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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 3, 2023
Everystros XXXVII
C.J. Fick, Houston Astros It’s the 37th chapter of the Everystros Countdown. Everystros Countdown, Chapter XXXVII This offseason, I’m running down all 975 players to appear on the field in a Houston Astros regular season game. We’re still in the fourth bracket of such players, those who collected between 101 and 500 plate transactions with the team. In today’s chapter, we’re looking at Astros who were replacement level while with the team and between 103 and 204 Astros PA/BF. We also reach the midpoint of the countdown. 495. George Throop is a...
The Crawfish Boxes Dec 1, 2023
Just How Good WAS Yainer Diaz? Did Dusty Baker Deprive him of Rookie of the Year?
Andrew Dieb-USA TODAY Sports If his manager had no faith in him, why should the ROY voters? Earlier this week, I published an article arguing that rookie Yainer Diaz showed remarkable adaptability during the course of his 377 plate appearances this year. His obvious Achilles heel was his tendency to swing wildly outside the strike zone, although somehow this did not translate into a high K%. He did show improved plate discipline as the season progressed. It seems I put the cart before the horse. I did not anticipate that I would need to argue that he was an excellent,...
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 30, 2023
The 2024 Season is Crucial forJeremy Peña
Photo by Bob Levey/ The noticeable lack of power in the second half of 2023 stands out. Jeremy Peña’s rookie season was a resounding success, although a bit irregular at times. Even accounting for his summer slump, a 3.4-win season from their primary shortstop was a nice gain for the Astros, who decided to let Carlos Correa walk away in free agency. Peña’s leg kick adjustment in September 2022 became a much-discussed item in particular as Houston eventually won their second World Series title, with his contributions at the plate and in the field landing him both...
