Nov 22, 2009 | Baseball America
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Want some winter optimism about Astros? I've got it.
In five starts, he's looking more and more like a serious candidate for the starting rotation next spring by compiling a 1.73 ERA with 12 walks and 33 strikeouts in 26 innings.
Astros a.m. report: Introducing the call-ups
The call-up of Tommy Manzella took me back to a list from the 2005 draft , in which the Astros took the shortstop out of Tulane with their third-round pick acquired from the Mets after the Carlos Beltran departure.
Winning combination: Trade Kaz, JR to 2B
The Astros may have to get creative to put a contender on the field next season.
Minor league notebook: Bad records, some good seasons
As the Astros stare up at the .500 mark, contending status having long passed them by, the same is true for their seven U.S.-based farm clubs.
Round Rock Express Power Past Albuquerque Isotopes 12-7 - PCL
Wednesday 02 Sep 2009 Round Rock Express Power Past Albuquerque Isotopes 12-7 - PCL Wednesday, September 2, 2009 at 08:55AM ALBUQUERQUE - A six-run inning put the Albuquerque Isotopes back in the game early and pushed them out of it late as the 'Topes overcame a six-run deficit in the second only to crumble when the Round Rock Express matched the ...
Justice: Bagwell should be Astros' next manager
Wow...the Miggy Era didn't last long. The first thing Drayton McLane ought to do this morning is telephone Jeff Bagwell and ask him to manage the Astros for these final 33 games.
Houston Astros Top 20 PRE-SEASON Prospects in Review
This list was originally published December 30, 2008 . This is a REVIEW of the PRE-SEASON list for 2009, not a revision of that list.
Gone farmin': Good things from Round Rock
Nothing in the dead tree edition today from the road trip, there are a few updates.
Ex-pitcher Bogusevic finds groove in outfield for Astros
Brian Bogusevic is not Roy Hobbs, the character from The Natural who can take more than a decade off from hitting and still could reach the light tower.
Astros Notebook: Houston hopes to repeat 'wild' finish
The Astros have lost 14 of their last 20 games, been outscored 20-4 in their last two games and fallen 8 1/2 games behind the Central Division-leading St.
N.L. Central Roundtable, Part I: Trade Deadline
Here's the first part of a roundtable with SB Nation's other SB Nation bloggers, moderated by Sky Kalkman of Beyond the Box Score .
Astros Minor League Players of the Month: June
I have had this post sitting on my desktop for awhile and I am finally publishing it.
Here's a snapshot of Astros' organizational woes
As the Astros play the final weekend before the All Star break, what better time to take a look at perhaps a part of the reason the organization finds itself trying to balance rebuilding with retooling and buying and selling.
Minor League Notebook: Astrosa prospects to this point
A week removed from the Texas League All-Star break and a week shy of the Class AAA break, it seemed a natural time to reflect on the first half for the full season-minor league teams in the Astros' system.
Astros a.m. report: Projecting Astros' AAA hitters
I got a request earlier this week to take a look at some minor league players and how their stats would look translated to the big-time. It's always an inexact science; we saw Edwin Maysonet last month come up and nearly duplicate his Class AAA numbers.
Bud Norris' hard-luck season continued Friday night. Norris, a promising right-hander in the Houston Astros' minor-league system, gave up only two runs in six innings, but still took the loss as Oklahoma City topped visiting Round Rock 2-1. The Express lost all four games of their series against the Redhawks, scoring a total of five runs in the ...
Brett Eibner And The Last 4 Astros Drafts
I tuned into the CWS just in time to see Brett Eibner, sophomore from Houston now playing for the Arkansas Razorbacks, hit a homer to break up the 11-0 shutout his team was suffering.
Carlos Lee needs to be benched
This has become utterly ridiculous at this point. Carlos Lee has cost this team so much that it's completely inexcusable for him to dog it down the line in late game situations.
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