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• Should Astros be concerned? Examining the slow starts from Jose Altuve, Yainier Diaz and Christian Walker

Houston is holding its own in the AL West, but is still waiting for the heart of its lineup to step up...2025
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• Poll: Can Jeremy Pena Keep This Up?
It’s been a struggle for the Astros to even keep their heads above water this year thanks to the substantial losses they suffered over the offseason and a large number of lackluster in-season performances. Justin Verlander, Alex Bregman, and Kyle Tucker are all playing elsewhere. Yordan Alvarez is hurt. Jose Altuve, Yainer Diaz, and new…...2025
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• Who Owned Baseball (WOB) – Updated for May 22, 2025

Who Owned Baseball for May 22, 2025 Earning 1 WOB Jose Altuve hit 2 homers as the Astros topped the Mariners, 9-2. Tanner Bibee threw 7 innings of 3 hit ball, striking out 8 as Cleveland blanked the Tigers, 7-0. Ranger Suarez pitched into the 7th, not allowing a run in 6 2/3 innings to […]...2025
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• Rays 8, Astros 4: Bouncing back on the rubber match

Jonathan Dyer-Imagn Images The Rays wrap it up with a series win. On the afternoon getaway day game, with the series tied 1-1, the Rays were hoping to come away with a series win before seeing the Blue Jays again for the second time this month. The Astros had been tough competition this series, and this game wouldn’t prove to be an easy one. Taj Bradley was on the mound for the Rays, while...2025
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• Series Preview: Rays vs Astros

Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images Forty-six games down, one-hundred sixteen to go The Tampa Bay Rays split their road trip with three wins and three losses, taking two of three against the Toronto Blue Jays and then dropping two of three to the Miami Marlins. The Rays are now 21-25 on the season and are six games back of the New York Yankees. Now the Rays will head back to Tampa to take ...2025
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• Astros offered Jose Altuve for Eric Hosmer in 2013 trade proposal, former Royals GM Dayton Moore says

"I said, 'Nope. Nope.' I didn't like trading major-league players," Moore said...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 16, 2025

Cam Devanney, mentioned in the blogs below | Photo by Jeff Dean/Getty Images The Royals have 4 wins over the last 4 Thursdays so we, here at Friday Rumblings, are doing our part At The Star, Jaylon Thompson writes about Maikel Garcia’s new stance: While Garcia has seen the biggest growth with the toe tap, the Royals also have other players utilizing it from time to time. Infielder Jonatha...2025
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• Astros series preview: Can the Royals hit in Houston?

Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images Can the Royals adjust to playing in a smaller ballpark? It seems as if I have been predicting the Astros’ demise in series previews several times in the past year. And while the franchise does seem to be transitioning to a new era, they are still competitive, just two games back of first in what seems like a very competitive Western Division. The Astros off...2025
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• Braves News: Injury updates, AJ Smith-Shawver, another late win, more

Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Saturday Well the Braves won yet another low-scoring extra-innings affair on Saturday. AJ Smith-Shawver twirled another gem and the bullpen did more than it’s job, but man the offense was a struggle after a promising first three innings. The crazy part is that the offense can’t even really be credited with the winning run...2025
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• Astros star leaves game vs. Reds due to injury

Astros veteran Jose Altuve began Saturday's game against the Reds at second base, but was pinch-hit for by Brendan Rodgers in the third inning....2025
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• The Brewers need their big three

Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images Milwaukee needs more from Contreras, Yelich, and Chourio So far this season, the Milwaukee Brewers have been okay. Their starting pitching, which became a point of major concern when injuries decimated their depth early in the season, stabilized quickly and the team currently ranks a respectable 12th in starter ERA. The bullpen has struggled at times, but the...2025
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• Brewers survive late rally by Astros to win third straight game

Michael McLoone-Imagn Images A four-run first inning was just enough to survive a seventh inning rally by the Astros. Box Score With Chad Patrick on the mound, the Brewers staked him to an early four-run lead. He took advantage for most of the night, but a late rally by the Astros made it a close game. The bullpen kept them in check, and the Brewers won their third straight by a score of 4...2025
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• Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers vs. Houston Astros

