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Astros News
- The Astros cruised to a 5-0 Spring Training win that included a pretty sweet outing from McCullers (Astros.com)
- McTaggart fielded more fan questions, including a timetable on the return of Framber Valdez (Astros.com)
- It looks as though Yordan and Bregman will both start in Tuesday’s game, which is good news for people waiting to see the entire lineup at once (MLB Trade Rumors)
- It looks as though Jason Castro will also be in the lineup (Twitter - Brian McTaggart)
- Jake Kaplan took a go at the 7 questions surrounding the starting rotation (The Athletic, $$$)
- He also had a look at the rest of the pitching situation, including updates on Forrest Whitley, Kent Emanuel, and Francis Martes (The Athletic, $$$)
Around the League
- To the surprise of absolutely no one, Clayton Kershaw will get the ball for the Dodgers on Opening Day (ESPN)
- Strasburg had a slight setback in yesterday’s game after suffering a minor injury to his calf, according to the Nationals (ESPN)
- Sonny Gray was not so lucky, and it looks like he will be on the shelf for Opening Day (MLB Trade Rumors)
- Jordan Hicks and Luis Guillorme had an epic 22-pitch, 12-minute at-bat yesterday, that ended in a walk (MLB.