season is a little over two months from now. Jeff Luhnow has plenty of time to remake the roster. Of course, I say that in jest as Luhnow has performed his magic on the major league roster,…

For a time the Houston Astros catcher position was the giant elephant in the room….uh….on the 40 man roster. That is what happens when there is four and then five potential catchers on that list. There has been a lot of activity, speculation, moves and false moves relative to the catchers since the end of…

Okay, so who is that guy sitting in the GM chair at Minute Maid Park and what have you done with Jeff Luhnow? If one thing is clear over the past month, the game has changed for the Houston Astros. The tipping point in a transition from rebuilding and reconstructing to win now will be…

So, this is just a quick one. Over the past few weeks, Jeff Luhnow has made moves that really remake the Astros lineup. So, I thought I’d take a look at differences between what we saw last summer and what we should see on opening day. One problem is deciding which lineup from 2014 to…

In past years when we’ve written these pre-spring training previews, there’s always been a lot of “could be this, but might be that” kind of stuff. But there’s one thing I’ll say about the 2015 Astros, they know who they are. It’s not like there are six or seven positions up for grabs. I guess…

After a flurry of inactivity over the past month, the Astros have created a flurry and perhaps even a storm of sorts with one significant move designed to upgrade the team for the here and now instead of the future and then. Indeed, few acquisitions since 2009 have signaled a win-now attitude more than the…

When the Houston Astros moved from the National League to the American League for the 2013 season due to agreements/black mail between Bud Selig (spit twice!!), Drayton McLane (spit!!) and Jim Crane (spit!!) they did so lacking one important ingredient for AL play. (OK – actually lacking many ingredients – but one really glaring one).…