Troy Taormina-Imagn Images Brewers set to take on former division foe in interleague series to wrap up homestand In a matchup of former NL Central foes, the Milwaukee Brewers are set to wrap up their six-game homestand with a three-game set against the Houston Astros. The Brewers are 17-18 this year after dropping two of three to the Cubs over the weekend, while the Astros sit at 17-16 aft...2025
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• Game thread XXVIII - Astros at Royals

Mark Canha #21 of the Kansas City Royals bats | Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images The Royals will try to win their sixth straight against a tough lefty. While everyone was giving up on the Royals thanks to a tough road trip that saw them go 2-8, the Royals have now gone 9-2 in the 11 home games surrounding the road trip and find themselves 10-4 at home overall this season. Today would be ...2025
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• MLB Power Rankings: Which teams can challenge the Dodgers?

Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Dodgers look like the cream of the crop but there are several teams that could challenge for their crown. Every Major League Baseball team begins a brand new baseball season with hope. In the spring of 1993, as a fresh-faced 16-year-old Phillies fan living in suburban bliss, I had no right to believe that summer was going to be anythin...2025
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• Nationals History: Remember when the Washington Nationals won the World Series

Erik Williams-Imagn Images In the last edition of the 20th Anniversary series before the season, it is only right to remember the greatest night in Nats history In the 20th anniversary series, I have highlighted some of the most memorable players and moments in Washington Nationals history. With the season just around the corner, it only felt right to re-live October 30th, 2019, the greate...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 20, 2025

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images One week until Opening Day. Daniel Lynch IV’s last Spring Training outing could hint at his role this season: Lynch will get a few appearances out of the bullpen this week as the Cactus League schedule wraps up, with an inning Wednesday and two scheduled on Friday, while Kris Bubic remains in the rotation and is scheduled for his sixth spring game (fifth st...2025
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• This Day in MLB History: Freddie Freeman signs with the Dodgers

Photo by John McCoy/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The official end of the Freddie Freeman era in Atlanta MLB History 1900: Ban Johnson announces that an American League team will be placed in Chicago to ensure the stability of the league. In an agreement with National League officials, the AL club will be placed on the south side of the city and will be called the Chicago White Stocking...2025
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• Remembering the career of Bobby Shantz

He was a lefty with the heart of a lion. My father used to regale me with stories about old baseball players and teams. I suppose that’s the reason I’m more interested in the old times than the modern game. Dad was a Brooklyn Dodgers fan, so I heard a lot of stories about “Dem Bums” growing up, but he also had an appreciation for any player with talent. He admired stars like Stan Musial and Willie...2025
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• Jose Altuve heckled with tattoo taunts while signing autographs
The Houston Astros have no choice but to accept that the 2020 season will be a grueling one when it comes to the jeers, taunts and put-downs that well-prepared hecklers will have at their disposal in the wake of the team’s damning sign-stealing scandal. Along with every other Astros player who played a role in the scandal, Jose Altuve is learning that lesson the hard way so far in spring training....2020
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• Astros' Jose Altuve shows off tattoo during spring training to back Carlos Correa's claims
The 2017 AL MVP does, in fact, have a collarbone tattoo...2020
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• Jose Altuve appears to send message by showing off collarbone tattoo
Carlos Correa offered an explanation last week for why Jose Altuve did not want his teammates tearing off his jersey after the second baseman belted a walk-off home run in Game 6 of the 2019 ALCS, and Altuve may have tried to provide further evidence on Monday. Correa told Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic that Altuve did not want his jersey ripped off in celebration because Altuve had “an unfinished ...2020
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• Adam Jones has a laugh over Carlos Correa's tattoo explanation for Jose Altuve
Carlos Correa has decided to dig his heels in and defend the Houston Astros against some of the criticism they are facing, and former MLB star Adam Jones found one thing Correa said about the scandal particularly entertaining. Jones, who now plays professionally in Japan, admitted in a tweet on Saturday that he has been watching the Astros cheating scandal unfold from a distance, but he couldn’t r...2020
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• Brand Name Ambition: Astros' Carlos Correa Focuses on Baseball and a Lot More
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Fifty-Six Reasons to Pay Attention in Spring Training
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"Photo by Mikayla Schlosser/Getty Images Jose Altuve is probably longing for his trash can The Royals have won six in a row."

