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Astros News
- Correa and Altuve’s heroics were enough to secure the Game 1 win over the Rangers last night (Astros.com)
- Jason Castro made his triumphant return to the roster last night, drawing a walk in his lone PA right before the walk off (Astros.com)
- Cristian Javier’s role is going to evolve as the Astros now have 6 healthy starters (The Athletic, $$$)
- Dallas Keuchel recently talked about his sour relationship with Luhnow and how his lowball offers contributed to him leaving for free agency (Houston Chronicle)
- I expect the whole “punished more than the Astros” drivel when it comes to idiot fans, but players saying it is utter trash (Yahoo! Sports)
Around the League
- Tyler Glasnow is headed to the IL with a partial UCL tear, which is a huge blow to the MLB-best Tampa Bay Rays (MLB.com)
- And he says that the need to change his grip due to lack of sticky stuff is what caused his injury (ESPN)
- Pirates pitcher Tyler Anderson pointed out that maybe players wouldn’t have tried so hard to find new sticky stuff if MLB wasn’t constantly doctoring the ball (Trib Live)
- Trevor Bauer’s contract is a little weird and the mechanic to allow him to opt out after 2021 seems like a pretty big disincentive to doing so (MLB Trade Rumors)
- Here are the one-year deals that are really paying dividends for the teams that signed them (MLB.com)