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Astros Crawfish Boil: April 13th, 2020

Start your morning with some of the best Astros links around

By CKuno Apr 13, 2020, 9:20am CDT

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Astros News

Alex Bregman has launched FEEDHOU to help bring food to families in need during the ongoing heath crisis (Astros.com)
Meanwhile, Astros radio announcer Steve Sparks made a video asking residents to help flatten the curve and slow the spread of the virus (ABC 13)
And they both are representative of the Houston spirit as the city begins to come together (House of Houston)
Dusty Baker recently talked with Ken Rosenthal about perspective and last chances (The Athletic $$$)
He also recently revealed that he believes COVID-19’s biggest casualty might be the high five (MSN Sports)
Is Jojanse Torres the Astros closer of the future? (Astros.com)
The Astros are valued at $1.85 billion according to Forbes (Forbes.com)

Around the League

Taiwan’s baseball league is now the first professional sports league to start its season since the beginning of the pandemic (Taiwan News)
MLB has a new proposal on the table that would see the teams play in leagues and divisions based on where their Spring Training facilities are located (Sports Radio 610)
And it’s a plan that would certainly solve a lot of the logistical issues involved (FanGraphs)
But would half the league be able to play in the 115 degree Florida heat without roofs? (NBC Sports)
Should baseball even come back this year? (NBC Sports)
Minor league teams sure need it to as they see their already slim revenue begin to dry up (Providence Journal)
And when it does finally return, they’ll need fans to show up and support them in droves (Axios)
Is velocity starting to do more harm than good for pitchers? (Sports Illustrated)