it sounds more like fan fiction than a front-office strategy. But desperate times breed desperate trade targets, and Houston might just be crazy enough to pull the trigger. The Astros’ pitching ...

There’s a certain weight in the air when tough calls shake up a team’s rhythm—moments that force fans and insiders to sit up ...

Now he's proving that he can hang with the best of them, setting the Astros up to have a good problem: a surplus of starting pitching options. "We decided to send him down to the minor leagues ...

The Astros are one of them ... is as dire as it is in the upper minors with Houston's starting pitching, their strategy makes sense. They're passing on higher upside for a higher chance of ...

That appears to be his primary focus, though he did say he’s watching the pitching market. The focus comes at a time when the Astros are starting to get good news on both fronts. Outfielder ...

Houston has a clear pitching advantage with Valdez on the ... betting against them early in the year could be a profitable strategy. Pick: Astros -120 via FanDuel Create a new FanDuel Sportsbook ...

The Astros’ best single performance so far has come from 25-year-old second-year big-leaguer Spencer Arrighetti, who earned a call-up last year as Houston’s top-ranked pitching prospect ...

their patchwork pitching plan will probably mirror the strategy they’ve used for most of the last six weeks. It’s a strategy that’s worked, even against top-tier lineups. The Astros still ...

HOUSTON – Tarik Skubal did his part for the Detroit Tigers, winning Game 1 of the American League wild-card series on Tuesday against the Houston Astros ... to unleash "pitching chaos," as ...