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Astros Crawfish Boil: April 19th, 2019

Start your morning with some of the best Astros links around

By CKuno Apr 19, 2019, 8:00am CDT

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Astros News

Chandler Rome opened up his mailbag to talk about Marisnick’s hot start and missing Marwin (Texas Sports Nation)
The rotation, even with all the turnover, is shaping up to be a real strength this season (The Athletic, $$$)
Here are two keys to walking out of Arlington with a series win this weekend (House of Houston)
Here are 5 Houston Astros records that may never be broken (KHOU 11)
Between the Astros and the Rockets, who is more likely to bring home a championship this season? (Houston Sportsmap)

Around the League

The A’s and slugger Khris Davis have come to an agreement on a 2-year, $33.5 million extension (ESPN)
The Red Sox are searching for answers after an absolutely putrid start to the season (Sports Illustrated)
It probably won’t help that Dustin Pedroia is headed for the IL with more knee issues (MLB Trade Rumors)
The Tigers may have found something in Niko Goodrum after giving him a chance on a rebuilding team (FanGraphs)
The Brewers’ pitchers have been getting it done at the plate this season (MLB.com)
What number should each Latin American country retire? (La Vida Baseball)
Even baseball players find themselves in awkward conversations, and making up a fake job is just one of their outs (CUT4)