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Astros News
- The Astros’ pedestrian Spring Training continues as they dropped another game to the March powerhouse Marlins (Astros.com)
- With yet more changes going on, Brian McTaggart continues what has become a weekly series and takes another crack at predicting the Opening Day lineup (Astros.com)
- When asked about getting the ball on Opening Day, Greinke answered the only way he possibly could and let us know that he doesn’t really care about it (Astros.com)
- Dusty Baker gave us a positive update on Andre Scrubb, who seemingly left Friday’s game due to shoulder inflammation and nothing too serious (Twitter - Mark Berman)
- The Astros could have a more traditional look at the top of the lineup if Straw gets the leadoff role (The Athletic, $$$)
- Astros tickets go on sale this Wednesday in case anyone was interested in that sort of thing (Astros.com)
Around the League
- Salvador Perez got himself a sweet little contract extension, which feels like a bit of an overpay to me (MLB Trade Rumors)
- Are the Dodgers and Padres about to become one of the biggest rivalries in baseball? (The Ringer)
- Gerrit Cole is one of the bigger workhorses in baseball, so will he actually be able to hit 200 innings this season when most others won’t? (New York Daily News)
- The Shohei Ohtani hype train has returned for the 2021 season (MLB.com)
- Joey Votto is back on the Reds after recovering from COVID-19 (ESPN)
- The Mets are looking for extensions from Lindor and Conforto and have actually made them offers, which is something I wish Click would do with Correa (MLB Trade Rumors)