SI's Joe Lemire has a nice article up on the off-season, and it's not a "Jeebus, you guys suck" article.
Lots of good stuff, but we'll pull our favorite part - click it and read.
Lemire:
The Astros have the makings of a nucleus that should contend in the NL Central in a couple years.
Much of that group -- largely at the urging of All-Star rightfielder Hunter Pence -- worked out together at Minute Maid Park four days per week in November and December and five days per week starting in January. Among the young players working out regularly alongside Pence, 27, were third baseman Chris Johnson, 26; Norris, 25; catcher Jason Castro, 23; Wallace, 24; and outfielder Brian Bogusevic, 26.
In all, about a dozen major leaguers and the rest minor leaguers gathered to have their butts collectively kicked by Coleman.
"When they went to walk out the door," Coleman said, "they could barely walk to the door."
We didn't come out here to play tiddlywinks, son.
-Hal Smith
