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In Economics, there is a fairly basic concept known as the law of marginal utility. We usually explain this to students through the use of pizza. Each slice of pizza is a little less satisfying than the one before it. This lesson is usually taught at a similar time as the law of diminishing returns. […]
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Astros continue to look for pitching depth with option years. Thursday night the Houston Astros made a couple of roster moves as GM Dana Brown continues to look for pitching depth that still have options available on the contracts. First, Houston made a deal with the San Francisco Giants to acquire SP Kai-Wei Teng in […]
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The final review of the 2025 season will be looking at each position in the Astros farm system. Next up is the relief pitchers. BEST OF THE BUNCH Nick Hernandez Hernandez has been in out of the season for a few years. He had a dominant season in Triple-A posting a 2.12 ERA with 63 […]
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It often is hard to separate analysis and fandom. If you ask most Astros fan to name the best player in franchise history, most of them will name Jose Altuve. It makes perfect sense. He has an MVP award like Jeff Bagwell. Unlike Bagwell, he has two rings and perhaps one of the best postseason […]
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Realistically, that’s probably a good thing for both the players and the Houston Astros. Carlos Correa and Jose Altuve will not participate in this year’s World Baseball Classic, despite both players wanting to represent their home teams again. Correa has previously played for Puerto Rico and Altuve has previously played for Venezuela. Their absence is […]
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Recently MLB Network hosts Houston native Robert Flores and Harold Reynolds released their own Houston Astros Franchise Favorite list, followed by another Houston native Brian McTaggart Astros beat writer for the Houston Astros. I figured why not weigh in the deep end of this pool. If you look at this graphic you will see the […]
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The Astros Can’t Afford to Stand Pat and Dana Brown Knows It With FanFest now in the rearview mirror and the Super Bowl still dominating the sports calendar, it’s easy for Houston Astros fans to mentally hit pause before spring training truly begins. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: this roster is not finished, and pretending […]
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We have hit the lull in between the hot stove league and Spring Training. There will be more deals made between now and then, but your Houston Astros are probably winding down their additions and changes. This affords us time to dive into some side conversations that could prove interesting. Last week, the BBWAA elected […]
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(All photos courtesy Houston Astros) The Astros hosted a successful 2026 FanFest on Saturday, Jan. 24 at Daikin Park. The 2026 FanFest wraps up a great week of Astros Caravan stops throughout the Texas community and represents the official launch of baseball season for Astros fans. The official kickoff of the 2026 season saw 10,420 fans participate in autograph sessions, photo opportunities, […]
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Since I was a child, TRISTAR has been a part of a yearly pilgrimage to the once Hobby Airport Holiday Inn, and now into the NRG convention centers. This show allowed 10 year old Brett meet baseball legends like Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, Ted Williams, Hank Aaron, Sandy Koufax, Ken Griffey Jr. and Sr. and […]
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This would be a significant change on the trade winds rumor front. According to former Fox 26 Houston Sports Director Will Kunkel, the Astros are not currently in trade discussions with the Boston Red Sox for OF Jarren Duran: Now, trade talks and rumors are a fickle entity, as not currently being in trade talks […]
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Last time, we took a look at starting pitcher projections for ERA. We will do the same here for relief pitchers. Obviously, there is a ton to get into here and before we dive in we need to talk about some issues that come up with all pitchers. Certainly, hitting and pitching is partially reliant […]
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One Major Red Flag in the Astros’ Projected 2026 Rotation By now, Astros fans have likely seen the wave of national articles and social media posts projecting Houston’s starting rotation for the 2026 season. Most of the attention has understandably centered on Lance McCullers Jr. and his prominent inclusion in many of those forecasts. But […]
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Day three of the 2026 Astros Caravan is set to visit Baytown, Beaumont, Ingram, Missouri City, Sugar Land and San Antonio on Friday, Jan. 23. The Astros Caravan gives fans the opportunity to connect with players, alumni and broadcasters at various locations as the club approaches the start of Spring Training camp. Popular Astros mascot […]
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Just five days ago, one of the hottest rumors making the rounds involved the Houston Astros and Boston Red Sox having discussions involving Astros 3B Isaac Paredes and Red Sox OF Jarren Duran. As typical to baseball offseason talks, however, that could all be a thing of the past just as fast as it was […]
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Day two of the 2026 Astros Caravan is set to visit central Houston and Austin on Thursday, Jan. 22. The Astros Caravan gives fans the opportunity to connect with players, alumni and broadcasters at various locations as the club approaches the start of Spring Training camp. Popular Astros mascot Orbit and the Shooting Stars will also take part in the caravan. The fan […]
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Brett Chancey – Independent Journalist | Co-Host Locked on Astros | Back to the Bullpen with Mike Stanton The Astros embark on a season in a way they haven’t known since 2016. This is the first year they enter a season where they didn’t qualify for the previous Postseason. We all recall the first round, […]
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The final review of the 2025 season will be looking at each position in the Astros farm system. Next up is the outfield position. BEST OF THE BUNCH Alonzo Tredwell Tredwell was the Astros 2nd round pick back in the 2023 draft and he had a breakout season this year. The right-hander pitched across three […]
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We looked at Astros hitter projections a couple of weeks ago and the natural follow up would be pitchers. However, I specifically waited on them because some projection systems had not released their projections yet. There are still some (like ZIPS) that are not universally available yet. However, there are now enough to get a […]
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The 2026 Houston Astros Caravan begins Wednesday, January 21 and includes stops in Tomball, The Woodlands and Corpus Christi. The Astros Caravan gives fans the opportunity to connect with players, alumni and broadcasters at various locations as the club approaches the start of Spring Training camp. Popular Astros mascot Orbit and the Shooting Stars will also take part in the caravan. […]
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A lot of emotions came down the pike when it was reported that Kyle Tucker agreed to what is being touted as a four year, 240 million dollars contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Much of the emotional response could be explained through sticker shock. I don’t think anyone dreamed that Tucker was a 60 […]
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Players would actually make more money under a cap system, despite ownership cries about rising costs. Major League Baseball is the only one of the four major North American sports leagues without a salary cap. It is very much a league of haves and have nots. For decades, a significant segment of MLB ownership has […]
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There are rumors that are growing strong regarding trade talks between the Houston Astros and the Boston Red Sox. Many of the rumors involve Astros 3B Isaac Paredes and Red Sox LF Jarren Duran. There have been several iterations of this rumor, as far as packages going back and forth, and other players that have […]
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Astros Fans, It’s Time to Be Realistic About Kyle Tucker Astros fans, it’s time to step back, relax and stop all the hate for Kyle Tucker because he decided to sign with the Dodgers. You need to be realistic and get past your hurt feelings surrounding Kyle Tucker’s decision to sign with a team you […]
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In one of my last pieces, we discussed the concept of correlations. There are never any perfect correlations in statistics. So, while secondary average and real offensive value explains a lot, it does not explain everything. We are looking at what impacts run scoring and we need to look at factors outside of those two. […]
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