Alright, there's life in this off-season yet. Again: I'm perfectly fine with a boring off-season.
*The Astros, unsurprisingly, tendered contracts to Carlos MF Correa, Lance McCullers, and Aledmys Diaz, and agreed to terms on a 1-year deal with Austin Pruitt. Correa and McCullers will be free agents after 2021 if they don't sign an extension. Fun, huh?
*Chandler Rome: Five non-tendered players the Astros could consider this off-season.
*Jeremy Pena - the Astros' 3rd-Round pick in 2018 - is one of the best-hitting prospects in the Dominican Winter League.
*Here's one of the dumbest things you'll read today: if the Yankees can't sign DJ LeMahieu (French for "DJ The Mahieu") then their Plan B is...Michael Brantley.
*Former Astros Great Thomas Eshelman has cleared waivers and is now a free agent.
*FanGraphs has an updated international prospect list.
*The Staten Island Yankees have filed a lawsuit against the New York Yankees and Major League Baseball, setting the stage for a battle between 60% of the Five Boroughs, something that Don Winslow warned is a Really Not Good Idea.
*Another Michael Bourn Identity episode records today and drops on Monday. Subscribe to Lima Time Time on iTunes/Spotify/Wherever so you don't miss interviews with my friends.
*Why we forget how early it gets dark every year.
*Texas Monthly: How a Black cowboy's discovery changed the field of archaeology.
*A Musical Selection:
