Action Network's Sean Koerner lays out his MLB player props for Opening Day on March 28.
You sometimes never know what is out there to call the future… NEW YORK - With the MLB regular season fast approaching, it is time for fanbases to gear up to cheer for their team.
Opening Day is tomorrow. Here’s Part Three of the Starting Nine’s 2024 analysis and predictions The 2023 Astros never really got it together. Just when it felt like the team turned a corner, they suffered another setback.
With longtime Astros catcher Martin Maldonado leaving Houston for the Chicago White Sox in free agency last offseason, a vacancy developed at the catcher position.
Right-hander Ronel Blanco will start the 2024 season in the Astros’ rotation, manager Joe Espada announced.
Gene Elston’s career in broadcasting is intimately intertwined with baseball history in Houston. Later, he would go on to announce games nationally, becoming a broadcasting legend throughout the 20th century, along with names such as Harry Caray, Vin Scully, and Jack Buck.
Framber Valdez is arguably at his best when he pitches to contact or specifically looks to generate groundball outs. That isn’t a controversial statement as history has indicated as much, with the left-hander posting four consecutive sub-3.60 ERA seasons with a groundball rate of 54% or higher.
“What’ll it be like if the Astros don’t win the AL West? I guess we’ll never know.” The following are the comments, analyses, and predictions by the staff of The Crawfish Boxes for the Astros 2024 season.
See where some of the top prospects are starting the season. On Sunday, the Astros officially announced the minor league rosters for all four full-season affiliates.
During the 2017 season, Alex Bregman, who was playing in just his second season in the majors, won the World Series with the Houston Astros. That season he batted .284, with 39 doubles, five triples, 19 home runs and 71 RBIs.
Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman is willing to discuss an extension with the team during the season, which is something of.a rarity in this day and age.
Death, taxes, and the Houston Astros in at least the ALCS, if not the World Series. The first two on the previous list are givens throughout history, and yet for the last seven years, the latter has been true as well.
Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander will not pitch in any of the Astros remaining games this spring. Manager Joe Espada said Thursday that Verlander will not pitch in the Astros’ four remaining Grapefruit League games.
Manager Joe Espada announced a couple of days ago that the righty would be going to see a doctor. It seems the doctor determined surgery was necessary.
A mainstay at the top of the rotation for the Astros during their stretch as a premier organization in the American League, Justin Verlander is anticipating a return to form after an inconsistent 2023 season.
Spring has not been kind to the Houston Astros and their starting rotation. They got some bad news early on when Justin Verlander announced that he was a bit behind schedule dealing with an elbow issue.
The two-game series in Seoul between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres is already underway, but anticipation from fans and bettors alike is on the rise ahead because of the pitching duel set up for Game 2.
The Houston Astros should have some new wrinkles to their game this season under the management of Joe Espada. Taking over for legendary manager Dusty Baker, the first-time skipper is looking to put his stamp onto this team that has won the World Series under the two previous men in charge.
The Houston Astros are filled with talent from top to bottom. While they have multiple star players, one of them has an argument to be the best hitter in baseball.
The Houston Astros, dealing with several injuries in their starting rotation, gave a health update on right-hander Jose Urquidy on Tuesday. Per Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle on social media: José Urquidy said he’s hopeful he can resume throwing next week after a break of 10-15 days.
When Forrest Whitley was drafted 17th overall in the 2016 MLB draft, he was widely considered a highly developed prospect and future top-of-the-rotation arm in the making.
The Houston Astros received injury updates on starting pitchers Justin Verlander and Jose Urquidy Monday, per Chandler Rome of The Athletic. “José Urquidy has a forearm strain and will begin the season on the injured list, Joe Espada said.
Just a few days ago, it looked like the Houston Astros were becoming the favorites to sign Blake Snell. But now it seems another team may be in line to add the reigning Cy Young Award winner.
Yordan Alvarez is apparently feeling the spring part of spring training.
The Houston Astros may have such a need in the rotation that they're willing to push money forward for free-agent ace Blake Snell.
ESPN has dropped its annual Top 100 players list and, as expected, three teams dominated the list with the Atlanta Braves, Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodgers accounting for a combined 25 players.
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