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SB Nation Reacts Survey: Should Espada Keep His Job?
Astros fans, does manager Joe Espada deserve to keep his job after this season? Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Astros fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys: SB Nation […]
Houston Astros Must Get Next GM Hire Right After Dana Brown Firing
We are approximately 24 hours removed from the Houston Astros and GM Dana Brown having a mutual parting of ways (i.e. – he was fired) and the team announcing it would finish the year with a three-headed monster of the team’s current assistant GM’s and special advisor Jeff Bagwell running things under the supervision of […]
In The Lab: Dana Brown Postmortem
I usually like to wait a day to digest bigger news stories. It pays to take a little bit of extra time to make sure all of the emotional baggage has cleared. Dana Brown officially failed as a general manager. However, professional sports is a failure business. Most general managers and managers are hired to […]
Astros Prospect Report: August 23rd
Another day of minor league baseball is in the books. See the results below. Check out the previous day’s recap here. AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (66-59) lost 1-0 (BOX SCORE) Mayer started for Sugar Land and pitched really well tossing 5.1 scoreless innings with 7 strikeouts. The pen pitched well as the game went […]
Dana Brown Out as Astros GM
Effective today, the Houston Astros and General Manager Dana Brown have mutually agreed to part ways. Brown’s contract was set to expire at the end of the 2026 season. Brown’s responsibilities will be transitioned to the Astros Assistant General Managers, Charles Cook, Gavin Dickey and Connor Huff, and to Senior Advisor Jeff Bagwell. Astros Owner and Chairman Jim Crane will oversee baseball operations through […]
Putting the Astros Last Week in Perspective
Even analytical fans can be overcome with emotions. The last ten days have been brutal. If we remove the opener of the Mariners series, we saw the Astros got a combined 2-6 in the span of eight days. That was against a collection of teams where they probably were hoping for a 6-2 run. They […]
Are the Astros Stuck in Baseball’s Most Dangerous Place?
Astros fans, after what can only be described as a disastrous homestand, it may be time to start thinking about something much bigger than whether this team can somehow find a way into the playoffs this season. It’s time to start thinking about the state of the Houston Astros. Not just for the remainder of […]
Astros Blow 6-Run Lead in 7-6 Loss to Lowly A’s
I have to admit, I was dupped, dead wrong, lured in by ghosts of seasons past along 501 Crawford Street. On the heels of taking the series in San Francisco, I told anyone who would listen that the Astros would “pad their lead” during the upcoming 9 game homestand against the likes of the Mariners, […]
Astros vs. A’s Game Discussion: 8/23/2026
TODAY’S GAME: The first-place Houston Astros (65-65), who own a slim 1.0-game lead in the AL West over the Rangers, will play a rubber game with the A’s (50-80) today in what is the finale of their nine-game homestand. Both clubs named today’s starters following last night’s game, with RHP Cristian Javier (1-4, 6.44 ERA) […]
Astros Prospect Report: August 22nd
Another day of minor league baseball is in the books. See the results below. Check out the previous day’s recap here. AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (66-58) lost 5-1 (BOX SCORE) Sugar Land got on the board in the first inning on a Biggio RBI single. Nezuh started for Sugar Land and allowed 3 runs over […]
Astros vs. A’s Game Discussion: 8/22/2026
TONIGHT’S GAME: The first-place Houston Astros (65-64), who own a slim 1.0-game lead in the AL West over the Rangers, will play the middle game of their huge three-game weekend series against the A’s (49-80) tonight at Daikin Park. RHP Hunter Brown (3-3, 3.67 ERA) will get the start tonight for the Astros opposite the […]
Astros Prospect Report: August 21st
Another day of minor league baseball is in the books. See the results below. Check out the previous day’s recap here. AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (66-57) won 4-3 (BOX SCORE) Blanco started for Sugar Land and went 5 innings allowing 2 runs while striking out 5. The offense got on the board in the 2nd […]
Astros vs. A’s Game Discussion: 8/21/2026
TONIGHT’S GAME: The first-place Houston Astros (64-64), who own a slim 1.0-game lead in the AL West over the Rangers, will open a huge three-game weekend series against the A’s (49-79) tonight at Daikin Park. RHP Hayden Wesneski (2-1, 5.16 ERA) will make his fifth start of the season tonight and his first against the […]
