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Joey Loperfido | Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports Joey Loperfido had some positive impact for Houston prior to departing for points north. This offseason, I’m tackling the whole crew. Every player to appear in a game for the Astros in 2024 has been ranked from one through 55. I’ve been diving into the top 40 of those since the start of the end. Right in the middle, with … [Read more...] about Joey Loperfido, the 28th-most positively impactful Astro of 2024

Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images Is he underrated by most fans? Author’s Note: These HOF Index articles are not directly Astros related. I am releasing them as a distraction as we are waiting for real news to talk about. They also happen to coincide with the Veterans Committee and BBWAA votes for the 2025 class. I hope you enjoy them. From here on out, we are going to … [Read more...] about The Hall of Fame Index: what about Keith Hernandez

Houston Astros veteran Justin Verlander is looking to revamp 2024 and it could be on a new team as a free agent. Free agency for Verlander could point to a contending team considering his age (41). But free agency for him is more about improving his 2024 season which was impacted by injuries. A 5-6 record with a 5.48 ERA and 74 strikeouts across 90 innings pitched. Verlander … [Read more...] about Astros Future Hall Of Famer Seeking Revival Through Free Agency

Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images Two prominent VC candidates go under the microscope A large part of what I did with the catcher position is profile every player outside of the Hall of Fame that was within 80 percent of the median Hall of Fame catcher. I’ll do the same with first basemen, but there are always a few names that are left out. I call these guys the “what … [Read more...] about The Hall of Fame Index: What about Garvey and Mattingly?