Astros general manager Dana Brown has been open about his desire to add some left-handed hitting to Houston’s predominantly righty-swinging lineup, and it isn’t any surprise that the club reportedly has some interest in a player who may be one of the deadline’s most intriguing rental bats. USA Today’s Bob Nightengale writes that the Astros have “eyes on Orioles center fielder … [Read more...] about Astros Interested In Cedric Mullins
AL West Notes: Severino, Pena, Langford
The Athletics are playing all of their games for the next few years at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento while they wait for their stadium in Las Vegas to be constructed. It’s been expected from the very beginning that playing in a minor league stadium would be an adjustment for the players, and before the season began there were issues raised by the MLBPA that resulted in … [Read more...] about AL West Notes: Severino, Pena, Langford
Brown: Astros Exploring Market For Left-Handed Bats
Even as the Astros have lost 60% of their rotation to the injured list, they not only remain in contention — they hold a relatively commanding five-game lead over the second-place Mariners in the American League West. It’s shaping up to be another deadline focused on adding talent, and general manager Dana Brown candidly indicated yesterday in a radio appearance on SportsTalk … [Read more...] about Brown: Astros Exploring Market For Left-Handed Bats
Poll: AL Cy Young Race Check-In
While days off and postponements leave clubs around the league without a uniform number of games played, one of the games in this week’s slate will represent the halfway point in the season for every team across MLB. Earlier this week, we checked in on the MVP race in both the American League and the National League as players around the game gear up for the second half. Those … [Read more...] about Poll: AL Cy Young Race Check-In
Extension Talks Between Astros, Jeremy Peña Put On Hold
The Astros and Jeremy Peña were apparently making some recent progress on extension talks, per reports from Jon Heyman of The New York Post and Ari Alexander of KPRC 2. Heyman described the talks as “serious” while Alexander said the two sides were “deep” in discussions. Alexander adds that the deal in question would have exceeded $105MM over five years. However, Heyman notes … [Read more...] about Extension Talks Between Astros, Jeremy Peña Put On Hold