Astros Crawfish Boil

Astros Crawfish Boil: November 12th, 2020

Go get that bag, George (preferably from the Astros).

By CKuno Nov 12, 2020, 9:00am CST

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Astros News

Springer has turned down the Astros’ qualifying offer and is now officially a free agent, and I hope the man gets paid... by us (Astros.com)
He sits at the head of what is a kind of thin center fielder free agent class (The Athletic, $$$)
He’s also the most famous of what is a pretty robust baseball family (LittleLeague.org)
Jeff Luhnow is not convinced that the Red Sox are the bastion of innocence they claim to be (Radio.com)

Around the League

Shane Bieber is the unanimous winner of the AL Cy Young award for 2020 (MLB Trade Rumors)
While Trevor Bauer picked up those honors in the NL (MLB Trade Rumors)
Surprisingly, Bauer was also the first pitcher from the Reds, one of the oldest baseball teams in existence, to win the award (ESPN)
Cincinnati shouldn’t get used to it though since Bauer is almost definitely leaving in free agency (MLB.com)
MVP winners are announced tonight, and here is the case for each finalist (MLB.com)
In addition to Springer, JT Realmuto and DJ LeMahieu have also turned down qualifying offers (ESPN)
Marcus Stroman accepted his though, and will play at least one more season in Queens (MLB Trade Rumors)
MLB will be more aggressive in trying to get fans into stands next season, according to Manfred (The Athletic, $$)