IT'S A JANUARY morning and Jim Thome is back in the Phillies' clubhouse, acting just like you think Jim Thome would act - like the genial everyman he's been throughout his career. He looks you in the eye and gives a hearty laugh. He jokes about having to

Keith Law,a once prospective Astros employee, gave his assessment of all 30 MLB teams via ESPN on Tuesday and was not overly kind to the Astros and the progress they’ve made under the tandem of Ed Wade and Bobby Heck. Law ranked the Astros 27th in his In

For the first time in nearly 20 years, the Astros switched owners when a group led by Houston businessman Jim Crane was approved by Major League Baseball in November, and soon Jeff Luhnow was aboard as general manager -- replacing Ed Wade -- as the club

We're still a year away until the Houston Astros move into the American League, but that doesn't mean we can't discuss what we believe might happen. The Astros have a long history in the National League, with not much to show for it. But who knows? Just

With the rumor mill for Roy Oswalt finally heating up, it’s safe to say Ruben Amaro will not be signing his paycheck next year. Gordon Edes of espnboston.com cites a source saying that Oswalt is “soon” to land St. Louis; better known by players as baseba

The Astros raided our roster of writers here at Baseball Prospectus this week and took Mike Fast, author of the column “Spinning Yarn.” It was a smart move on the part of new Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow. Fast came up with plenty of groundbreaking