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News & Rumors from around the league – The Crawfish Boil 12/2/2025 The Contemporary ballot includes players whose primary contributions were made since 1980. The eight member ballot includes: Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Carlos Delgado, Jeff Kent, Don Mattingly, Dale Murphy, Gary Sheffield and Fernando Valenzuela. A player needs 75% of the vote (12 of […]
10 days ago | 0 reads
Hunter Brown’s top-3 finish in the AL Cy Young Award voting has officially yielded it’s reward. Thanks to the Prospect Promotion Incentive (PPI), the Houston Astros will officially have the 28th pick in the MLB Amateur Draft as a reward, according to Joe Trezza of MLB.com. This pick is in addition to the Astros first […]
10 days ago | 2 reads
Here’s the latest from the hot stove of the MLB offseason: There continues to be “considerable interest” in Astros CF Jake Meyers, according to The Athletic. Houston seeks a controllable major-league starter in a deal for the defensive standout coming off a breakthrough offensive campaign that saw Meyers hit .292 with a .354 OBP, both […]
11 days ago | 2 reads
While almost every Astros fan expects the team not to re-sign homegrown star SP Framber Valdez, we may have an idea on where he is going, and for how much. International MLB Insider Hector Gomez posted on X (formerly known as Twitter) that the New York Mets are the favorites to land the All-Star lefty. […]
14 days ago | 2 reads
Astros GM Dana Brown has made no bones about the fact he would be creative about finding ways to improve the roster. Could Brown be expanding his search into the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO)? According to Daniel Kim, the Houston Astros could be close to a deal with Ryan Weiss of the Hanwha Eagles of […]
14 days ago | 1 read
SP Dylan Cease has a new team, and it’s not the Houston Astros. As first reported by Jon Heyman of the New York Post, Cease has agreed to a 7-year, $210M deal with the Toronto Blue Jays. Cease, soon to be 30, finished last season 8-12 with a 4.55 ERA. He struck out 215 batters […]
16 days ago | 2 reads
The Arizona Fall League has completed, and nine Astros prospects participated in the league in 2025. Here is how they fared: C Walker Janek (Astros #4 prospect per mlb.com): .241 AVG, .288 OBP, .481 SLG. 4 doubles, 3 HR, 20 RBI, 3 SB in 13 games (finished 2025 at High-A Asheville) Named AFL Fall All […]
17 days ago | 2 reads
In the midst of yet another terrific season in which he was 6-2 with a 2.05 ERA and 28 Saves, Josh Hader’s season came to a screeching halt. It was a Friday night, August 8th, in the Bronx, where Hader had just gone 2 innings and earned his 6th win of the season against the […]
17 days ago | 2 reads
Cross one name off the list for the Houston Astros’ trade targets. According to Katie Woo of The Athletic, the St. Louis Cardinals have agreed to trade SP Sonny Gray to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for minor league SP Brandon Clarke and SP Richard Fitts. The Cardinals are also paying down $20M of […]
17 days ago | 4 reads
Here is some of the latest chatter regarding the Houston Astros and the St. Louis Cardinals I have confirmed these discussions with another source close to the Cardinals organization as well. These discussions match up to conversations I have had on AREA45 on Sportsradio 610 regarding the Astros interest in Brendan Donovan and Sonny Gray, […]
18 days ago | 3 reads
Enjoy some photos of the event courtesy of the Houston Astros. Astros Light Up the Park presented by Houston Methodist, an all-new holiday celebration that transforms Daikin Park into a one-of-a-kind, immersive winter wonderland is now open to the public, Saturday, Nov. 22, from 5-10 pm. Following tonight’s public debut, Astros Light Up the Park presented by Houston Methodist will run through January […]
20 days ago | 2 reads
There are currently four players from Japan’s NPB league that have been posted for MLB teams to bid on. Could any of them be a fit for the Houston Astros? (Note: NPB consists of Pacific League (JPPL) and Central League (JPCL). JPPL has DH, JPCL does not) 1) SP Tatsuya Imai (27 years old, 5’ […]
