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Astros Crawfish Boil: July 6th, 2020

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By CKuno Jul 6, 2020, 10:25am CDT

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Astros News

McCullers and Devo got some work in during a simulated game on Saturday (Astros.com)
And it really looks as though McCullers is recovered from his TJS and ready to toss again (The Athletic, $$$)
But the Astros are a little shorthanded at the moment with Joe Smith and Josh James among those who have not yet reported (Astros.com)
Jose Urquidy is also not with the team thanks to an “undisclosed condition” (House of Houston)
In some not-so-shocking news, Jose Altuve is feeling pretty optimistic about the Astros’ chances this season (Astros.com)
Bregman is also feeling like the new season is going to be a good one for the team (Astros.com)
Carlos Correa has asked his wife to hold off on the beauty salons for the time being (Astros.com)
The Astros are taking some extra precautions with their more elderly staff members including the new skipper (Texas Sports Nation, $$$)

Around the League

It was a rough weekend for MLB as David Price opted out of 2020, Freddie Freeman tested positive for COVID-19, and Masahiro Tanaka took a liner off the head (AP News)
Here is the complete list of players who have opted out of the upcoming season as of this morning (Sporting News)
Zack Wheeler has decided to play even with a baby on the way and gave some insight on that decision (MLB.com)
MLB has announced 38 positive COVID-19 diagnoses out of 3.185 tests so far (Bleacher Report)
On top of that, the Nationals became the most recent club to shut down workouts thanks to insufficient testing (MLB Trade Rumors)
Both of which are enough to beg the question of what happens if a team is forced to completely shut down this season (The Athletic, $$$)
MLB Broadcasters will also be facing challenges in this brave, new season (Sports Illustrated)
In a sort of expected move, MLB has canceled the 2020 All-Star Game (Houston Chronicle)
The Cleveland Indians are considering a name change as pressure mounts for them to do so (Houston Chronicle)