Houston Sports Talk

Hosts Robert Land & Stephen Kerr look at how the Astros are working with Framber Valdez, Cristian Javier & Jose Urquidy to fix last year's issues. Plus, we hit on Espada's new lineup, how he's using Yainer Diaz differently, what Yainer worked on over the offseason, Whitley's latest injury, the new aggression on the basepaths & the Houston Cougars are back at #1 in the country.(2:00) Cristian Javier works on last year's issues(3:45) What's Framber Valdez doing differently to fix 2nd half slump in '23?(4:44) Did Jose Urquidy find out why he got hit hard last season?(7:38) Espada changes around lineup(11:15) Yainer Diaz working on his language for pitchers?(12:46) Espada treating catching rotation different than Dusty Baker?(14:05) Espada working on baserunning(17:20) Forrest Whitley hex(20:32) Coogs back at #1(22:08) Ramon Walker injurySubscribe on Youtube, Spotify, Apple, iHeart & GoogleTiktok @HoustonSportsTalkRobertX @HSTPodcast #frambervaldez #cristianjavier #astros #joeespada #forrestwhitl