Climbing Tal's Hill
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The Boston Red Sox traded for St. Louis Cardinals starter Sonny Gray and set the market for the Houston Astros this offseason.
Drew Koch|
While the Houston Astros do need to look into adding a left-handed bat, they should think very carefully before pursuing JJ Bleday.
Eric Cole|
With the non-tender deadline in the rearview mirror, the paltry sum the Houston Astros opened up leaves their budget for upgrades in rough shape.
Stephen Parello|
Bleacher Report's latest free agency prediction for Framber Valdez has the former Houston Astros' ace landing with an unlikely AL rival.
Jordan Campbell|
The Houston Astros clearing the utilityman logjam shows their committed to solving their biggest needs, but in the process, they may have opened another hole.
Stephen Parello|
The Houston Astros need a top-of-the-rotation pitcher and could dip into the free agent market in order to bring Merrill Kelly back home.
Drew Koch|
The Houston Astros need Yainer Diaz to be a well-rounded catcher. To accomplish that, the team is turning to Tim Cossins to be their next catching coach.
Eric Cole|
The Houston Astros are receiving loads of trade interest in Jake Meyers right now, including from one of the top teams in the NL East.
Eric Cole|
As the Houston Astros hope for better injury luck in 2026, they receive a slew of positive injury news with one notable exception.
Stephen Parello|
Despite having a number of non-tender candidates, the Houston Astros decided to keep the band together and only non-tender Ramon Urias at the deadline.
Eric Cole|
The Houston Astros seemed to have the option of dealing Isaac Paredes to clear their infield logjam and better balance the club for 2026, but his latest injury update changes everything.
Stephen Parello|
Justin Verlander is back on the market and could reunite with the Houston Astros, but age and other realities mean they can only do a reunion on their terms.
Tremayne Person|
The Houston Astros have a decision to make with Jesús Sanchez at the upcoming non-tender deadline, but the Los Angeles Angels' latest trade may have complicated things.
Drew Koch|
The Houston Astros' division rival, the Texas Rangers, could look very different by the end of the week.
Jordan Campbell|
The Houston Astros are in a tough position. The team has several important needs and not much room in the budget to fill them all, at least not satisfactorily.
Stephen Parello|
Will the Houston Astros tender a contract a contract for the 2026 season to outfielder Jesús Sanchez? At least one MLB insider believes they will.
Drew Koch|
The Houston Astros have traded versatile infielder Mauricio Dubon to the Atlanta Braves for shortstop Nick Allen.
Jordan Campbell|
Ahead of the non-tender roster deadline on Friday night, the Houston Astros may entertain a trade idea with the Atlanta Braves.
Jordan Campbell|
The Houston Astros' interest in a Brendan Donovan trade is a reminder of a pair of mistakes that continue to haunt them this offseason.
Eric Cole|
The Houston Astros are going to struggle to do much of anything this offseason without some real creativity, but a dream scenario for their rotation does exist.
Eric Cole|
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