Jim Crane says Houston general manager Dana Brown has a done a 'great job,' especially in the trade of Kyle Tucker.

Isaac Paredes saw seven pitches with the same result ... Last year, four Houston hitters — Yainer Diaz, Jeremy Peña, Alex Bregman and Jake Meyers — took more plate appearances than Alvarez ...

He gone: 3B Alex Bregman, OF Ben Gamel, RHP Kendall Graveman, OF Jason Heyward, LHP Yusei Kikuchi, RHP Ryan Pressly, OF Kyle Tucker, RHP Justin Verlander. New faces: 3B Isaac Paredes, OF Taylor ...

The Houston Astros have had an intriguing offseason of both incoming and outgoing moves. Between trading away Kyle Tucker and letting Alex Bregman walk, things ...

New Houston third baseman Isaac Paredes hit a solo home run in the ... leader and an outstanding defender this offseason when Alex Bregman bolted for Boston. The Astros should remain strong ...

But the acquisition they really wanted to make was star third baseman Alex Bregman, who would have given them the game’s best defensive infield and made them clear division favorites.

The Astros have a different look after losing several mainstays in the offseason but Jeremy Pena believes his new teammates fit right in.

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Alex Bregman has been with the Red Sox for less than a month and might not be with them for more than one year. His three-year, $120 million deal permits him to opt out and ...