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The Houston Astros placed Yordan Alvarez and Jose Urquidy on the Injured List as Josh James reports to camp. We got a good amount of Houston Astros news on Monday in addition to the report that they’ll be playing some exhibition games in Kansas City next week. Yordan Alvarez and Jose Urquidy are among five […] Astros Notes: Alvarez, Urquidy put on IL, James returns - Climbing … [Read more...] about Astros Notes: Alvarez, Urquidy put on IL, James returns

Here are five candidates to pick up at-bats for the Houston Astros if Yordan Alvarez misses time. The Houston Astros have yet to see a few of their players report to camp, either for personal issues or COVID-19 related reasons. Arguably the best of those players is DH Yordan Alvarez, who slugged his way to […] Astros: Five candidates to DH in Yordan Alvarez’s absence - Climbing … [Read more...] about Astros: Five candidates to DH in Yordan Alvarez’s absence

Here are five Houston Astros prospects who could debut at some point this season. If this shortened 2020 season does manage to get underway, one of the many things that’ll be different than in normal years is the number of players we’ll see. With COVID-19 precautions and exposures sure to cause several players to miss […] Astros: Five potential debuts we’re excited for this … [Read more...] about Astros: Five potential debuts we’re excited for this season

We take a look back at the Houston Astros picks in the 1981 MLB amateur draft. If you read this series regularly, you may notice the headline to this article is a little different. Normally we discuss the hits and misses in each Astros draft class, but we’re just discussing the misses here because there […] Astros: Revisiting the 1981 MLB amateur draft misses - Climbing Tal's … [Read more...] about Astros: Revisiting the 1981 MLB amateur draft misses

Joe Smith has yet to report to camp, which leaves a hole in the Houston Astros bullpen. The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to create a number of roster holes for teams this season, either temporarily or for the duration of the campaign. One roster hole the Houston Astros could be facing is the loss of […] Astros: How Joe Smith’s absence changes bullpen makeup - Climbing Tal's Hill … [Read more...] about Astros: How Joe Smith’s absence changes bullpen makeup

Houston Astros pitcher Ryan Pressly’s contract is affected by the shortened season. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic putting the 2020 season on hold, Houston Astros relief ace Ryan Pressly was set to earn $8.75 million this season in the first year of the contract extension he signed in March of 2019. He’ll only earn the […] Astros: Ryan Pressly’s contract affected by shortened … [Read more...] about Astros: Ryan Pressly’s contract affected by shortened season

We take a closer look at the Houston Astros 2021 regular season schedule. Depending on how things go with the COVID-19 pandemic, Houston Astros fans might not get to visit the new fan zone in the upper deck in right field at Minute Maid Park until 2021. However, thanks to a rather odd decision by […] Astros: Breaking down the 2021 regular season schedule - Climbing Tal's Hill - … [Read more...] about Astros: Breaking down the 2021 regular season schedule

Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander looks ready for this season and the next decade. Justin Verlander has thrown three no-hitters in his career, with the most recent coming last season with the Astros. It’s a shame we can’t count Thursday’s intrasquad outing as his fourth, because the Houston ace was mowing down his teammates. Granted, […] Astros: Ageless Justin Verlander … [Read more...] about Astros: Ageless Justin Verlander dominates teammates

MLB needs to drastically improve COVID-19 testing for the sake of all players, including the Houston Astros. I’m as excited for the return of baseball as anyone, but the ability of this season to take place is at risk. Unless MLB gets its COVID-19 testing straightened out, the legitimacy of the season and the very […] Astros: MLB needs to improve COVID-19 testing immediately - … [Read more...] about Astros: MLB needs to improve COVID-19 testing immediately