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As Spring Training kicks off, the Astros are facing some familiar headaches, particularly with Yainer Diaz's decision-making at catcher and the loss of a key target to the Royals. With just days to go before Grapefruit League play, the pressure is on to fill gaps and make the right calls.
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Familiar Yainer Diaz shortcoming could cause Astros real problems in 2026 and beyond
The Houston Astros may want to rein in Yainer Diaz and his decision-making powers ahead of the ABS challenge system coming to MLB.
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Royals just stole the former All-Star Astros desperately needed at camp
The Houston Astros search for a suitable backup catcher took another hit after the Kansas City Royals agreed to a deal with Elias Diaz.
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Astros Spring Prospect Profiles: AJ Blubaugh
Over the next couple of weeks, I’ll be rolling out a series of prospect previews for Spring Training. This week we look at one of the top arms: AJ Blubaugh. Blubaugh was selected in the seventh round of the 2022 draft out of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee after a solid, albeit limited, college career. In […]
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In The Lab: Looking at First Base Offense
These articles are a part of a series and are designed to be consumed as an entire series, but I know we get new readers every day. So, we will reset the conversation to the beginning. This series is about looking at specific underlying numbers to get a handle on what hitters might do in […]
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3 things to watch as Spring Training games start for Astros
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The Astros open Grapefruit League play Saturday against the Nationals at CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches, with lefty Colton Gordon taking the mound in front of a lineup that includes top prospect Brice Matthews (second base), rookie Zach Cole (center field), Joey Loperfido (left
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Imai wows at Astros camp: 'Never seen a pitch like that before in my life'
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- All eyes were on Tatsuya Imai on Friday afternoon when he faced hitters for the first time since signing with the Astros in January. And it wasn’t just any hitters that the Japanese star would be staring down on Field 2 at CACTI Ballpark of
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