List of All Articles with Tag 'astros'

MLB Power Rankings of the worst trade deadline deal every team has made in its history.The MLB trade deadline should be a holiday. In fact, baseball fans should be allowed to take off from work, household chores, and any other responsibilities leading up to the big summer day. It’s not alw...

Ryne Stanek and the Houston Astros were fuming after a loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on a controversial balk call.Stanek and a Houston Astros assistant were eventually thrown out of the game, though the relief pitcher waited until after the final out of the inning to make a fuss.https://tw...

VIDEO: Ryan Stanek freaked out after he was called for a balk. The call resulted in the game-winning run.

The Los Angeles Dodgers completed a comeback against the Houston Astros thanks to a controversial balk by reliever Ryne Stanek.The first balk of Ryne Stanek's career was ill-timed, as the Houston relief pitcher allowed the winning run to cross home plate. Stanek insisted that he did not bre...

MLB Rumors: Joey Votto adds pressure for the RedsBefore the season, Joey Votto was floated as a potential trade chip for the Reds. Would he be sent to the Toronto Blue Jays, to finally play for his home country in Canada? The Jays, after all, had a chance to contend in the AL East.Oh, how time...

Could the St. Louis Cardinals actually trade Paul Goldschmidt? It sounds hard to believe, but it's been suggested by fans and pundits alike.Paul Goldschmidt will be 36 years old before he enters the final season of his contract. He remains one of the best hitters in all of baseball when he&...

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred regrets granting Houston Astros players anonymity in the 2017 sign-stealing scandal, per a quote in TIME Magazine.Rob Manfred can't seem to get anything right lately, whether it's paying minor leaguers a livable wage or mocking the Oakland Athletics fanbase...

MLB Rumors: Astros are done with the Jose Abreu experienceWhile replacing Yuli Gurriel with Jose Abreu looked like a major upgrade at the time said contract was agreed upon this winter, that's been anything but the case. Abreu hasn't been hitting well, slashing just .229/.279/.308 so far...

Betting on props in Major League Baseball can have a lot of ups and downs, but I have three pitchers to target for Wednesday’s action.They may not be the flashiest of names, but I like them to hit these props, especially in the outs recorded department.I’m coming off a rough day,...

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You've seen the regular MLB standings. Now, let's look at how the standings would look if the result of every team's one-run games were flipped.The 2023 MLB season has gone on for over two months. As of this writing (June 19, 2023), there are a couple of weeks until the All-Star G...

MLB Power Rankings of the one reason why each of the 30 teams won't win the 2023 World Series.Thirty teams enter. One team leaves victorious. It’s how every MLB season goes. Twenty-nine ball clubs will fall short. This week’s MLB Power Rankings takes a direct look at why each cl...