Astros Crawfish Boil: July 15, 2015

Astros News

Heyman's Latest: Hosmer, Corbin, O's, Astros, Brewers, Rangers - MLB Trade Rumors
Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports covers a lot of ground in his latest Inside Baseball column, beginning with a look at the Royals and the closing window of Kansas City’s core players (Eric Hosmer, Lorenzo Cain, Mike Moustakas).

Postseason fate could hinge on Astros' aggressiveness toward trade - Houston Chronicle
A resurgent six weeks have kept the slow-to-start Astros relevant in the American League West and wild-card races.

Astros top prospect Alex Bregman rejoins Fresno after All-Star break - Houston Chronicle
Four days after starting in the All-Star Futures Game at San Diego's Petco Park, Astros top prospect Alex Bregman rejoined the organization's Class AAA Fresno affiliate for the start of its four-game series in New Orleans.

Fayetteville hires Atlanta baseball consultant to negotiate with Astros | Local News | fayobserver.com
The Atlanta owner of three minor league baseball teams will lead the city of Fayetteville's negotiations with the Houston Astros.

Houston Astros 2016 Midseason Report | Houston Press
This week, CBS Sports' website published an article by Mike Axisa in which he calculated and ranked the 30 Major League Baseball teams in order of how drastically their percentage chance of making the postseason had decreased or increased during the first half of the season.

MLB News

The Padres needed to trade Drew Pomeranz, and the Red Sox needed to trade for him - SBNation.com
The first major deal of the trade deadline was a whopper, with the Red Sox giving up their best prospect for Drew Pomeranz. The Padres happily accepted.

The Red Sox traded for Drew Pomeranz - SBNation.com
Friday’s Say Hey, Baseball includes the Red Sox’s newest pitcher, Manny Machado taking the initiative and J.A. Happ’s issues with milk.

12 classic sports moments that you forgot included Pokemon - SBNation.com
The definitive list of sports moments better explained through the eyes of Pokemon