Farmer1906 said:

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Brad Ausmus is a candidate for Astros GM and @Castellani2014 is confused pic.twitter.com/mtuPKfbz9m

— Starting 9 (@Starting9) January 24, 2023

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makes you think pic.twitter.com/esF399LF47

— Bill Centered 🪷 (@PlanZ33) January 24, 2023

Looks like this could be the Astros Spring Training cap this year pic.twitter.com/FOPsIPrc3h

— Ryan Gonzalez (@RyGo_17) January 24, 2023

bearkatag15 said:

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Looks like this could be the Astros Spring Training cap this year pic.twitter.com/FOPsIPrc3h

— Ryan Gonzalez (@RyGo_17) January 24, 2023

Not a fan

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Farmer1906 said:

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bring these back.

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Ag_07 said:

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bearkatag15 said:

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Looks like this could be the Astros Spring Training cap this year pic.twitter.com/FOPsIPrc3h

— Ryan Gonzalez (@RyGo_17) January 24, 2023

Not a fan

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I actually like these

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https://theathletic.com/4121849/2023/01/24/mlb-michael-wacha-free-agent-astros-and-yankees/

Latest on Astros' GM search

A familiar name has surfaced in the Astros' search for a new general manager David Stearns, who was the team's assistant GM from Nov. 2012 to Sept. 2015 before leaving to become the Brewers' general manager and later president of baseball operations.

Stearns stepped down from a decision-making role in October, saying, "This is a job that requires complete and total commitment. When I began to hesitate about whether I could make that commitment, I knew it was really time to contemplate a change."

With a year left on his contract, Stearns remained with the Brewers in an advisory role to ownership and baseball operations. Astros owner Jim Crane is intrigued by the idea of bringing him back to Houston, according to two major-league sources who spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to comment publicly.

Crane would require permission from the Brewers to interview Stearns. It is not known whether he has requested that permission, or if he will. It also is not known whether Stearns would be interested in the Astros so soon after relinquishing his role with the Brewers.

Brewers owner Mark Attanasio at least twice has denied permission for Stearns to interview with other clubs the Giants after the 2018 season and the Mets after 2021. Both of those instances occurred when Stearns was the Brewers' lead decision-maker, as opposed to his current advisory role. Attanasio conceivably could grant permission now, and require some form of compensation, most likely a player, if the Astros hired Stearns.

If Stearns is unavailable, Crane can turn to one of his other candidates. Braves vice president of scouting Dana Brown, Guardians assistant general manager James Harris and former Giants GM Bobby Evans are among those Crane has interviewed, according to sources and published reports. Former Marlins president of baseball operations Michael Hill, the league's senior vice-president of on-field operations, withdrew his name from consideration, as first reported by the New York Post.

Both Brown and Harris are Black; the White Sox's Ken Williams is currently the league's only Black president of baseball operations or GM. Brown also has ties to Hall of Famer Craig Biggio, a special assistant to the GM with the Astros. The two were teammates at Seton Hall in the late 1980s, along with former major leaguers Mo Vaughn and John Valentin.

"The Astros need evaluators," a rival executive said, referring to Brown. "He's one of the best."

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