Astros Crawfish Boil

Astros Crawfish Boil: December 22nd, 2021

“She’s sure to love baseball after this!” I say as I wrap yet another Altuve shirsey for my wife this Christmas

By CKuno Dec 22, 2021, 8:15am CST

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Will the Cubs’ surprise entrance into the Correa sweepstakes land him in Chicago next season? (MLB Trade Rumors)
Alex Bregman is one of the more intriguing bounce back candidates preparing for the 2022 season (The Athletic, $$$)
Mark Kotsay has been named as the A’s next manager, which makes it look likely that Joe Espada will stay in town for at least 2022 (MLB Trade Rumors)
The Dodgers and the Padres exceeded the luxury tax threshold in 2021, paying out $32.65MM and $1.29MM, respectively (MLB Trade Rumors)
MLB payrolls dropped another 4% last season and are now sitting at the same level as 2015 (ESPN)
So where exactly did the idea for a bullpen phone come from? (MLB.com)