The Crawfish Boxes

Photo by Trevor Gallagher/MLB Photos via Getty Images See how the prospects performed last night. Another day of Astros minor league baseball in the books! See the results below. AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (39-37) lost 6-5 (BOX SCORE) Sugar Land got on the board in the first inning scoring 2 runs on a Bastidas 2 run single. In the 2nd inning they got 2 more runs on … [Read more...] about Astros Prospect Report: June 24th

What happened today in team history? 1966 - Down goes Morgan During pre-game batting practice of a game between the Houston Astros and St. Louis Cardinals, Lee May hits a line-drive that hits Astros infielder Joe Morgan in the knee, breaking it, sitting him out 40 games and making him miss the All-Star game. 2006 - Astros avoid misery After leading the game 9-2 through eight … [Read more...] about Today in Astros history – June 25

Erik Williams-USA TODAY Sports An apology to the Astro’s GM In my opinion, the modern GM needs to come from an elite school (Sorry, Rice doesn’t count) and have a strong quant background. Dana Brown didn’t have that background, so I had a built in bias against him. However, Brown’s tenure as the Astros GM has been surprisingly successful. His ability to identify talent … [Read more...] about Sorry, I was wrong about Dana Brown

Photo by Jack Gorman/Getty Images Cooper Hummel’s eighth inning homer the only run scored. The Astros won yet another one-run game by scoring in their last at bat. Cooper Hummel’s eighth-inning homer was all the run support Astros pitching would need to improve their record to 13 games over .500. Framber Valdez was the Ramblin Man for his seven innings on the mound. … [Read more...] about Pitching Wins Another One for the Astros. Squeak by Phillies 1-0.

Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images Multiple players on the Astros appear primed for extensions, but little traction has occurred in recent years. When the Astros hired Dana Brown in early 2023, I was struck by how candidly he spoke about extensions throughout his first season on the job. It was a refreshing departure, to some extent, from Jeff Luhnow and James Click. The … [Read more...] about Extension Watch Continues