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Winter ball: Snowy offseason ideal for Sneed

Based in Alaska, Astros' Minor League righty spends cold months working out, teaching, hunting

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The question would come shortly after Cy Sneed would write his name on the chalkboard. A young hand would rise into the air, and Sneed would brace himself for the chuckles that were sure to soon fill the classroom.

"Are you a lumberjack?"

Sneed, who stands 6-foot-4 with a thick beard that Evan Gattis and Dallas Keuchel would wholeheartedly endorse, certainly looks the part and probably could chop down a few trees if you need him to.