Remember when former pitching coach Brent Strom announced after Game 6 of the World Series that he was leaving and everyone wondered how the pitching staff would perform in his absence? It turns out the Astros’ pitching talent remains elite and their pitching philosophy hasn’t skipped a beat....
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Just as they recognize Baker's influence, warmly and assuredly, players know the impact of this front office. They see signs in the stands, like the one Saturday that read: WE <3 CLICK. On the stage during the championship presentation, McCullers put his arms on Click's shoulders, leane...
The Astros and Major League Baseball pride ourselves on the diversity of our sport and in showing great respect to all cultures represented by our players, front office staff, fans and members of the media," the statement read in part. "Yuli has always demonstrate...
Yet, when SI posted its story about the incident on Monday, the Astros went into full denial mode, claiming their front-office executive was merely showing his support for Osuna after he gave up a tying homer to the Yankees in the top of the ninth inning. “The story posted by Sports ...
"A move like this can make good teams great and great teams legendary," says Astros lefty Dallas Keuchel, who was critical of the front office's paralysis in July. "So it was like putting something big on your Christmas wish list as a kid. You didn't want to get your hope...
It’s a testament to the skills of Houston’s front office that the pitching staff wasn’t a complete wreck in 2020 after losing both Gerrit Cole and Justin Verlander. Of the nine pitchers to have a two-WAR season for the Astros from 2015, the year of their emergence, through 2019, on...
Pitching-wise, the Astros have arrived at a reasonably simple formula: Pour on the heat, and throw in a few goodies for balance. They threw fastballs 51.7 percent of the time, a noticeable jump from figures in the 40s over the previous three years. Staff-wide, their average fastball was...
Hinch operated as a translator for the information as it flowed from the front office to the diamond. Hinch figured the Dodgers’ baseball operations department of Andrew Friedman would seek a similar figure in a manager. Show more Advertisement...
PEORIA, Ariz. -- Here’s something you don’t see every day. A trio of Rangers pitching prospects worked with an Astros catcher to carry a no-hitter into the eighth inning on Friday night at the Peoria Sports Complex. Alas, a single by Luis Lara