Tag: Dan Peschong
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Random thoughts on Astros’ offseason
It’s one of those dead days of winter where not much is happening anywhere in the baseball world. Hey, those folks have families, and just like with most businesses, the last couple of weeks of the year are filled with vacation time.
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Astros: A look at recent top 5’s in WAR
WAR is a controversial stat in baseball, and I will be the first to say that it is not always very accurate when comparing certain players. But in general, it is a decent way to compare the value of players across positions for a season.
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Astros’ offseason: Have they tipped their hand at all?
This will be a quick note of a post today, fitting it in among the many other obligations of the season.
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Astros’ 2026: Many ways to slice the pie
One of the questions about the Astros team heading into 2026 is the “logjam” in the infield, which also affects the designated hitter spot.
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Astros’ 2026: Dealing from a position of weakness
One of the more interesting things in the early off-season is watching the Astros machinations as they address or don’t address their outfield situation.
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Why Jim Crane may be hesitant about big contracts
In our previous post, there was some bantering back and forth about where the team might be headed in support of a questionable starting pitching staff heading into 2026. Founder of the blog, Chip Bailey, threw out a sentence that triggered this post. “The money in baseball — and all sports — is ridiculous now,…
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Astros’ 2026: Starting pitching discussion
To say the starting pitching for the Astros to begin the 2026 season will be changed from the 2025 season, especially the start of 2025 is an understatement of the highest order.
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Are Astros only interested in the Blue Light Specials?
It feels almost treasonous to go back to the old Bopert era in the Chipalatta blog and complain about Jim Crane’s spending. Bopert was a friend of the blog, who a) Loved the Astros very much and b) Thought that the tiny amount Jim Crane was spending on payroll while the team was spiraling to…
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