Astros Crawfish Boil: February 10th, 2020

Start your morning with some of the best Astros links around

By CKuno Feb 10, 2020, 8:55am CST

World Series - Washington Nationals v Houston Astros - Game Six

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Astros News

For those who missed it, here is coverage of the Hinch interview from last Friday (MLB.com)
Which was the same day that we got some new information on the front office’s involvement in the scandal as well (Wall street Journal, $$$)
Astros County did an excellent job breaking down both interview and WSJ article (Astros County)
Charlie Morton was asked some questions about the sign-stealing and expressed regret that he didn’t do more to put an end to it (Tampa Bay Times)
Locking down the final rotation spot is probably the biggest on-field concern for the Astros this Spring Training (Astros.com)
Will this be Cionel Perez’s season to make an impact at the MLB level? (Call to the Pen)

Around the League

After a little bit of re-jiggering it looks like the blockbuster Mookie Betts’ trade is back on (MLB.com)
Meanwhile, the Joc Pederson one went in the opposite direction (MLB Trade Rumors)
Let’s jump all the way to the 2021 offseason for the 10 best free agents on tap (Forbes)
President Trump is looking to get Pete Rose into the Hall of Fame (AP News)