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Free blog weekend: Taking the Astros’ pulse…and yours
It’s the Friday before Thanksgiving. Black Friday is a week away. Only a few weeks until Christmas. While many teams are adding significant pieces — or at least having serious conversations — the Astros have been virtually silent. Thursday’s roster deadline brought only minimal movement. And no surprises. Hmmm. Anyone getting antsy or a little…
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This Is 40! Luhnow’s Decision Day for Astros
So, I have MLB Trade Rumors, TCB, Chipalatta and Astros.com all just a click away on my phone. Oh, and Chron.com (spit! … for DanP), too. Still, my guess is, Jeff Luhnow’s cell phone will be busier than mine today. With the 40-man roster decisions needed by the end of today for the Rule 5…
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Astros’ 40-man roster: Ranking players top to bottom
In this post, we will evaluate each of the Houston Astros on the 40-man roster and give them a numerical value based on a subjective grade (1 through 10, with 1 being awful and 10 being great) for each of six areas reflecting overall value to the team. The goal is to provide comparative value of each…
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It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day for Astros! Right? Hello, right?
It’s a new dawn. It’s a new day. It’s a new life. At this point, it’s still in the future, but Jim Crane has promised extra funding, Jeff Luhnow says he could be convinced to spend it all in one place if it warrants and rumors abound that the Astros are engaged this winter. Yes, there…
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And the award for … Astros adding to trophy case
Well, it’s not a World Series trophy, but the Astros’ trophy case is getting a bit more crowded. In case you were under a rock, two Astros won major — MAJOR — post-season awards. No, no one won an MVP or a Cy Young, but a Gold Glove (the multi-talented Dallas Keuchel) and a Silver…
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What they said, what they meant: Offseason obfuscations
It is the off-season, but that does not mean there are any less opportunities for the folks in the Astros’ organization to say one thing while meaning another. Again all quotes are pulled from chron.com (spit!!). Jeff Luhnow on the under performing 1B (Jon Singleton) and 3B (Matt Dominguez) positions. What he said. “Obviously, we’re going…
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Timing Is Everything: Should Luhnow Pull The Trigger at 3B or LF?
In May 1991, I made friends with a guy named Steve. He was a buddy of my best friend, but Steve and I had never met. Serendipity, it seems, had kept us apart until that fateful time. Steve and I worked late each night together, and one night we were talking books. I recommended to…
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Astros’ Starters: The best part of the 2014 season
The Houston Astros improved 19 games in 2014 from the depths of hell season that was 2013. A reasonable breakdown of the areas that led to this improvement might go as follows: Improved Starting rotation – 60% Improved Hitting – 20% Improved Defense – 15% Barely improved bullpen – 5% There are a lot of…
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