Daulton Varsho’s Numbers Say One Thing. Espada Says Another.
The Astros got the everyday center fielder general manager Dana Brown had been chasing all summer when they acquired Daulton Varsho from Toronto on Monday, sending right-handed pitcher Spencer Arrighetti,...
Astros Face Rising Cost of Waiting on Jeremy Peña Extension
Jeremy Peña extended his hitting streak to 13 games Saturday, the latest data point in a season that's become a real problem for Houston's front office—not on the field, but...
Failed Offseason Leaves Astros Shopping for Pitching Again
Nate Pearson's designation for assignment Sunday did more than end another brief Astros tenure. It underscored why Houston enters the trade deadline still searching for pitching despite spending the offseason...
Astros Bullpen Helped Save the Season—Now It Could Cost Houston AJ Blubaugh
Through May 14, the Houston Astros' bullpen was the worst in baseball. A 5.86 ERA. A rotation in crisis. A team that looked, on many nights, like it was playing...
In a League of His Own
Jim Crane was less than twenty seconds into his introduction of Tatsuya Imai when he turned to the front row and thanked a sponsor. "One of the things that made...
Astros Bringing Imai Back Despite Rough Rehab as Rotation Thins
The numbers from Tatsuya Imai's rehab start Tuesday in Sugar Land were not encouraging. Three innings, five walks, 27 strikes on 63 pitches. By any measure, it was not the...
Astros’ $54M Arm Takes Next Step: Imai Set for Rehab Start Tuesday
Houston Astros right-hander Tatsuya Imai is set to make a rehab start Tuesday for Double-A Corpus Christi against the Frisco Roughriders, the Texas Rangers' Double-A affiliate, manager Joe Espada announced...
Astros Eye Rotation Move for Surging Kai-Wei Teng
When the Houston Astros acquired Kai-Wei Teng from the San Francisco Giants in January, the expectation was that he would serve as a swingman—a long reliever capable of eating innings...
“You Can’t Cry About It”: Dana Brown On Houston’s Relentless Injury Wave
CLEVELAND — Nine players placed on the injured list in 17 days. Seventeen players dealing with injuries overall, an MLB high. And the season is not yet four weeks old....
Ryan Weiss Still Misses Korea: “Daejeon Jesus” Brings K-BBQ Home to Houston
Houston Astros pitcher Ryan Weiss may have returned to the United States to chase his MLB dream, but he’s brought a big piece of Korea with him — literally. Weiss,...