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"Jose Altuve made a strong plea for the Astros to keep pending free agent Alex Bregman in Houston, saying, "We're not the same organization without him."

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") 8:48PM: Jose Altuve was removed during the fifth inning of tonight’s United States/Venezuela World Baseball Classic…"

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"Crane also feels Jose Altuve has been mistreated in the sign-stealing scandal's wake"

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"The Astros' Carlos Correa, whose wife is pregnant with their first child, and Jose Altuve, who has an ailing left leg, said Thursday they will not be playing in the All-Star Game."

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"Astros stars Alex Bregman and Jose Altuve apologized for their roles in the team's sign-stealing scheme in 2017 as the team began spring training Thursday."

2019
"It’s well known that the Nationals hope to work out a long-term deal with third baseman Anthony Rendon before he reaches free agency next winter, and Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic wrote over the weekend (subscription required) that Rendon and agent Scott Boras have been eyeing something in the vicinity of Jose Altuve’s extension from…"

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"Watt and Jose Altuve following Hurricane Harvey."

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"It has already been quite a month for Jose Altuve, who won a World Series title, a Player Choice Award, an AL Silver Slugger Award and, on Thursday, his first AL MVP Award."

2016
"Carlos Correa reached on an eighth-inning throwing error by Dellin Betances, sending Jose Altuve home with the go-ahead run as the Astros defeated the Yankees, 5-3, on Opening Day at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday."

2015
"Jose Altuve hammered a 3-1 pitch from Craig Breslow over the wall in left for a walk-off homer with one out in the ninth, giving the Astros a 5-4 victory over the Red Sox on Thursday night at Minute Maid Park."

2014
"He beat out Tigers designated hitter Victor Martinez and Astros second baseman Jose Altuve in what is expected to be a precursor to securing the AL MVP Award, which will be revealed Nov."

• Astros offered Jose Altuve for Eric Hosmer in 2013 trade proposal, former Royals GM Dayton Moore says
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• The Royals could have acquired Jose Altuve for Eric Hosmer

Another of baseball’s what-ifs. | Troy Taormina-Imagn Images Dayton Moore made right call in 2013. One key rule in the legal profession that took me a while to learn is that sometimes the best case is the one you don’t take. Based on news yesterday, it seems like that holds up true for major league general managers, too: sometimes the best move is the one you don’t make. To catch you up, i...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 16, 2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 12, 2025

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Danny Duffy heads south of the border. Seth Lugo didn’t have much offense to support him Sunday for his Quality Start, writes Anne Rogers. The offense has been dissected over and over again to begin the year, and the Royals have emphasized their confidence in the lineup they have. That doesn’t go away after a three-game set like this one against a good Red S...2025
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• ‘I Love Houston’: Jeremy Peña Responds to Jose Altuve’s Public Push for Astros Extension
Jeremy Pena responds after Jose Altuve publicly calls out Astros general manager Dana Brown and others to offer the shortstop a long-term deal....2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 29, 2025

Photo by Keith Gillett/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Drew Waters is not going to miss his shot. The Royals are feeling confident after a successful homestand. “It was a good week,” manager Matt Quatraro said. “You come home and go 5-1 in a homestand, that’s pretty solid. Coming back off the road trip, that was definitely needed.” Jackson Stone writes that Drew Waters is making the most...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 28, 2025

