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The value of spring training stats…
Your loyal servant was perusing the Astros 2026 spring training statistics (to date) and was wondering how much it matters.
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Astros’ Spring Training: Under the radar
Had a note from Chip Bailey about a potential post discussing critical under-the-radar players for the Astros in 2026. I decided that was a great idea – and here it goes….
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Spring training Q&A: Dan asks, you answer
Today, it is your turn to answer some multiple-choice questions about the 2026 Astros. Please, take a swing at this. There are no wrong answers. Yet.
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Astros’ spring training: Some stuff
While waiting for some major news from Spring Training, it felt like a good time to rattle around about some random baseball stuff. So here we go…. Predictions Whenever I feel bad about a prediction, I should go back and look at an expert’s prediction article to see how good it was. Luckily, today the…
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Astros’ 2026: Another spring training
The Astros’ pitchers and catchers are in camp already, having reported on Feb. 11. Some position players were already gathered in Palm Beach, but the official reporting date was Monday, February 16. They will play their first pre-season game on Saturday Feb 21 against the Nationals who share their stadium and training facilities.
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Astros’ Spring Training: News from this week
The Astros’ pitchers and catchers reported on Wednesday this week (Feb. 11). The position players will report next Wednesday (Feb. 18). And while the news is light, there have been a few items of note this week.
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What the Experts Are Saying Trade-wise…..
Earlier today, our buddy and the blog’s founder, Chip Bailey, pointed me to a “prospective” article on ESPN. Of the seven proposed trades, three involve the Astros, which makes the article of interest to fans around these parts.
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Framber Valdez: There were some Good Memories
The easiest thing to do in sports is to have feelings based on recency bias. Do we remember the many good plays C.J. Stroud made for the Texans during a 10 game winning streak in 2025? (OK, he was out with a concussion for the first three of those games, but you understand where I…
