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  • Top trade options for the Astros

    Top trade options for the Astros

    The trade season moved up to a higher gear with the trades of SS Manny Machado and RP Brad Hand in the last few days. While Machado is more of a concern if there will be an Astros’ World Series rematch with his new team, the Dodgers, Hand was a name that has been linked with the Astros a number of…

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  • Who are the top 10 Astros today?

    Who are the top 10 Astros today?

    Coming into 2018, it felt like the Astros MVP this season was likely going to be Carlos Correa or Jose Altuve. Correa has underperformed (against expectations) and has missed injury time during the season. Altuve, while still high in BA and hits is a bit down in clutch hits and power from 2017. The exercise today…

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  • Why Houston Astro fans should rejoice (despair)

    Why Houston Astro fans should rejoice (despair)

    Life is great because of all the wonderful human beings we interact with each day. Unless you are someone who thinks that life would be great if not for all the annoying human beings we interact with each day.

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  • The short, strange trip of Astros’ reliever Ken Giles

    The short, strange trip of Astros’ reliever Ken Giles

    Two months short of his 28th birthday, ex-closer and possibly future ex-Astro Ken Giles is at a critical crossroad of a short up and down career. In the last year, he has gone from the closer for the World Champion Houston Astros to being sent to AAA after another pitching meltdown and personal meltdown last Tuesday night.…

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  • Future Astros part 2: Three-year look ahead at 2020

    Future Astros part 2: Three-year look ahead at 2020

    The other day Chipalatta took a look at what the roster transition from 2018 to 2019 might look like.

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  • Another big Astros’ call-up: “The Kid” appears

    July 20, 2011 April 16, 2014 June 8, 2015

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