The Houston Astros have less than three days to go before their first Spring Training game, scheduled for this Saturday, Feb. 22. As with tradition, it will be against the Washington Nationals, whom they share their facilities with at West Palm Beach, Fla.
Normally we’d be talking about the position battles, the outlook for the season, the weaknesses of the roster that need to be addressed but the Houston Astros are in a state of crisis right at the moment.
The bombshell of a story that rocked the world of baseball late last year and with the MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred’s report being released last month, this team is in the middle of explaining themselves for their role in a carefully orchestrated sign-stealing scandal.