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    2026 Astros Minor League Thread

    As @Snake Diggit pointed out in the unofficial spring training thread, the Astros signed OF Kellen Strahm last week; this signing came on January...
    Post by: tellitlikeitis, Jan 18, 2026 at 1:00 PM in forum: Houston Astros
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    Ideas to avoid a work stoppage in 2027.

    I’d be on board with putting constraints on a team’s means of amateur player acquisition. They chose to dish out big money to free agents, the...
    Post by: tellitlikeitis, Jan 16, 2026 at 9:38 AM in forum: Houston Astros
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    2026 International Signing Period

    Jack Daniel?! #1 name in the system before he’s played a game. Congrats to these kids, looking forward to seeing how their journeys to Houston...
    Post by: tellitlikeitis, Jan 15, 2026 in forum: Houston Astros
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    2026 International Signing Period

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    Post by: tellitlikeitis, Jan 15, 2026 in forum: Houston Astros
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    2026 Astros Minor League Thread

    The Astros are still trying to fill up the upper minors and they signed IF Riley Unroe on Monday. Unroe, 30, was the Rays' 2nd-round pick (60th...
    Post by: tellitlikeitis, Jan 15, 2026 in forum: Houston Astros
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    2026 International Signing Period

    Albert Fermín got $2.3 million and he’s probably getting the biggest bonus for this class. Randy Arias got $1.4 million and Imanol Feliz received...
    Post by: tellitlikeitis, Jan 15, 2026 in forum: Houston Astros
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    2026 International Signing Period

    Only one other player linked to the Astros was mentioned in the expanded Baseball America piece, which is now at 100 players... Dominican OF...
    Post by: tellitlikeitis, Jan 12, 2026 in forum: Houston Astros
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    2026 Astros Minor League Thread

    The first minor league free agent signing of 2026 is 3B James Nelson. He's been "assigned" to Corpus (just a formality since, obviously, nothing...
    Post by: tellitlikeitis, Jan 10, 2026 in forum: Houston Astros
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    2026 Astros Minor League Thread

    The Astros made one more minor league free agent signing before the new year: RHP Sam Carlson was signed on December 27. He was one of the most...
    Post by: tellitlikeitis, Jan 9, 2026 in forum: Houston Astros
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    2026 Astros Minor League Thread

    Baseball America: Astros preseason top 30 prospects This list will probably be different from the top 30 in the Prospect Handbook. [spoiler]
    Post by: tellitlikeitis, Jan 8, 2026 in forum: Houston Astros
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    2026 Astros Minor League Thread

    In another move that probably just popped up on the transactions page, the Astros signed RHP Christian Roa on December 20. Roa went to Memorial...
    Post by: tellitlikeitis, Jan 6, 2026 in forum: Houston Astros
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    2026 Astros Minor League Thread

    The Astros signed 2B Jax Biggers back on December 18. This move probably popped up recently. Biggers, who is from Missouri City, graduated from...
    Post by: tellitlikeitis, Jan 4, 2026 in forum: Houston Astros
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    2026 International Signing Period

    The new IFA signing period opens January 15. Houston will have $5,440,000 to spend during this IFA period; they, along with the Yankees, Mets,...
    Thread by: tellitlikeitis, Jan 1, 2026, 23 replies, in forum: Houston Astros
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    Tatsuya Imai signs with Astros

    There's nothing to talk about in my niche... until a couple of weeks from now when the new international free agent signing period opens up, I guess
    Post by: tellitlikeitis, Jan 1, 2026 in forum: Houston Astros