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Astros put an end to Castro's season

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Astros put an end to Castro's season

Do you want Tejada playing 3B next season for Astros?

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Are you ready to be a champion? You are? I hope you know that championships are expensive, and, uh, well, the local baseball team is in kind of a bind. Drayton McLane's net worth is still above $1 billion, but it'll go down fast if he starts throwing sawbucks at these ballplayers. Oh sure, he could raise the payroll a bit and considering it an investment in the future. If the Astros got back...

Astros have handful of non-tender candidates

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Three more Astros file for free agency

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Three more Astros file for free agency

Astros' offense at 3d base and shortstop in the 2000's

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More photos » by Tony Dejak - AP about 1 month ago: Detroit Tigers shortstop Adam Everett dives for a single hit by Cleveland Indians' Matt LaPorta in the second inning in a baseball game, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) Browse more photos » Let's look at what kind of offense the Astros have gotten from the left side of the infield in this decade. This...

Astros round out 40-man roster

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Astros add Abad, Sutil to 40-man

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"There was a very strong consensus of opinion that both of these kids belonged on the 40-man roster and we didn't want to lose them," Astros general manager Ed Wade said. "Sutil is a very athletic infielder and has done a real nice job the last couple of years and continues to turn corners, and we like the pitcher's arm and stuff. We didn't want risk losing them to another club, so we put them...

Astros prospects tee off in Arizona

MLB (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009

Astros prospects tee off in Arizona

Astros in the 2000s

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Saw a picture of you at the Astros media day though it looks nothing like your "official" Chron picture. Was that softball you were playing? At least I hope so for it would be silly for you to pitch a baseball underhand several feet in front of the mound. Apparently your former colleague Tags would rather be a bat boy than play. It does look like you guys had fun out there. I wouldn't have minded...

Astros purchase contracts of Abad, Sutil

MLB (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009

Astros purchase contracts of Abad, Sutil

Free-agency holes loom for Astros

MLB (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009

Free-agency holes loom for Astros

Astros could win with another $100 million

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| November 07, 2009Yeah, the Astros could win with another $100 millionThe Yankees outspent the Astros by nearly $100 million in 2009. The Yankees won the World Series, the Astros finished fifth in the NL Central. Wouldn't it be nice if the Astros just once upped the budget to $200 million? It'll never happen, of course, but a $200 million payroll could certainly buy, er,...

Three more Astros file for free agency

AstrosDaily.com's Astrowire (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009

By Brian McTaggart / MLB.com11/06/09 9:22 PM ESTHOUSTON -- Miguel Tejada's days playing shortstop with the Astros are likely done, but that doesn't mean his time in Houston is over. Tejada was one of three Astros players to file for free agency Friday, and if he returns to Houston for a third season, he'll likely be playing third base. Astros reliever LaTroy Hawkins and third baseman...

Bill James' Projections for Selected Astros' Hitters

The Crawfish Boxes (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009

More photos » by David J. Phillip - AP Hunter Pence (center) and Carlos Lee (right) are equivalent players? Browse more photos » Previously, I wrote about the Bill James Projections for selected Astros ' pitchers. Today, I will look at the Bill James projections for selected Astros' hitters. Below, we compare the 2010 projection for OBP, OPS, RC/G with the player's actual...

Astros add two minor leaguers to 40 man roster

The Crawfish Boxes (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009

Astros add two minor leaguers to 40 man roster Vladimir Sutil, the Hooks' starting shorstop last year, and Fernando Abad, a pitcher at Lancaster and Corpus Christi, were added to the 40 man roster. Sutil, 25, and Abad, 23, would have become minor league free agents if they were not added to the roster prior to Nov. 9. This fills up the 40 man roster for now. But additional spots will open up...