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Astros Crawfish Boil: June 24th, 2020

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By CKuno Jun 24, 2020, 10:25am CDT

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Astros News

The Astros are facing these five questions as a 60-game season suddenly looms (The Athletic, $$$)
And here’s what the return of baseball means for the team (House of Houston)
The players sure seem excited about it all (ABC 13)
What if the Astros had re-signed Charlie Morton? (The Athletic, $$$)

Around the League

Health and safety protocols were officially agreed to yesterday which clears the last hurdle for a 2020 season (Fangraphs)
So now seems like a good time for an FAQ on what will be happening this year (MLB.com)
There will be a trade deadline at the end of August (MLB Trade Rumors)
Another major change will be the use of the DH in the NL, and here are the options for each team (MLB.com)
Here’s what it was like the last time the MLB had a pandemic-shortened season (Sports Illustrated)
The return of baseball just doesn’t feel as exciting as it should (Boston Globe)
There are still challenges though, as shown by Charlie Blackmon and two other Rockies players testing positive for COVID-19 (MLB Trade Rumors)
Should the eventual 2020 champ have an asterisk by their name in the history books? (538 Sports)