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Major League Baseball’s Best Thieves

• Charlie Boccanegra

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The current formula for scoring runs in Major League Baseball? More manufactured runs and less power jacks (MFR >PJ, or something like that). With a decrease in home runs – which, depending on who you talk to, may be directly related to baseball’s new drug-testing policy – MLB managers have sought out new ways to...

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Dodgers, Astros Top World Series Odds after MLB Trade Deadline

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: August 1, 2017

Arguably the most important annual date of Major League Baseball’s regular season – the July 31 non-waive trade deadline – has come and gone. Who are the winners and losers from the deadline? Let’s take a look with their updated Sports Interaction odds to win the World Series. Blue Jays Looking Toward 2018? The Toronto...

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American League West Preview: Big Risks, Big Rewards

• Dale Perth

• Last Updated: March 27, 2013

Good things were predicted for both the Angels and the Rangers, but on the final day of the 2012 regular season it was the A’s who stunned everybody. Can an upset happen two seasons in a row in this division? The most recent MLB futures list says “no.” HOUSTON ASTROS 2013 Predicted Wins Over/Under: 59.5...

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Move to American League Won't Save the Lowly Astros

• Dale Perth

• Last Updated: February 5, 2013

Pitchers and catchers are due to report to spring training in the next few days, and already one thing is apparent: the Houston Astros will be an epic fail once again. On Monday, the team pulled the trigger on a five-player deal — its first as a member of the American League — which saw...

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Blue Jays Pull Off 10-Player Trade with Houston Astros

• Dale Perth

• Last Updated: July 20, 2012

With their needs on the mound having reached the desperation point, the Toronto Blue Jays announced a deal with the Houston Astros on Friday which sees three pitchers — lefthanded starter J.A. Happ and relievers Brandon Lyon and David Carpenter heading north. In return, the Jays have sent reliever Francisco Cordero and outfielder Ben Francisco,...

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N.L. Central Preview: More Humility For Unknown Astros

• Joe LaTengo

• Last Updated: March 20, 2012

In a 2012 preview written in February, baseball writer Jayson Stark asked an anonymous National League executive to name any position player on the Houston Astros other than first baseman/outfielder Carlos Lee. According to Stark, the executive couldn’t name a single one. To be fair, there’s a competition for just about every position on this...