Category: Astros
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What they said, what they meant: Mixed Edition
Let’s face it. The Astros and their fans are in a best of times / worst of times bipolar funk lately. The Astros are in first place. / The lead is shrinking fast. The Astros’ bullpen is one of the best in the league. / The bullpen let the team down three times in the last week. George Springer…
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Free Blog Weekend: Time to entertain those not-so-fun thoughts
So the Astros are on a seven-game losing streak. Time to consider some not-so-fun thoughts. Can 2015 still be a lost season? Yes, possibly, but not in the sense of a 100-loss season. Jeff Luhnow assembled a crazy, high K, low OBP, high homer type of roster. Early on, there were days when the roster…
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Astros’ bullpen: From gas cans to firemen in 2015
There can be little argument that the Astros’ improvement this season is riding on three factors: Better fielding. More runs scored per game; and, A light-years better bullpen. There should also be little argument that the bullpen is responsible for the biggest chunk of that improvement. Perhaps nothing points to the importance of the bullpen more…
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2017 has arrived for Astros, but what are the missing pieces?
Make no mistake. The Astros are in the hunt for 2015. Someone tell Jim Crane to go ahead and get the checkbook ready. So, a little check up on this Tuesday following Marvelous Monday in which two top prospects joined the Astros and Houston had a landmark draft which could mark its final Top 10…
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The Astros’ 2015 draft: Two picks in the first five
One season after drafting and not signing the first overall pick the Astros will have the second and fifth overall picks in the first round in Monday’s draft. Last season, the Astros backed down their offer to Brady Aiken due to fears of future injuries to his arm, fears which proved warranted as Aiken underwent…
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Let the Astros’ Carlos Correa Coronation begin; Velasquez also up
UPDATE: Now, Vincent Velasquez will also join Correa for the White Sox series. Is this turning into a roster shakeup or are the Astros just finding out what they’ll really need at the trade deadline? • •• ••• •• • Well, friends the king has given the minions what they’ve begged for. The Carlos Correa Coronation has begun. With…
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Sunday Update: Thoughts on potential Astros’ trades
So, Morgan Ensberg has said he would quit if the Astros traded Brett Phillips, Preston Tucker and/or Domingo Santana for Cole Hamels. And not as a package, but just straight up. Is the old third-sacker crazy? Maybe. My guess is Ensberg, who works as a roving instructor for the Astros’ farm system might just be…
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Free Blog Weekend: Questions on Tucker, Carter, Correa, McCullers Jr.
Some basic questions as the Astros enter yet another weekend as the best team in the American League and the second-best in all of baseball. Is Preston Tucker on a showcase? The Astros brought up impressive outfielder Preston Tucker when George Springer went down with a concussion. Now that he’s nearing 100 at bats —…
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