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Here we have one really good team (Mariners), one pretty good team (Rangers), a team on the decline (Astros) and a team on the rise (A’s). Oh, yes, and the Angels. Athletics Key departures: JJ Bleday, Osvaldo Bido, Mitch Spence, Max Schuemann Key arrivals: Joey Meneses, Geoff Hartlieb, Wander Suero, Mark Leiter Jr., Jeff McNeil, […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | about 1 hour ago | 0 reads
With the 2026 season opener three weeks away, most of the Astros’ Opening Day 26-man roster is coming into focus. A few spots, however, remain unsettled. Here’s my first pass at how things could shake out: Starting pitchers: Hunter Brown, Christian Javier, Tatsuya Imai, Mike Burrows, Spencer Arrighetti, Lance McCullers Jr Also considered: Colton Gordon, AJ Blubaugh […]
From The Crawfish Boxes | about 2 hours ago | 0 reads
After a World Baseball Classic exhibition against Team Netherlands yesterday, the Orioles return to their Grapefruit League schedule with their first spring matchup against the Astros. It’s not exactly a recognizable lineup for Houston, whose batting order includes names like Joseph Sullivan, Lucas Spence, Colin Briggs, Ethan Frey, and Riley Unroe. (Once again, I have […]
From Camden Chat | about 22 hours ago | 0 reads
There’s a new top prospect in the organization entering 2026, and five new entrants to the list. MLB.com has published their new Astros Top 30 Prospects list for 2026. OF Kevin Alvarez is the Astros new top prospect. See the full updated list below: https://www.mlb.com/milb/prospects/astros There are quite a lot of changes from the list […]
From The Crawfish Boxes | about 22 hours ago | 0 reads
The Houston Astros (1-6-3) travel to Sarasota to take on the Baltimore Orioles (5-4-1) in Grapefruit League action. LHP Colton Gordon will make his third appearance of the Spring for the Astros, while RHP Shane Baz will take the mound for the Orioles. TODAY’S STARTER: LHP Colton Gordon is coming off a productive rookie season, […]
From The Crawfish Boxes | about 23 hours ago | 0 reads
Let’s start off by being honest. Left field is a bit of a quagmire for the Astros as they aren’t sure if Yordan Alvarez will get a majority of the starts out there or if they can follow through with their plan to DH him. I should not that in the Hall of Fame Index […]
From The Crawfish Boxes | 1 day ago | 0 reads
The Astros will host Team Venezuela for an exhibition this evening at CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches ahead of this year’s World Baseball Classic. RHP Cristian Javier is set to make his Spring debut while Team Venezuela will start SEA RHP Eduard Bazardo, who’s been scoreless through two appearances (1.1 IP) this Spring. Isaac Paredes will […]
From The Crawfish Boxes | 1 day ago | 0 reads
Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic calls the current situation untenable. MLB Insider Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic believes the Astros must trade 3B Isaac Paredes and get a lefthanded hitting outfielder. It’s a great idea in theory, one Astros GM Dana Brown has been trying to execute for several months. There’s just one slight problem […]
From The Crawfish Boxes | 2 days ago | 0 reads
Over the next couple of weeks, I’ll be rolling out a series of prospect previews for Spring Training. This week we are looking at an up and coming bat: Will Bush Bush took an unconventional path to professional baseball, spending a year at Tyler Junior College before the Astros selected him in the 16th round […]
From The Crawfish Boxes | 2 days ago | 0 reads
We’re about halfway through spring training, and if you’ve read anything I’ve written before, you know I’m not in the business of overreacting to one Grapefruit League box score. One game means nothing. Two games mean nothing. Even a week can be misleading. But at some point, the sample size stops whispering and starts talking. […]
From The Crawfish Boxes | 3 days ago | 0 reads
Yordan Alvarez makes his 2026 Grapefruit League debut today for the Astros. Houston Astros (1-6-2) host the Washington Nationals (5-3-2) today in Grapefruit League action. RHP Hunter Brown will make his second start of the Spring today. He hurled 2.0 scoreless innings in his first start on Feb. 25 at MIA. Brown, who will be the […]
From The Crawfish Boxes | 3 days ago | 1 read
The Mets had their first walk-off win of the spring, beating the Houston Astros 4-3 in the bottom of the ninth thanks to a Yonatan Henriquez line drive single that scored John Bay. The Mets next game will be on Tuesday at 1:10 PM EST, against Team Nicaragua in a pre-World Baseball Classic exhibition game. […]
From Amazin' Avenue | 3 days ago | 0 reads
