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Houston Astros’ ghosts of an awful April are gone: ‘It’s a great feeling’
20h · Chandler RomeThis article may be behind a paywall
$After an abysmal start last year, the Astros are riding stellar pitching and small ball to a winning record.
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Cam Smith’s ‘seamless’ outfield transition prompts Astros to explore center field options
Apr 23 · Chandler RomeThis article may be behind a paywall
$Smith has embraced the move, which could increase Houston’s roster flexibility while it attempts to address a sputtering offense.
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MLB Power Rankings: Cincinnati, Cleveland on the climb; What a difference a year makes
Apr 22 · Levi Weaver, Chad Jennings, Grant BrisbeeThis article may be behind a paywall
$In this week's Rankings, we take a look at where each team ranked exactly one year ago and what that might tell us about where they are now.
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Zach Dezenzo delivered in a rare start. Can the Astros create more opportunities for him?
Apr 22 · Chandler RomeThis article may be behind a paywall
$Swings like those Dezenzo displayed Monday may put the onus back on the Astros to find him more playing time.
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Padres’ Luis Arraez placed on 7-day IL after collision with Astros’ Mauricio Dubón
Apr 21 · Dennis Lin, Chandler RomeThis article may be behind a paywall
$Luis Arraez was transported Sunday to a local hospital following a grisly collision at first base and is now in concussion protocol.
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Astros takeaways: Framber Valdez’s sinker, a low-velocity bullpen, aggressive baserunning
Apr 21 · Chandler RomeThis article may be behind a paywall
$Five starts into his platform season, Valdez is still searching for that signature pitch.
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Cam Smith’s 2-homer game makes Astros prospect ‘feel like me again’
Apr 19 · Chandler RomeThis article may be behind a paywall
$In franchise history, only five Astros younger than the 22-year-old Smith hit multiple home runs in a game.
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Weird & Wild: The 3-run walk, a bizarre strikeout and the baseball gods bless Manny Machado
Apr 18 · Jayson StarkThis article may be behind a paywall
$Some of the strangest things you'll see on a baseball field happened this week.
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How to watch the Padres at Astros weekend series with two national TV looks
Apr 18 · Steven Louis GoldsteinThis article may be behind a paywall
$The Padres head to Houston for a three-game series running Friday through Sunday.
Christian Walker knows his offense is ‘not good enough’ for struggling Astros
Apr 16 · Chandler RomeThis article may be behind a paywall
$No offense entered Wednesday with fewer RBIs from the four-hole than the two Walker has produced as an Astro.
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What are the top 10 front offices in MLB in 2025? Here’s how 40 executives voted
Apr 16 · Tyler KepnerThis article may be behind a paywall
$For the second year in a row, The Athletic canvassed 40 executives across baseball to build our front office rankings.
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2025 MLB Draft top 50 prospects rankings: Ethan Holliday, Liam Doyle leading the way
Apr 15 · Keith LawThis article may be behind a paywall
$Holliday leads a class that is light at the top but heavy with solid prospects well into the second and third rounds.
MLB Power Rankings: Padres, Mets move on up and we have a new cellar dweller
Apr 15 · Tim Britton, Andy McCullough, Johnny Flores Jr.This article may be behind a paywall
$Now that we're a few weeks in and things are starting to take shape, we look at what might actually be a problem for each team going forward.
Nolan Arenado said no to Astros after Kyle Tucker trade made him ‘a little uncomfortable’
Apr 15 · Chandler RomeThis article may be behind a paywall
$"When you see a team trade (Tucker), 99 out of 100 players would probably be wondering, ‘What does that mean?
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