The Crawfish Boxes Dec 5, 2023
Astros Crawfish Boil: December 5, 2023
Vince Velasquez | Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/ Waiting for the other shoe to drop. The Crawfish Boil for Tuesday features all of your normal accoutrements, including Chapter 39 of Everystros. Houston Astros News The Astros aren’t trading Alex Bregman. So what else can they do? (The Athletic) Let’s examine if the Astros should sign flamethrower Jordan Hicks (SportsMap) AL West News Los Angeles Angels — Angels ready to be aggressive at Meetings Oakland Athletics — David Forst cites A’s relocation as factor in free agent talks Texas Rangers —...
The Crawfish Boxes Dec 4, 2023
Astros Crawfish Boil: November 4, 2023
Ronel Blanco | Photo by Duane Burleson/ Welcome back to the Boil. Houston Astros News Astros’ new execs prep for Winter Meetings Astros, Diamondbacks Interested In Tucker Barnhart (MLBTR) The Houston Astros and Boston Red Sox are interested in Dominican Domingo Germán (East Africa News Post) MLB rumors: Astros don’t want to trade Alex Bregman, but there’s a catch (ClutchPoints) All Astros’ fans want for Christmas… (Chipalatta) AL West News Oakland Athletics — Much At Stake This Week For The “99 Cent Store” A’s (Athletics Nation) Texas Rangers —...
The Crawfish Boxes Dec 1, 2023
Astros Crawfish Boil: December 1, 2023
Alex Bregman | Photo by Alex Bierens de Haan/MLB Photos via Thanks for joining our Friday Boil. Welcome to the weekend! Houston Astros News Astros mailbag: Trades, extensions and a new manager’s tendencies (The Athletic) From award-winning salsas to family horse racing: The diverse business portfolio of Astros superstar Alex Bregman (Sportskeeda) Astros offseason primer: 5 burning questions, including how aggressively will they reload? (FOX Sports) How the Houston Astros are finally feeling the sting from MLB’s hypocrisy (SportsMap) Pirates hire Astros research,...
The Crawfish Boxes Nov 28, 2023
Astros Crawfish Boil: November 28, 2023
Taylor Jones | Photo by Leslie Plaza Johnson/Icon Sportswire via Welcome to your Tuesday Boil, and the 33rd chapter of the Everystros Countdown. Welcome to the Tuesday Crawfish Boil and Chapter XXXIII of the Everystros Countdown! Houston Astros News Today’s headlines are mostly some derivative of “Alex Bregman on the trading block?” I’ve included two of them below. If you want more, you can go get it on dogpile.com, or some other newfangled webengine thingy. Watch exclusive coverage ahead of this year’s Houston Sports Awards (Click2Houston) How an Astros...
The Crawfish Boxes Nov 27, 2023
Addressing The Payroll Elephant In The Room
Photo by Bob Levey/ You know content is slow to come by in baseball when posts like this are making the rounds online. "I think they're listening. Keep on eye on Alex Bregman." @JimDuquetteGM isn't sure the #Astros can re-sign their star third baseman next offseason. Here's what he's hearing about Bregman's availability in the trade market: @Astros | #Ready2Reign pic.twitter.com/sf0LrDflu0— MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM (@MLBNetworkRadio) November 27, 2023 At first glance, the speculation about trading Alex Bregman, who is entering the last year of his contract,...
The Crawfish Boxes Nov 27, 2023
Astros Crawfish Boil: November 27, 2023
Fernando Abad | Photo by Thomas B. Shea / Welcome back! Happy Monday Boil! Welcome back. Happy Monday Boil! Houston Astros News McCullers brings family together with Christmas tree business Framber, Bregman, Pressly and one other trade chip (Chipalatta) The Yankees and Houston Astros prepared an important trade for Alex Bregman (Cleveland American) Astros’ ballpark village could draw inspiration from stadium districts (Houston Chronicle) AL West News Angels — Angels Sign Adam Kolarek (MLBTR) Athletics — “[Lacking] Honesty and Professionalism”: MLB’s...
The Crawfish Boxes Nov 22, 2023
Astros Crawfish Boil: November 22, 2023
David Hensley | Photo by Carmen Mandato/ Welcome to the humpday Boil, and Chapter XXVIII of the Everystros Countdown. Welcome to the Wednesday Boil! Houston Astros News Q&A with Astros manager, UMobile All-American Joe Espada (Lagniappe Mobile) Alex Bregman’s winning habit goes beyond baseball as Houston Astros star bags top horse racing award (Sportskeeda) How Astros now find themselves at crossroads of fan favorites, star power, and contendership (SportsMap) AL West News Seattle Mariners — Free Agent Target: Mariners could add a high leverage bullpen arm in Matt...
The Crawfish Boxes Nov 16, 2023
Alex Bregman’s Long-Term Status In Houston Is A Top Priority
Photo by Rob Carr/ There is one season left on his contract, but Alex Bregman’s upcoming free-agent status should be a priority for the Astros. Honestly, I’d be awfully surprised if Jose Altuve ever left the Astros for another organization. He is the face of the franchise for all of the good that has occurred in his career up to now. And, deserved or not, the bad that now also serves as part of his legacy. The odds of another contract extension, at least based on the vibes, feel high. The same, however, can’t be stated for Alex Bregman, who also has a contract...
The Crawfish Boxes Nov 14, 2023
Catching up with the Astros’ Run Expectancy Leaders
Yordan Alvarez and Alex Bregman celebrate a HR in the 2023 ALCS. | Erik Williams-USA TODAY Sports Looking at the RE24 results at season end If you have followed my previous articles, you probably know that I am partial to the statistic, RE24 (Run Expectancy 24). Since I have periodically followed the RE24 results for Astros players during the season, this is an opportune time to point out the Astros’ leading RE24 batters and relievers. RE24 has been described as a middle ground between sabermetric stats and “traditional” stats because it takes into account both...
