Pedro León | Photo By Winslow Townson/Getty Images Welcome to the Friday Crawfish Boil. Houston Astros News Report: Cubs, new OF Kyle Tucker avoid arbitration w/ $16.5M deal (Norfolk Daily News) Astros bolster Cuban contingent with No. 7 int’l prospect “Astros Threw a Huge Wrinkle”: Houston’s Shocking Decision Blamed for $200M Star’s Dwindling Free Agency (ES) MLB … [Read more...] about Astros Crawfish Boil: January 17, 2025
Astros FA Outfield Breakdown
Joe Rondone/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images How do the remaining targets compare? Free agency can be a tricky thing. On our sister site Battle Red Blog I write a regular feature titled “Value of Things.” The genesis behind that was simple. Everyone has value. Even bench guys have value. In a sport where spending is fixed (at least 28 teams operate this … [Read more...] about Astros FA Outfield Breakdown
This day in Astros history – January 17
What happened today in team history? 1915 - Lum is born On this day in New Castle, AL, Chalmer Luman Harris is born. He would go on to play six seasons in the MLB before turning to coaching where he would coach the Colt 45’s and Astros from 1964-1965, including their first game in the Astrodome. 1961 - Buffs are purchased The Houston Sports Association completed its purchase … [Read more...] about This day in Astros history – January 17
Today in Astros history – January 16
Getty Images What happened today in team history? 2001 - Deshaies receives a vote Former left-hander and broadcaster Jim Deshaies received a vote on the Hall of Fame ballot courtesy of sportswriter John Lopez. As an Astro, Deshaies threw seven years, going 61-59 with a 3.67 ERA as part of his 12 year career. He later went on to be a broadcaster for the team from … [Read more...] about Today in Astros history – January 16
Thursday Astros Crawfish Boil: January 16, 2025
Shawn Dubin | Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images Welcome to the Thursday Boil. Good Morning, and welcome to the Thursday Astros Crawfish Boil...now with Retsyn! Houston Astros News Astros bolster Cuban contingent with No. 7 int’l prospect Astros are shopping the wrong reliever this offseason (CTH) It’s closing time for Billy Wagner’s Hall of Fame case … [Read more...] about Thursday Astros Crawfish Boil: January 16, 2025