Welcome to the Thursday Crawfish Boil.
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Houston Astros News
Best of 2024: Jeremy Peña Is Starting Out Strong but Coming up Short (FG)
MLB rumors: NY Mets and Astros may soon be fighting over the same free agent (Rising Apple)
Rumored Red Sox Target’s Agent Takes Subtle Shot At Astros (NESN)
Astros analyst deduces Houston’s stance on Alex Bregman from Scott Boras’ remarks (SK)
AL West News
A’s: Get ready, Sacramento A’s fans, your MLB team is coming to town in 2025. Here’s your latest guide (Sacramento Bee)
M’s: King to Cooperstown? HOF cases for, and against, Félix
Civil Air Patrol: AL West rival’s bizarre transactions makes Astros’ offseason decisions appear sane (CTH)
Halos: Francisco Rodriguez and the Curious Hall of Fame Case for Closers (SI)
MLB News
Marc Narducci: My Hall Of Fame Ballot (MLBTR)
Revisiting our best and worst 2024 predictions
Each team’s prospect whose stock improved most in ‘24
Exploring A Potential Pablo Lopez Trade (MLBTR)
Best of 2024: Joey Votto’s Career Is a Banger of a Story (FG)
Judging 2025 HOF candidates by their peak years
The Largest Contracts In MLB History (MLBTR)
Splendid Splinter a Bronx Bomber? Yanks tried to make it happen
12 players who reached big-time milestones in 2024
Introducing the Kirby Index: A New Way to Quantify Command (FG)
Houston Astros Birthdays
LHP Darin Downs (40)