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Astros News
- Greinke is feeling good in spite of being a little behind other pitchers thanks to Sunday’s cancelled simulated game (Sports Radio 610)
- The team has been getting some new-rules practice in by starting simulated extra innings with runners on base (Astros.com)
- Dusty Baker is not so sure that harsh punishments will prevent opposing teams from trying to start fights with the Astros (Texas Sports Nation, $$$)
- The latest Astros broadcaster happy hour had Josh James on as a special guest (YouTube - Astros)
- During the second-ever MLB home run derby, Darryl Strawberry mashed a ball so hard at the Astrodome that it hit one of the speakers (Houston Chronicle)
Around the League
- Austin Meadows has become the most recent baseball player to test positive for COVID-19 (MLB Trade Rumors)
- Freddie Freeman is still recovering form the virus himself and it looks like he won’t be ready for Opening Day (MLB.com)
- Cole Hamels is also likely to miss the start of the season, but that has more to do with traditional injuries (MLB Trade Rumors)
- Here are the tiers that all 30 teams find themselves in as we close in on the new season (MLB.com)
- Empty ballparks will use crowd noises from MLB The Show this season (AP News)
- Will the sprint format of the 2020 season be better than the traditional marathon? (The Ringer)
- A-Rod is catching some heat for suggesting that players should consider accepting a revenue-sharing system that sounds an awful lot like a salary cap (ESPN)