Astros Crawfish Boil

Astros Crawfish Boil: December 11th, 2020

Good luck to Jose Rivera as he gets a chance at the MLB level with the Angels, but not when he faces the Astros

By CKuno Dec 11, 2020, 8:40am CST

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Astros News

The Rule 5 draft saw the Angels nabbing RHP Jose Rivera, known for a blistering fastball, from the Astros (Astros.com)
James Click made the rounds with reporters yesterday, talking payroll, free agents, and Correa rumors (Astros.com)
Jake Kaplan also published his takeaways from Click about the slow-moving offseason (The Athletic, $$$)
MLB Trade Rumors did a good job of drawing together all the various Astros rumors and news swirling out there (MLB Trade Rumors)

Around the League

Here’s a rundown of all the results from yesterday’s Rule 5 draft (MLB Trade Rumors)
And here’s an in-depth look at all 18 picks from yesterday’s draft (CBS Sports)
Rockies pitcher Daniel Bard and Royals catcher Salvador Perez have been named comeback players of the year for 2020 (MLB.com)
One question looming over this winter is whether or not the 2021 baseball season will start on time (Yahoo! Sports)
Minor League Baseball owners are considering next steps as anger is simmering over MLB’s contraction of affiliates (The Athletic, $$$)
The Rangers have made a move, acquiring Nate Lowe from the Rays in a 6-player deal (MLB.com)