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The Development of Young Players Is Essential for Front Offices, and The Cause of the Lockout
The Astros and Cubs Were Once on the Same Path; Now It Is Diverging
A Post Free Agent Frenzy AL West Review
Is Hector Neris Worth $17 Million
The Astros Have Payroll Concerns...But It's For Next Year's Payroll
Never Get in a Land War in Asia. And Never Get Into a Bidding War for a Bullpen Arm
Meet the New Ace; Same as the Old Ace: The Astros Sign Verlander Again
Meet the New Ace; Same as the Old Ace: The Astros Sign Verlander Again
Handicapping the Race for AL Rookie of the Year
The Old Man Who Was Never Old School: An Appreciation of Brent Strom
Ball Go Far. Team Go Far; The Home Runs Made the Difference
The Bats Come Alive; They'll Need to Score to Win Games 6 and 7
An Unfamiliar Foe and a Different Style: The High Contact Astros Take on the Big Power of the Braves
Who's Responsible for the Astros Pitching Turnaround in the ALCS? There Are Several Candidates
The Defensive Advantage Finally Appears...Thanks In Large Part to Framber Valdez's Excellent Start
The Astros Embrace the Modern Bullpen: My ALCS Game 1 Analysis
It Wasn't Always Like This: An Appreciation of 5 Straight Trips to the ALCS
The Astros Defensive Edge Proves Pivotal in the 7th: My Game 2 Analysis
McCullers Shoves and Altuve Slides: My Analysis of Game 1 of the ALDS
The Need for Contact: An ALDS Preview
A Winning Record in Every Sixth: A Final Sixth Report
Why Are the Astros Winning? They Have Lots of Good Players
Zack Greinke's Strikeout Rate is Way Down; His Performance Has Followed
Phil Maton: High Spin, High Movement, Middling Results
The Bundle of Contradictions That Is Cristian Javier
The AL West Ain't Over...But We Know Who's Going to Win It
If This is Your Worst Period, You're Actually a Good Baseball Team: A Fifth Sixth Report
The Lessons of the Failed Promise of Francis Martes
Dusty, Please Don't Use Jake Odorizzi the Third Time Through the Order
There's No Ace, but the Astros Rotation is Deep with Quality
Taking Control of the AL West: A Fourth Sixth Report
The A's Trade of Jesus Luzardo is Good News Long-Term for the Astros
A Rays-esque Trade by a former Rays Front Office Guy
Kendall Graveman's Improved Slider Has Made Him An Effective Reliever
The Fangraphs Trade Value List Shows the Astros Window is Not Closing.
Astros Bats Have Been Cold in July, but the Pitching Has Picked Up the Slack
An Update on the Bullpen, or Yeah, We Should Add Relievers at the Deadline
Myles Straw Has Exceeded Expecations
The Lesson of the Speader Debacle: We are All Our Own Editors
The Astros Schedule is About to Soften Up: That Might Be Bad News
Diaz Injury Exposes the Lack of Depth on the Astros Roster
The Bats Have Been Hot; the Bullpen Has Not: A Second Sixth Report
Jose Urquidy Throws Strikes--Lots of Them
The Bats Didn't Deliver in Arlington, but the Bullpen Takes the Blame
Zack Greinke Threw Strikes Last Night
Brooks Raley: Average Major League Pitcher
Kyle Tucker Isn't Back. He Never Went Away
We Let 'em Off the Hook: Angels 5 Astros 4
Altuve's Birthday Party, and Mine: A Report from Yankee Stadium, May 6, 2021
Streakiness, Good Fielding, and the Developing Young Pitchers: A First Sixth Update
Lance McCullers: More Effective than Wild So Far
Is Cristian Javier a Starting Pitcher? His Developing Curveball Will Tell the Story
The Astros Bullpen: Better Than You Think, But Not As Good as You Hope
What's a Star Shortstop Worth?
How Would the Astros Lose the Division? Here are the Scenarios for Each Team in the AL West