The Crawfish Boxes

Zach Dezenzo | Photo by Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Zach Dezenzo made his major league debut with the Astros in 2024. Zach Dezenzo was Houston’s 36th most positively impactful Houston Astro in 2024. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays through the first part of Houston’s post-postseason, we’re running down the 40 most positively impactful Astros in … [Read more...] about Zach Dezenzo, the 36th-most positively impactful Astro of 2024

Shay Whitcomb | Photo by Jack Gorman/Getty Images The Boil got a late start, so we’re probably talking pizza delivery. Welcome to the Wednesday Boil. It’s Wednesday, enjoy the Boil. Houston Astros News Fleury headlines Astros in the Arizona Fall League Chipalatta Awards: 2024 Season (Chipalatta) Houston Astros Chances of Signing Slugger Might Be Tougher Than Expected … [Read more...] about Astros Crawfish Boil: October 16, 2024

Yordan Alvarez hits a double on Sept. 22. | Troy Taormina-Imagn Images Do Astros batters’ hard hit rates and statcast metrics tell us anything about who may perform better in 2025? With the 2024 season complete, we can look back at the Astros batters’ “quality of contact.” The statcast metrics provides information on the exit velocity and elevation of batted balls on … [Read more...] about Astros lineup and hitting the ball hard

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images See how the Single-A season played out. The Woodpeckers had a rough season overall in 2024, but still had some noteworthy performances. Let’s take a look. 2024 Record: 55-75, Carolina League South Division The Woodpeckers got off to a hot start going 14-8 in 22 games in April, led by stellar pitching. May was a rough … [Read more...] about Fayetteville Woodpeckers 2024 Season in Review