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John McClain: McCullers’ elbow injury presents opportunities for Brown, Whitley

John McClain February 23, 2023
 John McClain: McCullers’ elbow injury presents opportunities for Brown, Whitley

What the Astros hope will be a temporary setback for pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. presents Hunter Brown and possibly Forrest Whitley with opportunities to play more important roles when the spring training schedule begins Saturday against the New York Mets…

 WATCH: Dusty Baker provides more on McCullers Jr. and gives insight into the young arms that could fill his role

WATCH: Dusty Baker provides more on McCullers Jr. and gives insight into the young arms that could fill his role

John McClain February 23, 2023

Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker spoke to the media today at spring training and gave his thoughts on the injury to Lance McCullers Jr., as well as the potential arms that could replace him, like Hunter Brown and Forrest Whitley.Read More

 WATCH: John McClain talks to Alex Bregman about the elbow injury suffered by Lance McCullers Jr. and the opportunity it affords Hunter Brown and Forrest Whitley

WATCH: John McClain talks to Alex Bregman about the elbow injury suffered by Lance McCullers Jr. and the opportunity it affords Hunter Brown and Forrest Whitley

John McClain February 23, 2023

"The General" catches up with Alex Bregman and gets his thoughts on the right elbow injury that Lance McCullers Jr. is dealing with and the need for young starting pitchers Hunter Brown and Forrest Whitley to step up and fill the void...Read More

 McCullers won’t be available opening day because of small muscle strain in right elbow

McCullers won’t be available opening day because of small muscle strain in right elbow

John McClain February 22, 2023

Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. said Wednesday he won’t be available for the start of the season because of a “small muscle strain” in his right elbow that was detected in an MRI on Tuesday night...Read More

 John McClain: Valdez ready to assume role as the ace of Astros’ pitching staff

John McClain: Valdez ready to assume role as the ace of Astros’ pitching staff

John McClain February 22, 2023

With American League Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander relocating to New York to pitch for the Mets, Framber Valdez is preparing to step up a spot in the rotation and become the ace of the Astros’ staff...Read More

 John McClain: Alvarez not concerned about sore hand, expects to start hitting home runs ‘in a couple of days’

John McClain: Alvarez not concerned about sore hand, expects to start hitting home runs ‘in a couple of days’

John McClain February 21, 2023

The last thing anybody wanted to hear about Yordan Alvarez on Tuesday was his disclosure that he still has a hand issue – the problem that plagued him last season and contributed to him playing in only 135 games during a season that ended with a World Series conquest of Philadelphia...Read More

 John McClain: After a healthy season, Bregman’s goal is to win back-to-back World Series

John McClain: After a healthy season, Bregman’s goal is to win back-to-back World Series

John McClain February 20, 2023

Alex Bregman didn’t try to mask his excitement about reporting to spring training and jump-starting the Astros’ goal of winning a second consecutive World Series and their third in seven seasons...Read More

 John McClain: Altuve wants to win another World Series, finish career in Houston

John McClain: Altuve wants to win another World Series, finish career in Houston

John McClain February 19, 2023

After a Sunday workout at spring training, Jose Altuve met with the media for the first time. Not surprisingly, the first question asked was about new general manager Dana Brown’s attempt to sign Altuve to a contract extension that’ll guarantee the second baseman finishes his career in Houston...Read More

 John McClain: Baker counsels Tucker to make sure he isn’t bitter over losing arbitration case

John McClain: Baker counsels Tucker to make sure he isn’t bitter over losing arbitration case

John McClain February 18, 2023

One of the first things manager Dusty Baker did when he arrived at Astros spring training this week was to meet with Kyle Tucker to make sure his right fielder didn’t take personally losing his arbitration case...Read More

 John McClain: After his first title, Dusty Baker is ready for another

John McClain: After his first title, Dusty Baker is ready for another

John McClain February 17, 2023

At 73, Dusty Baker is loving life. He’s entering his 45th year in Major League Baseball, including his 26th as a manager. He’s destined for the Hall of Fame, and he’s confident and energetic about the mission he’s on this season...Read More

 John McClain: Brown’s philosophy is to lock up Astros’ key players to sustain winning

John McClain: Brown’s philosophy is to lock up Astros’ key players to sustain winning

John McClain February 17, 2023

Astros fans should love new general manager Dana Brown because he’s singing a tune they want to hear. Brown, 55, reiterated on Thursday, the first day of spring training, what he disclosed at the team’s media luncheon last week: He wants to sign Framber Valdez and Kyle Tucker to new contracts and Alex Bregman and Jose Altuve to extensions....Read More

 WATCH: John McClain catches up with Fox Sports and The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal at Astros spring training

WATCH: John McClain catches up with Fox Sports and The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal at Astros spring training

John McClain February 16, 2023

Two legendary sportswriters chop it up as our John McClain gets Ken Rosenthal's thoughts on the Astros and how covering baseball has changed over the years...Read More

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    Aggy: We got underseeded! Also Aggy: *gets blown out in the first round by a 10-seed.*

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    surprising outcome for the Aggies. Great recap. what a first Thursday to the Madness

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    OK, 6 things to keep an eye on!!

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    The only thing for certain is the Astros making it to the playoffs. With the new wildcard system it is…

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