Photo by Mikayla Schlosser/Getty Images Royals pitching continues to impress. Seth Lugo was sensational Friday against the Astros, writes Jackson Stone. “To me, that was probably the best game I’ve seen him pitch, to be honest,” manager Matt Quatraro said. “ ... Right from the get-go it looked like he was incredibly sharp. To go through that lineup three times, they made him work a little ...2025
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• Game thread XXVIII - Astros at Royals
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• MLB Power Rankings: Which teams can challenge the Dodgers?
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• This Day in MLB History: Freddie Freeman signs with the Dodgers
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• Rays 8, Astros 4: Bouncing back on the rubber match
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• The Royals could have acquired Jose Altuve for Eric Hosmer
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 16, 2025
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• Bobby Witt Jr. is on track to do something no Royals player has done in nearly 50 years

Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. (7) hits a single during the third inning against the Chicago White Sox at Kauffman Stadium. | Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images So many hits Hitting a baseball is arguably the hardest thing to do in professional sports, which is why a hit itself is perhaps the most iconic part about baseball. There’s just some inherent aesthetic beauty to a line driv...2025
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• The Brewers need their big three
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• Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers vs. Houston Astros
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• Red-hot bats and more Luis Robert Jr. magic help the White Sox get back-to-back wins

This was the last thing Jose Altuve saw before losing to the White Sox. | Chicago White Sox The South Siders handed Houston a huge loss in the series opener Don’t look now, but the White Sox have won TWO games in a row! In the series opener, the Astros couldn’t keep up and lost in a big way, even with one of their best pitchers on the mound. Maybe these silly Bulls jerseys are giving the S...2025
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• This is why so many people want to see Rory McIlroy win The Masters

Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images There are so many people rooting for Rory McIlroy to win The Masters... here is why. My son is 3 years old. He loves outer space and is obsessed with all of the planets. Other interests of his include animals (he loves the zoo or aquarium) and trains. When he was not even a year old, my favorite baseball team, the Houston Astros, won the World Series....2025
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• MLB Power Rankings: Which teams can challenge the Dodgers?
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• Rays 8, Astros 4: Bouncing back on the rubber match
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• The Royals could have acquired Jose Altuve for Eric Hosmer
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• Jose Altuve’s Wife Neena Pens Heartwarming Message Celebrating Astros’ Slugger’s 35th Birthday
Houston Astros star Jose Altuve gets a special birthday message from his wife Nena Altuve on social media on his 35th....2025
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• This is why so many people want to see Rory McIlroy win The Masters
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• Outside The Confines: Monday morning MLB moments

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Little tidbits from the weekend. Happy Monday, everyone. Plenty of fun stuff to catch up on from the weekend! We can see what happens when one of the tallest pitchers in baseball stands beside one of the shortest players. Elly De La Cruz fumbled a steal in fairly hilarious fashion. How are the Red Sox now celebrating their home runs? And...2025
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• Watch: Astros' Jose Altuve has another shaky moment in outfield

