On April 9 the Astros' chances of winning the AL West were 3.5%. This morning, with a 5-game lead after 81 games, their chances of winning the World Series are 7.2%. This season has been weird.
But we still gotta go get Edinson Volquez.
*Despite backtracking on his no-trade list, a Jon Heyman source says that Cole Hamels is unlikely to approve a trade to the Astros. "He's just trying to say the right thing," A Person said.
*The Cardinals fired their Scouting Director, Chris Correa, yesterday in the wake of the hacking/cheating scandal.