The Crawfish Boxes Mar 12, 2019
Could the Astros Sign Craig Kimbrel? A Hypothetical Contract Pitch
With the All-Star closer still on the market, should the Astros consider making an unusual offer? The Astros were never really major players for either of the big names on the free agent market this past winter, which made sense. They’re are one of the few teams in the league that could actually say there wasn’t a place in the infield for Manny Machado where he would be a clear improvement over their current options, thanks to Carlos Correa, Alex Bregman, and Jose Altuve. There was a fun devil’s advocate case for signing Bryce Harper, but it never really got beyond that between the...
The Crawfish Boxes Mar 2, 2019
Spring Training Game Thread. March 2nd, 2019, 12:10 CST. Astros vs. Mets
Verlander against Syndergaard. Bregman makes Spring debut on MLB TV If there’s a “can’t miss” Spring Training game this is it. Two aces open as we are now less than a month away from the regular season. The top four in today’s lineup could well be what we will see a lot in the regular season: Geroge Springer, Jose Altuve, Alex Bregman and Michael Brantley. Yesterday the Astros tied the Cardinals 4-4. Looking deeper at the kind of details you should be looking at during Spring Training there were good and bad indications coming from the game. First, on the good side, Carlos...
The Crawfish Boxes Feb 25, 2019
Game Thread: Spring Training Day 3. Mets @ Astros, Feb 25, 12:05 CST.
Synderggard vs. Verlander. Only Spring Training? Still a great show. Join the discussion The Astros took two out of three this weekend, scoring five or more runs in all three games. A lot of players got a look this weekend, including a number of Minor Leaguers who were not even non-roster invitees. Two who didn’t play; Alex Bregman and Jose Altuve, both nursing pre-season surgeries. Altuve will play today at DH. The competition for fourth outfielder is looking hot. In two games Jake Marisnick hit .400 with a home run to lead off the Spring Training season against Max Scherzer. In his one...
