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

No one knows the problem of creating content when no obvious content exists than your not-so-humble servant.

Folks who have been following this series examining the Astros’ 2024 results and the 2025 expectations position by position may be asking themselves at this point….What happened to the Outfield review?

It is time for another session of What They Said What They Meant.

Ignoring the rumors that the Astros are re-signing a spurned Alex Bregman and listening to the rumors that he will head somewhere else – Red Sox? Tigers? Scott Boras’ couch? – this write-up looks at life last year with Bregman and life next season without him.

Coming from the National League, the Astros’ first few seasons in the AL featured poor performance at the designated hitter position. For the first couple of seasons (2013 and 2014), this did not make much difference for teams that were struggling at a lot of positions. However, as the team improved, this was a bit…

The fan viewpoint of Astros 2024 shortstop Jeremy Pena is a bit skewed by his predecessor, Carlos Correa. Fans tend to focus on his shortcomings and what he is not. He is not the offensive firebrand that Correa was (or what he was when he wasn’t nursing injuries). But Pena has been an excellent hitter…