Will Jeremy Peña be ready for Opening Day? What is Brice Matthews' future? And what are some bold predictions for the 2026 Astros? Listeners asked those questions. Tyler Stafford and The Athletic's Chandler Rome tried to answer them, along with discussing the team's positional flexibility, its murky backup catcher situation and a crucial draft coming up in June.

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Will Jeremy Pe&ntilde;a be ready for Opening Day? What is Brice Matthews' future? And what are some bold predictions for the 2026 Astros? Listeners asked those questions. Tyler Stafford and The Athletic's Chandler Rome tried to answer them, along with discussing the team's positional flexibility, its murky backup catcher situation and a crucial draft coming up in June.
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A Houston Astros show podcast by The Athletic beat reporter Chandler Rome, former Astros outfielder Josh Reddick and Tyler Stafford. Crush City Territory brings you inside info and analysis on the 'Stros all year long. CCT is part of the Foul Territory Network: Baseball the way it should be covered!

Crush City Territory: A Houston Astros Podcast

Astros Mailbag: Peña, Paredes, Brice Matthews & Bold 2026 Takes | Crush City Territory

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Josh Hader will start the season on the injured list — putting career setup man Bryan Abreu into the closer spotlight. Tyler Stafford and The Athletic's Chandler Rome discuss Hader's injury, the importance of this closer audition for Abreu — who is a pending free agent — and the continued success of Tatsuya Imai and Mike Burrows in Grapefruit League play.

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Josh Hader will start the season on the injured list &mdash; putting career setup man Bryan Abreu into the closer spotlight. Tyler Stafford and The Athletic's Chandler Rome discuss Hader's injury, the importance of this closer audition for Abreu &mdash; who is a pending free agent &mdash; and the continued success of Tatsuya Imai and Mike Burrows in Grapefruit League play.
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Josh Hader Hits the IL — Bryan Abreu’s Time to Shine? | Crush City Territory

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The World Baseball Classic captivated Houston last weekend. Former Astros outfielder Josh Reddick was part of it. He joined Tyler Stafford and The Athletic's Chandler Rome to discuss a rowdy Team USA-Mexico game at Daikin Park, the atmosphere surrounding it and what has allowed the WBC to become so popular this season. Reddick also discusses his observations from spending a week in Astros spring training as a guest instructor in the outfield.

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The World Baseball Classic captivated Houston last weekend. Former Astros outfielder Josh Reddick was part of it. He joined Tyler Stafford and The Athletic's Chandler Rome to discuss a rowdy Team USA-Mexico game at Daikin Park, the atmosphere surrounding it and what has allowed the WBC to become so popular this season. Reddick also discusses his observations from spending a week in Astros spring training as a guest instructor in the outfield.
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Astros Camp Intel with Josh Reddick & WBC Breakdown | Crush City Territory

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Jeremy Peña fractured the tip of his right ring finger, making the Astros happy they haven't traded Isaac Paredes. Tyler Stafford and The Athletic's Chandler Rome discuss Peña's injury, whether it removes Paredes from the trade block altogether, Houston's reunion with catcher Christian Vázquez and early impressions from the first few games of the World Baseball Classic.

Jeremy Pe&ntilde;a fractured the tip of his right ring finger, making the Astros happy they haven't traded Isaac Paredes. Tyler Stafford and The Athletic's Chandler Rome discuss Pe&ntilde;a's injury, whether it removes Paredes from the trade block altogether, Houston's reunion with catcher Christian V&aacute;zquez and early impressions from the first few games of the World Baseball Classic.

Is the Astros' Infield Surplus Solved After Jeremy Peña's Injury? | Crush City Territory

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Astros Mailbag: Peña, Paredes, Brice Matthews & Bold 2026 Takes | Crush City Territory

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