Crush City Territory: A Houston Astros Podcast

Astros catching prospect Jason Schiavone leads all of Minor League Baseball with 18 home runs and just received a promotion to Double-A Corpus Christi. Schiavone joins Tyler Stafford and The Athletic's Chandler Rome to discuss his breakout season, some swing adjustments that have allowed him to unlock power, the nuances of calling games as a catcher and what his goals are for the remainder of his season in Double-A.
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Down Jose Altuve, Carlos Correa and Yainer Diaz, the Astros have one of baseball's worst offenses in May and are watching their season start to slip away. Former Astros outfielder Josh Reddick joins Tyler Stafford and The Athletic's Chandler Rome to discuss the Astros' dispiriting series loss to the Twins, the disastrous state of their lineup and what — if anything — can be done to fix it. The trio also discusses Tatsuya Imai's step forward and Lance McCullers Jr.'s latest trip to the injured list.
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The Astros had perhaps their most satisfying series win of the season, taking two of three from their intrastate rival Texas Rangers while staying afloat in the AL West.
Tyler Stafford and The Athletic's Chandler Rome break down the series win, Spencer Arrighetti's excellent performance and his powerful quote after it before analyzing Jose Altuve's oblique injury and what it means for the rest of the Astros' roster.
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The Astros were outscored 24-10 en route to losing three out of four games against the Seattle Mariners. They're now 11 games below .500 and 6.5 games back in the American League West. Former Astros outfielder Josh Reddick joins Tyler Stafford and The Athletic's Chandler Rome to search for solutions and things that offer hope before breaking down Tatsuya Imai's dismal return to a major-league mound.
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The Astros are 10 games below .500 and teetering toward a trade deadline sell-off. The deadline may be more than two months away, but Tyler Stafford and The Athletic's Chandler Rome still discuss possible trade candidates, the difficulty of determining who will be making those decisions and the two questions owner Jim Crane must answer before putting a plan in place. Before that, Foul Territory's injury expert Will Carroll joins the show to discuss Carlos Correa's season-ending ankle surgery, the recovery and how it will affect him going forward.
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