Welcome to Tuesday’s Crawfish Boil.
Welcome to the Tuesday Crawfish Boil
Just some links for you. Lotsa birthdays!
Houston Astros News
Jose Altuve shares his perspective on changing positions in Astros defense for 2025 (SK)
What could the Astros’ Opening Day roster look like?
Why Astros reliever Tayler Scott finally feels comfortable in spring training (HC)
Veteran Houston Astros RHP Is Making His Case To Start the 2025 Season in the Bullpen (SI)
Astros’ star wildly disrespected after rankings for 2025 AL MVP favorites emerge (CTH)
Major competition heats up in Astros’ search for final roster pieces (SM Houston)
AL West News
Longtime M’s broadcaster Rick Rizzs OK after foul ball to head (Seattle Sports)
Former first-rounder looking to claim super-utility role with A’s
What’s does deGrom’s next chapter hold?
A’s Continue Busy Offseason with Lawrence Butler Extension (FG)
MLB News
Cole to undergo season-ending Tommy John surgery
Korean star new to MLB? You need to call … Blake Snell?
Profiling the top 30 catchers, and rookies to watch for fantasy baseball 2025 (NY Times)
Never Is a Long, Long Time: Permanent Ineligibility and the Hall of Fame (FG)
Latest On Dylan Cease, Michael King (MLBTR)
Dodgers agree to extension with Dave Roberts — let’s honest here. A cold pizza could manage the dodgers to 100 wins.
Holliday providing contingency plan for O’s at shortstop
AL Pitchers Lay Down Their Arms En Masse (FG)
Millions, Medicals, and Maybes: The Maddening Art of Assessing Player Health (MLBTR)
Houston Astros Birthdays
March 10
OF John Cangelosi (62)
C Bill Heath (86)
LHP Ken MacKenzie (1934—2023)
Today
RHP Pedro Báez (37)
RHP Ryan Gusto — 40 man-roster (1999)
2B Chris Burke (45)
RF Bobby Abreu (51)
RHP Glenn Otto — NRI, Sugar Land Space Cowboys (29)
RF Larry Ray (1958—2023)
CF César Gerónimo (77)
SS Cole McDonald — Corpus Christi Hooks (28)