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Houston Astros Ace Hunter Brown Leads Team in bWAR After Breakout Season

In an extremely disappointing season that resulted in an end to the Houston Astros playoff streak, they dealt with a lot of injuries. Stars like Yordan Alzarez, Jeremy Peña, Josh Hader and others missed significant time due to injury, leaving them off of leaderboards entirely.

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Looking At Christian Walker’s Daikin Park Issues

So, I think we can safely assume Christian Walker’s first season didn’t live up to expectations. What was viewed as a steadying addition to the lineup last offseason ended up feeling more like a continuation of the supposed Yuli Gurriel curse.

Houston Astros News / Houston Astros on SI / October 14

Astros Mentioned as Top Fit For Star Free Agent Outfielder From Hated Rival Yankees

The Houston Astros suffered one of the worst collapses they have seen in a very long time to miss the playoffs for the first time since 2016 and really bring to an end their era of American League domination.

Houston Astros News / Crawfish Boxes / October 14

Houston Astros Boil: October 14, 2025

Houston Astros News Injuries and roster moves Best of the Woodpeckers Roster breakdown: second base (HC) A look at the Astros farm system (ABC) 3 moves

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The '10-strikeout, 0-walk, 0-run MLB playoff pitchers' quiz

How many of the MLB pitchers to strikeout at least 10 batters while walking none and allowing no runs in a playoff game can you name in five minutes?

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Houston Astros News / Houston Astros on SI / October 14

Astros Could Be Stuck in Limbo With Their Current Mindset

The Houston Astros have been in a championship window since they won the World Series in 2017. While the better part of the last decade resulted in one

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25 notable MLB Hall of Famers who never won a World Series

Among the countless Hall of Famers who never experienced the joy of winning a World Series, there are several notable legends who stand out. Here's our list of the 25 greatest.

MLB News / MLB Trade Rumors / October 13

Red Sox to retain most of coaching staff, part ways with assistant hitting coach

The Boston Red Sox are parting ways with assistant hitting coach Ben Rosenthal, reports Chris Cotillo of MassLive. It’s possible that’ll be the only change to Alex Cora’s staff.

Houston Astros News / Houston Astros on SI / October 13

Astros Face Potentially Insane Salary Arbitration Bill for 2026 Season

The Houston Astros are unlikely to re-sign free agent starting pitcher Framber Valdez for 2026. The Astros will need the money. Houston faces a salary arbitration dilemma like few other teams in Major League Baseball.

Houston Astros News / Crawfish Boxes / October 13

Astros Offense Didn’t Hit the Ball Hard

Hitting the ball hard is obviously important in the game of baseball.. And the advent of high speed cameras for Statcast enables us to measure that ability better than ever before.

Houston Astros News / Houston Astros on SI / October 12

Assessing Astros' Five Best Moves from Disappointing 2025 Season

For a Houston Astros team that entered the 2025 MLB season riding an eight-year streak of reaching the postseason (including seven AL West division titles and two World Series victories), winning 87 games and falling short of the playoffs was hardly an ideal outcome.

Houston Astros News / Houston Astros on SI / October 12

Astros Projected to Attempt to Land Free Agent All-Star Ace After Rough Year

The Houston Astros failed to make the playoffs this season for the first time since 2016, bringing a final close to the chapter of domination they had over Major League Baseball for the better part of the last decade.

Zach Cole News / Houston Astros on SI / October 12

Zach Cole Considered Astros Prospect of Year by Top MLB Site

The Houston Astros needed help from the minor leagues throughout the 2025 season as the franchise set records for use of the MLB injured list. Zach Cole turned out to be one of those players.

Houston Astros News / Houston Astros on SI / October 11

Astros Mentioned as Free Agency Fit For All-Star Slugger to Fix Outfield

The Houston Astros failed to make the postseason this year in what was the first campaign of a new era for the franchise for the first time since 2016.

Joe Espada News / Houston Astros on SI / October 11

How Joe Espada's Contract Status with Astros Could Affect MLB Managerial Market

Coming off a rare postseason miss by the Houston Astros, many had questions about the security of Joe Espada. The rumors ran wild all year as the team failed to perform.

Jose Altuve News / Houston Astros on SI / October 11

Is the Jose Altuve Contract Going To Become Problem for Houston Astros?

The 2025 season was one of the most disappointing for the Houston Astros since their run of dominance began. For the first time since 2016, they didn't make the playoffs.

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Framber Valdez News / Houston Astros on SI / October 10

Astros Veteran Named Top Starting Pitcher in Loaded Upcoming Free Agency Class

The Houston Astros have missed the postseason for the first time in nearly a decade, and now, they have a ton of decisions to make regarding their pending free agents and how they want to handle the names set to hit the open market.

Houston Astros News / Last Word On Sports / October 9

Astros Keep Their Trust in Manager Joe Espada, GM Dana Brown

After the Houston Astros surprisingly missed the MLB postseason for the first time since 2016, many questions emerged about the future of manager Joe Espada and general manager Dana Brown.

Houston Astros News / Field Level Media / October 9

Report: Astros will not renew contract of hitting coach Alex Cintron

The contract of Houston Astros' hitting coach Alex Cintron will not be renewed, according to The Athletic on Thursday. After a nine-year playing career, Cintron, 46, started with the organization in 2017 and was promoted to hitting coach after the 2019 season.

Houston Astros News / MLB Trade Rumors / October 9

Astros make several changes to coaching staff, front office

GM Dana Brown and manager Joe Espada are sticking around, but that doesn’t mean the Astros aren’t making big changes. The team is parting ways with hitting

Houston Astros News / EssentiallySports / October 9

Houston Astros Pull Trigger on Veteran Teammate Amid Major Shakeup After World Series Collapse

After a rare postseason miss, the Houston Astros are shaking things up, and a longtime hitting coach is the first major name to go. Once viewed as a cornerstone

Houston Astros News / MLB on ClutchPoints / October 9

Astros move on from hitting coach after missing playoffs

The Houston Astros finished the regular season with an 87-75 record, missing out on the MLB Playoffs by a hair. With the club focusing its attention on the offseason, the organization made a change to the coaching staff on Thursday.

Houston Astros News / MLB Trade Rumors / October 8