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More photos » by Tony Dejak - AP about 1 month ago: Detroit Tigers shortstop Adam Everett dives for a single hit by Cleveland Indians' Matt LaPorta in the second inning in a baseball game, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) Browse more photos » Let's look at what kind of offense the Astros have gotten from the left side of the infield in this decade. This...
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MLB (Free subscription) | yesterday
Three more Astros file for free agency
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MLB (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Astros prospects tee off in Arizona
AstrosDaily.com's Astrowire (Free subscription) | yesterday
"There was a very strong consensus of opinion that both of these kids belonged on the 40-man roster and we didn't want to lose them," Astros general manager Ed Wade said. "Sutil is a very athletic infielder and has done a real nice job the last couple of years and continues to turn corners, and we like the pitcher's arm and stuff. We didn't want risk losing them to another club, so we put them...
AstrosDaily.com's Astrowire (Free subscription) | yesterday
Saw a picture of you at the Astros media day though it looks nothing like your "official" Chron picture. Was that softball you were playing? At least I hope so for it would be silly for you to pitch a baseball underhand several feet in front of the mound. Apparently your former colleague Tags would rather be a bat boy than play. It does look like you guys had fun out there. I wouldn't have minded...
MLB (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Astros purchase contracts of Abad, Sutil
MLB (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Free-agency holes loom for Astros
AstrosDaily.com's Astrowire (Free subscription) | yesterday
| November 07, 2009Yeah, the Astros could win with another $100 millionThe Yankees outspent the Astros by nearly $100 million in 2009. The Yankees won the World Series, the Astros finished fifth in the NL Central. Wouldn't it be nice if the Astros just once upped the budget to $200 million? It'll never happen, of course, but a $200 million payroll could certainly buy, er,...
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By Brian McTaggart / MLB.com11/06/09 9:22 PM ESTHOUSTON -- Miguel Tejada's days playing shortstop with the Astros are likely done, but that doesn't mean his time in Houston is over. Tejada was one of three Astros players to file for free agency Friday, and if he returns to Houston for a third season, he'll likely be playing third base. Astros reliever LaTroy Hawkins and third baseman...
The Crawfish Boxes (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
More photos » by David J. Phillip - AP Hunter Pence (center) and Carlos Lee (right) are equivalent players? Browse more photos » Previously, I wrote about the Bill James Projections for selected Astros ' pitchers. Today, I will look at the Bill James projections for selected Astros' hitters. Below, we compare the 2010 projection for OBP, OPS, RC/G with the player's actual...
The Crawfish Boxes (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Astros add two minor leaguers to 40 man roster Vladimir Sutil, the Hooks' starting shorstop last year, and Fernando Abad, a pitcher at Lancaster and Corpus Christi, were added to the 40 man roster. Sutil, 25, and Abad, 23, would have become minor league free agents if they were not added to the roster prior to Nov. 9. This fills up the 40 man roster for now. But additional spots will open up...
The Crawfish Boxes (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Astros Complete Coaching Hires with Quirk The Astros completed their coaching staff with the hiring of Jamie Quirk as bullpen coach. Quirk has a lot of coaching experience for the bullpen coach position. He was the Rockies' bench coach from 2002-2008. He is a former big league catcher for eight organizations.
The Crawfish Boxes (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
... like Stephen Strasberg, Dustin Ackerley and Drew Storen. But the cool part is Castro, if you're an Astros fan. Remember this when we talk about free agent pitchers...was this really a hunting accident? Or did Frank McCourt do this to drive down Padilla's price on the market? Speaking of my favorite divorcing owner, a judge recently ruled his wife couldn't get her job back . Isn't that nice?...
