Michael Shapiro is a sports reporter for Chron, covering the Astros, Rockets, Texans and every team in town. Michael is a Denver native and graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, and a noted fan of pull-up threes, wide-receiver passes and a good hot fudge sundae.

Boston's biggest additions this offseason certainly were Garrett Crochet and Alex Bregman. The Red Sox acquired Crochet in a trade with the Chicago White Sox and signed Bregman in free agency to a ...