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Are the Astros done looking at the outfield?
There is no doubt that the Astros’ 2021 bullpen was an area that needed shoring up after a freefall from a top bullpen in 2019 to a middle of the pack unit in 2020. The bullpen has added Ryne Stanek and Pedro Baez, will see the return of Joe Smith and there have been a…
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The Astros’ bullpen may be getting crowded
The off-season has gotten a bit more interesting with the signing of Cuban top OF Prospect Pedro Leon by the Astros. The Astros have been making smaller under the radar moves up to now, including signing two veteran relievers in Ryne Stanek and Pedro Baez. There have been long term rumblings of the Astros having…
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Behold the Ides of January
As a friend of the blog, Old Pro, has been preaching for a while, January 15, 2021, is a potentially critical day in this year’s offseason. This is a date when two things will occur, one of which is mildly important and one of which is quite a bit more important….or could be.
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Astros’ Black Monday: A year ago
January 13th of 2020 was a dark day for the Astros’ organization, but it would pale in comparison to what was coming around the corner for the world. Around lunchtime, on that day it was announced that the MLB was suspending Astros GM Jeff Luhnow and manager A.J. Hinch for a season as part of…
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Looking ahead at 2021 stats
On a cold grey day here in the Land of Sugar, let’s look at what some “experts” are projecting for the Astros’ offense to produce in 2021.
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Astros and their breakout kings
Father of the blog, Chip Bailey, often stated as the Astros were re-building, that all the team needed to do was find two solid players every year to build into a contender. Since it didn’t seem like they had two solid players on their roster in the dark days, that was not as simple a…
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Will Yordan Alvarez become the greatest Astros’ left-handed hitter?
In some ways, this is one of those throw down topics that may not be proved for a long time, but it is still one of interest. Will Yordan Alvarez, who in his 89 game Astros “career” has posted an incredible .312 BA/ .410 OBP/ 1.064 OPS with 28 HRs and 82 RBIs become the…
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Astros’ closer conversation
The possibility of the Astros making a move for a new closer has been an item for discussion since the season ended. First, Houston let the injured Roberto Osuna, who only pitched in four games in 2020, become a free agent rather than go to arbitration and risk having to pay him big bucks to…
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