Category: Astros
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No surprise, but Astros put a period after Wallace
The Astros have parted ways with Brett Wallace. The move shouldn’t come as a surprise, but the official release puts a period at the end of what many had hoped would be a long tenure at first base in the tradition of Jeff Bagwell and Lance Berkman. While he technically came to the Astros in…
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What if there were an expansion draft this spring?
By Dan Peschong Back in November of 1997, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and Arizona D’Backs paid a gazillion bucks to be split among the existing owner gazillionaires and this bought them the “honor” of drafting from the residue of the existing NL teams. From a Houston Astros perspective this will always be remembered as the time when they…
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Astros’ non roster invitees: The Outfielders
Check out the answers to Dan’s trivia questions. By Brian Todd If the look at NRI infielders had you thinking about where we might find our reserves, the look at the outfielders will have you praying for a starter. No offense to Adron Chambers, but I think we all know who I’m talking about. The…
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Astros’ Trivia: See where you were right…and wrong
The Astros go to spring training with such an overall young and inexperienced team – you would think it would be difficult to come up with a few challenging trivia questions. Well, you would be wrong….. “Current” below refers to Astros in camp – 40 man roster plus non-roster-invitees. #1 – Two current Astros are…
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How well do you know your Astros’ trivia?
The Astros go to spring training with such an overall young and inexperienced team – you would think it would be difficult to come up with a few challenging trivia questions. Well, you would be wrong…..
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Astros’ Infielders: 2014 Non-Roster Invitees
By Brian Todd If there’s a place for a non-roster invitee to make the 25-man roster, you know, other than in right field, it’s in the infield. The “likely” backup at second, third and shortstop—Marwin Gonzalez—has a career OPS under .600. Brett Wallace, who is now a non-roster invitee, was recently considered an odds-on favorite…
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Let the games begin: What matters, what doesn’t
Let the games begin. The Astros have a month until opening day and many decisions on the horizon. Some of those decisions are already obvious. Others will take only days to manifest and Jeff Luhnow and Bo Porter will need the full month to reach other conclusions. But, as the Astros begin the first weekend…
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Astros’ non-roster invitees: The catchers
by Brian Todd When 2013’s calendar turned to spring, the Astros invited four non-roster catchers to Kissimmee, mainly to handle all the pitchers the team planned to audition. Chris Wallace, Carlos Perez, Jason Jaramillo and Rene Garcia: Considering the 27 games Carlos Corporan had put together in 2012, each one must have known that it…
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