Astros Crawfish Boil

Astros Crawfish Boil: December 27th, 2021

If I wasn’t going to get MLB Labor peace for Christmas, I guess a peaceful weekend with family was a close second

By CKuno Dec 27, 2021, 8:35am CST

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Lockout Lambada

Framber Valdez made a promise to his home town of Sabana Grande de Palenque in the Dominican Republic when he was 14, and he fulfilled it this week (MLB Players)
The departure of Correa won’t leave the Astros as short handed as some might think (MLB Trade Rumors)
Who would you rather have: Nick Castellanos or Kyle Schwarber? (MLB Trade Rumors)
Let’s take a closer look at the best highlights of this year’s Hall of Fame candidates (MLB.com)
MLB reporters took another look at the ‘87 Cy Young and re-voted to see who the winner really should have been (MLB.com)
Everyone jumped on the Astros for the language delay in Verlander’s contract announcement, but apparently the Dodgers and Cody Bellinger making secret deals before the lockout is a-ok (ESPN)