Astros Crawfish Boil: June 25, 2024

It’s Tuesday, and Seattle lost again last night...

Houston Astros News

Ranking the Current Houston Astros as Possible Trade Deadline Assets (Head Topics)

Astros ‘swing too much,’ search for balance with aggressive bats (NY Times)

Tucker, Valdez, Bregman Among Prime Astro Trade Assets (Houston Press)

Framber Valdez is Astros’ great enigma, may decide 2024 season (MSN)

Revisiting an Astros-White Sox trade for ace backup plan after Jesus Luzardo injury (FS)

Houston Astros plan to use Baltimore Orioles sweep as a springboard to the top (ABC)

These critical Astros positions, performances can keep fortune in Houston’s favor (SM)

MLB Rumors: Blue Jays surprise asset, Astros adamant, Mets deadline plans (FS)

AL West News

Halos: Ward’s two-run home run supports Canning as the Los Angeles Angels defeat the Oakland Athletics 5-1 (Sports Al Dente)

A’s: A’s tickets for final game at Oakland Coliseum already a hard buy (NBC)

Rangers: MLB power rankings: Max Scherzer return boosts champion Texas Rangers (USA Today)

Seattle: Rays, Mariners turn to struggling veteran starters | Sports (Albany Herald)

MLB News

For Willie: Giants pay tribute, then come back for walk-off

Phils turn a 1-3-5 triple play 95 years in making

Steamboat Elly: De La Cruz parks HR on a ship!

Star struck: NL outfield voting leader Profar walks it off

Duran’s 1st career walk-off caps furious rally at festive Fenway

5 closest All-Star Ballot races after latest update

Miggy Ro’s magic? Dodgers now 23-0 when Rojas collects a hit

J-Ram’s historic homer keeps Guardians’ momentum high

Wolverine-like Willson returns from IL earlier than expected

The Phillies Lock up Another Part of Their League-Best Rotation (FG)

Orioles reliever makes stunning claim about sticky-stuff usage across MLB (YB)

Houston Astros Birthdays

LF/1B Luke Scott (46) hit .273/.366/.516 with 28 homers and 105 RBI for Houston from 2005 through 2007.

LHP Brayan De Paula (25) is 2-1 with a 4.15 ERA for the Corpus Christi Hooks.