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Astros News
- Here is Brian McTaggart’s rundown of the Astros’ picks from this year’s draft (Astros.com)
- Will the draft punishment actually turn out to be a blessing in disguise for the Astros? (Houston Sportsmap)
- Justin Verlander’s mindset is to always be first (ESPN)
- The Round Rock Express will field a temporary team, to be named the Round Rock Hairy Men, in the Texas Collegiate League Wood Bat League (Round Rock Express)
- Roger Clemens and his son Koby have committed to managing a couple of teams in the independent baseball league being set up by the Sugarland Skeeters (boston.com)
- Alex Cora talked about his time with the Astros and the cheating scandal, rejecting the notion that he was the mastermind (Sports Radio 610)
- Which makes one wonder if Cora will ever manage in the MLB again (MLB Trade Rumors)
Around the League
- Here is each team’s best pick in this year’s draft (MLB.com)
- And here are 12 picks that look like they could really pay dividends (Baseball America, $$$)
- Fangraphs has some odds and ends from this year’s selections as well (Fangraphs)
- These are the biggest steals in the draft for every team since the year 2000 (Sports Illustrated)
- Bob Nightengale really laid an egg with his tweet about the Cubs’ draft pick this year (Sporting News)
- Will baseball work to address its shortcomings when it comes to race and accessibility? (The Ringer)