20 days ago | 5 reads
What the Houston Astros should do with CF Jake Meyers has been one of the more polarizing topics for the last couple of seasons, now exacerbated by the fact the 29-year old centerfielder is coming off his best statistical season. Meyers’ value has never been higher, fresh of career highs at the plate that included […]
21 days ago | 2 reads
Today, the Houston Astros announced contract tenders meeting the deadline to tender contracts to their arbitration-eligible players. The deadline was today at 4 p.m. CT. The team announced it tendered contract to 11 of their arbitration-eligible players: The team also announced that they signed RP Enyel De Los Santos to a one-year contract for 2026, […]
21 days ago | 1 read
No doubt Astros fans were taken by surprise when the news came down Wednesday night that Mauricio Dubon has been traded to the Atlanta Braves for IF Nick Allen. Dubon had become a fan favorite for his ability to play 7 positions, as well his gritty style of all out hustle. Dubon, however, appears to […]
22 days ago | 3 reads
Hello Crawfish Boxes! My name is Patrick Creighton, and I will be the new site manager for the Crawfish Boxes. I’ve been covering the Astros since 2013 in various roles with Sportsradio 610 and formerly ESPN 97.5. I am also currently the host of AREA 45, weeknights on Sportsradio 610, with my show partner Shaun […]
22 days ago | 3 reads
When you post on SB Nation, we don’t want you to miss all the conversations and responses that follow. So starting today, whenever a user replies to your comment or to your post on the Feed, you’ll see a notification at the top right corner of the page. And of course, this means that when […]
23 days ago | 0 reads
Astros News Astros right-hander Hunter Brown finished third in Cy Young voting earlier this week. Brown finished behind Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal, who captured his second straight Cy Young Award, and Boston lefty Garrett Crochet. Brown posted a 2.43 ERA and a 3.14 FIP in 31 starts for the Astros this season. Brown was also […]
28 days ago | 4 reads
If you’re reading this, we’re assuming you love Houston Astros baseball. We are looking for a new site manager for The Crawfish Boxes. If you already spend a good amount of your days talking about the Astros and Major League Baseball, then this might be a perfect opportunity to take that passion to the next […]
about 1 month ago | 2 reads
The 2015 draft was an all time great for the Astros as they nailed their first two picks in the first round, and found some good talent late. Here is a look back at the first 5 rounds of picks and some other notables. Round 1, Pick 2 – Alex Bregman, INF The Astros were awarded […]
about 1 month ago | 1 read
It’s the Thursday Crawfish Boil! Houston Astros News Injuries and roster moves Offseason FAQ Astros offseason shakeup (MCS) Brito making adjustments in AFL (BA) Orbit gets an upgrade for Thanksgiving (Chron) AL West News Raleigh stuns by winning Player of the Year award (MCS) Angles GM makes a statement about O’Hoppe (YB) DeGrom wins MLBPA […]
about 1 month ago | 2 reads
World Series Game 5 Game Thread for Astros Fans
about 1 month ago | 3 reads
It’s the Wednesday Crawfish Boil! Houston Astros News Injuries and roster moves Hicks named AFL pitcher of the week Lets talk about Yainer Could the Astros trade Abreu? (SN) Springer’s hurt (HC) Astros linked to former All-Star (SN) AL West News A look at the Naylor market (SS) Ex-wife of MLB employee says the league […]
about 1 month ago | 3 reads
World Series Game 4 Game Thread for Astros Fans
about 1 month ago | 2 reads
One of the more interesting subplots this offseason, to me, is what the Astros decided to do at catcher in the near term. We all know the organization is interested in bringing Victor Caratini back, but whether that happens won’t be determined for a while. Then there is Yainer Díaz, who has three more years […]
about 1 month ago | 4 reads