Astros Crawfish Boil: May 29th, 2020

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By CKuno May 29, 2020, 10:20am CDT

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Astros News

Jayson Stark opened up his mailbag for some Astros questions, starting with projecting the final spots on a potential 30-man roster (The Athletic, $$$)
Brian McTaggart recently caught up with former Astros slugger Mike Lamb (Astros.com)
The broadcasting team enjoyed another happy hour where they were joined by reliever Joe Smith (YouTube - Astros)
Meanwhile, Roger Clemens sat down for a chat on the latest Astros podcast (ART19)
The 2019 Astros were bounced from the latest MLB dream bracket by the 1942 Kansas City Monarchs (MLB.com)
Let’s remember the time when Astros reliever Claude Raymond was immortalized on a Topps card with his zipper down (KHOU 11)

Around the League

Canceling a potential baseball season because of money is a cliff that the league can’t afford to drive over (The Athletic, $$$)
Though it looks like the minor league season is being canceled and hundreds of players are now out of a job (ESPN)
Minor league umps are starting to feel the squeeze too (AP News)
This released minor leaguer didn’t mince words while talking about the dysfunction in a Mets system that prioritized Tim Tebow to the detriment of real players (Yahoo Sports)
Bryce Harper surprised Refugio High School RHP Jared Kelly with the news that he’s the Gatorade National High School Baseball Player of the Year (Twitter - Mark Berman)
Governor Abbot has announced that Texas can hold outdoor sporting events at 25% capacity (Bleacher Report)
Will the shortened 1981 season be a blueprint for 2020? (Sports Illustrated)
Or possibly South Korean baseball? (The Ringer)