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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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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. […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Recap disclaimer – this may be more a random observations list than a specific blow-by-blow of the game. Spring training results are unimportant, right? It’s the process, after all. Pre-Game Notes From my wanderings around the back fields. And introductory tour of the media service room, et. al., as I picked up my press pass. […]
The St. Louis Cardinals continue their Spring Training schedule with a matchup against the Houston Astros starting at 12:05pm Central. According to MLB.com, Matthew Liberatore will take the mound for St. Louis for his 2nd start of the Spring. The Astros starter was to be determined according to the last update I’ve seen.
The Houston Astros travel to Jupiter, FL to take on the St. Louis Cardinals. The Astros will be playing a split squad game. Peter Lambert gets the start for Houston. This is his first start of the spring and his second appearance. In his first appearance, he pitched one scoreless inning while allowing 2 hits […]
Mets lineup SP: Nolan McLean Astros lineup lineup to follow Broadcast info First pitch: 1:05 PM ESTRadio: Audacy Mets Radio WHSQ 880AM
The Houston Astros (1-2-1) host the New York Mets (2-2-1) in a split squad game today in Palm Beach, FL. Tatsuya Imai makes his first appearance of the spring in this game. Imai was the Astros top free agent signing of the offseason and currently projects as their third starter while offering number 2 starter […]
Over the next couple of weeks, I’ll be rolling out a series of prospect previews for Spring Training. This week we looking at an arm that could help in 2026: Miguel Ullola Ullola is the latest in a long line of international arms developed by the Astros that also signed for a pretty small bonus. […]
We continue our trip throughout the diamond with a stop at the hot corner. Officially, the Astros are likely to have three players on the final 26 man roster that can play third base. However, we profiled Isaac Paredes at first base since he is likely to get more time there and Nick Allen will […]
RHP Hunter Brown, who was announced by Joe Espada as the Astros Opening Day starter, will make his Spring debut today. In 2025, Brown established himself as one of the top starters in the Majors, going 12-9 in 31 starts with a 2.43 ERA with 206 strikeouts in 185.1 innings of work. Among AL starters, […]