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Astros News
- Are the Astros favorites to win the division this season? Yes. Yes, they are. (Astros.com)
- And it looks like they’ll have a happy SS to help them do it after settling on a $11,125,000 contract instead of going to arbitration with Carlos Correa (Astros.com)
- And it looks like the club is in talks to lock Correa up long term (Bleacher Report)
- There will never be another player like George Springer in Houston (Texas Monthly)
- Jeff Luhnow and Jim Crane were able to settle out of court on his contract dispute (Texas Sports Nation)
Around the League
- To the end of my days I will never understand how Trevor Bauer was able to parley 1 1⁄3 good seasons and being a loudmouth turd on social media into a record breaking contract (MLB Trade Rumors)
- He’s certainly going to have to prove that he’s worth such a mega-contract, and it may not all be on the field (Sports Illustrated)
- Because, friends, he’s definitely bringing some off-field baggage with him to LA (The Ringer)
- Speaking of turds and off-field baggage, it looks like Mike Fiers is heading back to Oakland after they were the only team to offer him a deal for 2021 (MLB Trade Rumors)
- The Hot Stove has been in full effect lately, starting with Marcell Ozuna heading back to the Braves (FanGraphs)
- The Reds and Dee Strange-Gordon are in agreement on a one-year deal as well (MLB.com)
- After losing out on George Springer the Mets consoled themselves by picking up... Albert Almora Jr. (MLB.com)
- The Rangers and A’s made a five-player swap on Saturday with Khris Davis and Elvis Andrus as the key pieces (MLB Trade Rumors)
- It looks like the Blue Jays are kicking the tires on Marwin Gonzalez (MLB Trade Rumors)
- Longtime ESPN baseball reporter Pedro Gomez passed away suddenly yesterday, drawing shock and sympathy from across the sport (MLB.com)