Miguel Tejada News

After following Mark Teixeira's ever move last winter it's difficult to get too excited about free agency this year.

When it comes to the big names of the free-agent market this offseason, don't expect to see the likes of Matt Holliday or John Lackey spending time looking for real estate or researching the best school districts in the Houston area.

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.

This year's class of free agent shortstops features two familiar names in former Most Valuable Player Miguel Tejada and the always steady Orlando Cabrera, yet it's a mostly unheralded shortstop from Venezuela who figures to be the crown jewel of the class.

Ita TMs going to be a busy offseason for the Houston Astros franchise. With reorganization and revamping on the hearts and minds of team owners and managers, the true tasks lie ahead.

Believe it or not, pitchers and catchers report to spring training in about 90 days.

Coming off a season in which they finished in fifth place in the National League Central and lost 88 games, the Astros have a few players who could find themselves in the running for one of baseball's postseason awards.

Every December, teams decide they don't want to pay some of their players the going rate.

Two of the Astros' best performers -- shortstop Miguel Tejada and closer Jose Valverde -- are among a group of Houston players expected to file for free agency during the filing period that began Thursday.

Here is a lineup that could tee off against even some of the best pitchers. The squad, consisting of players whose last names begin with T, contains several Hall of Famers as well as some future first ballot selections.

Pitcher Doug Brocail #26 of the Houston Astros yells at shortstop Miguel Tejada #10, not pictured after getting out of the inning with a double play against the St.

Drayton McLane realizes Astros fans are upset, and he has been made aware that many people have vowed to cancel their season tickets for next year.

26, 2009, in Washington. The Braves won 11-5. Here's a quick post to see who you would draft first: the Brave's Yunel Escobar or the Astros Miguel Tejada ? Here are their stats for 2009 courtesy of www.fangraphs.com : They are pretty close in every category including SBs which are not shown since they each had only 5 SBs in 2009.

With the Houston Astros on the verge of hiring a new manager, the free-agent market will soon heat up upon the conclusion of the World Series.

Dennis Sarfate's winter season began on Sunday, when the right-handed reliever reported to Hermosillo in the Mexican Pacific League.

BaseballBrew.com: Encore of Trevor Time in 2010 Adam Burnett, our Brewers correspondent, breaks down Trevor Hoffman 's new contract.

Shortstop Miguel Tejada extended his hitting streak to 20 games Saturday with a first-inning single.

In a season that has had its share of cruel twists, the Astros were forced to wait out a two-hour, 20-minute rain delay before the Mets finished them off with a 5-1 defeat Saturday afternoon at a soggy Citi Field.

TV: Comcast SportsNet. Radio: WPHT ; WUBA Spanish. Ticket info: The Phillies have about 1,500 tickets remaining for tonight's game.

Nelson Figueroa threw the first shutout of his career to help the New York Mets to a 4-0 win over the Houston Astros in the last game of the season for both teams.