*Reading other people write about ALDS Game 4 is almost too painful.
*The Nationals/Astros shared Spring Training site will take a couple of months to clear the land...because the area was used for a landfill for hurricane debris. There's a metaphor in there, somewhere, if you're willing to dig deep enough to fin- nope, I got it.
*Longtime Astros front office man Paul Ricciarini is taking a job with the Marlins, and lost two other scouts.
*J.D. Davis, A.J. Reed, and Derek Fisher made the Arizona Fall League All-Star team.