Latest news and updates about the Astros
The Houston Astros have officially signed both of their first-round picks from the 2026 MLB Draft. The Astros selected OF Logan Hughes from Texas Tech with 17th overall selection and RHP Jack Radel from the University of Notre Dame with the 28th overall pick. The announcement was made by Astros Director of Amateur Scouting Cam Pendino. Hughes, 21, a left-handed […]
Houston needs to trade both these players ASAP
A new report suggests the Houston Astros would be smart to be sellers before the Aug. 3 MLB trade deadline […]
The Royals announced Wednesday that they’ve acquired right-hander Nate Pearson from the Astros in exchange for minor league righty Max Martin. Houston had designated Pearson for assignment over the weekend. Kansas City designated outfielder Kameron Misner for assignment in order to get Pearson onto the roster (more on that DFA here). Pearson, 29, was once […]
Today, the Houston Astros announced they have traded reliever Nate Pearson to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for righthanded pitching prospect Max Martin. Martin, 22, has posted a 6-2 record with a 2.01 ERA in 26 relief appearances across two levels of Class A ball in the Royals system this season. Martin was a […]
The Royals announced Wednesday that outfielder Kameron Misner has been designated for assignment. His spot on the 40-man roster will go to righty Nate Pearson, whose previously reported acquisition from the Astros has now been confirmed by the team. Misner, 28, was the No. 35 overall draft pick by the Marlins back in 2018. He’s been […]
The search for pitching depth continues. According to Astros beat reporter Chandler Rome, the Royals have acquired pitcher Nate Pearson from Houston. Royals beat reporter Anne Rogers reports the compensation is minor league pitcher Max Martin. The Astros designated Pearson for assignment last week after he appeared in 16 games in the bullpen with a […]
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Houston Astros (48-54) and Miami Marlins (52-49) will play the middle game of their three-game series tonight at Daikin Park in Houston, TX. RHP Tatsuya Imai (5-4, 6.06 ERA) will get his first start of the second half and his first start in two weeks tonight opposite the Marlins and RHP Tyler […]
At 48-54 with 13 days until the trade deadline, the Houston Astros find themselves in a historically unusual position: they are farther away from .500 (6 games) than they are from the AL West division lead (3.5 games). So far, nothing about this team says playoffs, yet their proximity to the playoffs and their owner’s […]
The All-Star break is behind us, and most teams have now completed at least two-thirds of their schedule. As far as hitters go, we've seen some huge performances from both James Wood and Yordan Alvarez as they vie for the top overall ranking on the season. Jordan Walker's dream season continues as he won the […]
Jeremy Pena has spent his entire career as a fixture in Houston , but a losing stretch and failed contract talks have pushed the shortstop into trade speculation ahead of the August 3 deadline. ESPN's Kiley McDaniel and Jeff Passan ranked Pena as the No. 3 player most likely to be moved, giving him a 35 percent chance of being traded. The 28-year-old is a Gold Glover and former World Series and ALCS MVP who has become one of the better all-around shortstops in baseball, hitting around .295 w...
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Houston Astros (47-54) will wear their City Connect uniforms tonight as they welcome in the Miami Marlins (52-48) for a three-game series at Daikin Park in Houston, TX. After undergoing right elbow surgery last season, RHP Ronel Blanco (2026 Debut) is returning to the Astros rotation tonight for his first Major League […]
Today, the Houston Astros officially announced the following roster moves: Blanco will start tonight’s game against the Marlins at Daikin Park, joining the Astros battered rotation. Sousa will likely reclaim a leverage role very soon, if not immediately. Sousa had ascended to being the primary setup man for Bryan Abreu after Josh Hader’s injury before […]
The Astros announced that right-hander Ronel Blanco and left-hander Bennett Sousa have been reinstated from the 60-day injured list. The 40-man roster already had three vacancies, so these moves put the Astros at 39. Infielder Ray Delgado and lefty Bryan King have been optioned to Triple-A Sugar Land as the corresponding active roster moves. The […]
Anthony Franco Good afternoon, hope all is well! Lats minute change to the chat schedule this week. Steve will do the Friday one. Let’s get rolling Haha, yes. I am a “guest.” Riiiiight…. Does Lars Nootbaar to Houston bring Xavier Neyens or Kevin Alvarez to the Cardinals’ farm system? Anthony Franco Yeah I think either […]
The Colorado Rockies would only trade Hunter Goodman for a haul.
It was a Wednesday afternoon at then-named Minute Maid Park. On July 20, 2011, Jose Altuve made his MLB debut with the Houston Astros. He went 1×5 in a 3-2 victory over the Washington Nationals in 11 innings. He got his first major league hit with 2 out in the bottom of the 9th inning […]
The San Diego Padres and Houston Astros are among the MLB teams that must fight the temptation to buy ahead of the trade deadline.
Fourteen Years Ago Today The Blue Jays and the Astros made a ten-player trade: Happ played for us for 2.5 seasons. He was hurt quite a bit, including one injury when a line drive hit him in the head, and he ended up on the DL with a leg injury. In 2.5 seasons, he had […]
The Astros homestand continues tonight with an appearance from the Miami Marlins. We preview that three game set with WQAM’s play-by-play voice Jack McMullen who lends us his perspective exclusively at The Crawfish Boxes. Q: We’ve seen the Marlins each of the last four seasons appear on the schedule. However, prior to that, it’s […]
It was July of 2007 when Ty Wigginton was dealt to Houston in exchange for Dan Wheeler. Wigginton would pay dividends at multiple positions, playing third and LF. The following year, Ty would embark upon a phenomenal August posting a 1.200 OPS. He joins us exclusively as our 33rd entry of our continuing […]
We have now come back from the break. These last couple of labs have come from the luxury of the cruise ship, so the numbers are all pre-All Star break numbers. We have been looking at offense position by position to get a better feel of where the Astros could use some help. We are […]
The Houston Astros have designated right-hander Nate Pearson for assignment. With Pearson's designation, the Astros now have three open spots on their 40-man roster. A Mild Surprise The move is somewhat unexpected on the surface. Pearson made 16 appearances out of Houston's bullpen this season and posted a respectable 3.60 ERA across 20 innings, doing well to keep the ball in the yard by allowing just one home run. The problem was everything underneath. The Astros DFA’d Nate Pearson, p...
The Houston Astros continue to shuffle the deck with their pitching staff. SP Ronel Blanco, who hasn’t pitched in the majors since May 18, 2025 due to Tommy John surgery, will return to the roster on Monday and get the start against the Miami Marlins at Daikin Park. Blanco has pitched well on his rehab […]
5:07PM: Speaking with MASN Sports and other media after today’s 5-2 win over the Astros, Orioles manager Craig Albernaz said Rutschman is day to day with some discomfort in his left wrist. Adding to the catching situation, Samuel Basallo left today’s game in the second due to right shoulder discomfort. Albernaz said the shoulder issue […]