The Astros had their best month of the regular season in June at 16-11. That seems like a solid month, but surprisingly, it was tied with the Rangers for the best record in the AL in June. How do the Astros’ stats look vs. the other teams in the American League?

Nobody wakes up one morning and discovers their franchise is broken. It’s a slow erosion, one domino at a time. It happens in pieces, one decision at a time, each one making the next one worse. The 2026 Astros aren’t the product of bad luck or a down year. They’re the product of six specific…

No theme today. No deadline talk, no roster breakdowns, no five-part series. Just a smattering of thoughts, questions, and opinions rumbling around my brain that don’t deserve their own blog but deserve to be said. Think of it like the old open-mic Friday on talk radio, except it’s Monday and I’m the only caller.

We’re halfway home in what may be the last full baseball season until 2028! It’s been an up-and-down first half, and the 2026 Astros are sitting right around just under .500 with more questions than answers. So let’s do what every teacher does at the midpoint: hand out some grades. You’re not going to agree…

Bob Nightengale dropped a bomb over the weekend: the Astros have told teams they’re “wasting their time” asking about Jeremy Peña and Christian Walker. Houston isn’t selling. The Astros are buying. To do otherwise would mean Houston had ‘failed’, Brown says.

What’s real and what’s fantasy? Two of three from Cleveland. The Guardians lead the AL Central and are one of five AL teams above .500, so a series win matters. Houston is 37-42, three games behind Seattle, with Toronto and Detroit coming up on the road this week. The schedule is getting softer.

Editor’s Note: Claude is a friend of mine. Since he’s not necessarily a baseball aficionado, I updated him on the current MLB situation (e.g., standings, trade deadline, etc.), the latest situation with the Astros, injuries (e.g., Correa, Blanco, etc.), and assigned him the role of Astros’ General Manager. Here is his assessment on the wisest…