Welcome to the Monday Crawfish Boil!
Welcome to the Monday Boil!
Houston Astros News
Astros will have same Opening Day starter for 4th straight season (CP)
Zach Dezenzo and Cam Smith need everyday at-bats. When will they get them in the majors? (NY Times)
Astros’ Christian Walker gets ‘optimistic’ injury update as Opening Day nears (CP)
Framber Valdez will pitch opening day for Astros. Why that matters and how rotation is lining up (HC)
AL West News
Athletics’ Michel Otanez To Start Season On Injured List (MLBTR)
Angels Notes: Rengifo, Neto, Moncada (MLBTR)
Seattle Mariners Fantasy Baseball Sleepers, Breakouts, and Comeback Players (SI)
Texas Rangers star Corey Seager ranks among the MLB’s elite, according to his peers (Dallas News)
MLB News
Tokyo Series Game 1 FAQ: Lineups, starting pitchers and more
Yamamoto, Imanaga primed for Tokyo Series showdown
Most underrated player? Best pitcher? Most surprising team? Players cast their votes
Royce Lewis Exits Game Due To Hamstring Strain (MLBTR)
Everywhere you look, everywhere you go, there’s Ohtani — mlb.com is talking about how it’s kinda cool that Ohtani is everywhere in Tokyo right this minute…kinda like mlb.com every other day of the year.
Houston Astros Birthdays
C Raúl Chávez (52)