The Crawfish Boxes (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009
More photos » by Jim Mone - AP Goodbye, Papa Grande, you will be missed... Browse more photos » According to Ken Rosenthal, Jose Valverde declined the Astros offer of arbitration, meaning he will cost a first-round draft pick for any team who signs him. Alyson Footer and Brian McTaggart reported at various times during Monday evening that the decision was weighing heavily...
The Crawfish Boxes (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
... down whether Myers would be viewed as a starter or a reliever. He got a tweet response from Alyson Footer that said Wade is considering Myers as a starter foremost, but his versatility as a reliever is also a plus. The Astros realistically have one spot open in the rotation, unless they bump Moehler to long relief. Myers is coming off a season where he earned 12 million in the last...
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
Houston Astros Senior Director of Digital Media Alyson Footer invited her Twitter followers to participate in a Q&A with Astros GM Ed Wade. The exchange resulted in too many tweets to individually link them all, but check out her Twitter account for some quotes from the conversation. Here are a few points of interest: If the team cannot retain Jose Valverde and/or LaTroy Hawkins,...
The Crawfish Boxes (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
... Wade? In case you missed it, Wade will be on Astroline tonight at 6 p.m. Send your questions to Alyson Footer on twitter and she'll ask Wade about them tonight. Richard Justice says the Astros will be just fine with not re-signing any of their free agents. I have nothing of value to say about this other than to check back tomorrow; his opinion will have changed again. Here is Tim...
