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2013 MLB Draft: No. 1 Pick Mark Appel Signs With Houston Astros

Mark Appel, former Stanford Cardinal star pitcher and current top overall pick in the 2013 MLB Draft, has signed a deal with the Houston Astros.CBSSports' Jon Heyman reports that the deal will be…Read More

Why the Astros SHOULD NOT Trade Bud Norris

I have had enough. There has been enough suffering. The Astros are likely on their way to a third straight 100 loss season, but brighter days are coming. That much we know. The question then,…Read More

Astros sign more high draft picks; Nearing deal with Appel

The Astros have reached an agreement with second round pick Andrew Thurman, according to Astros.com's Brian McTaggart. Dollar figures for the right-hander out of UC-Irvine were not disclosed. Houston…Read More

Houston Astros Near Deal With No. 1 Draft Pick Mark Appel

The Houston Astros and the number one overall selection in the 2013 MLB Draft, Mark Appel, are close to finalizing a deal, this according to a report from Yahoo Sports. The Astros and Appel are nearing…Read More

Why The Astros SHOULD Trade Bud Norris

Tomorrow, Ray Kuhn will have all the reasons why not to trade Bud Norris, but for now, this is why I believe the Astros SHOULD trade Bud Norris. During the 2012 offseason all I heard about was how Bud…Read More

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Astros Hope to Stop Sale and the Chisox

CHICAGO WHITE SOX (28-35) VS HOUSTON ASTROS (23-44) MINUTE MAID PARK IN HOUSTON, TEXAS For the fourth…Read More

Jonathan Singleton Making Up for Late Start to His Season

Houston Astros prospect Jonathan Singleton got a late start to the 2013 season, but he's quickly…Read More

Recapping The Minors: June 13th

It was an exciting night in the farm system last night. The RedHawks let up a late lead, but took the…Read More

Off-Day Tweets And Links

Here are some tweets and links to get you through the day.   According to Brian McTaggart…Read More

Recapping The Minors: June 12th

With an Astros win, the organization was 3-2 on the day (again, don't do DSL recaps). Here are the…Read More

Cubs Drop Another One To Reds

Same story, different day for the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday afternoon at Wrigley Field. The Cubs struggled…Read More

MLB Teams Ranked Based on Run Differential

Run differential is a pretty interesting tool. In a nutshell, run differential is the difference between…Read More

Astros Midday Tweets and Links

There were a lot of nuggets of information tweeted and written about over the last few days. As you wait…Read More

Eight is Too Many

It is never a good thing when a player gets hurt and is forced to miss time. But what the injured player…Read More

Recapping The Minors: June 11th

Two days ago every minor league team lost. Yesterday, they all won. Here are the notable stat lines from…Read More

Houston Astros: How Fast Will the Resurgence Occur?

The Houston Astros aren't quite the worst team in baseball for once, at least based on win-loss…Read More

Hooks topple Missions 6-2

Tandem starters Mike Foltynewicz and David Martinez led the Corpus Christi Hooks to a 6-2 win over the…Read More

Harang Carves Through Astros

Yep. You read that correctly. He destroyed us. It was brutal. Pathetic. Disgusting. It was terrible.…Read More

San Francisco Giants Interested in Ricky Nolasco, Bud Norris

Developing their own starting pitching has long been a strength of the San Francisco Giants organization.…Read More

Recapping The Minors: June 10th

For the first time this year, the Astros organization was swept 5-0 yesterday. Though they all lost,…Read More