Archives for March 2025

Jose Altuve is forced out at 2d base in Saturday’s game against the Mets. | Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images We’re only three games into the season, but I wouldn’t worry about the Astros Offense Writing about offensive player stats three games into the season can be quite awkward. The statistical results at this early stage have no predictive power for future … [Read more...] about Very Early View: Astros Offense

Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images See how the Astros prospects performed last night. Another day of baseball in the books! See the results below. The previous day’s recap is here. AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (1-2) lost 3-2 (BOX SCORE) McCullers made a rehab start and had a great first inning striking out the side. In his second inning, he allowed 2 runs. Bastidas … [Read more...] about Astros Prospect Report: March 30th

What happened today in team history? 1996 - Astros try and make Wagner a starter After getting the call up at the end of the 1995 season, rookie lefthander Billy Wagner gets sent down to the minors with the intent of trying to convert him into a starter. By the time he was called back up, he was still in the pen, now as a closer. Over the next nine-years while in Houston, … [Read more...] about Today in Astros history – March 31