The Houston Texans restructured another contract to create salary cap space. General manager Nick Caserio converted the $12.875 base salary of offensive tackle Tytus Howard in 2024 into a signing bonus to give the team another $10.3 million to work with this offseason, according to ESPN’s Field Yates. This will alter the three-year, $56 million deal Howard signed before the … [Read more...] about Texans restructure OL Tytus Howard’s contract to create $10.3 million in cap space
Archives for March 2024
Opening Day Post-Mortem
Mauricio Dubon #14 of the Houston Astros attempts to score as Jose Trevino #39 of the New York Yankees fields a throw in the ninth inning during Opening Day at Minute Maid Park on March 28, 2024 in Houston, Texas. | Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images The one that got away Of course, it’s just one game out of 162. But this one confirmed our worst fears and, in some ways, … [Read more...] about Opening Day Post-Mortem
An Encouraging Note About Framber Valdez’s Opening Day Start
Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports The sinker has movement again. Earlier this week, I wrote about Framber Valdez’s sinker and the changes to its movement profile in the last couple of seasons. In short, we saw less vertical movement as his velocity increased. His sinker became more two-seam-like with its horizontal movement profile instead of the sinker that helped make … [Read more...] about An Encouraging Note About Framber Valdez’s Opening Day Start
Game 2 Thread. March 29, 2024, 7:10 CT. Yankees @ Astros
Yainer Diaz #21 of the Houston Astros congratulates Josh Hader #71 after the ninth inning against the New York Yankees | Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images Cristian Javier hopes to even the series The Astros lost a well-fought game last night that came down to Mauricio Dubon getting thrown out at home in a razor-close call in an attempt to tie the score in the bottom of … [Read more...] about Game 2 Thread. March 29, 2024, 7:10 CT. Yankees @ Astros
Braves rally for seven in the eighth to begin defense of NL East crown with 9-3 win over Phillies
Matt Olson doubled three times, including a bases-loaded drive in a seven-run eighth inning that rallied the NL East champion Atlanta Braves past the Philadelphia Phillies 9-3 in their season opener. Michael Harris II had three hits and snapped an eighth-inning tie with an RBI single off José Alvarado that made it 3-2 and ignited a breakout inning. Alvarado allowed five runs … [Read more...] about Braves rally for seven in the eighth to begin defense of NL East crown with 9-3 win over Phillies