Astros Crawfish Boil

Astros Crawfish Boil: April 6th, 2020

Start your morning with some of the best Astros links around

By CKuno Apr 6, 2020, 8:45am CDT

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Astros News

Justin Verlander and Kate Upton have pledged to donate JV’s weekly MLB salary to help combat the ongoing health crisis (Astros.com)
Meanwhile, Joe Smith and Allie Laforce will work to organize food delivery service for those in need (Astros.com)
A federal judge has tossed the lawsuit brought by gamblers against the Astros, Red Sox, and MLB (AP News)
Springer and Brantley are just two of the big-name Astros who may have played their final game for the team if the 2020 season is scrapped (Texas Sports Nation, $$$)
Let’s take a look back at the 2013 draft and how it affected the team (The Athletic, $$$)

Around the League

MLB games may be played in empty stadiums to start the season (Bleacher Report)
It looks as though Taiwan and China will do just that as they hope to get their professional seasons started later this month (Forbes)
Experts took a long look at the 2019 postseason baseball to see just how different it was (The Athletic, $$$)
Here are some Hall of Famers who were able to extend their careers thanks to the DH rule (MLB.com)
How to get a job in baseball according to MLB GMs (MLB Trade Rumors)
Take this MLB quiz and find out how much you know about the history of the World Series (MLB.com)