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Astros News
- We all know that J.R. Richard was on a Hall of Fame trajectory before his unfortunate stroke, but this article does a great job of quantifying that (FanGraphs)
- Alex Bregman is not best pleased with how his rehab process is going (Texas Sports Nation, $$$)
- The race for the division has tightened up so let’s see who’s got a better schedule down the stretch as the A’s and Astros face off (Houston Chronicle)
- Michael Brantley is quietly putting together one of the best seasons of his career (Texas Sports Nation, $$$)
- Jose Altuve sat with La Vida Baseball to talk about his aggressive style of play (La Vida Baseball)
Around the League
- I get that a lot of people really liked the whole “baseball in a corn field” vibe, but personally I’m glad we can all move on from celebrating a 30-year-old movie (MLB.com)
- At least until next year as it sounds like Manfred wants this to become a yearly thing (MLB.com)
- The Orioles’ Chris David has announced that he’s hanging up his cleats after 14 seasons (CBS Sports)
- After a nightmare season where he never got his legs under him, former CY winner Jake Arrieta has been placed on unconditional waivers by the Cubs (Sports Illustrated)
- As CBA talks loom it sounds like some people are hellbent on a system that forces teams to spend so they can field a middling product while hobbling development (ESPN)