Jose Altuve is still experiencing plenty of growing pains in the outfield....2025
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• November reign: Altuve wins AL MVP Award
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• Skid hits 8 as Red Sox fall on walk-off homer
Jose Altuve hammered a 3-1 pitch from Craig Breslow over the wall in left for a walk-off homer with one out in the ninth, giving the Astros a 5-4 victory over the Red Sox on Thursday night at Minute Maid Park. The home run was confirmed after replay review....2015
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• Altuve's walk-off blast hands Astros a sweep
Jose Altuve hammered a 3-1 pitch from Craig Breslow over the wall in left for a walk-off homer with one out in the ninth, giving the Astros a 5-4 victory over the Red Sox on Thursday night at Minute Maid Park. The home run was confirmed after replay review....2015
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• ALCS stacks up teams with MVP candidates
One of the great photos of the 2017 season featured the diminutive Jose Altuve and the gigantic Aaron Judge beside each other on the basepaths. We already know who has the height advantage when these two American League MVP Award candidates stand side by side, but which of their teams will stand tall in the AL Championship Series?...2017
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• Correa leads Astros' OD win as Yanks protest
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• Castro delivers early, but Yanks edged late
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• Prospects power Yankees against Astros
Jose Altuve sparked a three-run first inning for the Astros, and some of the Yankees' top prospects sparked a late rally on Saturday in Kissimmee, Fla....2015
• Dallas Keuchel, Astros Look Ready to Shine Under Bright October Lights
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• Preseason Prep - March 11, 2025
Francisco Alvarez (C - Mets) The Mets announced Alvarez will miss 6-8 weeks after undergoing hamate surgery. This is a big blow for owners who have already drafted as Alvarez has slugged 36 home runs over the past 2 seasons and is seen as one of the better young hitting catchers in baseball. This does continue an injury trend for him tho as he played in just 110 games a year ago as he was hurt in...2025
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• Preseason Prep - March 4, 2025
Yankees Back Half of the Rotation is Suddenly Uncertain While the Top of the Yankees rotation looks as solid as ever, injuries have made for some opportunities at the back half. Clark Schmidt has yet to pitch in the spring due to a back injury and has been limited to bullpen sessions although he is expected to get into a game soon. Schmidt had a breakout half-season last year with a 2.85 ERA / 3....2025
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• Let the Games Begin! Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep- February 23, 2025
Yesterday was the first full day of games in the Cactus and Grapefruit Leagues. After an active offseason teams are getting work in and facing game conditions. Fantasy drafts are starting and for those not drafting yet it's time to pay attention to what's happening. Chris Sale- P- ATL- Sale tossed 2 perfect IP in his Grapefruit League debut. He threw 21 pitches with his fastball averaging 93.8...2025
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• Preseason Draft Prep - February 20, 2025
Mariners Starting Rotation The Mariners' starting rotation is fascinating. Luis Castillo is the veteran with the most impressive resume, but he could turn out to be the worst starter on the team by the end of the season. He is certainly the oldest at 32 years old. In fact, every other Seattle starter is 27 years old or younger. The youth-infused rotation is buoyed by a pitcher-friendly ballpark an...2025
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• 2023 Top Keepers – Second Basemen
Welcome back, everyone. I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. This week we are going to dive into the 2023 Top Keepers - Second Basemen. When it comes to second baseman, it is a position that now seems to be home of platoon players. Today's managers and general managers believe that if you can play a position in the field, then you can play second base. In 2022, only 12 players started more...2022
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• Top 25 Fantasy Second Basemen for 2021 – Week 21
In many fantasy baseball leagues, the season is winding down. The difference between making the playoffs and sitting on the sideline is going to be between which players are hot and which players are not. As I have been doing the past month with the second baseman and shortstop rankings, I am going to highlight the players you may have a chance of adding from the waiver wire. We all know Marcus S...2021
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• Top 25 Fantasy Second Basemen for 2021 – Week 17
At this point of the season, we all know who the top players are at each position. Unless you already own them are can make a trade for them, players like Marcus Semien, Jose Altuve, or Ozzie Albies won't be helping your fantasy lineup this year. But as we gear up for the trade deadline and the final stretch of the season, the difference between winning your league and falling short could be find...2021
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• Top 25 Fantasy Second Basemen for 2021 – Week 15
With the All-Star break upon us, now is a good time to see who has been a fantasy star in the first half of the season and who has been a disappointment. Owners of Marcus Semien, Jose Altuve, Whit Merrifield and Eduardo Escobar have to be ecstatic with the overall performance of those four players. Semien has been the top-ranked second baseman for most of the season, while Altuve and Merrifield h...2021
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• Top fantasy second baseman: Baez or Altuve?
Could Jose Altuve have a challenger this year at the top of the fantasy second-base rankings? Welcome to the conversation, Javier Baez....2019
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• Jose Altuve or Mike Trout: Who's No. 1 in our rankings for 2018?
The draft begins, and you're on the clock ... whom should you pick? Our experts defend their choices for the No. 1 overall selection in fantasy baseball drafts in three of the most popular formats: roto, head-to-head categories and head-to-head points....2018
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• Should Astros be concerned? Examining the slow starts from Jose Altuve, Yainier Diaz and Christian Walker
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• The Royals could have acquired Jose Altuve for Eric Hosmer
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 16, 2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 12, 2025
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• Astros' Altuve not in lineup because of hamstring
Astros infielder/outfielder Jose Altuve was not in Sunday's starting lineup against the Reds because of right hamstring tightness....2025
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• Brewers’ three-game win streak comes to an end in loss to Astros, 9-1

