Red-Hot Cleveland Indians Cooled Off by Detroit Tigers (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
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COMMENTARY | After completing a thrilling four-game sweep of the Seattle Mariners on May 20 that included three walkoff wins and a shutout, ...
Houston Astros Minor League Recap 5/23/13
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Movin' On Up Lance McCullers, Jr. missed out on a lot of preseason Top-100 lists, and we speculated at the time that he had just mis...
Recapping The Minors: May 23rd
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Some of the better pitching prospects in the organization pitched yesterday. Cosart looked good in his start against Fresno only allowing tw...
2013 MLB Draft Profile: Adam Plutko, RHP, UCLA
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Ht./Wt.: 6'3"/192 lbs.B/T: R/RDOB: 10/3/91 Summary In 2011, fresh off a season in which they were the runners-up in the College Worl...
Jose Veras Gets His Own Intro, Officially Becomes The Closer
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Wednesday night something weird happened (no, not snocones). Jose Veras entered the game to rock music, fans throwing up a "V' sign ...
2013 MLB Draft Profile: Clinton Hollon, RHP, Woodford County HS (KY)
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Summary At first look, Clinton Hollon doesn't stand out as a high end pitching prospect because of his size which is on the small si...
Would You like a 2012 Draft Do-Over?
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Not the whole draft, just that 1.1 pick in which the Astros drafted Carlos Correa over the likes of Byron Buxton, Mike Zunino, and K...
Astros to don special caps on Memorial Day
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The Astros will join the rest of Major League Baseball in wearing specially designed caps and jerseys on Memorial Day featuring an authentic...
Astros Off Day Minor League Game Thread
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The Official Site of The Oklahoma City RedHawks | okcredhawks.com Homepage9:05 p.m. CT start time - Jarred Cosart (4-1, 2.49) vs. Mi...
Epy Guerrero — super scout who helped open Dominican baseball pipeline — dies at 71 (Big League Stew)
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In 1989, baseball scout Epy Guerrero was profiled in People magazine . Yep, the same People magazine that does the "Sexiest Man Alive" lists...
Jose Veras: Hottest Closer in A.L.
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Many were skeptical when the Astros tabbed Jose Veras as their closer this spring — including myself. After getting off to a rough sta...
2013 MLB Draft Profile- Elvin Soto, C, Pittsburgh University
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Summary A switch hitter and right handed thrower, Soto goes 6'0", 200 lbs and is a draft eligible sophomore this season. Soto has a ...
Athletics-Astros Preview (The Associated Press)
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Coming off their first loss in six games, the Oakland Athletics may be feeling good about their chances of getting back on track against the...
Sims' decision confusing but also makes sense (Comcast SportsNet Houston)
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Charles Sims decided to leave the University of Houston to play his final season.
Castro's power surge has his average climbing (Comcast SportsNet Houston)
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Jason Castro has seen his power numbers increase along with his average in May.
2013 MLB Draft Profile: Malik Collymore, 2B/SS, Port Credit Secondary School (ONT)
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Summary Malik Collymore has played middle infield almost exclusively during his high school days, and there's a good chance he stays...
2013 MLB Draft Profile: Kyle Serrano, RHP, Farragut HS (TN)
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Summary High school pitchers are always raw pitchers in just about every way. However, Kyle Serrano is about about refined as you'll...
Scouting Reports of the Day: Jeff Bagwell
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A while ago we brought you the first of what will likely be an off-day tradition, using the Diamond Mines exhibit at the Hall of Fame to hig...

