Astros Crawfish Boil

Astros Crawfish Boil: March 8th, 2021

Beginning to realize just how spoiled Astros fans have been when it came to pitching over the past few seasons

By CKuno Mar 8, 2021, 9:35am CST

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Astros News

The Astros have addressed a rapidly thinning pitching staff by signing former All Star Jake Odorizzi (Astros.com)
That signing may spell trouble for Steve Cishek and Steven Souza Jr. if the Astros are trying to avoid the luxury tax threshold (MLB Trade Rumors)
Considering all the injury news, Brian McTaggart decided to take an updated look at the possible Opening Day lineup (Astros.com)
Alex Bregman is getting closer to his return, but wants to be patient in order to avoid an injury relapse (Astros.com)
Forrest Whitley cannot catch a break as his recent UCL sprain may turn into Tommy John Surgery (MLB Trade Rumors)
Carlos Correa is one of the MLB Stars with a lot to lose in the 2021 season (The Ringer)

Around the League

Jeremy Jeffress has been released from the Nationals for unspecified “personal reasons” (AP News)
With Odorizzi off the board, here are the top remaining free agents (MLB Trade Rumors)
Ichiro may be retired but he’s still getting his hacks in (MLB.com)
Jack Leiter is turning some heads at Vanderbilt (MLB.com)