We are now five positions into the Astros offensive outlook on the season. We are reviewing five underlying statistics that impact what players produce. Over a long enough timeline, the underlying numbers will match the conventional ones. Occasionally, we see times where that does not happen. That is the case for the 2025 Astros. Obviously, […]
From The Crawfish Boxes | 3 days ago | 0 reads
Meet the Mets The Mets walked off the Astros and capped their weekend with a 4-3 win. it’s still a little early to make promises, but Carlos Mendoza is optimistic that Francisco Lindor and his hamate-less hand can be ready for Opening Day. Clay Holmes and Nolan McLean are excited to represent the United States […]
From Amazin' Avenue | 3 days ago | 0 reads
The Houston Astros are reportedly signing right-handed pitcher Danel Reyes, according to Francys Romero on X. Reyes is an 18-year-old arm out of Cuba with intriguing upside. The 6-foot-2 right-hander is viewed as an athletic pitcher with a fastball that already reaches 93 MPH. He first emerged as a notable prospect while pitching for Cuba’s […]
From The Crawfish Boxes | 3 days ago | 0 reads
The Astros (1-5-2) visit Port St. Lucie today to take on the New York Mets (4-3-1) at Clover Park. RHP Jason Alexander will start for the Astros vs. Mets RHP Clay Holmes. Today is the third game of six scheduled meetings between the Astros and Mets this Spring. The Astros are 0-1-1 thus far vs. […]
From The Crawfish Boxes | 4 days ago | 1 read
The Mets fell behind early in today’s game against the Nationals at Clover Park, and despite late attempts to comeback, they ultimately fell to the Nationals 3-2. The Mets will be at home once again tomorrow afternoon. They face off against the Astros at 1:10 PM on SNY, with Clay Holmes taking the mound.
From Amazin' Avenue | 5 days ago | 0 reads
His first Grapefruit League appearance of 2026 didn’t last long, but it was certainly encouraging. Maybe there’s still a little gas left in the tank after all. Friday’s 2026 Grapefruit League debut by Lance McCullers Jr. may not have seemed like much, but it was huge. For Lance, for the Astros, for fans who may […]
From The Crawfish Boxes | 5 days ago | 0 reads
3B Isaac Paredes will make his 2026 Grapefruit League debut today. The Houston Astros (1-4-2) welcome the Pittsburgh Pirates (6-2) to West Palm Beach. RHP Mike Burrows will make his second start and appearance of the Spring as he takes on Buccos RHP Braxton Ashcraft. RHP Mike Burrows takes on his former club with today’s […]
From The Crawfish Boxes | 5 days ago | 0 reads
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Houston Astros, February 28, 2026, 1:05 p.m. ET Location: CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches, West Palm Beach, FL How to Listen: 93.7 The Fan, 100.1 FM, AM 1020 KDKA, Sports Net Pittsburgh app SNP 360 The Pittsburgh Pirates on the road against the Houston Astros looking to grab a win in […]
From Bucs Dugout | 5 days ago | 1 read
Jose Altuve and Lance McCullers Jr. will each make their Grapefruit League debuts today. The Houston Astros (1-4-1) take on the Washington Nationals (4-2-1) in Grapefruit League action. RHP Lance McCullers Jr. is set to make his 2026 Grapefruit League debut. He made his return to the mound in 2025 after missing the entire 2023-24 […]
From The Crawfish Boxes | 6 days ago | 0 reads
The team has made no significant new investment into an offense that was 21st in MLB last season. While there has been an obvious and understandable focus on pitching this offseason for the Houston Astros after being devastated by pitching injuries in 2025, it shouldn’t be ignored that this was not a good offensive team […]
From The Crawfish Boxes | 6 days ago | 0 reads
Jesús Sánchez is a 28-year-old, left-handed hitting, outfielder. The Jays traded Joey Loperfido to the Astros to pick him up. Loperfido will be 27 in May, so there isn’t that much difference in age. Sánchez has played 580 MLB games and has a 4.8 bWAR. Loperfido has played 122 games and has a 1.1 bWAR. […]
From Bluebird Banter | 6 days ago | 0 reads
Meet the Mets Nolan McLean’s first outing of the spring was fantastic, and the Mets won their exhibition game against the Astros. Mets minor league pitcher Ryan Lambert is fanatical about his dietary beliefs and once consumed thirty raw eggs per day for an entire month. “Everybody says first base is easy, but it’s harder […]
From Amazin' Avenue | 6 days ago | 1 read
The Mets cruised to victory in a road game as they visited the Astros in West Palm Beach this afternoon, and Nolan McLean was unsurprisingly the star of the show in his first spring training appearance. The Mets’ next Grapefruit League game is set for 1:05 PM EST tomorrow as they visit the Cardinals in […]
From Amazin' Avenue | 7 days ago | 1 read