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Houston Astros: 2016 Offseason Report Card

Feb 2, 2016

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

After three consecutive years of finishing 40.0 or more games out of their division from 2011 to 2013 (moving from the National League Central to the American League West after 2012), the Houston Astros sho...

Brewers Expected to Name David Stearns next GM

Gershon Rabinowitz

Sep 20, 2015

Breaking News, Milwaukee Brewers, National League Central

With the 2015 season winding down, teams seemingly out of contention are finalizing their plans for the following year and the Milwaukee Brewers are no exception as they prepare to name David Stearns as their n...

The Houston Astros are baseball’s most exciting team to watch

Evan Marinofsky

Sep 2, 2015

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

Yes, I said it. If you'd told me last year that come September 2nd, the Houston Astros would be the most exciting team to watch in baseball, I'd probably have then asked how bad of a season was it for baseba...

Have the Houston Astros Become the Model Franchise?

Evan Marinofsky

Jul 7, 2015

American League, Features, Houston Astros, Major League Baseball

In 2005, the Houston Astros lost to the Chicago White Sox in four straight games in a World Series that is really only deemed classic and memorable in the minds of baseball fans from Chicago's South Side. After...

Cardinals Prospect Harrison Bader Makes His Presence Felt

Gershon Rabinowitz

Jul 1, 2015

Features, Interviews, Minor League Baseball, St. Louis Cardinals

The odds of a high school senior ultimately reaching the major leagues is roughly one-in-200, or 0.5 percent. Of the 1250 players drafted in any give year, less than 50 end up having an appearance at the game's...

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...

Astros Continue Looking for Relievers

Anton Joe

Dec 6, 2014

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

After missing out of southpaw Andrew Miller, the Houston Astros will be looking elsewhere to bolster their bullpen for the 2015 season. The Astros have been targeting bullpen help all off-season, and may now...

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