“The reasons, she said, Siegel went with L.A. .... the potential for warm weather would select the best runners to compete in steamy Rio de Janeiro.”

As a lifelong Astros fan, I was as big of an NL/anti-DH snob. But I can tell you, since the Astros moves to the AL, I don’t miss watching pitchers hit at all.

I still want to know why this team felt that passing on Bortles/Carr/Bridgewater was the right move.