Ray Mileur, Author at Baseball Essential

Former Houston Astros’ reliever Fred Gladding has died at the age of 78

May 24, 2015

According to a report from the Knoxville New Sentinel former Houston Astros reliever Fred Gladding, who pitched for Houston from 1968 to 1973, died Thursday evening in Columbia, S.C. at the age of 78. Gl...

Royals Expecting Too Much Too Soon from 23-Year-Old Yordano Ventura

Ray Mileur

May 22, 2015

American League Central, Features, Kansas City Royals, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

What a difference a year makes. The defending American League Champion Kansas Royals ended a dreadful 28-season playoff drought last year before losing Game Seven to the San Francisco Giants in the World Ser...

Astros pickin’ Cotton as the former LSU star is promoted to Double-A ball.

Ray Mileur

May 22, 2015

Features, Houston Astros, Minor League Baseball, Prospect Reports

Houston Astros left-handed pitching prospect, Chris Cotton was promoted to Double-A Corpus Christi on Thursday. The 24-year-old, Cotton was 1-2 with a 1.40 ERA and went 4-for-4 in save chances over 13 appearanc...

Astros Josh Fields Break-out Season Stalled By Injury

Ray Mileur

May 21, 2015

American League West, Headlines, Houston Astros, Major League Baseball

Houston Astros' right-hander Josh Fields left Thursday's game after facing two batters and getting hit in the leg by a line drive that was deflected towards first base. Fields was obviously in pain as the train...

Astros’ pitching prospect Francis Martes makes his debut

Ray Mileur

May 20, 2015

Houston Astros, Minor League Baseball, Prospect Reports

Tuesday night, Francis Martes made his first start of the season and debut for the Houston Astros Class A affiliate the Quad Cities River Bandits, who were on the road playing against the Clinton Lumberkings at...

Houston Astros Prospect Spotlight: RHP Chris Devenski (4-0, 0.53 ERA)

Ray Mileur

May 18, 2015

Houston Astros, Major League Baseball, Prospect Reports

Chris Devenski (W, 4-0, 0.53 ERA) improved to 4-0 on the season Sunday afternoon, after pitching five innings, giving up only one run on three hits and no walks, while striking out four. Devenski, the 6'-3", 19...

Astros Center Fielder Jake Marisnick, is this guy for real?

Ray Mileur

May 17, 2015

American League, American League West, Features, Headlines, Houston Astros, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

The Houston Astros are off to a hot start, 10 games above the .500 mark, with a 23-13 record, in first place in the American League West Division, 4.5 games ahead of the second-place Los Angeles Angels. The As...

Astros Dallas Keuchel, the Ultimate Warrior

Ray Mileur

May 15, 2015

American League, American League West, Houston Astros, Major League Baseball

Houston Astros' 27-year-old left-hander Dallas Keuchel entered Friday night’s game with a 4-0 record this season and an active 6-game winning streak dating back to Sept. 14, 2014. Keuchel has posted a 1.35 ERA ...

Everything is bigger and better in Texas, including Collin McHugh

Ray Mileur

May 12, 2015

Features, Houston Astros, Opinions & Predictions

Things are always bigger and better in Texas. If you don’t believe that, you need to take at the Houston Astros' 27-year-old right-handed pitcher Collin McHugh, because once he set foot on Texas soil, he has be...

2015 MLB Draft: The Astros could add another Tucker to the team

Ray Mileur

May 10, 2015

Features, Houston Astros, Major League Baseball

The 2015 MLB Draft is less than a month away and Baseball America has posted their first Mock Draft for this year. In the days and weeks to come, Astros 411 will be taking a closer look at the 2015 Draft and po...

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