The Pirates and Red Sox are two of the “at least five teams” in discussion Isaac Paredes in trade talks with the Astros, according to Chandler Rome and Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. This is the first time Pittsburgh has been linked to Paredes, although the two-time All-Star is known to be a Red Sox […]
Astros general manager Dana Brown met with reporters this afternoon during the team’s media luncheon. As he has done all offseason, the GM downplayed the possibility of trading from his infield while noting that they are still looking for ways to add a left-handed bat. “If we can trade someone to potentially get a left-handed […]
The Astros held their annual FanFest event on Saturday. Apart from the signings and photo opportunities, the main theme was trying to sort out the busy mix on the pitch. Of Jose Altuve, Jeremy Pena, Isaac Paredes, Carlos CorreaAnd Christian Walker all competing for playing time, not to mention Jordan Alvarez Man up DH, it’s […]
The Astros entered the offseason clearly in need of rotation upgrades due to a variety of injuries and the departure of Framber Valdez to freedom of choice. Valdez is still out of contract, but it always seemed likely that he and the Astros would part ways. That seems even more likely now that the Astros […]
The Astros finalized their three-year, $54 million deal Tatsuya Imai this afternoon. It came as a surprise that the Japanese righty ended up in Houston — not because the Astros didn’t need a starter, but because of what seemed like a tight budget. Imai settled for an average annual value of $18 million, which fell […]
12:33 pm: Speier’s report has then been updated to spotlight the Cardinals utility man Brendan Donovan as a fifth infielder, the Red Sox are currently focused. Donovan, 29 next month, is among the most talked about trade candidates in baseball this winter. Not only is Donovan a capable defender all over the infield and outfield, […]
The Astros appear to have some sort of cornerback in the field. They acquired Carlos Correa on the deadline, and Jeremy Penas presence meant Correa had to move to third base. That made sense for a moment Isaac Paredes got hurt, but is harder when everyone is healthy. The Astros did that Christian Walker signed […]