The Crawfish Boxes (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008
David Newhan to become a Free Agent Geoff Blum, Edwin Maysonet, Tommy Manzella, and AFL stud Drew Sutton left as backup second-basemen on the 40 man roster. Looks like Sutton's road to the big leagues just got a little clearer.
AstrosDaily.com's Astrowire (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008
The Astros are left with veteran Geoff Blum and youngsters Tommy Manzella, Edwin Maysonet and Drew Sutton as backup infielders on the 40-man roster. Blum filled in at every infield position last season. Maysonet, who was given a September look, played sparingly at second base and shortstop. Manzella and Sutton have never played in the Majors.
AstrosDaily.com's Astrowire (Free subscription) | 24/11/2008
... with his speed and defense but struggled terribly at the plate. Wade also signed infielders Geoff Blum and Kazuo Matsui along with reliever Doug Brocail while trading for reliever Oscar Villarreal. In December, Wade continued the overhaul by dealing eight players in three days, receiving shortstop Miguel Tejada and closer Jose Valverde in return. The day after he was traded, Tejada's...
AstrosDaily.com's Astrowire (Free subscription) | 20/11/2008
He didn’t excel in those at-bats, either, hitting just .218 at Round Rock. Geoff Blum might begin the season at third, and if Johnson hits in the minors, he could get a shot. Replacing Valverde will be much tougher. Wade’s first choice might have been Jose Ceda, who drew rave reviews while flying through the Cubs’ farm system.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
He didn’t excel in those at-bats, either, hitting just .218 at Round Rock. Geoff Blum might begin the season at third, and if Johnson hits in the minors, he could get a shot. Replacing Valverde will be much tougher. Wade’s first choice might have been Jose Ceda, who drew rave reviews while flying through the Cubs’ farm system.
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 14/11/2008
At 3:30 p.m. yesterday, Padres shortstop Geoff Blum threw out National League batting leader Freddy Sanchez for the final out of the Padres' 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates -- making Hoffman Major League Baseball's all-time saves leader with 479.
