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Astros’ off-season: Sorting through the non-news of the week
This is the toughest time to write about baseball. How many times can we argue whether giving Alex Bregman eight years / $240 MM – give or take a couple years and $50 MM is a good idea? But a few things are happening, so let’s talk about those.
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The Astros’ ultimate what if?
From an Astros fan’s point of view, there is one “What If” that comes to mind when looking at the Astros’ past, present, and future. No, not “what if” the Astros had not signed Jose Abreu to his three-year contract when his body failed him, though that is a good one.
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Astros’ off-season: Rating the Golden Decade
This is not meant to be a swan song-type post, but there certainly can be an argument that the Championship window that was opened up and propped wide in the last 10 seasons may be closing or certainly is narrower today.
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Astros’ off-season: 10 questions for you
Today, we hand over the reins to our readers and ask you to weigh in on important questions of the day relative to the Astros.
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Astros 2024 – Early Off-season Thoughts
The first few weeks after the end of a baseball season are highlighted more by procedural items (more discussion below) that send players away than actions that add players to your favorite team. On a quiet November afternoon, here are a few thoughts below: I hope Dana Brown is getting paid a goodly amount of…
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Astros Top 10 Returning Players
Today, we perform a challenging self-assignment on the blog. We attempt to rank the top 10 Astros returning for the Astros in 2025. Note that due to the current situation, this list does not include Alex Bregman or Yusei Kikuchi. The first is certainly a top-10 player on the team in 2024, and the second is possibly a top-10…
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Lookback at Astros’ 2024: Position by position
Today, we look at how the Astros hitters did at each position in the field or (DH) in the dugout compared to the other teams in the American League.
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Astros’ off-season: You’re GM for a day!
Today, the blog would like the readers to take a shot at being the Astros’ GM for a day. Kind of like what Mr. Trump was saying about what he would do the first 24 hours he was president. If you were given GM Dana Brown’s job (and the free rein that he may or…
