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*You can find the latest news and numbers from the 2015 Astros draft right here. For instance: the Astros are currently $311,100 under their bonus pool so far...
*Carlos Correa "exudes a desire to be great" on and off the field.
*After getting blasted by the Mariners yesterday, the Astros and McHugh will work on his mechanics.
*And Jeff Luhnow acknowledged that they're not going to be idle in trade talks over the next few weeks.
*The Astros think they avoided a disaster with Altuve's hamstring.
*Brad Peacock cut his rehab outing short due to some kind of setback.
*The Braves signed recently-released Alex White
We didn't come out here to play tiddlywinks, son.
-Hal Smith
