Astros Crawfish Boil

Astros Crawfish Boil: December 17th, 2021

Correa reportedly turned down a 10 yr/$270M contract from the Tigers, but I am still available at that price if anyone’s interested

By CKuno Dec 17, 2021, 8:45am CST

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The Astros have 7 starting pitchers on the roster, and that might not be such a bad thing heading into the season (The Athletic, $$$)
Word on the street is that Correa turned down a 10 year / $270 million contract from Detroit, reinforcing the fact that he wants the big bucks (MLB Trade Rumors)
Regan and Alex Bregman were out at Spring Branch ISD along with Lily’s Toy Box to bring some Christmas cheer to local children (Twitter - Mark Berman)
He also had time to talk a little baseball and what the future holds for him (Twitter - Mark Berman)
Sounds like there hasn’t been much effort to end the lockout as the two sides haven’t met since the CBA expired (Sports Illustrated)
The Cleveland Guardians organization is in mourning today after the sudden death of prospect Andres Melendez (MLB.com)