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Astros News
- The Astros enjoyed yet another Spring Training walk off in yesterday’s match against the Tigers, taking home a 2-1 victory (MLB.com)
- But the big news was an update to the Verlander injury, which turns out is a lat strain and makes it very unlikely he will be ready by Opening Day (Astros.com)
- This puts a question mark on the back end of the rotation and will certainly put the Astros’ pitching depth to the test (FanGraphs)
- But thankfully the Astros still have Zack Greinke, who can easily step into the Ace 1 role for Houston (Texas Sports Nation, $$$)
- Jake Kaplan took a crack at predicting the 2020 Opening Day rotation without JV in it (The Athletic, $$$)
- Yordan Alvarez is looking better after a bit of rest while Jared Hughes is just looking (Astros.com)
Around the League
- MLB has begun to restrict access to clubhouses thanks to concerns over the corona virus, but access is important for fans just as much as reporters (The Athletic, $$$)
- This is not the first time that baseball has dealt with public disease outbreaks, and here’s a brief history of those efforts (Sports Illustrated)
- Francisco Lindor and the Indians have set aside talks about an extension as he prepares for the new season (ESPN)
- There was a rare two-outs-at-home play in the Pirates-Blue Jays game yesterday (MLB.com)
- The White Sox have been working on a prospect-focused rebuild that they finished off by signing a bunch of veterans (The Ringer)
- Tyler Glasnow recently talked about how the Pirates’ pitching program failed him as a prospect (Sporting News)
- Women’s baseball has been on the rise globally, so why not in the US? (The Harball Times)