Chas McCormick hits an RBI single against the D-Backs on Sept. 7, 2024. | Erik Williams-Imagn Images Chas McCormick experienced a terrible 2024 season. Can he come back next year? Chas McCormick enjoyed a very good 2023 season with 22 home runs and a 133 wRC+. His sharp decline in power in 2024 is one of the reasons that the team’s overall power declined this season. … [Read more...] about Will Chas McCormick Bounce Back Next Year?
Astros Crawfish Boil: October 10, 2024
Spencer Arrighetti | Photo by Leslie Plaza Johnson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Welcome to the Thursday Boil. Good Morning. Here is your Boil. Missing a few bells and whistles today...but the Boil isn’t really about the links, it’s about you guys talking Astros baseball in the comment section. My apologies for the brevity of this post. Have at it. … [Read more...] about Astros Crawfish Boil: October 10, 2024
Jake Bloss, the 39th-most positively impactful Astro of 2024
Jake Bloss, while still with the Houston Astros | Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images Out of 55 players to appear through the 2024 campaign with the Houston Astros, former ‘stro Jake Bloss ranks 39th. Here’s the skinny on the methodology for this offseason’s featured series. Two offseasons ago, I used a randomizer to order the “Oops! All Astros!” series, then … [Read more...] about Jake Bloss, the 39th-most positively impactful Astro of 2024
Former Astro Jose Abreu signs with a team in Puerto Rico
Erik Williams-Imagn Images He embarks on a path that will hopefully end with him back in the bigs in 2025 Former Houston Astros’ first baseman Jose Abreu has singed a contract with the Senadores de San Juan in the Roberto Clemente Professional Baseball League in San Juan, Puerto Rico. This comes after his release from the Astros after signing a massive 3 year, $53.5 … [Read more...] about Former Astro Jose Abreu signs with a team in Puerto Rico
Astros Crawfish Boil: October 9, 2024
Yordan Alvarez | Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images There’s anarchy at play in the NLDS, where two wildcards are on the cusp of advancing. Welcome to the midweek Boil. Day Five of, like, 400, no Astros baseball. Houston Astros News Astros’ Mauricio Dubón to undergo surgery on torn thumb ligament: (NY Times) Astros ‘got away’ from their offensive identity. How do they … [Read more...] about Astros Crawfish Boil: October 9, 2024