Category: Astros
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Free Blog Weekend: Is baseball’s silly season finally over?
Hey, I love a good trade rumor as much as the next guy. But, honestly, I’m ready for some baseball. Now that pitchers and catchers are settling into their Florida homes away from home, and position players are starting to trickle into the Sunshine State, I’m looking forward to some Grapefruit League games. That’s right.…
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Looking ahead to Astros 2015: The rotation
As pitchers stream into Kissimmee, it’s time to review the options for the rotation. Obviously, much has already been discussed, but here’s the time and place for you to register your official commentary, opinions and thoughts. What was perhaps the strongest part of the major league team in 2014 may be the one with the…
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Debate: The Astros’ minor league system, players in waiting
There has been ample discussion about the Astros’ farm system. Most of it, however, centers around the selling off of those prospects for a win-now philosophy at the major league level. But, today, let’s discuss the rebuilding, refurnishing of the minor league system. Many scouts still rank the Astros among the Top 10 farm systems.…
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5 trades the Astros could make to upgrade the roster
There are varying degrees of grades regarding the Astros’ roster shuffling and juggling over the winter. Most fans are happy to finally see some active movement to significantly upgrade the major league roster. The question, however, is more about the type of improvement. Some fans would like to see more upgrades to the rotation. Others…
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FREE Blog Weekend: The tradition continues, looking back, looking forward
It’s the weekend, the last weekend before pitchers and catchers report. After a slow winter that picked up significantly over the past few weeks, the Astros who report next week will represent a completely re-worked roster. Yes, to use the old proverbial comment, they’ll need a scorecard and name tags to tell each other apart.…
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Looking Ahead to Astros’ 2015: RF is a deja vu of CF discussion of sorts
The right field discussion for the Houston Astros may seem quite redundant – most of these same characters were also part of the centerfield discussion. If George Springer is not the starting CF, he will certainly be the starting RF. If there is not a Colby Rasmus/Jake Marisnick platoon in centerfield, they are likely to…
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Looking ahead to Astros’ 2015: The bullpen can only get better
Bad doesn’t begin to describe the Astros bullpen over the past few years. How bad? Well, in 2014, the Astros’ bullpen posted a 4.80 ERA, and that was after finally getting it together in July. The worst bullpen ERA of a playoff team was the Tigers’ 4.29. And, honestly, as a team Detroit had a…
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MMQB: Memories transcend years of disappointment and losses
Most fans here are die hards. In fact, most Houston fans that are still paying attention at all are diehards. With a decade of losing teams and three 100-loss seasons in the recent past, it’s hard to remain interested if you aren’t. Each of us has our unique memories. The Astrodome. The ’86 playoffs. Dierker…
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