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Astros Crawfish Boil: January 28th, 2021

Not gonna lie, yesterday’s press conference introducing George Springer as a Blue Jay made it real difficult to pretend he wasn’t gone yet

By CKuno Jan 28, 2021, 9:10am CST

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Astros News

The Astros will have a limited number of fans in the stands for 2021, so you might want to start looking into tickets now (Houston Chronicle)
George Springer has expressed gratitude for his time with the Astros and how it taught him to be a veteran presence for the Blue Jays’ locker room (Texas Sports Nation, $$$)
He also talked about how the Jays’ lineup reminds him of a young Astros core (ESPN)
It’s beginning to look like it’ll be Myles Straw in center field for 2021 (The Athletic, $$$)

Around the League

The Blue Jays are full steam ahead after landing Steven Matz in a trade with the Mets (MLB.com)
Toronto is definitely going for it, and baseball is going to be more fun in 2021 because of it (The Ringer)
The Curt Schilling Hall of Fame debate has shown why everyone on both sides is wrong (Sports Illustrated)
After initial rumors said otherwise, it looks as though the Angels are out of the Trevor Bauer sweepstakes (MLB Trade Rumors)
Masahiro Tanaka is returning to Japan after seven seasons with the Yankees (MLB.com)