Ron Chenoy - USA TODAY Sports

One thing has always remained throughout the adversity and the Jim Crane/Jeff Luhnow administration, and that’s the tremendous sense of competition within the Houston Astros clubhouse. Dexter Fowler is traditionally a center fielder. So is George Springer. The fact that [...]

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Chris Humphreys - USA TODAY Sports

The first big offseason move for the Houston Astros has finally happened. The Astros sent pitcher Jordan Lyles and outfielder Brandon Barnes to the Colorado Rockies for speedy outfielder Dexter Fowler. The move comes as somewhat of a shock as [...]

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Jesse Johnson - USA TODAY Sports

In a system chock-full of talent, it’s easy to get a few names lost amongst the masses. Mike Foltynewicz is one of those guys that is impossible to lose. Drafted in the first round of the 2010 draft by the [...]

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David Kohl - USA TODAY Sports

When the 2013 season came to a close, the Houston Astros found themselves the worst team in the league yet again. With an infusion of youth, however, they had become an exciting team with plenty of upside and cause for [...]

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Troy Taormina - USA TODAY Sports

The longer the wait, the more Houston Astros nation worries. Jason Castro, the team MVP of 2013 and one of the few shining points of a team that broke the franchise record for futility for the third straight year, has [...]

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Brad Penner - USA TODAY Sports

This is it. After months of anticipation and falsely projecting George Springer‘s entrance to MLB during September call-ups, this has to be the move that signifies the beginning of the Springer era. No. 1 first base prospect Jonathan Singleton was already [...]

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Matt Dominguez

Though Matt Dominguez is still in his early twenties and the early stages of his Major League Baseball career, he is already making waves at third base for the Houston Astros. Anyone that stands out for the Astros right now [...]

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