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Just like a real crawfish boil – everything is in here. Here’s the latest on the Astros and from around the league in today’s off-season Crawfish Boil:
- Sam Dykstra and Jesse Borek of MLB.com put out a list of the prospects most likely to be lost in the Rule 5 Draft for each team. For the Astros, it was their #13 overall prospect Alimber Santa:
“Alimber Santa, RHP (No. 13)
After jumping on prospect radars after he dialed his fastball up to 100 mph in August 2022, Santa has settled into the mid 90s and found success after a full-time transition to the bullpen that began in mid-2024. Named to the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game in July, Santa posted a Double-A-best (min. 50 innings) 1.26 ERA this season, which earned him a bump to Triple-A at just 22 years old. The Dominican righty has battled his control throughout his time in the Minors (6.0 BB/9 rate) but his elite arm speed, feel for a changeup and pair of distinct breaking balls could enthrall a club who buys into his all-around upside.“
You can see the entire piece below:
https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-rule-5...-club-2025?partnerID=mlbapp-iOS_article-share
- Who has the most prospect capital to swing a big trade in the off-season? To no surprise, the Astros are not on this list compiled by Joe Trezza, Jim Callis and Jonathan Mayo for MLB.com, but here is who made the cut:
https://www.mlb.com/milb/news/mlb-t...-2025-winter-meetings?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage
- How to MLB teams evaluate a player’s makeup? Chandler Rome and Eno Sarris of The Athletic give you a look behind the curtain (and yes, Framber Valdez is cited):
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6430563/2025/12/04/mlb-scouting-makeup-framber-valdez/
- New Astros assistant pitching coach Ethan Katz joined the Crush City Territory podcast and expressed why he wanted to work with the Astros.:
- Jon Heyman of the NY Post gave his update on the markets from Framber Valdez and Ranger Suarez on B/R Walk Off. (bonus content – check the comments in the lower left corner for some comedic value)
.@JonHeyman with the latest on the pitching market️ pic.twitter.com/Y9rbKHtuwD
— B/R Walk-Off (@BRWalkoff) December 3, 2025
- Cubs are out on Kyle Tucker, but interested in Alex Bregman according to Sahadev Sharma and Patrick Mooney of The Athletic:
- Former Angels manager Ron Washington is joining the staff with the San Francisco Giants
- Gary Sheffield told Bob Nightengale of USA Today what motivated him to stay clean off all drugs as he completed his career, one that is up for consideration for Cooperstown with the Contemporary Era Committee on Sunday:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/spor...eld-hall-fame-veterans-committee/87598234007/
- After missing out on Devin Williams, the Reds are bringing back closer Emilio Pagan.
- Miguel Rojas returns to the Dodgers
- Former Astros RF Kyle Tucker visited the Blue Jays Spring Training facility in Dunedin, FL, according to Robert Murray of FanSided.
- The new roof at Tropicana Field is almost finished, according to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times (Formerly the St. Petersburg Times)
- Topkin also reported the Rays have reached a deal with OF Cedric Mullins
- Former MLB manager Buck Showalter has a very specific question regarding the Rangers trading of 2B Marcus Semien to the Mets – on the Foul Territory podcast:
- The former Mets manager further went on to downplay the reported discord between Mets superstar Francisco Lindor and former batting champion Jeff McNeil:
- Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic on the changing standards for the Baseball Hall of Fame and how voters need to adapt:
- More from Rosenthal, on why he has changed his mind on the candidacies of two players whom he didn’t vote for in their initial Hall of Fame ballot eligibility but now believes both should be inducted by the Committee (from the Fair Territory podcast):
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