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Astros News
- A 5-run rally in the 9th brought home the W for the Astros’ Spring Training squad in yesterday’s game (Astros.com)
- Some highlights included Souza belting the Astros’ first ST homer and the Grapefruit League debut of Nivaldo Rodriguez (Astros.com)
- Lowlights included Steve Cishek giving up back-to-back-to-back home runs, but he took it all in stride (Twitter - Mark Berman)
- Jake Kaplan did another round of questions from his readers, this time starting with whether or not Correa will be receiving an extension (The Athletic, $$$)
- Greinke’s back in camp and looking to get his career totals for steals and home runs up to a nice, round number (Astros.com)
- A sentiment which he revealed in a typically Greinke-style interview (Twitter - Mark Berman)
- He also talked about how much fun he’s having with his kids at the ballpark now that he can enjoy having them there (Astros.com)
- Yordan Alvarez’s workload is increasing as he looks to be ready for the start of the season (CBS Sports)
- Here’s a full schedule and guide for how to watch Astros Spring Training games this year (Twitter - Houston Astros)
Around the League
- Tim Anderson, unsurprisingly, has crowned the White Sox as the best team in the AL, but is he right? (Bleacher Report)
- Now that we have a couple of days of Spring Training baseball under our belts, it’s time to overreact (The Ringer)
- Today’s winner of the “Ya think?” award is Sandy Alderson after stating that the Mets were “shortsighted” in hiring Callaway after rushing to sign what they considered “a hot commodity” (Sports Illustrated)
- Garrett Richards was the first beneficiary of the new ST mercy rule so he didn’t have to overtax himself during the first inning (ESPN)
- In-game video will return for players in 2021 (AP News)
- Let’s have some guesses on who will be this season’s home run king (MLB.com)