The Jed Lowrie Trade is going to Work Out…Very Well
Jeff Luhnow’s first trade in his new position as General Manager of the very rebuilding Houston Astros was a great one. In December of 2011 he joined in with A’s GM Billy Beane to feed the…Read More
Norris Is Economical In the Astros 2nd Straight Victory
Chris Carter homered for the second consecutive game, and he was not the biggest story as the Astros defeated the Angels for the second straight night by a score of 3-1. While last night’s home run…Read More
Grossman Runs & Carter Blasts the Astros to Victory
So that is something we are not used to all that often. Jose Veras worked the ninth inning for a 1-2-3 save to give the Astros a 7-6 victory over the Angels. However, it was not without drama. Read |…Read More
Can the Astros Play Seattle Everyday?
Robbie Grossman. That really is the story and the takeaway from today’s game. Not too shabby of a major league debut for the speedy center fielder at all. Read | Share
The Astros are Swept by the A’s Yet Again
Quite simply, today was not Bud Norris‘ day. In what qualifies as a homecoming for Norris, he could not even get out of the first inning in Oakland this afternoon. Read | Share
Star Performer of the Week April 8-14
The Astros took to the road this week trying to end a 5-game losing streak. After failing to score in…Read More
Astros Get a Series Win
The trip to Seattle did the Astros well. After a sluggish start to the season, aside from Opening Night,…Read More
Chris Carter needs to be benched
Message to Chris Carter: Grab some bench! To say the Astros new leftfielder is off to a slow start would…Read More
Oakland Athletics Season Preview
The 2012 Oakland Athletics shocked the baseball world by dethroning the two-time defending A.L. West…Read More
Who Should Bat in the Cleanup Spot?
Sure the Astros have yet to find their leadoff hitter, but let’s take a look at our options for…Read More
Who’s On First?
“Who’s on First?” was the famous skit by Abbott and Costello. Of course the Astros don’t have…Read More
It’s Finally Here – First Spring Game is Saturday
Fine, today is only Thursday and the first Spring Training game is not until Saturday. But that is…Read More
Chris Carter is Breaking Windshields & One More Final Look At a Prospect List
I know I said that I was done talking about lists and potential. The focus would be what is happening…Read More
Astros Weekend Links
If you’re a regular here at CTH, you know we’re committed to providing year-round coverage…Read More
Astros Spring Training notes for Friday
A rainy Thursday soaked the fields and lightened today’s workload for Astros hopefuls. Taking a…Read More
The Jed Lowrie trade: Further Analysis
Now that the dust has had time to settle let’s take a closer look at the trade that sent Jed Lowrie…Read More
Chris Carter & Brad Peacock are Headed to Houston
At first glance I was shocked. Jed Lowrie traded? What happened to the strength that the Astros had…Read More
Jed Lowrie traded to Oakland A’s for Chris Carter
Ken Rosenthal and Jon Morosi are reporting a trade that will send Astros SS Jed Lowrie to the Oakland…Read More



















