Jose Urquidy | Photo by Brennan Asplen/Getty Images A Wednesday boil like no other, or maybe just like all the others, I don’t know. Houston Astros News Framber Valdez Fantasy Outlook: When should you draft Houston Astros star pitcher in 2024? (Sportskeeda) Justin Verlander’s bullpen session goes smoothly No joke: Yordan Alvarez open to batting second in Astros’ order … [Read more...] about Astros Crawfish Boil: February 28, 2024
Archives for February 2024
Everystros CXV: Roy Oswalt
Roy Oswalt | Photo by G. N. Lowrance/Getty Images Chapter 115 of Everystros features the final pitcher in the countdown. Everystros CXV 7. Roy Oswalt (Bagwell score 62.54) is a six-foot right-handed pitcher from Kosciusko, MS. Born on August 29, 1977, he was a 23rd-round pick in 1996 out of Holmes University. He first reached the majors with the Astros in 2001, going … [Read more...] about Everystros CXV: Roy Oswalt
Astros Top Three Third Base Prospects for 2024
Feb 25, 2024; West Palm Beach, Florida, USA; Houston Astros third baseman Zach Dezenzo (84) in position against the St. Louis Cardinals during the sixth inning at CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro | Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports Check out the top three third base prospects for 2024. As we inch closer to the 2024 season, I am going to give top … [Read more...] about Astros Top Three Third Base Prospects for 2024
MLB wants to make starting pitching more prominent, but it’s a tough task in today’s game
Major League Baseball wants to put a greater emphasis on starting pitching. But it’s a tricky situation in the era of openers and hard-throwing relievers. Big league starters averaged 15.4 outs and 85.1 pitches last year, according to Sportradar, and 15.6 outs and 84.9 pitches in 2022. But the numbers were 17.4 and 93.1 as late as 2015, and 17.8 and 98.6 in 2000. MLB … [Read more...] about MLB wants to make starting pitching more prominent, but it’s a tough task in today’s game
5 takeaways from DeMeco Ryans’ press conference at the NFL combine
The Houston Texans head into the 2024 offseason with a different level of urgency than the team did at this point this past season. The team doesn’t need a quarterback anymore after the success of C.J. Stroud and is in the second full offseason with head coach DeMeco Ryans at the helm. There are very clear questions that will be answered in the coming weeks – both with who the … [Read more...] about 5 takeaways from DeMeco Ryans’ press conference at the NFL combine