Astros Crawfish Boil: June 12, 2018

Houston Astros News

Here’s an article that takes a stab at trying to figure out why the AL West race between the Houston Astros and Seattle Mariners is so close right now.

Taking a look at how A.J. Hinch intends to use his bullpen going forward in late innings and in high leverage situations.

This past weekend, Joey Gallo laid down a great bunt against Justin Verlander to beat the shift, but Hinch claims that this incident will have no effect on his overall defensive strategy.

Reed certainly deserves to be in the major leagues, but the Astros simply have too many good players ahead of him. Maybe it’s time for a change of scenery, but only if the Astros can get the right pieces in return.

MLB News

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