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Houston Astros News
How will the AL West shape up by the end of the season (HC)
Crane address the deal with Espada
AL West news
Roycroft claimed by A’s (NBC)
Kelenic elects free agency from Rangers (YS)
What will the M’s do with Randy? (ST)
MLB News
Glasnow returns to the Dodgers (LAT)
Best free agents heading into the offseason
Blue Jays Garcia set to undergo surgery (SN)
Fairbanks lands on the IL (CBS)
Cubs outright Miller (TR)
Tigers DFA outman (YS)
Houston Astros birthdays
C George Bjorkman (70)
C Alex Treviño (69)
IF Morgan Ensberg (59)
RHP Geoff Geary (50)
IF Brett Wallace (40)
LHP Xavier Cedeño (40)
Feature photo from Astros on X, Source Link
I’d have fired Espada first. I am not impressed with Crane’s decisions.
Read Crane’s interview with Rome. The scary part: “we’ve got Jeff (Bagwell) there. I’ve learned a lot from him over the years. I’ve just got to help when I can.”
Yikes. Somewhere Jose Abreu and Rafael Montero are laughing.