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Astros Crawfish Boil: February 17th, 2020

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By CKuno Feb 17, 2020, 9:15am CST

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Astros News

Carlos Correa brought the hammer down on Cody Bellinger, his big uninformed mouth, and the swirling conspiracy theories about buzzers (The Athletic, $$$)
And during those glorious few minutes he became the face of the cheating scandal for the Astros (The Athletic, $$$)
Here’s his words on Altuve and the 2017 title or those without Athletic subscriptions (MLB Trade Rumors)
Rob Manfred sat down with ESPN to talk about the Astros’ punishment over sign stealing
He also confirmed that MLB found no evidence of buzzers being used in 2019, but of course the focus is that he said he couldn’t be 100% sure (Sports Illustrated)
He also made it clear that beanballs directed at the Astros will not be tolerated in any way (AP News)
Maybe the time has come for the Astros to stop apologizing and just become the villains everyone wants them to be (Yahoo Sports)
Will Harris may be in a different uniform this season but he’s still a bro (USA Today)
Buffalo Wild Wings decided to make fun of the commissioner’s punishment and got burned in Houston for it (KHOU 11)
The Astros are looking to regain trust according to James Click (Astros.com)
He also stated that the Astros are under no spending restrictions this season (MLB Trade Rumors)
Forrest Whitley showed up to Spring Training this year with a little extra muscle (Astros.com)
Chris Speier has joined the Astros as a quality control coach, which will add a little extra accountability (The Runner Sports)

Around the League

Five-time All Star and former Blue Jays SS Tony Fernandez has passed away (AP News)
Here are some bold predictions for every club in Spring Training this year (MLB.com)
The Braves have inked extensions for GM Alex Anthopoulos and Manager Brian Snitker (MLB Trade Rumors)
Manfred has announced that teams will have restricted access to the video room in the upcoming season (Texas Sports Nation)
Here’s what you need to know about the upcoming rules changes in 2020 (ESPN)