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Astros News
- The Astros have officially stumbled into the playoffs, and now it’s time to step up or shut up (Astros.com)
- They join the Milwaukee Brewers as the first teams with a losing record to get into the postseason (AP news)
- It represents a fresh start for Houston, which is what they desperately need after a real bummer of a season (Texas Sports Nation, $$$)
- There is hope though, and here’s how the Astros can sneak past the Twins in the Wild Card round (Astros.com)
- Here’s how they line up against Minnesota if you go position-by-position (Astros.com)
- And here’s an FAQ for Game 1, which will be the first time a lot of fans get a look at the Twins in 2020 (Astros.com)
- Jake Kaplan has some thoughts on the state of the Astros as they end the regular season (The Athletic, $$$)
- Brian McTaggart took a deep look at how the Astros were able to make it to the playoffs after a year of underperforming (Astros.com)
- After a prorated season, Ryan Pressly has reached his vesting threshold for 2022 (MLB Trade Rumors)
- Robert Flores joined the Lima Time Time podcast to chat about the Astros’ season and their chances in the WC round (Lima Time Time)
- Gary Pettis will miss the rest of 2020 after being diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma (Bleacher Report)
Around the League
- Here are the 16 teams that made the 2020 postseason (MLB.com)
- So let’s go ahead and rank them up (MLB.com)
- The 2020 regular season was a wild one, and here are the most surprising teams from the year that COVID built (538 Sports)
- These 10 questions linger as the teams prepare for playoff baseball (The Ringer)
- But the biggest question going forward is who will win the whole thing? (Sports Illustrated)
- DJ LeMahieu will take home the batting title for the AL in 2020 (ESPN)
- And Juan Soto will do the same for the NL (ESPN)
- The NL Cy Young remains way too close to call though (FanGraphs)
- The Angels have fired Billy Eppler after yet another season where they wasted the talents of the best player in baseball (MLB Trade Rumors)
- The Marlins made the playoffs after years of wandering in the woods, but injuries on the season’s last day have already put their chances in peril (MLB Trade Rumors)