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Astros News
- Joe Posnanski thinks it’s time for MLB to put an end to the 2019 buzzers rumors (JoeBlogs)
- Jonathan Lucroy gave his perspective as a catcher in the Astros’ division during the sign-stealing era (Yahoo Sports)
- And David Ortiz gave his on Mike Fiers, more specifically that he was a snitch for waiting until he was off the team before running to tell the press (Bleacher Report)
- Mike Bolsinger has amended his lawsuit to add Jim Crane and Derek Vigoa as defendants (ESPN)
- Here’s a look at how the roster is shaking out as Spring Training gets underway (The Athletic, $$$)
- Josh James is looking to join the rotation to start the 2020 season (Astros.com)
- But it will be Cristian Javier starting the first game of spring (Astros.com)
- Eyes will be on Reddick and Tucker this spring to see who will emerge as the primary outfielder (Texas Sports Nation, $$$)
- Jayne Hansen had an interesting discussion on the use of Robo umps in the Atlantic League (What the Heck, Bobby?)
Around the League
- The MLBPA responded to Manfred’s statement that they insisted on player immunity by pointing out that MLB said no players would be punished from the get-go (CBS Sports)
- A brief history on how every team has cheated the game of baseball (Houston Chronicle)
- Andre Ethier seems to think that the rise of analytics is what created the culture that led to sign-stealing (LA Times)
- MLB and MiLB are getting ready for a new round of talks on a Professional Baseball Agreement (Boston Globe)
- Luis Severino has been shut down due to forearm tightness (MLB.com)
- Here are some MLB veterans to watch for bounce back seasons this year (AP News)
- Let’s have a look at each team’s power hitting prospect this spring (Astros.com)