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For Astros at Winter Meetings, 'the priority is starting pitching'

Astros general manager Dana Brown entered the team’s suite at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel on Monday afternoon, the first day of baseball’s 2025 Winter Meetings, and couldn’t help but smile. Brown was pl

Shane Baz emerges as one target in Astros’ search for starting pitching: Sources

The Astros have expressed interest in Rays starter Shane Baz, a Houston native. The 26-year-old has three more seasons of club control.

Astros reportedly eyeing Rays youngster to fill rotation void

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Astros Desperately Need Starting Pitchers Before Winter Meetings Begin

The Houston Astros enter the Winter Meetings with a glaring problem. Their starting rotation lacks depth and reliability, having missed the playoffs for the fir

Astros sign former prized pitching prospect, known as 'Daejeon Jesus' in Korea

Weiss, an alum of Wright State, was originally a fourth-round pick in the 2018 MLB Draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks. After spending five seasons in the minor league systems of the Diamondbacks and Kansas City Royals, Weiss found himself in Asia for three seasons, one in the Chinese Professional Baseball League and two in the KBO.
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Communication -- with words and numbers alike -- key for new pitching coach Murphy

Bill Murphy wouldn’t quite call himself bilingual, but the Pirates’ new pitching coach can communicate with players in several ways. First, there’s Spanish, a product of when he joined the Astros’ coaching ranks.
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