Astros Crawfish Boil: May 29, 2018

Houston Astros News

Houston Astros manager A.J. Hinch will take time to rest regular players during busy seven-game stretch against Yankees and Red Sox - Houston Chronicle

The Astros are in the middle of playing 13 games in a row with no off days built in to the schedule, so the Astros skipper has decided to give normally every day players a day off here and there.

Astros catcher Brian McCann heads to the 10-day disabled list, Tim Federowicz getting called up from AAA Fresno - MLB Trade Rumors

Since Federowicz is not currently on the Astros 40-man roster, there will be a corresponding move announced later today. I would expect Max Stassi to get a lot more playing time in McCann’s absence (knee soreness).

Yankees offense takes the day off against Justin Verlander - New York Times

An interesting way of spinning it...

Checking in on both sides of the Gerrit Cole trade - History Earned

Gerrit Cole has no doubt been a beast for the Astros thus far, but the players that Pittsburgh received back have been productive so far as well.

MLB News

The Seattle Mariners are rolling right now despite Robinson Cano’s absence - SBNation MLB

How are the Mariners getting it done without two of their best offensive weapons?

Five teams that are trending upward right now - MLB.com

Not all of these teams got off to hot starts, but they’re beginning to show signs of improvement recently.

Charlie Culberson has great timing on his home runs - Cut4 by MLB.com

For a guy who does not go deep all that often, I guess Culberson knows how to pick his spots.