Category: Dan Peschong
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Astros 2025 – A Quick View of the Shortstop Position
The fan viewpoint of Astros 2024 shortstop Jeremy Pena is a bit skewed by his predecessor, Carlos Correa. Fans tend to focus on his shortcomings and what he is not. He is not the offensive firebrand that Correa was (or what he was when he wasn’t nursing injuries). But Pena has been an excellent hitter…
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Astros 2025: A quick view of the second base position
Do we really need to discuss the second base position for the Astros as perennial All Star, Jose Altuve, has that position locked up until the end of the 2029 season at least? Well yes, we do. As we saw in 2023 when Altuve went down with a broken hand after playing in the World…
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Astros 2025 – A Quick View of the First Base Position
In one swift signing, the Astro’s worse hitting position in the field (I’m doing the sign of the cross and a rosary on this one) may become one of their most solid spots in the lineup. The Astros used nine different players at first base in 2024, but this was basically the end of the career…
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Astros off-season : The Big Domino Falls
Certainly, the Kyle Tucker trade was a big move in this off-season, showing the way the team might be headed. But for some of us that trade signaled that the Astros could be clearing up the payroll to allow them to re-sign Alex Bregman.
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Astros’ Offseason and the Spoiled Fan Blues
A couple weeks ago, I asked for suggestions for off-season content and received a great suggestion from a friend of the blog, Steven. He suggested we take a deep dive into the Astros position by position, looking at what was available at the MLB level and who might be only a step or two away.
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Kyle Tucker goes to Chicago: Let’s see who won the trade
Just kidding there….two things that make me chuckle are:
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Baseball 2025: The idea of other people’s money
Sometimes around here, we look at a potential deal or investment by the Astros, and if it is costly, we say, “No big deal to us – that is Jim Crane’s money.”
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As inspired by Rob Manfred
Like many of my dear readers, I was astounded by the wonderful, inspired, and inspiring idea that MLB Commissioner shared with us this week.
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