Brett Davis - USA TODAY Sports

It used to be that there were three automatic numbers as far as gaining entrance to immortality in Cooperstown: 300 wins for a pitcher, 500 home runs for power hitters, and 3000 hits for the rest. Well, that being the [...]

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Wednesday January 8th of 2014 could go down as one of the most important dates of Houston Astros history. To be brutally honest: it seems like decades since the “Killer Bees” were seen roaming Texas just because of how far [...]

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Rob Grabowski - USA TODAY Sports

He was one of the more polarizing figures on a polarizing team. Houston Astros slugger Chris Carter may be on the hottest of Houston hot seats going into the 2014 season. Carter led the Astros in nearly every offensive category both [...]

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Tim Heitman - USA TODAY Sports

The Houston Astros have plenty of questions and variables to sort out going into 2014, but they have a lot of exciting players to watch for as well. One such player that falls into the latter category is right-handed starting [...]

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David Richard - USA TODAY Sports

Rumors were swirling that the Houston Astros were going to land Jose Veras. How nice that would have been. Veras was the only steady reliever available to the Astros throughout the first half of the 2013 season, and with the [...]

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Dale Zanine - USA TODAY Sports

While the rumors were circulating that the Houston Astros were in the market to find a quality first baseman early in the offseason, many envisioned the likes of Corey Hart, James Loney or even Mike Morse suiting up in Houston [...]

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David Richard - USA TODAY Sports

The Houston Astros are a team seeking to reestablish themselves. After three straight years of 100 or more losses, they are now looking from the bottom up. The goal is to become competitive again as quickly as possible. As such, players that [...]

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Joba Chamberlain

As the third day of the 2013 MLB Winter Meetings develops, it is possible that more moves could happen. One team that could be surprising in their dealings for the next day or two is the Houston Astros. Many didn’t [...]

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Kim Klement - USA TODAY Sports

After making their first big splash move in trading for Dexter Fowler, the Houston Astros checked another off their wish list as they acquired the veteran starting pitcher they’d been looking for – Scott Feldman. With a three year, $30 [...]

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Thomas Campbell - USA TODAY Sports

I don’t think there is enough buzz around Robbie Grossman. The Houston Astros have plenty of recently emerged or ready-to-emerge players that are on the brink of becoming stars (ie. Jarred Cosart, George Springer). Yet Grossman, who largely flew under [...]

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