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Astros News
- It was glorious to finally have some Astros baseball again, the end result was decidedly less so (MLB.com)
- Highlights did include Straw having a nice 2-for-2 performance and finally seeing fans in the stands (Astros.com)
- A whole new set of problems and restrictions will make this a bit of a “tricky” spring for Dusty Baker and the Astros org (Astros.com)
- Jake Kaplan has opened up his mailbag to address questions about Yordan Alvarez and the Centerfield situation (The Athletic, $$$)
- With extension talks in the air a lot of people are wondering what, exactly, to make of Correa (FanGraphs)
- Speaking of extension candidates, it looks like Lance McCullers Jr. might be angling for one of his own (Astros.com)
- Yordan Alvarez is ready to start destroying baseballs again (Astros.com)
- Kent Emanual is still searching for answers after missing half a normal year of baseball over the tiniest fraction of PED in his system (Twitter - Mark Berman)
- Pour one out for Astros County, which called it quits as a blog last Friday (Astros County)
Around the League
- Hunter Dozier is sticking around with the Royals, having signed a 4-year extension to his contract (MLB Trade Rumors)
- Spring Training is bringing a new sort of optimism as fans finally return to baseball stadiums (AP News)
- It didn’t take very long for Angel Hernandez to resume being Angel Hernandez (Sporting News)
- Will this be another wasted year for baseball’s best player? (The Ringer)
- Tommy Pham is grateful to be playing baseball after being stabbed during the offseason (MLB.com)
- Another lucky-to-be-here player is Trey Mancini, who made a successful return to the diamond yesterday after recovering from cancer (ESPN)
- The Braves are the only major league team who have to reveal their finances, and it looks like 2021 was a year of lost revenue for them (MLB Trade Rumors)