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Astros News
- The Dusty Baker era is a brand new chapter for the Astros (Astros.com)
- And he is determined to bring a blend of modern and old-school to the Astros clubhouse (Sports Radio 610)
- Here are 5 questions for the team going forward (Astros.com)
- Baker’s biggest challenge may just be replacing Gerrit Cole in the lineup (Houston Chronicle)
- The Astros will take their time in the GM search, hoping to have one in place by about halfway through Spring Training (Astros.com)
- Sign-stealing seems to have helped the Astros enormously in 2017 (The Athletic, $$$)
- But, then again, it seems to have hurt just as much (Baseball Prospectus, $$$)
- At least that much seems true for Marwin Gonzalez (Twinkie Town)
- Here’s what some of the players were up to during the offseason (The Runner Sports)
- Maybe the time is right for an LGBTQ night at Minute Maid Park (House of Houston)
Around the League
- Could Chiefs’ quarterback Patrick Mahomes have been a baseball phenom? (MLB.com)
- This rule change could have the potential to increase Shohei Ohtani’s value even more (MLB.com)
- A few more signings went down as we close in on Spring Training including Pedro Strop to the Reds (MLB Trade Rumors)
- And Matt Joyce heading to Miami on a one-year deal (MLB Trade Rumors)
- And the Mariners adding veteran reliever Yoshihisa Hirano for next season (ESPN)