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MLB Rumors – Houston Astros & Oakland Athletics Stun Everyone With the Scott Kazmir Trade
While the Oakland Athletics were obviously sellers in the days leading up to the trade deadline and the surprising Houston Astros buyers, the Scott Kazmir trade, which includes catcher Jacob Nottingham and right-handed pitcher Daniel Mengden going the opposite way caught many people off guard.
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MLB Rumors – Boston Red Sox, Seattle Mariners & Houston Astros Interested in Signing Hanley Ramirez
Maybe the most coveted after free agent this offseason is Hanley Ramirez, coming off two and half years with the Los Angeles Dodgers. There’s more than a slight chance he simply re-signs with them, but he’s also getting plenty of interest from the Boston Red Sox, Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros, Toronto Blue Jays, Chicago White Sox and San Francisco Giants.
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Yankees Over Astros – Stopping the Embarrassment
After losing two consecutive games to the Houston Astros, the New York Yankees picked themselves up and put on a solid performance, or maybe it was just Brandn McCarthy doing the pitching, coming up with a 3-0 win, hoping to get some sort of momentum from it in order to somehow make the playoffs.
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Yankees Over Astros – Avoiding the Sweep
After two losses to start off the season, the New York Yankees needed something good to take away from their series with the Houston Astros, coming away with the 4-2 win thanks to finally seeing Derek Jeter provide something positive with his bad and rookie Yangervis Solarte providing the finishing and winning touch.
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Astros Over Yankees – An Unexpected Start
The money invested in new players didn’t really show as the New York Yankees lost 6-2 to the Houston Astros on their Opening Day, with CC Sabathia providing an awful start while Jesus Guzman and L.J. Hoes hit home runs off of him.
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Houston Astros – Can’t Get Any Worst
The Houston Astros won’t go down as the worst team in MLB history, already beating four teams on that notorious list with a record of 39-82 deep into August. But while it isn’t exactly surprising that they’re the worst in the league, no one expected it to be this bad, despite all the changes made since Jim Crane took over.