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Wait, didn’t the Astros and Jose Veras have a “mutual interest”?
Obviously, the Astros didn’t value Jose Veras as much as we may have thought. Veras, who served as Houston’s closer for the first half of last season, signed a one-year deal with the Cubs Tuesday. One year. $4 million. The deal includes a 2015 option for $5.5 million or a $150,000 buyout. A pretty sweet…
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Money changes everything for Astros … well, sort of
by Brian Todd Shin-Soo Choo is still out there. James Loney isn’t. Kendrys Morales is available at a pretty high price. Want another back-end reliever? Jesse Crain and Jose Veras are still looking for a home. All it costs is money. Jim Crane may have told us to pony up our own $10 million last…
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Dan Peschong does the eeny, meeny, miny, mo with Astros’ 5th starter
By Dan Peschong Looking back at 2013 – I will give high marks to anyone who can tell me who started the first 4 games of the season for the Astros and who was the 5th pitcher to start a game (which occurred in the 8th game of the season). Most of you probably got…
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Okay, maybe we should chat about Shin-Soo Choo
So the Astros missed out on Joba Chamberlain. Probably Matt Garza. Brian McCann and Carlos Beltran too. Most fans — including this one — expected the Astros the dabble in the low-to-mid range of free agents and other acquisitions. The three-year, $30 million deal for Scott Feldman and the trade for Dexter Fowler pretty much…
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Choo, Tanaka and other Astros’ stuff
Just a few scattershots while wondering if Jeff Luhnow’s cell phone is smoking after all the calls, emails and texts this week. The Astros don’t need Shin-Soo Choo. Seems as though some Astros’ fans want the team to get back into one of those Carlos Lee-like contracts. Sorry, at this point in the rebuild, I…
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Luhnow’s bamboo tree beginning to sprout growth
Perhaps Jeff Luhnow has adopted the growth and maturity timeline of the Chinese bamboo plant. The growth pattern of the Chinese bamboo tree is unusual, virtually unlike any other plant on the planet. Farmers plant the seed and then for four years, water, nurture and carefully care for the seedling, which shows absolutely no outward…
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Rule 5 draft gives Astros a quick break from the Christmas rush
We take a momentary break from the mad Christmas acquisition rush to tune in to the 2013 Rule 5 draft. With the #1 pick again, there’s little doubt the Astros will once again be players. No matter how you cut it, there isn’t a Josh Hamilton, Johan Santana or Roberto Clemente in this year’s Rule…
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Acquisitions begin to change the face of 2014 lineup, rotation
The past week has taken me to Charlotte, Greensboro and Virginia Beach. Meanwhile, the Astros have also been on a bit of a journey. And, Jeff Luhnow suggests he’s not done. As this week winds down with two new players in the fold, Luhnow has turned his attention to the bullpen and the Rule 5…
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