Category: Astros
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Three Trades Analysis
The Astros are finally done trading on a day when it seemed like it would take a shorter list to show which players stayed with their teams around the league. A week or so after James Click acted like starting pitching might be a bigger need than relief pitching, he pulled the trigger three times…
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Yordan Alvarez versus Kyle Tucker: Who is of more value?
The good news about this particular post is that while we, as fans, can argue whether Yordan Alvarez or Kyle Tucker provide more value to the Astros, the team does not have to make that decision. Yet. Yet, because if both of these fine young players are still playing at a high level down the…
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This is a hitting slump
One thing you can say about the Houston Astros’ offense. They truly work as a team. Unfortunately, that means that along with hitting so well for most of the season and having the best offense in the AL and at times the MLB, it also means that when they choose to stink it up, they…
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Were we worrying about the wrong thing?
A few days ago, Astros GM James Click went a different way in stating that the Astros might be pursuing starting pitching at the trade deadline.
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Anatomy of a once-in-a-generation rally
Last Sunday when the Astros headed to the bottom of the ninth inning trailing 7-2 to the Yankees, the only positive thought that most fans could muster was that it could have been so much worse.
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This All Star “thing…
If you look up “old school” in the dictionary, you will find a picture of me. Oh sure, I understand things like OPS and spin rate, but deep down inside, my past, relative to life and baseball, harkens back to values from youth. I came from a time period when it was a big thing…
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Thursday’s Astros’ thoughts
Today is a bit of a mind dump of some things that pop up watching the Astros.
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