The Crawfish Boxes Sep 19, 2023
Astros Crawfish Boil: September 19, 2023
Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports Welcome to the Tuesday Boil! Welcome to the Tuesday Boil! Houston Astros News 1 day after clinch, Mullins’ 3-run HR in 9th sends O’s soaring again (MLB) ‘That’s baseball’: Astros stunned late after seesaw battle (MLB) Ryan Pressly looking less-than-invincible as playoffs approach (Chron) Wild win boosts Orioles’ spirits entering rematch with Astros (Sportsnaut) MLB fans celebrate Jose Abreu’s go-ahead homer as Astros slugger shuts down critics - “Eat that Abreu haters” (Sportskeeda) Astros 2023: Questions for the readers...
The Crawfish Boxes Sep 1, 2023
Astros Offense: Stats Edition
Astros’ Yainer Diaz and Jose Abreu congratulate each other as they score runs against the Red Sox. | Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports Evaluating Astros’ Batters Based on Advanced Stats The Astros’ offense has been on an upward trend. A few months ago, the Astros’ offense was ranked in the middle of the MLB pack (around 16th). Today, the Astros offense is ranked 5th, using the overall offense stat wRC+ (runs created). You may have your own ideas about the value of individual Astros’ players. You may base your player rankings on OPS, wRC+, or components like...
