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News and Rumors from Day 1 of the Winter Meetings: Baz’ power stuff seemed to return last year, his first full year after returning from Tommy John surgery, but he faded in the second half. His has some major stuff however, and the Astros are known for maximizing pitching talent. Coming off a down year, […]
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The Houston Astros have signed right-handed pitcher Ryan Weiss to a one-year Major League contract that also includes a club option for 2027. The announcement was made by Astros General Manager Dana Brown. Additional terms of the deal were not disclosed. Weiss pitched the last two seasons in the Korean Baseball Organization (KBO) and had a huge year […]
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12 Days of Deals for Astros Light Up the Park, presented by Houston Methodist, begins on Monday, Dec. 8 with a different deal available for fans every day. Monday, Dec. 8 begins a special 12 Days of Deals for Astros Light Up the Park, presented by Houston Methodist, that will run through Friday, Dec. 19. Each day has a special deal that is available […]
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I have long been an advocate of Jeff Kent getting into Cooperstown. He is the best power-hitting second baseman of all time. His 354 career HR are 19 more than the twice-suspended Robinson Cano (PEDs) and 79 more than Ryne Sandberg, who is currently third on the list. His .865 career OPS is fourth all […]
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“I come to praise Caesar not to bury him.” — William Shakespeare Bill James once said that numbers take on the property of language. I make my living as a school teacher. To be more specific, I support special education students in English classrooms. These two worlds are intersecting this week when it comes to […]
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Former Houston Astros second baseman Jeff Kent was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday by the Hall of Fame by Era committee. The Eras committee is the modern interpretation of the old Veterans Committee. They look at only candidates from a particular era every year and 2025 was the year for modern […]
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News. Rumors. It’s all in here. Today’s off-season Crawfish Boil for 12/7/25 Harry Ford is the #42 prospect in all MLB and is now the #2 prospect in the Nationals system. Isaac Lyon was a 10th round pick of the Mariners last season, and has only thrown 12.1 IP of professional baseball. Ferrer was 4-4, […]
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Just like a real crawfish boil – it’s all in here. The latest news and rumors on the Houston Astros and from around MLB in today’s off-season Crawfish Boil. https://www.mlb.com/news/jhostynxon-garcia-jesus-travieso-pirates-trade-with-red-sox
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The Houston Astros are hot on the trail of free agent SP Ranger Suarez, according to Mark Feinsand of MLB.com. In his recent article regarding the top 5 free agent starters on the market, Feinsand noted the Astros, Cubs and Orioles as the three teams as the most serious threats to signing Suarez away from […]
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The Houston Astros have announced they have outrighted OF Taylor Trammell and RHP Logan VanWey to Triple-A Sugar Land. Trammell has the right to elect free agency. With these moves, the Astros currently have 38 players on their 40-man roster. Trammell, a former first round pick of the Cincinnati Reds in 2016, has never fulfilled […]
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From 2014 to 2020, it seemed like the Astros welcomed a new impact prospect every season, and each one stepped in and made an immediate difference. From George Springer to Carlos Correa to Yordan Alvarez, those arrivals played a major role in defining the organization’s golden era. While 2025 didn’t see that same level of […]
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We saw in our previous piece that the Astros stood in 19th in MLB with a .651 team BPO. For those that haven’t read the first piece, we noted that bases per out is a more comprehensive way of looking at offense and pitching because it includes a base running element. Naturally, most catchers do […]
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The Houston Astros announced that they have acquired minor league pitcher Nico Zeglin from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for $250K international bonus pool money. Zeglin, 25, last pitched in 2024. He went 7-0 with a 0.95 ERA in 25 appearances combined for the Cubs Single-A and High-A affiliates, striking out 90 batters and only […]
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Just like a real crawfish boil – everything is in here. Here’s the latest on the Astros and from around the league in today’s off-season Crawfish Boil: “Alimber Santa, RHP (No. 13)After jumping on prospect radars after he dialed his fastball up to 100 mph in August 2022, Santa has settled into the mid 90s […]
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Obviously, we are in a state of transition here, so this seemed like a perfect opportunity for a reset. In the radio business, they tell you that your audience turns over every 15 to 20 minutes, so it is important to circle back to some things that are important. Some of you have read my […]
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News and rumors on both the Houston Astros and from all around MLB: all in today’s Crawfish Boil (Off-Season Edition): “multiple sources said Houston believes its best avenue to acquire an established starting pitcher is via trade. There is considerable interest from other teams in both center fielder Jake Meyers and right fielder Jesús Sánchez, […]
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The Crawfish Boxes announces today the addition of three members to the staff: Adam Spolane: Born and raised in Houston, Adam has spent two decades covering the Houston sports scene, most recently for SportsRadio 610 and the Associated Press. A graduate of Indiana University, Adam spent 10 years as a broadcaster in the Colorado Rockies […]
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Space City Home Network (SCHN) announced today the launch of its new SCHN+ direct-to-consumer (DTC) and TV Everywhere (TVE) streaming app that lets viewers watch the Houston Rockets and Houston Astros directly from their favorite devices- no cable, satellite subscription or contract required. Available now on web browsers at SCHNPLUS.com as well as on iOS, Android, Apple TV and Amazon […]
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The Houston Astros have agreed to a contract with RHP Ryan Weiss, according to Brian McTaggart of MLB.com. Weiss pitched the last two seasons in the KBO for the Hanwha Eagles. Eagles fans have nicknamed him “Daejeon Jesus”. Last season, Weiss was 16-5 with a 2.87 ERA and 1.024 WHIP for the Eagles. He made […]
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News & Rumors from around the league – The Crawfish Boil 12/2/2025 The Contemporary ballot includes players whose primary contributions were made since 1980. The eight member ballot includes: Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Carlos Delgado, Jeff Kent, Don Mattingly, Dale Murphy, Gary Sheffield and Fernando Valenzuela. A player needs 75% of the vote (12 of […]
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Hunter Brown’s top-3 finish in the AL Cy Young Award voting has officially yielded it’s reward. Thanks to the Prospect Promotion Incentive (PPI), the Houston Astros will officially have the 28th pick in the MLB Amateur Draft as a reward, according to Joe Trezza of MLB.com. This pick is in addition to the Astros first […]
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Here’s the latest from the hot stove of the MLB offseason: There continues to be “considerable interest” in Astros CF Jake Meyers, according to The Athletic. Houston seeks a controllable major-league starter in a deal for the defensive standout coming off a breakthrough offensive campaign that saw Meyers hit .292 with a .354 OBP, both […]
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While almost every Astros fan expects the team not to re-sign homegrown star SP Framber Valdez, we may have an idea on where he is going, and for how much. International MLB Insider Hector Gomez posted on X (formerly known as Twitter) that the New York Mets are the favorites to land the All-Star lefty. […]
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Astros GM Dana Brown has made no bones about the fact he would be creative about finding ways to improve the roster. Could Brown be expanding his search into the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO)? According to Daniel Kim, the Houston Astros could be close to a deal with Ryan Weiss of the Hanwha Eagles of […]
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SP Dylan Cease has a new team, and it’s not the Houston Astros. As first reported by Jon Heyman of the New York Post, Cease has agreed to a 7-year, $210M deal with the Toronto Blue Jays. Cease, soon to be 30, finished last season 8-12 with a 4.55 ERA. He struck out 215 batters […]
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