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Highlights from Hooks 10-5 loss in San Antonio

Tuesday night’s Corpus Christi Hooks game in San Antonio against the Missions managed to take on the feel of an Astros game. Hooks starting pitcher Matt Heidenreich, staked to a 4-0 lead before taking…Read More

Astros Weekend Links

While the Astros were taking another beating from the Red Sox on Saturday, the upper level minor league teams were dispensing beatdowns of their own. Plus, a nice write-up on Marwin Gonzalez in this week’s…Read More

Astros announce first roster cuts of Spring

Today the Astros announced their first wave of cuts, sending seven players to minor league camp. Two pitchers and five position players were reassigned and all will remain with the organization. None of…Read More

Astros pummel Blue Jays 10-1

I know it’s only Spring Training, and I’m trying to curb my excitement.  But today’s news out of the Astros  Grapefruit League game against Toronto is all good. Astros outfield prospect…Read More

George Springer’s 2013 Outlook

Jonathan Singleton is the biggest name the Astros have acquired via the trade market, and in that sense he is the symbol of the new outlook in Houston.  Carlos Correa might be the most well known prospect…Read More

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The Astros Have Prospects to be Excited About

Only four?  Based on the accolades the Astros’s farm system has received recently, one would have…Read More

George Springer staying hot in Arizona

Astros prospect George Springer had another big game Saturday in Arizona Fall League action. Springer…Read More

Springer, Borchering lead Mesa to victory

Astros prospects George Springer and Bobby Borchering helped the Mesa Solar Sox to a 12-6 win over the…Read More

Hooks clobber Missions 11-1

The Corpus Christi Hooks used a 20-hit attack to apply an 11-1 shellacking to the San Antonio Missions…Read More

Down On The Farm

Yesterday, I wrote an article about top prospect George Springer being promoted (finally!) to AA Corpus…Read More

George Springer Promoted to AA

Twitter exploded with news from Astros writers and fans that the Astros had promoted 2011 first round…Read More

I’ll Tell You Why Call-Ups Haven’t Been Made…

I’ve seen a ton of tweets, articles, and blogs written asking why several of the Astros top performing…Read More

Should the Astros Trade Jose Altuve?

Let me start this by saying two things. First, I do not believe Jose Altuve will be traded. Second, I…Read More

Astros Sign Supplemental Pick Lance McCullers Jr.

As had been rumored all day, the Astros have indeed signed supplemental first round pick, Lance McCullers…Read More

Astros’ farm system getting better by the day

Most Astros’ fans understood that choosing #1 would guarantee they’d be acquiring an incredibly…Read More

George Springer hits 4 HRs

Astros prospect George Springer homered in four consecutive plate appearances on Friday. Springer is…Read More

Minor League Update

We are a few weeks into the minor league season and the Astros system hasn’t looked this good…Read More

Astros walk off with win, demote six to minor league camp

For the second time in less than 24 hours the Astros scored in their final at-bat to secure a victory.…Read More

Kyle Weiland dominant as the Astros clip the Yankees 4-3

Kyle Weiland had one of the better starts for an Astros’ pitcher this spring by going 4 hitless…Read More

Keith Law gives the Astros a harsh assessment

Keith Law,a once prospective Astros employee, gave his assessment of all 30 MLB teams via ESPN on Tuesday…Read More