In an era of unprecedented dominance, a team full of all-stars, and the wizards in the Astros front office turning pitchers into aces overnight – it was easy to miss how special Yuli Gurriel …

The Astros are in the market for a backup catcher. According to general manager Dana Brown, acquiring a backup catcher is next on the off-season agenda. This is based on the assumption that the cur…

The top priority for the Astros in the offseason was to bolster a pitching staff already short on depth, specifically starters, and likely losing Framber Valdez to another team in free agency. The rotation looked increasingly more like Hunter Brown, Cristian Javier, and a bunch of question marks. In turn, Dana Brown signed Nate Pearson and Ryan Weiss…

On November 5, 2024, the Astros signed Steven Okert to a minor league contract. The move was unheralded, as relievers in their late 30s who sign minor league deals rarely make waves. It was an easy…

On December 13th last year, the Astros traded Kyle Tucker for Isaac Paredes, Cam Smith, and Hayden Wesneski. A trade that marked a change in philosophy and the end of a remarkable run of domination…

The Astros selected Roddery Muñoz from Cincinnati during the recent Rule 5 Draft. Generally, Rule 5 offers low risk with potential upside, with occasional diamonds like Johan Santana who can be pic…

On Sunday, we got our first official Hall of Fame announcement for the Class of 2026, with the Veterans Committee’s Contemporary Era panel revealing the results of their election. And somehow, the …

As we head into next year, we face a likely departure of one of the Astros’ aces, removing a chunk of excellent innings from our stable. The team is in a precarious position, with an aging ro…

“One of the beautiful things about baseball is that every once in a while you come into a situation where you want to, and where you have to, reach down and prove something.“ ~ Nolan Ryan Hello, ev…