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SportsJustice (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
The Astros are going to give 3B Chris Johnson and C Jason Castro every chance to be in the Opening Day starting lineup. But they're prepared to send one or both of them to AAA if they have tough springs. At the moment, the Astros are set at just four of eight positions: LF Carlos Lee, CF Michael Bourn, RF Hunter Pence and 1B Lance Berkman. Every other position is open. Some are less open than others....
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Entertainment Weekly (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Did you love Jason Castro's little fall ditty,
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The Crawfish Boxes (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
More photos » by Rob Carr - AP Browse more photos » Honestly, I was excited to read this . I was excited to see where the experts at Baseball America ranked our fledging group of farmhands that, to us at least, should be propelling the Astros farm system into a respected status. Instead, I was greeted with another reminder that it's easy to keeping kicking a man when they're down. I'm not...
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The Crawfish Boxes (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
by David J. Phillip - AP Will the Hawk be back in Houston? View full size photo » We already covered the basics of the reliever market with Jose Valverde 's profile, so I thought the most illuminating thing to do with Hawkins is to see which teams might actually need a closer this winter. That, of course, is going to be the difference in him signing for 5-7 million and 2-3 million. Hawkins has...
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SportsJustice (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
On the day Brad Mills was hired, Drayton McLane backed off earlier statements that the Astros were planning on cutting their payroll for 2010 and seemed to leave open the possibility of some winter spending. That's not going to happen. In an interview with Brian McTaggart, Wade confirmed that the Astros plan to have a lower payroll for 2010. They finished 2009 at $107 million, eighth-highest in baseball....
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Ballbug (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Ben Badler / Baseball America : Arizona Fall League Notebook — PEORIA, Ariz.—After catching all season, some of the catchers in the Arizona Fall League are starting to show some wear and tear. — The Astros have already sent catcher Jason Castro home, while some scouts have said Giants catcher Buster Posey looks worn down as well.
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The Crawfish Boxes (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
We've broken down the roster here , here , here and here . We've broken down where the money was spent last season and what moves the Astros made in the 2008 offseason . What's left to do? Farmstros and I teamed up to analyze the Astros 2008 Rule IV draft. With one full season of play in the minors under their belts, it seemed a good time to check in with Bobby Heck's first draft class and see how...
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Camden Chat (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Bell, Synder and a whole bunch of other really good prospects from across the land playing in Arizona. You can watch the telecast online here at MLB.com Tonight’s game features 18 first-round draft picks including five from 2009. Mark Rogers – 5th – 2004 – Milwaukee / Brandon Snyder – 13th – 2005 – Baltimore Hank Conger – 25th – 2006 – LA...
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Fake Teams (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
The 2009 AFL Rising Stars game rosters are listed below for those of you who get the chance to see some of the best prospects in MLB in one game tonight at 8:15 on the MLB Network. Unfortunately, the Nationals pitching prospect Stephen Strasburg will not be making the start in this one with a "sore neck". What timing. But you will get the chance to see Buster Posey, Starlin Castro, Josh Vitters,...
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Fake Teams (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
It will be interesting to see where Jim Callis ranks the Cubs SS Starlin Castro in the Baseball Prospect Handbook that comes out in early 2010. Castro is certainly getting alot of hype. Let's have a look at the top performances in the AFL on Wednesday after the jump: Matt Dominguez , 3B, FLA-1-4, HR, 2 RBI (.140) Chris Singleton , 2B, MIN-3-5, 2B, 2 RS, RBI (.319) Ryan Kalish , OF, BOS-2-3, RS, 2B,...
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The Crawfish Boxes (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
More photos » by Rob Carr - AP How is the weather in Arizona, Jason? Browse more photos » Let's look at some baseball-related links while wondering why the heck Joe Girardi is still pitching to Chase Utley ... Here's a nice roundup done by Brian McTaggart on the Astro Winter League contingent. Of note, Chia-jen Lo has headed back to Taiwan for a while and the Astros can't hit or pitch....
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Aceshowbiz.com (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
The "American Idol" alum proposed to Mandy on Halloween, during when they dressed as beauty and the beast.
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Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
He finished in the top four of the 2008 "American Idol" competition and was the first competitor to play an instrument onstage. Wednesday, Jason Castro performed here for a crowd of more than 200 people.
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Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
He finished in the top four of the 2008 "American Idol" competition and was the first Idol competitor to play an instrument onstage. And Wednesday evening Jason Castro performed for a crowd of more than 200 people .
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Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
AMERICAN IDOL<p/>6 p.m.<p/>Singer-songwriter and ``American Idol'' contestant Jason Castro performs a free concert at Sawgrass Mills Mall, 12801 W. Sunrise Blvd., Sunrise; for more information visit www.jasoncastromusic.com
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