MLB Trade Rumors

The Astros announced to reporters, including Chandler Rome of The Athletic, that right-hander Luis Garcia underwent elbow surgery on Wednesday. That surgery included a reconstruction of his ulnar collateral ligament, the procedure commonly known as Tommy John surgery. It will be his second Tommy John surgery in the past three years. The righty’s flexor tendon was also repaired … [Read more...] about Astros’ Luis Garcia Undergoes Tommy John Surgery

Now that the season is over, we’ll start seeing several players choose to become minor league free agents.  Major League free agents (i.e. players with six-plus years of big league service time) will hit the open market five days after the end of the World Series, but eligible minor leaguers can already start electing free agency. To qualify, these players must have been all … [Read more...] about 14 Players Elect Free Agency

Friday marked the first day Yordan Alvarez was eligible to be activated off the Astros’ 10-day injured list, but manager Joe Espada instead closed the door on Alvarez’s participation in the team’s final series.  Espada told the Houston Chronicle’s Matt Kawahara and other reporters that Alvarez will remain on the IL for the remainder of the regular season, though it is still … [Read more...] about Yordan Alvarez Won’t Return During Regular Season

Now that the season is over, we’ll start seeing several players choose to become minor league free agents.  Major League free agents (i.e. players with six-plus years of big league service time) will hit the open market five days after the end of the World Series, but eligible minor leaguers can already start electing free agency. To qualify, these players must have been all … [Read more...] about 22 Players Elect Free Agency

The Astros’ streak of consecutive postseason appearances ended in 2025. A poor second half, highlighted by a late sweep at the hands of the eventual division-champion Mariners (in Houston, no less), left the ’Stros on the outside looking in for the first time since 2016. Despite a disappointing finish to the season, it doesn’t seem like major changes are coming to the … [Read more...] about Astros Notes: Brown, Espada, Rotation, Caratini, Hader