Full Seam Ahead - A Houston Astros Podcast

- The Houston Astros started off hot this home stand winning back-to-back games. However, they would drop the last four games, ending a 2-4 home stand and being swept by the St. Louis Cardinals.

- Recap STL series

- Starting pitchers gave up a combine total of 12 earned runs.

- Bryan Abreu continues to struggle

- Yordan Alvarez is an unstoppable force

- Christian Vazquez introduces a new HR celebration prop

- Questionable decisions throughout the series for Joe Espada

- Zo and Angel believe Carlos Correa should've played at third base, and slide Brice Matthews to shortstop

- Pitching woes continue

- Angel breaks down Houston's healthy starters in the rotation, stating Burrow's fastball efficiency and McCullers Jr.'s walks

- Hunter Brown and Cristian Javier are targeted to return late May, early June from injury

- Are Espada and Dana Brown already on the hot seat with 23 games played?

- Isaac Paredes comment regarding offensive slump

- Is there any regret where Jim Crane and the Astros should've grabbed another ace or No. 2 starter?

- CLE Preview

- More roster moves

- Much, much, more!

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- The Houston Astros finished the 10-game road trip with a 6-11 record, finishing their road trip 1-9 and extending their losing streak to eight games.

- Recap SEA series

- Astros had 17 hits in Game 2 and still lost

- Astros pitching threw a combined 27 walks versus Seattle

- Tatsuya Imai and Jeremy Pena join the list of the list of injured Astros

- At least Cam Smith and Yordan Alvarez are tearing the ball up

- Should Astros manager Joe Espada look into handing the ball to another reliever, instead of Bryan Abreu in the 9th?

- Can Abreu return back to form if positioned in another role?

- Zo and Angel discuss the injuries the Astros listed through out this 10-game road trip, including three starters.

- Should the Astros give Brice Matthews playing time with Jeremy Pena on the IL?

- Break down the Astros' offensive numbers, compared to the pitching numbers

- COL Preview

- Davey Lopes and Phil Garner passed away over the week

- Much, much, more!

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- After the Houston Astros swept the Red Sox at home, Houston would drop the series against the Sacramento Athletics.

- Briefly talk BOS Series

- Lance McCullers Jr. performance!

- Astros offense against a great BOS rotation

- Recap ATH series

- Cristian Javier rocky start

- Could El Reptil be on a thin leash regarding his starting spot in the rotation?

- Astros' offense rejuvenated on Saturday putting a 12 spot. Multiple multi-hit games from certain players

- Tatsuya Imai earned his first win as a MLB pitcher

- Offense was relentless in Game 3, but felt short.

- Bryan Abreu struggles. Could he be positioned back in his setup role? Should the Astros experiment another closer til Josh Hader returns?

- Yordan Alvarez/Christian Walker MASHING!

- Alvarez awarded AL Player of the Week

- COL Preview

- Hader injury update

- Biggest surprise so far this season!

-Much, much, more!

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- The Astros lost their first two games of the 2026 season but bounced back to win the next two, splitting the four-game series against the Angels.

- Recap LAA series

- Starting pitching struggled mightly

- Bullpen threw more innings than the starters

- Offense was slow to start, but the bats have woken up the last two games

- Tatsuya Imai's big league debut

- Panic or Concern for Houston this early in the season?

- Bryan Abreu's velocity is down

- Four different lineups

- What we saw with the lineup construction

- BOS Preview

- Josh Hader update

- Christian Roa will be optioned, and another arm will be brought up from Triple-A

- Much, much, more!

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- Lorenzo and Steban reunite to kick things off on Opening Day, getting you ready for the Astros’ 2026 season!

- Lookover Lorenzo's 26-man Opening Day roster projections

- Opening Day rosters are finalized and Lorenzo was so close to nailing them

- Brice Matthews/AJ Blubaugh and others make their first run on the Opening Day roster

- What players were surprising to be on the roster?

- Projecting the Opening Day lineup

- LAA Preview

- Steban's 3 keys for the Astros on Opening Day

- Tatsuya Imai makes his debut on Sunday

- Injuries

- Season predictions

- Will Yordan Alvarez finish in the top five AL MVP voting?

- Will Hunter Brown win the AL Cy Young?

- Will Houston win 90 games, win the AL West, but miss the World Series?

- Much, much, more!

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- We are ONE week away from Opening Day at Daikin Park!

