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Astros Crawfish Boil: October 31st, 2018

Start your Halloween off with some of the spookiest Astros links around (links not actually spooky)

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Astros News

Even with a slightly down (for him) season, it’s easy to appreciate how well deserved Altuve’s contract extension was (CBS Sports Radio)
Let’s review that season, shall we? (Texas Sports Nation)
It’s a good thing Altuve got paid, because he’s got a growing girl to feed (ABC 13)
While Springer’s Halloween costume will only be feeding your nightmares thanks to his wife (ABC 13)
Marwin’s free agency this offseason will be interesting to watch (Sports Daily)
Even more interesting will be Clayton Kershaw’s if he opts out (Climbing Tal’s Hill)
The picking off of Houston’s coaches continues as bullpen coach Doug White will join the Angels as pitching coach (Houston Chronicle)

Around the league

Here’s some of the best moments from the 2018 season (The Athletic, $$$)
Looks like Boston is ready to roll the dice on another season with Chris Sale (Over the Monster)
While J.T. Realmuto has asked the Marlins not to do the same for him (ESPN)
And he’s just one possibility for a blockbuster trade this winter (Bleacher Report)
There’s also a bevy of free agents out there, so let’s check out their rankings (MLB.com)
There’s too much jibber jabber about length of games these days (Los Angeles Times)
Let’s remember the Orioles for what they were (FanGraphs)