Chandler Rome
Astros Beat Reporter at The Athletic
Astros beat writer at The Athletic | Co-host @Crush_City_Pod | [email protected]
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1 week ago |
baseball.realgm.com | Chandler Rome
Ronel Blanco will undergo season-ending elbow surgery. Blanco is the third Houston Astros' starter to suffer a significant injury within the season’s first two months. Blanco threw a no-hitter against the Toronto Blue Jays during his first start of 2024, beginning a breakout season that saw Blanco finish runner-up to Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal for the American League ERA title.
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3 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | Chandler Rome
Twelve of Houston's 14 active position players hit right-handed, and other teams have noticed the team's lack of offensive balance.
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Oct 30, 2024 |
baseball.realgm.com | Chandler Rome
The Houston Astros have resumed talks with Alex Bregman. Bregman and the Astros broke off talks in December as talks "stalled" and the team signed Christian Walker. USA Today first reported on Thursday that the Astros are “keeping the door ajar” for Bregman to return. The Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays and Detroit Tigers have also had varying levels of interest in Bregman. Houston's longstanding of $156 million over six years remains on the table.
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Oct 30, 2024 |
baseball.realgm.com | Chandler Rome
The Houston Astros have agreed with Ben Gamel on a one-year major-league contract that could pay him up to $1.2 million. Last August, the Astros claimed Gamel off waivers from the New York Mets as the club tried to cobble together any semblance of outfield consistency. Gamel responded with a .259/.377/.362 slash line across 69 plate appearances. Chandler Rome/The AthleticTags: Houston Astros, Free Agent Rumor, Misc Rumor, SigningShareTweetDiscussFeedbackHouston Astros TicketsMore Baseball News »
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Oct 30, 2024 |
baseball.realgm.com | Chandler Rome
While the Houston Astros and Alex Bregman have resumed free agent negotiations, a deal between the two sides is considered a "long shot."“The conversations we’re having, it’s like, ‘Wow, he’s still available.’ That’s why I call it a long shot,” general manager Dana Brown said. “We’re just about ready to go to spring training. Our group is pretty set.
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The Astros lost 7-5. They are 20-20 Trailing 7-0 after six innings, the Astros had the tying run at the plate thrice in the ninth inning. Four relievers threw 5.2 scoreless innings after Ryan Gusto got seven outs.
Jorge Polanco, a switch-hitter the Astros wanted very, very badly this winter, has a 1.033 OPS in 103 at-bats.
Jorge Polanco hammers one to right to regain the lead🔱 https://t.co/xVBCrPjUiz
Ryan Gusto tonight against the Royals: 2.1 IP, 7 H, 7 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 68 pitches, 39 strikes, 32 swings, 7 whiffs, 90.3 mph exit velocity allowed. His ERA is 4.80.
