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Astros Crawfish Boil: July 27th 2021

Good Morning Astros fans! Here is some Astros and MLB news to start your Tuesday morning!

By Dan Shedd@DanOShedd Jul 27, 2021, 10:19am CDT

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Astros News

Injuries & Roster Moves: Díaz to be activated (MLB.com)
Alex Bregman Begins Rehab Assignment (Houston Chronicle)
The Astros have players they can trade for bullpen upgrades, but will they part with them? -The Athletic ($$$)
Cristian Javier morphing into leverage reliever for Astros (Houston Chronicle)

Around MLB

A’s near deal for Cubs lefty Chafin (source)-(MLB.com)
What Every Team Should Do At The Trade Deadline- (MLB.com)
MLB Trade Deadline- Big names aren’t fetching much in deals-(USA Today)
Pitchers Whose Spin Rate Fell The Most After Sticky Stuff Crackdown- (The New York Times)