Astros Recall SP/RP Kai-Wei Teng, Option RP Bryan King
The Astros have recalled RHP Kai-Wei Teng from Triple A Sugar Land today after optioning LHP Bryan King to Triple A last night. Teng, 27, is 5-6 this season with a 4.35 ERA and 1.35 WHIP for Houston across 25 games, including 10 starts. In 68.1 IP with the big league club, Teng has 67 K and has allowed […]
Tucker Latest to Justify Astros Refusal to Sign Long Term Deals
As we sit back and watch the latter part of this Astros season unfold, there are plenty of things to debate about the direction of the organization. You can criticize Jim Crane for some of the decisions he has made in recent years. You can question Dana Brown and some of his personnel moves. You […]
Astros Prospect Report: August 20th
Another day of minor league baseball is in the books. See the results below. Check out the previous day’s recap here. AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (65-57) won 3-2 (BOX SCORE) Burrows started for Sugar Land and went 4.2 scoreless innings with 5 strikeouts. Sugar Land got on the board in the 6th inning scoring 3 […]
Astros vs. A’s Series Preview with Cody Elias of A’s Cast
The A’s have been in a free fall for months. Back on June 19th, they’d erase an 8 run deficit against the Angels, ultimately prevailing in extra innings in dramatic fashion, winning by a score of 12-11. The victory evened their record at 38-38 and since then, it’s been a nose dive to last […]
In The Lab: Breaking Down Rotation and Bullpen Usage
I like doing statistical analysis for two primary reasons. There are two main biases that it combats and we are all prey to those biases at one time or another. The first form of bias is what I would call immediacy bias. A great example of that is the string of short starts that the […]
Mike Burrows Turns in 2nd Scoreless Rehab Start for Sugar Land
RHP Mike Burrows tossed 4.2 scoreless innings in his second major league rehab appearance as the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (33-15, 65-57) held on for a 3-2 victory over the Oklahoma City Comets (27-20, 68-53) on Thursday night at Constellation Field. Burrows kept the Comets off the board through his 4.2 innings of work, taking a […]
Astros Humiliated by Awful Angels 18-3
The scoring started early on both sides. Unfortunately, when the dust settled, the Angels had far more runs on the board. Angels 18 Astros 3. The night began with patience on display. Astros hitters would sit back, watching Grayson Rodriguez start things by throwing 12 of his first 14 […]
Astros vs. Angels Game Discussion: 8/20/2026
TONIGHT’S GAME: The first-place Astros, who own a slim 2.0-game lead in the AL West, will host the Angels tonight for the rubber game of their three-game series at Daikin Park. RHP Peter Lambert (8-6), the Astros most consistent starter this season, will get the start for Houston opposite RHP Grayson Rodriguez (3-5) and the […]
Astros Prospect Report: August 19th
Another day of minor league baseball is in the books. See the results below. Check out the previous day’s recap here. AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (64-57) won 2-1 (BOX SCORE) Alexander started for Sugar Land and pitched well tossing 5 scoreless innings with 3 strikeouts. The offense got on the board in the 6th inning […]
Bullpen Shines as Astros Take Down Angels 3-2
For a few innings anyway, Ethan Pecko was the center of the Astros universe on Wednesday Night. Fortunately for Pecko, his bullpen mates were hovering in the same cosmos. Astros 3 Angels 2. Making his major league debut, Pecko would flirt with danger, but went largely unscathed during the opening three […]
Astros vs. Angels Game Discussion: 8/19/2026
TONIGHT’S GAME: The first-place Astros, who own a slim 1.0-game lead in the AL West, will try to even up their series tonight in the middle game of their three-game series vs. the Angels. RHP Ethan Pecko will get the start for the Astros tonight in his Major League debut opposite RHP Walbert Ureña (8-8) […]
Astros’ Fear of Bad Long-Term Contracts Has Led to Bad Short-Term Deals
Following the 2024 season, the Astros were unwilling to meet Alex Bregman’s price tag. Instead, they settled for a more modest option, signing Christian Walker to a three-year, $60 million contract. Bregman has slashed .264/.353/.433 while accumulating 7.5 bWAR since leaving Houston, while Walker has slashed .235/.302/.430 with 2.3 bWAR in two seasons with the […]
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