As the Astros prepare to join the American League this year, their new AL West rivals will be busy scouting at Osceola County Stadium this spring. The A’s Bob Melvin will lean on his scouts in Florida this spring to pick up info on the Astros. He’ll also get some help from his dear friend and mentor Phil Garner, the only manager to bring a World Series to Houston. “That’s the one unknown,” Melvin said at Phoenix Municipal Stadium. “You see everybody else here in spring training. We didn’t play them last year. Their personnel is a little different than years past. You do have to do some research. You [...]