ASTROS RUMORS & GOSSIP

Work to be done for Astros to be competitive

Someone asked me last week, before the Astros lost four straight games to the Dodgers and Rockies, what would happen if this club ends up three or four games out of first place by the All-Star break in terms of potential trades of veterans. After all, the pitching has been terrific, the Astros have been competitive and the National League Central is not the best division in baseball...
Via Fox Sports Houston  |  2 days ago
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Mistakes doom Astros in doubleheader defeat

Houston manager Brad Mills rejected "sloppy" as the correct way to describe the Astros' 9-7 defeat against the Colorado Rockies in the front end of a Memorial Day doubleheader. Then again, Mills wasn't using the use of "tidy," either, after the Astros had committed three errors that led to four unearned runs. The Astros allowed two more unearned runs...
Via Pro Sports Daily  |  2 days ago
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Astros recall RHPs Lyles, Henderson from Triple-A

DENVER (AP) -- The Houston Astros have recalled right-handed pitchers Jordan Lyles and David Henderson from Triple-A Oklahoma City for Monday's doubleheader against the Colorado Rockies. Lyles will start the second game of the doubleheader. Under the rules for the new collective bargaining agreement, a team is allowed to add a 26th player for a doubleheader. Lyles is 0-1 with...
Via Fox Sports Houston  |  3 days ago
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Astros' Norris turning in dominant month

The Houston Astros are playing above preseason expectations so far this season, and right-handed starting pitcher Bud Norris is a big reason why. Entering Saturday's start against the Dodgers, Norris has a 0.35 earned-run average in May.
Via mlb.scout.com  |  4 days ago
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Astros get catching prospect from Marlins

The Houston Astros announced Saturday that they acquired minor league catcher Jobduan Morales from the Miami Marlins in exchange for Class AAA outfielder Justin Ruggiano. Morales, 20, has not played this season. Last year, he hit .272 with four home runs and 23 in 52 games at rookie-level Jamestown of the New York Penn League and went 3-for-9 with two RBI in three games with Class...
Via Pro Sports Daily  |  5 days ago
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Astros bullpen catcher falls for snake prank

Pranks are fun. They're even more fun when the victim is deathly afraid of snakes. Astros bullpen catcher Javier Bracamonte has a deep-rooted fear of snakes, so the team decided to take advantage of it and scare the living daylights out of him. A rubber snake was placed in the bucket of batting practice baseballs that Bracamonte was using, with the hopes that he'd grab it...
Via NESN.com  |  5 days ago
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Astros pitchers excelling early this season

If the Astros are in a rebuilding mode, one major element appears ahead of schedule. For the month of May the Astros' staff ERA of 2.75 leads all of Major League Baseball. If one considers that sample too small, the season-long ERA is 3.44 ranks sixth. The relievers' performance has been especially impressive: The bullpen has a WHIP of 1.19, 7th among all 30 teams for the...
Via Fox Sports Houston  |  7 days ago
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Astros have had Lyles, Rodriguez coming and going

It's the general manager's equivalent of managing all out, but even with a long-term plan in mind, the Astros aren't worried about it. Young starters Jordan Lyles and Aneury Rodriguez have been riding the shuttle between Houston and Triple-A Oklahoma City. Since Kyle Weiland went on the disabled list 28 days ago, the Astros have claimed an extra spot on their roster...
Via Pro Sports Daily  |  7 days ago
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Astros bullpen keep ERA low to lead MLB

HOUSTON Statistical manipulation is a fun, albeit intellectually dishonest, exercise, especially when number fudging enhances a point. With their 5-1 victory over the Cubs on Wednesday night at Minute Maid Park, the Astros completed a 6-2 home stand that ended with their allowing 24 runs. That sum is impressive standing alone, but eliminate the Cubs' irrelevant four-run ninth...
Via Fox Sports Houston  |  8 days ago
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Houston Astros playing it close to the vest

This past Saturday, Houston Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow took time out of his busy schedule to come speak to the local Society for American Baseball Researchers (SABR). He was delayed in arriving likely because he was coming back into Houston from scouting potential number one overall picks. Of course, he wouldn’t divulge who he was scouting or even where he had been...
Via hardballchat.com  |  11 days ago
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