Yordan Alvarez | Thomas Shea-Imagn Images Welcome to the Friday Boil, where the real MVP is you! Welcome to the Friday Boil. Houston Astros News Astros tabbed to land 2-time All-Star to stabilize starting staff (SN) This 2-time All-Star could reunite with Hinch in Detroit Astros’ off-season: Sorting through the non-news of the week (Chipalatta) MLB Rumors: Astros’ … [Read more...] about Astros Crawfish Boil: November 22, 2024
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Alyssa Nakken, first full-time female coach in MLB history, leaving Giants to join Guardians
Alyssa Nakken, the first woman to coach in an MLB game, is leaving the San Francisco Giants to join the Cleveland Guardians. Nakken made history in 2022 when she took over as first-base coach following an ejection. A former college softball star at Sacramento State, Nakken joined the Giants in 2014 and was promoted to a spot on manager Gabe Kapler’s staff in 2020, becoming the … [Read more...] about Alyssa Nakken, first full-time female coach in MLB history, leaving Giants to join Guardians
Should a reunion be in the works?
Denny Medley-Imagn Images Could a familiar face solve a key issue? On the Texans sister site Battle Red Blog I run a weekly feature called “The Value of Things.” At the core of every problem there is a question of value. The Astros would have loved to have Gerrit Cole, George Springer, Charlie Morton, Dallas Keuchel, and Carlos Correa. They obviously couldn’t. The … [Read more...] about Should a reunion be in the works?
Astros Minor League Position Review: First Base
Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images See how the first base position played out on the farm. With the season is over we will review each position in the minor league system during the 2024 season. This week we will look at the first base position. I will focus on players who played majority of their games at this position, though they could end up on … [Read more...] about Astros Minor League Position Review: First Base
Alert: Yankees slugger Aaron Judge wins his second AL MVP award after leading MLB with 58 home runs
Yankees slugger Aaron Judge wins his second AL MVP award after leading MLB with 58 home runs. … [Read more...] about Alert: Yankees slugger Aaron Judge wins his second AL MVP award after leading MLB with 58 home runs