Full story on the Astros' hiring Randy Flores after a 68-day GM search that initially focused on someone else and, now, leaves Flores with a lot to do in very little time. Free and unlocked -
The Cardinals hired Randy Flores in 2015 to replace Chris Correa, who received a 46-month prison sentence after hacking into an Astros personnel and scouting database in 2013 and 2014.
With Matt Kleine in limbo, St. Louis Cardinals AGM Randy Flores has emerged as a serious candidate for the Astros' GM opening, according to multiple sources. With @katiejwoo and @Ken_Rosenthal -
Milwaukee Brewers executive Matt Kleine is the focus of the Astros’ GM search, multiple sources tell @TheAthletic. No deal has been finalized or agreed upon, but Kleine is the Astros’ choice -
Having Yordan Alvarez is the sort of advantage that should be a separator within the pedestrian AL. That the Astros have not seized better advantage of it is an indictment on the roster they’ve built around him — and, perhaps, an impetus to augment it -