Tag : Houston Astros

By Grant Brisbee, Andy McCullough and Stephen J. Nesbitt Every week,​ we​ ask a selected group of our baseball​ writers​ — local and national —...

With spring training in full swing and Opening Day three weeks away, it’s time for my annual offseason report card that includes a breakdown of...

It’s time for another round of the tested, trusted, completely objective, never-been-questioned, all-math, no-bias MLB franchise rankings. First, a change: Rather than span the Wild-Card...

When I rank prospects every offseason here at The Athletic, I’m considering the players’ eventual peaks and their long-term values, which is why you’ll see...

By Chad Jennings, Aaron Gleeman and Tim Britton  The semester was about to end, and too many of our students still hadn’t finished their homework,...

Pitchers and catchers have officially reported, full-squad workouts are almost here and spring training games start in a week. Although there are still some quality...

It seems like only yesterday that some of us were wielding our largest snow shovels to burrow a path from the front door back to...