The Crawfish Boxes

Houston Astros | Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Welcome to another offseason Boil. Welcome to the October 28 Crawfish Boil. Houston Astros News Astros Inbox: Bregman’s status, rotation plans and more Astros’ off-season: The timeline (Chipalatta) Astros legends pushing hard for Alex Bregman reunion (CTH) Houston Astros News: All Out Pursuit for Alex … [Read more...] about Astros Crawfish Boil: October 28, 2024

J.P. France | Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images You may not remember it, but J.P. France started the 2024 season as a member of Houston’s rotation. This offseason, we’re looking into each player to appear with the Houston Astros in 2024. There were 55 players that appeared in at least one regular season game for the Astros, and we’re using metrics to rank the top 40. … [Read more...] about J.P. France, the 32nd-most positively impactful Astro of 2024

Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images Finding areas to save One of the better baseball books in the past 20 years was Vince Gennaro’s “Diamond Dollars.” In particular, there were two ideas that were very influential. The first idea was that there was a sweet spot at which it makes sense for teams to spend in free agency. When you think about this, it makes perfect sense. A 60 … [Read more...] about The platoon advantage

Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images These are the good old days of baseball Yes, I’m an Astros fan. Yes, I love this World Series. I understand. This is like a battle in Hell between Beelzubub and Lucifer. Yes, I wish the Astros were in it. And how can any Astros fan be interested in a matchup between the respective evil empires of the two leagues? Especially after all the … [Read more...] about Why This Astros Fan Loves This World Series (Plus World Series Game Thread)

Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images Honestly, I’d be surprised if Alex Bregman would re-sign with the Astros simply due to the financials. As long as Jim Crane owned the franchise, he avoided handing out the type of contracts it would likely take to retain Bregman’s services. The club’s recent big contracts from last offseason — extension and free agency — for Jose Altuve … [Read more...] about What If The Astros Don’t Re-Sign Alex Bregman