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Astros 2025: A not-so-quick view of the starting pitching
Folks who have been following this series examining the Astros’ 2024 results and the 2025 expectations position by position may be asking themselves at this point….What happened to the Outfield review?
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Astros’ 2025: A quick view of the third base position
Ignoring the rumors that the Astros are re-signing a spurned Alex Bregman and listening to the rumors that he will head somewhere else – Red Sox? Tigers? Scott Boras’ couch? – this write-up looks at life last year with Bregman and life next season without him.
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Astros 2025: A quick view for the designated hitter position
Coming from the National League, the Astros’ first few seasons in the AL featured poor performance at the designated hitter position. For the first couple of seasons (2013 and 2014), this did not make much difference for teams that were struggling at a lot of positions. However, as the team improved, this was a bit…
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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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