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Balancing act: To upgrade or not to upgrade (and where)?
Jon Morosi got everyone up in a tither on Wednesday when his announcement that the Astros had acquired Gerrit Cole from Pittsburgh. Since the story hit the fan, Morosi and others have indicated that the trade indeed was close, but hit a snag in the details. Alyson Footer even wondered out loud what may have…
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UPGRADE: Astros reportedly dip into the major trade category to get Cole
Note to all American League contenders, pretenders, challengers, wannabe aspirers and would-be competitors and opposers: Jeff Luhnow and Jim Crane mean business. Serious business!
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Houston Astros: 9 statistical oddities from 2017
After a great season like the Astros had in 2017, it is fun to look back at statistical oddities, because so many of them are on the positive side.
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Houston Astros’ resolutions for 2018
Happy New Years, fellow Chipalots and Chipalettes!! After a 2017 that fulfilled the wishes of our Astro lifetimes – it is hard to gear up for another run at the big ring. It is just more fun to bask (as Chip so aptly put it) in the warmth of a World Championship season.
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Looking ahead: The calm before the Astros’ storm?
“You can tell where a man will go by looking to see where he has been.” A crafty old sheriff candidate in my Louisiana hometown used that slogan to compare himself to the competition en route to his first election. And it rings true in most applications, including general managers, managers and major league baseball…
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