Joel Blank: Texans stars shouldn't play until the regular season opener

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Playing JJ Watt in the preseason makes many fans nervous. Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images

The Texans play the all-important third preseason game on Saturday against the LA Rams, and Bill O'Brien says he expects to play all the players that are healthy. Joel Blank shares his take on the preseason and if players like JJ Watt, DeAndre Hopkins, Deshaun Watson, and Jadeveon Clowney should see the field on Saturday.

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Should the Astros pull the plug on the Altuve experiment in left field? Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images.

Are the Houston Astros making a huge mistake? They put their future Hall of Famer, franchise legend, and second baseman, Jose Altuve, in left field. And so far the results haven't been good.

ESPN Houston's Lance Zierlein doesn’t think Altuve belongs in the outfield, and this experiment could come at a high price.

Why are the Astros doing this? What’s the plan here? Be sure to watch the video below as John Granato and Zierlein try to make sense of this head-scratching move.

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