I filled up all 10 slots on my Hall of Fame ballot this year. This is that column where I let you in on which 10 boxes I ...

From Shohei Ohtani, Yordan Álvarez and José Ramírez to all those Atlanta Braves, these are baseball's best values and ...

The Houston Astros have had a busy offseason and are ... but Valdez may be the even more important one to keep around as the ace of their pitching staff.

While the Astros will certainly approach him and his agent about an extension or new contract, he’s likely to at least test the market before making his decision. Homegrown pitching has ...

The Houston Astros became accustomed to the presence of a legend in their starting rotation over the past seven seasons. Even when Justin Verlander departed for the New York Mets in 2023 ...

Fellow starting pitcher Jose Urquidy was non-tendered earlier in the offseason as well, as their pitching depth took a real hit. While it is not yet official, the Astros are likely moving on from ...

The Houston Astros have been resigned to fate for nearly a month now, but they still don't know exactly what that fate will be. Though they hoped early in the offseason that they could work out a ...

On Thursday, the Astros and Valdez agreed to a one-year, $18 million contract, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. All $18,800,000 is fully guaranteed. This comes as the next in a long line of ...

The Astros have traded Grae Kessinger to the Arizona Diamondbacks for right-handed pitching prospect Matthew Linskey, sources tell @Ken_Rosenthal and me.