Astros Crawfish Boil

Astros Crawfish Boil: February 25th, 2021

This week has been distinctly “not great”

By CKuno Feb 25, 2022, 8:30am CST

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MLB: Houston Astros at Tampa Bay Rays

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Lockout Lambada

The PA has given the league their latest proposal and talks are expected to resume today (MLB.com)
But really there hasn’t been much movement in negotiations (MLB Trade Rumors)
It doesn’t help that apparently MLB is “out of ideas” after making minimal proposals (Twitter - MLB News Network)
Or that they are dead set on trying to force the players to cave with imposed deadlines for the start of the season (ESPN)
So it feels like a particularly prudent time to start brushing up on College Baseball (Sports Illustrated, $$$)
Also not a bad time to get a closer look at Astros prospects, including recent draftees Alex Santos and Tyler Whitaker (The Athletic, $$$)
Should Opening Day get underway on time it looks like Lance McCullers Jr. may not be a part of the festivities (Houston Chronicle)
Old Friend Tony Kemp had one of his best offensive seasons last year after making an adjustment at the plate, but can the league catch up to him? (FanGraphs)