WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Cam Smith, the Astros top prospect who’s impressed the club this spring with how well he’s swung the bat, will get some games at right field in Grapefruit League action sooner rather than later, manager Joe Espada said Tuesday morning. “It’s going to happen fast,”

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- One month after our initial Opening Day roster projection for the Astros, things have changed a bit. Jose Altuve moving to left field is a reality, a pair of injuries in the bullpen has opened up some opportunities for other arms and a couple of

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- You can’t help but learn some things about yourself as a person when you’ve been through the things that Astros pitcher Forrest Whitley has been through the last nine years. The expectations of a can’t-miss prospect at 18 years old gave way to the frustrations

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The Astros added an experienced arm to their bullpen mix Friday by signing veteran left-hander Jalen Beeks to a Minor League contract, a move which gives manager Joe Espada another option in a bullpen that has at least three spots up for grabs. The bullpen

Across the league, this season's Opening Day rosters are taking shape. But for every club, there's still at least one big league job left to be won. Here's a look at how those positional battles are unfolding less than three weeks from Opening Day. Jump to: AL East | AL

This story was excerpted from Brian McTaggart's Astros Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Despite being on the same team with players like Jacob Melton, Cam Smith and Chase Jaworsky, 19-year-old Astros prospect

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The Astros received some good news on first baseman Christian Walker, as an MRI on his sore left oblique showed no strain, manager Joe Espada said Friday. Walker was scheduled to fly back to Florida on Friday with the hope that he would be eased

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Mauricio Dubón likes to call himself a unicorn, and considering he became the first player in Astros history to start a game at seven different positions last year, his talents are definitely unique. “I know the bat’s going to be there so I take a

The MLB Spring Breakout showcase returns with 16 games across the Cactus League and Grapefruit League from March 13-16. Among MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 Prospects, 72 are on team rosters for Spring Breakout games, including 20 of the top 30. The Astros’ Spring Breakout roster includes 19 of the organization’s

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The Astros keep on winning and their unheralded farm system keeps contributing. They made their eighth straight playoff appearance in 2024, though their streak of seven straight American League Championship Series appearances came to an end. Though Houston hasn’t placed higher than 27th since MLB Pipeline started ranking all 30

It’s time to crown a new king. After a three-year run for the Orioles atop our preseason farm system rankings, they’ve stepped off the throne, making way for the Tigers. The O’s had slipped from the top spot in our 2024 midseason rankings as they’d graduated a number of prospects

JUPITER, Fla. -- Brendan Rodgers believes leaving what is widely considered a hitters' paradise may actually be the key to unlocking his potent bat. Rodgers figures that playing half his games at mile-high Coors Field in Colorado, where the thinner air robs curve balls of their break and keeps fastballs

The 25th annual Astros Foundation College Classic concluded over the weekend at Daikin Park with Tennessee being named the Tournament Champions after going 3-0 with victories over Oklahoma State, Rice and Arizona. Two teams finished 2-1 over the weekend in Oklahoma State and Arizona, with both losing to Tennessee as

With each season bringing fresh faces to the ranks of baseball’s elite, we know it won’t just be the usual suspects vying for MLB’s top statistical honors in 2025. What major surprises might shape the season ahead? To find out, we asked five MLB.com writers to draft dark horse stat

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Jose Altuve finally got a chance to make a defensive play in left field. Two of them, in fact -- one not so good a play, the other the kind of catch that can go on a highlight reel. Altuve, who is attempting to make

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. took another big step Saturday morning in his long march back to the mound following a two-year absence, throwing batting practice to three of his teammates on a back field at CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches.

Spring Training isn’t just a warm-up for established players, it’s also a chance for prospects to showcase their skills and see how they measure up in a big league setting.

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- A handful of curious fans, and even a couple of reporters, hugged the railing atop the left field wall at CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches on a sunny Friday afternoon, eager for a front-row seat to Astros legend Jose Altuve’s first Grapefruit League game

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- The education of Jeremy Peña continues on the back fields of the Astros’ spring complex, where the shortstop has been working to improve his defense with Tony Perezchica, the team’s new third-base and infield coach and run-prevention coordinator. Astros manager Joe Espada was ecstatic to

This weekend at Daikin Park, a Texas baseball tradition that marked its 25th year continues: the Astros Foundation College Classic, in which six college baseball teams descend on the Lone Star state competed in an annual tournament featuring many future MLB stars. “There have been a lot of future Major