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MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
Baseball America's Matt Eddy has a list of "the first wave of minor league free agents." See anyone you like? RHP Greg Aquino RHP Josh Banks 3B Brian Barden C Edwin Bellorin RHP Kris Benson 1B Wilson Betemit LHP Travis Blackley RHP Bryan Bullington LHP Brian Burres RHP Vinnie Chulk RHP R.A. Dickey 3B Joe Dillon RHP Brandon Duckworth OF Chris Duffy RHP Geoff Geary RHP Enrique Gonzalez C Michel...
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MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 09/04/2009
Let's kick off the day with links... Richard Justice of the Houston Chronicle writes about the Astros' mistake of ignoring pitching. Jose de Jesus Ortiz of the Chronicle notes that the Michael Bourn-Brad Lidge swap no longer looks lopsided. The Astros sent Lidge and Eric Bruntlett to Philly for Bourn, Geoff Geary, and Mike Costanzo in November of 2007. Rany Jazayerli has an open letter to Royals owner...
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The Crawfish Boxes (Free subscription) | 07/24/2009
More photos » by David J. Phillip - AP Where's the love, Fangraphs? Browse more photos » Fangraphs takes a turn on calling out the Astros for being frauds . Basically, it talks about how Lance Berkman 's absence is going to sink our ship, which is good thing, because the Astros just aren't very good. A post I made yesterday about Lance's injury was fairly similar to Mr. Anderson's actually,...
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The Crawfish Boxes (Free subscription) | 06/25/2009
More photos » by Ann Heisenfelt - AP Ed Wade had faith in Michael Bourn when few did. Browse more photos » With the signing of first round selection Jiovanni Mier completed, I felt like this was an undoubtedly positive step in the development of the Astros organization. So much of being an Astros fan of late has been about wondering what course this organization was going to take. Would...
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The Crawfish Boxes (Free subscription) | 06/22/2009
More photos » by Nam Y Huh - AP about 1 month ago: Houston Astros closer Chris Sampson celebrates after the Astros defeated the Chicago Cubs 6-5 in a baseball game, Sunday, May 17, 2009, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) Browse more photos » Astros' relievers have collectively had a weird season thus far. How weird is it'?? It's this weird. Maybe the standard pitching statistics don't tell...
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Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 06/21/2009
The Houston Astros activated pitcher Geoff Geary off the 15-day disabled list Saturday and sent his contract outright to Triple-A Round Rock.
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MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Some linkage as we enter the post-draft hangover, with more to come: Troy E. Renck at the Denver Post offers up his theories for the Rockies' reasoning behind choosing Tyler Matzek--a potentially tough sign. According to Ryan Divish at the Tacoma Tribune News, RHP Denny Stark, who was designated for assignment on Sunday by the Mariners, has cleared waivers and accepted an assignment to Triple-A Tacoma....
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Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 06/10/2009
The Astros reinstated relief pitcher Geoff Geary from the 15-day disabled list, but outrighted him to Class AAA Round Rock Wednesday.
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The Crawfish Boxes (Free subscription) | 06/09/2009
More photos » by Gene J. Puskar - AP One Astro who has spent time on the DL, Brian Moehler. Browse more photos » If you spend anytime on this blog network, I'm sure you've wandered over to Beyond the Boxscore and read some of their work. Just about all of it is well thought out and unique, two qualities that are not always apparent in blogging. This past week, one of their writers made...
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Roy Oswalt,
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Wandy Rodriguez
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The Crawfish Boxes (Free subscription) | 06/08/2009
More photos » by David J. Phillip - AP I'll leave the caption to you guys. Browse more photos » This might be the last link dump for the week as I'm about to go on a road trip to New York with some friends, my apologies. If I can find a computer, though, I'll make it happen. For now, drink this one in: Jose Valverde will throw two rehab outings at AA Corpus on Wednesday and Thursday and...
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The Crawfish Boxes (Free subscription) | 06/07/2009
More photos » by David J. Phillip - AP about 8 hours ago: Houston Astros' Ivan Rodriguez (12), falls over Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Jack Wilson (2) after Wilson dove to second base for the force out of Rodriguez during the eighth inning of a Major League Baseball game Saturday, June 6, 2009 in Houston. Rodriguez was out at second while trying to advance from first on a ball hit by teammate...
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The Crawfish Boxes (Free subscription) | 06/06/2009
More photos » by David J. Phillip - AP Who would have thought that Carlos would get a little sheepish after jacking a grand slam? Browse more photos » We'll start with the most important first: Jose Valverde got through his 25-pitch simulated game pain free , will throw another on Sunday, and then go on a rehab stint. That feels way too long, but I trust our medical staff after reading...
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Baseball Digest Daily (Free subscription) | 06/02/2009
The Houston Astros had a team batting average of .289 in the month of May. The only major league team with a higher average in May was the Dodgers. That’s the good news. The bad news is that the pitching staff had an ERA of 4.96 in the month and the defense kicked in 17 more unearned runs resulting in opponents scoring 5.52 runs per game versus 4.70 for the Astros. The record of 11-15-1 for...
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 05/14/2009
The Houston Astros have placed pitcher Geoff Geary on the 15-day disabled list with right biceps tendinitis.
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