Tag: offseason
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Astros’ offseason: Is there any real relief in sight?

The third leg of the Astros we will look at is the relief pitching. Right now, any plans for the bullpen in 2026 pivot around one unknown, which is at least unknown outside the team. What is the status of Josh Hader?
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Astros’ position players: Too many notes

There is a scene early on in the Academy Award winning movie, Amadeus, where Mozart has just finished presenting a new piece of wonderful music to his version of Jim Crane. Emperor Joseph II is the money man who pays the bill for Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and kind of like Jim Crane, he believes he…
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Astros’ off-season: Show me the money

In 2025, the Astros crossed the luxury tax Rubicon for the second consecutive season, piling up approximately $245 million in obligations against an approximate luxury tax limit of $241 million.
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Astros’ off-season outside-the-box thinking

As soon as the season was over, my baseball buddy, Justin, pulled me aside and started running down the list of things he said had to happen now that the Astros’ season was over.
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Astros’ off-season: Starting pitching review

It’s time to start looking at what was and what will be for the Astros. Today, let’s start with the pitching.
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Astros’ 2025: Why are they headed home?

Before this post addresses that question above, we will take a few moments to thank the Astros for a wonderful eight season run of playoff appearances and the two championships that the team brought to this city.
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Astros 2025: The Lost Weekend

For fans of Houston sports teams, this was a Debbie downer of a weekend. The Texans fell to 0-3 and look a lot more like the 4-12 teams of the past than the division winner of the last two seasons.