- World Baseball Classic experience

- Houston is a great host city, and should be always involved for the World Baseball Classic

- Omar Lopez, Javier Bracamonte, and Team Venezuela win the WBC

- Projecting the 26-man Opening Day roster

- Ryan Weiss or Spencer Arrighetti for the last starting spot?

- Lorenzo explains why Weiss should start in the Astros starting rotation

- Bullpen options, including AJ Blubaugh and another non-roster invitee player

- Where is Zach Cole in the outfield?

- Projecting the starting lineup with and without Jeremy Pena

- Why should Isaac Paredes be in the lineup if Pena plays? Zo explains his case for Paredes to be in the lineup

- Injury updates, including Josh Hader and Bennett Sousa starting on the IL

- More, more, more!

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- The Houston Astros have started playing spring training games this past week and there are some topics of discussions to get to.

- New offensive approach so far this spring

- The Astros lead the league in walks (65) in nine games. However, have the least hits, slugging percentage, and OPS this spring. Good or bad thing?

- With new hitting coaches, is the new offensive approach is to have better plate discipline?

- Starters/Relivers

- Mike Burrows has shine in his first two starts.

- Tatsuya Imai and Ryan Weiss make their spring debut

- Spencer Arrighetti and Lance McCullers Jr. make their starts and should have a chip on their shoulder

- With so much pitching depth, Lorenzo believes the competition is going to heat up and make each pitcher better

- Injury news

- Former Astro Josh Reddick will arrive to West Palm Beach Monday to serve as a special instructor to the young outfielders

- Isaac Paredes makes his spring debut with a bang

- Much, much, more!

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- The Houston Astros have officially settled in at West Palm Beach for one week!

- Infield depth continues to be the talk of town

- Christian Walker and Isaac Paredes on trade rumors

- Who's the odd man out?

- Lorenzo believes Walker will stay put with a big 2026 incoming

- Paredes could potentially put with Houston too

- Carlos Correa shares on the infield

- Joe Espada said Jose Altuve will work exclusively at second base

- The Astros re-acquire outfielder Joey Loperfido, while signing a Hall of Famer's son

- Lance McCullers Jr. discusses about his future regarding his last year on his contract with the Astros

- Is LMJ done pitching after this season?

- Bad Bunny willing to pay for Correa's insurance for WBC

- Jeremy Pena goal heading into 2026

- Hunter Brown 2026 Opening Day starter

- Injury updates

- Much, much, more!

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- The Houston Astros have announced their new campaign slogan for 2026: Catch The Fight!

- The Astros present new ballpark food coming to Daikin Park, promotions, theme nights & events, and new things coming to the ballpark

- Dana Brown and Joe Espada speak to the media before they head to West Palm Beach for Spring Training

- Brown continues to discuss about the infield depth Houston has. Will they hold on to Walker or Paredes heading into Spring Training?

- Could a Framber Valdez reunion be in the mix?

- Brown would still like to add a left-handed bat, and could potentially give the keys to Cesar Salazar for the backup catching role. However, he did discuss they still could upgrade at that position.

- Isaac Paredes will NOT play in the WBC. While Zach Dezenzo (Italy), Shay Whitcomb (Korea), and Jeremy Pena (Dominican Republic) will play in the Classic. Yainer Diaz is still up in the air.

- Espada talks on Yordan Alvarez getting most of his at-bats at DH.

- Cam Smith getting some reps and games in center field

- Astros settle with Paredes, while Diaz won his arbitration

- Astros trade for RHP Kai-Wei-Teng from San Francisco. Could he be a starter or reliever?

- TriStar interviews on our YouTube page.

- Much, much, more!

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- The Houston Astros recently had their annual Astros FanFest at Daikin Park Saturday and it was a chilly one!

- Astros General Manager Dana Brown on other teams interested in some players.

- Brown is very adamant he wants to add a left-handed hitter

- Should the Astros look to add a lefty hitter to a right-heavy lineup?

- Manager Joe Espada on how creative he's going to be with the infielders the team has

- Espada mentioned Jose Altuve and Yordan Alvarez will play some games in left field

- Are the Astros done this offseason?

- Zo explains why he sees the Astros making one more move before the 2026 season

- Is Cesar Salazar going to be Astros backup catcher?

- Will Houston trade Jesus Sanchez?

- Player interviews

- Carlos Correa on his discussion with Espada regarding the team heading into 2026

- Jose Altuve will NOT play in the World Baseball Classic

- Hunter Brown has not been approached about a contract extension

- Much, much, more!

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