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Despite finishing under .500 during the regular season, the Astros made their fourth straight trip to the American League Championship Series in 2020. The Rays denied them a World Series berth, though, and the Astros have since lost one of their longtime stars to free agency.
Major League Signings
Jake Odorizzi, RHP: Three years, $23.5MM (third year is a player option)
Total spend: $76.1MM
Notable Minor League Signings
The biggest question the Astros faced entering the offseason was whether they would be able to re-sign outfielder George Springer, a three-time All-Star who was hugely instrumental in the team’s recent success. The Astros made Springer an $18.9MM qualifying offer, which he summarily rejected, and it doesn’t seem they put forth much of an effort to retain him after that. In the end, Springer exited Houston for another AL team – Toronto – for a six-year, $150MM payday.
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Whitey Bulger is surely one the most-notorious crime bosses of all time. And he should be: Who else was able to usurp his kingpin, run an entire city, manipulate the FBI, and successfully remain in hiding for 16 years despite being on the Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list? Born in Dorchester in the 1920s and raised in South Boston (“Southie”), James Joseph Bulger, Jr., earned the name “Whitey” for his platinum hair. He wasn’t a huge fan of the nickname. After a stint in Alcatraz (and, less notably, Leavenworth) for a string of bank robberies, Bulger returned to Boston and became involved in the Winter Hill Gang, an Irish American criminal group. He was taken on by FBI handler John J. Connolly as an informant Bulger long denied his informant status and quickly manipulated Connolly and other agents for his own benefit. Bulger was untouched by the authorities because of this close relationship with the FBI and because of the supreme loyalty of his gang member
JUPITER, Fla. Astros manager Dusty Baker said Wednesday that shortstop Carlos Correa and center fielder Myles Straw were the two leading candidates to be his leadoff hitter a spot departed free agent George Springer held for about the previous five seasons.
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