The Crawfish Boxes

Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images Welcome to the Thirsty Thursday Boil! Your Thirsty Thursday Boil. Houston Astros News Familiar faces reportedly emerge as Houston Astros GM candidates (chron.com) It all comes full circle for this Astros legend and his son (mlb.com) FOCO Launches Verlander Houston Astros Cy Young Bobblehead (si.com) Astros name former Braves, Blue … [Read more...] about Astros Crawfish Boil: January 26, 2023

Dana Brown brings his experience as a master of talent evaluation from the Atlanta Braves to the Astros The Astros announced the hiring of Dana Brown as General Manager to replace former GM James Click, whose contract expired in November. See the Astros press release below for more information about the history and accomplishments of Dana Brown. … [Read more...] about The Astros Announced the Hiring of a New General Manager

Mrs. Verlander just being herself. | Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images Justin Verlander won his third Cy Young Award in his final season with the Houston Astros. We’re reviewing all 316 players to appear anywhere in Houston’s system through the 2022 campaign. Justin Verlander is a six-foot-five, 235 lb. right-handed pitcher from Manakin Sabot, VA. Born on February 20, … [Read more...] about Oops! All Astros: Justin Verlander

Andrew Craft / USA TODAY NETWORK After a strong 2022 for the Astros’ Dominican complex clubs, an exciting group of players could be on their way to stateside ball for the first time. Here’s a look at some of those names: Luis Baez, OF A combination of pedigree and performance has earned Baez multiple Top-30 nods from national outlets before his 20th birthday. After … [Read more...] about Impressive DSL Astros Class Projects for 2023 Impact Stateside

Kyle Ross-USA TODAY Sports Let’s get this out of the way at the top: every Astro fan loves Yuli Gurriel. The hair, the smile, the HR in the 2017 WS, the clutch hits in the 2023 postseason, the Cubanity of the man. But the idea of bringing Yuli back are just ludicrous. Let me lay out this argument by exploding three myths: Yuli can be a valuable bench bat. There is a … [Read more...] about 3 Myths on the Yuli Reunion. Why We Need to Say Goodbye to our Guy

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Michael Papierski made his major league debut in 2022, but not for Houston. We’re reviewing all 316 players to appear in Houston’s system in 2022. Michael Papierski is a six-foot-three, 224 lb. switch-hitting catcher and first baseman from Palos Heights, IL. Born on February 26, 1996, he was a 16th-round choice of the Toronto Blue … [Read more...] about Oops! All Astros: Michael Papierski

Photo by Cooper Neill/MLB Photos via Getty Images It’s the Humpday Boil. It’s the Humpday Boil! Houston Astros News Hopes of Yuli Gurriel, Houston Astros reunion not dead yet (chron.com) Former Angels Manager Among Candidates for Houston Astros GM Job (si.com) Houston Astros fans react to Brad Ausmus being a finalist for team’s open general manager position: “Like … [Read more...] about Astros Crawfish Boil: Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images The third baseman edges past the 75% mark, and several other players set themselves up for 2024 The Hall of Fame announced the results of the BBWAA election on Tuesday. With 76.3% of the vote, third baseman Scott Rolen will be joining Veterans Committee selection Fred McGriff on the Cooperstown stage this summer. … [Read more...] about Scott Rolen Snags a Hall of Fame Plaque, Plus a Breakdown of the Rest of the Results

Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images Darwin De Leon got his introduction to professional baseball in 2022. We’re reviewing all 316 players to appear in Houston’s system in 2022. Darwin De Leon is a five-foot-nine, 156 lb. right-handed infielder from Monte Plata, DR. Born on October 31, 2003, the still-18 De Leon signed his first professional deal with the Astros on June 28, … [Read more...] about Oops! All Astros: Darwin De Leon