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Astros Crawfish Boil: April 23rd, 2020

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By CKuno Apr 23, 2020, 10:20am CDT

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Astros News

When the Astros traded Oswalt in 2010 they seeded what would eventually become the team of the late teens (Astros.com)
Oswalt’s 2005 season will go down as one of the most underappreciated of all time (MLB.com)
Simulations are being very kind to Yordan Alvarez (Call to the Pen)
Former Astro Preston Tucker will get his chance to play very soon as Korean baseball looks to get going (Texas Sports Nation, $$$)

Around the League

MLB has brought the hammer down on the Red Sox, but turns out it was made out of marshmallow (MLB Trade Rumors)
The investigation and its findings has left a number of questions in its wake (The Athletic, $$$)
Alex Cora has issued a statement on his involvement (MLB Trade Rumors)
MLB got what it wanted, which was to put a bow on the whole thing while scapegoating a small market team (Sporting News)
Because, ultimately, cheating just isn’t as bad when one of baseball’s darlings does it (Houston Sportsmap)
MLB and the Players Association were drawing closer to a deal to isolate the video room before everything got shut down (Sports Illustrated)
MLB and MiLB have released a statement on the ongoing negotiations (NBC Sports)
Chase Utley is the latest inductee into the Baseball Hall of Pretty Damn Good Players (538 Sports)
A majority of baseball teams have agreed to pay their ops staff through May (ESPN)