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Astros News
- The Astros dropped their 9th game in 10 tries last night, so what exactly has gone wrong for them during that time? (Astros.com)
- But even with all the concern, it’s still too early to draw conclusions about the direction of the season (Texas Sports Nation, $$$)
- Especially for Tucker, who blistered the ball yesterday but had poor results (Astros.com)
- Martin Maldonado has signed an extension with the Astros and will now be with the team through 2022, with a vesting option for 2023 (MLB Trade Rumors)
- Today’s game against the Angels will be shown YouTube, so be sure to check it out there and remember not to look at the comments section (Twitter - Brett Dolan)
- Big hype Astros prospect Jeremy Pena is set to have wrist surgery, throwing off a timeline that looked like it would have him in the majors by 2022 (The Athletic, $$$)
- Corey Seager is the head of the shortstop free agent class this offseason, but is Correa in the number two spot or does that belong to Trevor Story? (MLB Trade Rumors)
- The Hooks will wear Whataburger themed uniforms during Wednesday home games this season, and I am all about it (Houston Chronicle)
Around the League
- The A’s have now won 11 in a row and it feels almost like they switched places with the Astros during the last home stand (ESPN)
- We like to use the term “Mendoza line” to describe offensive futility for players at the plate, but perhaps there’s a better term out there (FanGraphs)
- Could Max Scherzer be on the trading block at some point this season? (MLB.com)
- Cool story from last night as Bo Bichette launched a home run ball out of Fenway last night, and it landed right in front of the spot where his parents met (MLB.com)
- Texas Tech baseball announcer Geoff Haxton made a pretty sweet bare handed catch in his booth the other night (Twitter - NCAA baseball)