Welcome to the Monday Boil.
Enjoy your Veteran’s Day Boil.
I’ve never enjoyed Veteran’s Day the way I think I should enjoy it. Ever since I joined the military waaay back in 1991, it always irked me that I usually had some work to do on Veteran’s Day. I mean….who is the holiday for? Now that I’m retired (and somehow still employed), I notice that most places have it off regardless. So everyone gets to take a day off, except for military guys on duty. Seems off.
Houston Astros News
Astros’ off-season: 10 questions for you (Chipalatta)
Cardinals’ Nolan Arenado would be a good fit for this perennial contender (Redbird Rants)
Rumored Yusei Kikuchi landing spots call Astros’ deadline strategy into question (CTH)
Detroit Tigers fans make it clear: Bring back Justin Verlander in MLB free agency (Detroit Free Press)
Compelling contingency plan could exist if Astros lose Alex Bregman in free agency (CtH)
Reggie Jackson steps down from Astros front-office role (YB)
Alex Bregman connected to two Astros rivals thanks to one Instagram post (FS)
AL West News
A’s: Photos: A’s Release New Renderings of Proposed $1.5B Las Vegas MLB Stadium (BR)
M’s: The change that would help Mariners’ bats? Pushing the fences back (Seattle Sports)
Rangers: 3 takeaways for Rangers from GM Meetings
Halos: Predicting the Angels’ starting rotation after their latest free agency signing (HH)
MLB News
2025 Classic Baseball Era Committee Candidate: Dick Allen (FG)
D’Backs, Nationals, Yankees Among Teams Interested In Christian Walker (MLBTR)
Experts answer 5 burning Hot Stove questions
Will Sasaki join Ohtani and Yamamoto in Los Angeles?
Marlins To Hire Pedro Guerrero As Hitting Coach (MLBTR)
Marlins set to hire Dodgers 1B coach McCullough as manager
General Managers Address the Highs and Lows of Starter Innings (FG)
Houston Astros Birthdays
C J.R. House (45)
CF Scott Loucks (68)