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Astros News
- Former Rays executive James Click has been named as the new GM for the Houston Astros (Astros.com)
- And here’s a pretty extensive profiling of his career as a baseball executive (Houston Chronicle)
- Check out this podcast from last season featuring an interview with the man of the hour himself (iTunes - Executive Access)
- Here are all the important dates for the Astros’ upcoming Spring Training schedule (Astros.com)
- Congratulations to Myles Straw, who has welcomed his first child into the world (Twitter - Myles Straw)
- The Astros’ sign-stealing scandal is indicative of a culture permeating baseball, and it may be time to put an end to it (The Hardball Times)
Around the League
- It’s looking increasingly likely that Mookie Betts will start next season in a different uniform (MLB.com)
- And Lindor may join him as a superstar on the move this offseason (AP News)
- Here are 10 questions still in the air as we head into the 2020 season (Sports Illustrated)
- Kris Brant may have lost his grievance over service time manipulation, but it seems as though the Player’s Union might be ready to take it up (The Athletic, $$$)
- There have been a bunch of new rule changes under the Manfred regime, but they’re not really addressing the problem (NBC Sports)
- Here are all the ways that the Angels have wasted their opportunity of having the best player in baseball (ESPN)