Altuve’s bats sit up against fence in spring training. | Photo by Karen Warren/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images Looking at some new batting analytics at Baseball Savant Baseball Savant recently released some new bat tracking analytics. You may be aware of the previous bat tracking measures like bat speed. As you might imagine, it turns out that batting mechanics are … [Read more...] about A look at Astros and New Batting Analytics
Twins bring Carlos Correa back from concussion for series opener vs. Royals; Buxton not quite ready
Minnesota Twins shortstop Carlos Correa has been cleared from the concussion protocol and reinstated from the 7-day injured list before the beginning of a three-game series against Kansas City. Correa collided with center fielder Byron Buxton in pursuit of a shallow fly ball on May 15 at Baltimore. Buxton was also placed on the 7-day concussion injured list. Twins head athletic … [Read more...] about Twins bring Carlos Correa back from concussion for series opener vs. Royals; Buxton not quite ready
Astros Crawfish Boil: 23May25
Jeremy Peña, Cam Smith, & Mauricio Dubón | Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images Welcome to the weekend Boil! It’s your Friday Crawfish Boil. Houston Astros News Throwback Thursday: Altuve (2 HRs) and McCullers (8 K’s) lead Astros to win Astros Sign Greg Jones To Minor League Deal (MLBTR) Isaac Paredes Is Out in Front (FG) Astros may have continued improbable run of … [Read more...] about Astros Crawfish Boil: 23May25
The Case for replacing Alex Cintron
Reinhold Matay-Imagn Images it just might be time Author’s note: Statistics in this article are accurate as of Tuesday. I haven’t been around these parts long, but within the Astros fan universe I have been around a long time. Anyone that knows me well knows I am a sucker for data. I call myself vballretired because I used to be a high school volleyball coach. While … [Read more...] about The Case for replacing Alex Cintron
Astros Prospect Report: May 22nd
Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images See how the prospects performed last night. Another day of Astros minor league baseball in the books! See the results below. Check out the previous day’s recap here. AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (28-19) lost 16-3 (BOX SCORE) Kouba started for Sugar Land and went 3 innings allowing 4 runs. Tamarez and Weiman were … [Read more...] about Astros Prospect Report: May 22nd