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Today, the Houston Astros officially announced the following roster moves: Blanco will start tonight’s game against the Marlins at Daikin Park, joining the Astros battered rotation. Sousa will likely reclaim a leverage role very soon, if not immediately. Sousa had ascended to being the primary setup man for Bryan Abreu after Josh Hader’s injury before […]
The Astros announced that right-hander Ronel Blanco and left-hander Bennett Sousa have been reinstated from the 60-day injured list. The 40-man roster already had three vacancies, so these moves put the Astros at 39. Infielder Ray Delgado and lefty Bryan King have been optioned to Triple-A Sugar Land as the corresponding active roster moves. The […]
Anthony Franco Good afternoon, hope all is well! Lats minute change to the chat schedule this week. Steve will do the Friday one. Let’s get rolling Haha, yes. I am a “guest.” Riiiiight…. Does Lars Nootbaar to Houston bring Xavier Neyens or Kevin Alvarez to the Cardinals’ farm system? Anthony Franco Yeah I think either […]
The Colorado Rockies would only trade Hunter Goodman for a haul.
It was a Wednesday afternoon at then-named Minute Maid Park. On July 20, 2011, Jose Altuve made his MLB debut with the Houston Astros. He went 1×5 in a 3-2 victory over the Washington Nationals in 11 innings. He got his first major league hit with 2 out in the bottom of the 9th inning […]
The San Diego Padres and Houston Astros are among the MLB teams that must fight the temptation to buy ahead of the trade deadline.
Year two of Nick Caley’s run as offensive coordinator will reveal exactly where this Texans offense is headed. The plan is clear: ease the burden on C.J. Stroud and spread it across a roster built for defined, specialized roles. Every move Houston made this offseason points to that shift. Instead of stacking depth with similar […]
Here are three teams that should consider trading for Michael Porter Jr. before the season as his contract situation remains unsolved.
Fourteen Years Ago Today The Blue Jays and the Astros made a ten-player trade: Happ played for us for 2.5 seasons. He was hurt quite a bit, including one injury when a line drive hit him in the head, and he ended up on the DL with a leg injury. In 2.5 seasons, he had […]
The final stop on the NBA Summer Leagie schedule was the 2026 Summer League in Vegas. Seven former Orange were on rosters in Sin City: William Kyle (Lakers), Nate Kingz (Heat), Buddy Boeheim (Thunder), Jesse Edwards (Bucks), Chris Bell (Pelicans), Quadir Copeland (Rockets) and Maliq Brown (Spurs). Here’s how they fared in Sin City: Kyle- […]
The Astros homestand continues tonight with an appearance from the Miami Marlins. We preview that three game set with WQAM’s play-by-play voice Jack McMullen who lends us his perspective exclusively at The Crawfish Boxes. Q: We’ve seen the Marlins each of the last four seasons appear on the schedule. However, prior to that, it’s […]
It was July of 2007 when Ty Wigginton was dealt to Houston in exchange for Dan Wheeler. Wigginton would pay dividends at multiple positions, playing third and LF. The following year, Ty would embark upon a phenomenal August posting a 1.200 OPS. He joins us exclusively as our 33rd entry of our continuing […]
We have now come back from the break. These last couple of labs have come from the luxury of the cruise ship, so the numbers are all pre-All Star break numbers. We have been looking at offense position by position to get a better feel of where the Astros could use some help. We are […]
The Houston Astros have designated right-hander Nate Pearson for assignment. With Pearson's designation, the Astros now have three open spots on their 40-man roster. A Mild Surprise The move is somewhat unexpected on the surface. Pearson made 16 appearances out of Houston's bullpen this season and posted a respectable 3.60 ERA across 20 innings, doing well to keep the ball in the yard by allowing just one home run. The problem was everything underneath. The Astros DFA’d Nate Pearson, p...
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The Houston Astros continue to shuffle the deck with their pitching staff. SP Ronel Blanco, who hasn’t pitched in the majors since May 18, 2025 due to Tommy John surgery, will return to the roster on Monday and get the start against the Miami Marlins at Daikin Park. Blanco has pitched well on his rehab […]
5:07PM: Speaking with MASN Sports and other media after today’s 5-2 win over the Astros, Orioles manager Craig Albernaz said Rutschman is day to day with some discomfort in his left wrist. Adding to the catching situation, Samuel Basallo left today’s game in the second due to right shoulder discomfort. Albernaz said the shoulder issue […]
The Houston Astros may not be selling yet, but Jeremy Peña has been a hot candidate for the Red Sox to get him, regardless.
Despite playing 11 innings on Saturday, Baltimore optioned reliever Cam Sanders and recalled third catcher Sam Huff. Samuel Basallo started today’s game behind the dish, but Huff’s presence indicated that Adley Rutschman was likely unavailable. Huff was thrust into action in the second inning when Samuel Basallo left the game with right shoulder discomfort. The […]
It literally pains me to write this, because the idea of flushing an MVP season from Yordan is a sin, yet here we are. Where we are is literally with the finish line in sight. Ronel Blanco, Hayden Wesneski, and Bennett Sousa are all about to return and provide much needed reinforcements to a beleaguered […]
The Houston Astros are within striking distance of a Wild Card spot. The San Diego Padres are in free fall. Could that set the stage for a Michael King trade?
The Orioles will look to complete the sweep and secure their seventh-consecutive victory this afternoon in Houston. Baltimore originally penciled Kyle Bradish as the starter, but the O’s will send out Brandon Young to start the finale. Bradish is now scheduled to start on Tuesday against the Red Sox. Young will look to make it […]
TODAY’S GAME: The Houston Astros (47-53) will play the finale of their three-game weekend series against the Baltimore Orioles (48-51) this afternoon at Daikin Park. RHP Hunter Brown (1-0, 3.57 ERA) will make his 100th career start today and the fourth of his career against the Orioles, as he faces off against RHP Brandon Young […]
Today, the Astros announced they have recalled IF Raynel Delgado from Triple A Sugar Land and have designated RHP Nate Pearson for assignment. This comes on the heels of both SS Jeremy Pena and 1B Christian Walker coming out of yesterday’s games with injuries. Delgado’s calling card is his defensive versatility, though he represented himself fairly well at the […]
The Astros are designating reliever Nate Pearson for assignment, according to Chandler Rome of The Athletic. Rome adds that infielder Ray Delgado is in the team’s clubhouse, suggesting he’s been recalled from Triple-A. With Pearson’s designation, the Astros have three open 40-man roster spots. It’s a mild surprise to see Pearson lose his roster spot. […]