Benny Sieu-Imagn Images Milwaukee was unable to complete their first sweep of 2025 Box Score The Milwaukee Brewers’ three-game win streak was snapped Wednesday afternoon at home, as they dropped their series finale against the Astros by a 9-1 final. After both squads went down 1-2-3 in the first, Houston got to Quinn Priester in the second. He retired the first two batters of the inning bu...2025
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• Red-hot bats and more Luis Robert Jr. magic help the White Sox get back-to-back wins
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• MLB Power Rankings: Which teams can challenge the Dodgers?
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• Value of Things: Evaluating the Laremy Tunsil Trade

Photo by Aaron M. Sprecher/Getty Images Is it genius or simply insanity? I refer you to a simpler time. It was circa spring of 2003 and ESPN was previewing the NFL draft. They were running ads with the question, “what does your team need?” On the screen was a beleaguered David Carr taking the snap from center with no guards and no tackles on the offensive line. A picture is worth a 1000 wo...2025
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• MLB storylines to watch as Spring Training gets underway

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images There is no shortage of intrigue as baseball returns for the 2025 season. The Super Bowl is now more than a week in the rear view mirror and, for Eagles fans like myself, I’m still not done re-watching the highlights of their beatdown of the Chiefs. Not even close. But this week, full squad spring training workouts began around Major League Basebal...2025
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• A goodbye to Charlie Morton

Dale Zanine-Imagn Images Charlie Morton’s 4-year run in Atlanta has officially ended. Charlie Morton and the Atlanta Braves ended their 4-year partnership over the weekend, with Morton signing a 1-year $15M contract with the Baltimore Orioles. It wasn’t certain Morton was going to pitch at all in 2025, with plenty of speculation all throughout last season that 2024 might’ve been his swan ...2025
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• Astros series preview: A fading dynasty?

Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images The Astros are still very good - but for how much longer? The Astros have had a mini-dynasty lately. They have reached the American League Championship Series in each of the last seven years, winning four pennants and two championships. Notwithstanding their sign-stealing scandal, they have been a franchise to emulate with a record of success any other organiz...2024
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• Cubs 4, Astros 3: Getting the job done

Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports Dansby Swanson’s three-run homer highlighted a four-run first inning that the Cubs made hold up for another win. It wasn’t the best of games. Cubs hitters struck out 12 times. Some sketchy defense helped lead to a Houston run. The Cubs had only one hit after the fourth inning. And yet, the Cubs put a large crooked number on the board in the first inning f...2024
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• 2024 AL West preview: The tussle in Texas

Photo by Bailey Orr/Texas Rangers/Getty Images The defending champion Rangers and the relentless Astros dominate the division’s focus, but keep an eye on Seattle. The 2023 American League season came down to a Lone Star State Showdown in the Championship Series. Amazingly, the Houston Astros were back in the LCS for the seventh year in a row, one shy of the record held by the ‘90s Atlanta ...2024
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• Braves News: USA beats Venezuela, shortstop competition, more
Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Saturday Team USA won a wild game against Ronald Acuna and Venezuela in which each team had to come back from 2+ run deficits. A grand slam from Trea Turner turned the tables for Team USA in the eighth inning. On the Braves’ side of things, there has been some interesting buzz around the potential of...2023
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• Houston Astros still deny Jose Altuve’s involvement in 2017 cheating scandal
Years after the Houston Astros’ cheating scandal rocked Major League Baseball, All-Star second baseman Jose Altuve remains the focal point...2022
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• Insider reveals interesting detail regarding Jose Altuve and Astros' cheating scandal

Altuve has silently taken the brunt of fans' ire over the years, even though his home/road splits from 2017 show that he played much better away from Minute Maid Park....2022
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