Houston Astros News

The Yankees outspent the Astros by nearly $100 million in 2009. The Yankees won the World Series, the Astros finished fifth in the NL Central.

Houston Astros All-Star shortstop Miguel Tejada, who just finished a six-year, $72 million contract, was among one of the big-name players in Major League Baseball to file for free agency Friday.

Jon Gaston hit a three-run homer and Jose Vallejo homered and plated four runs, but the Peoria Saguaros fell to the Phoenix Desert Dogs, 12-11, on Thursday.

Astros general manager Ed Wade faces the pressure this offseason to trim payroll, yet improve the team's weaknesses, like the starting rotation.

Let me preface this piece by saying that Bobby Meacham, the new Houston Astros first-base coach, is described as a very classy guy and a respected coach.A They say that those who can, do and those who can't, teach.

Geoff Blum remained with the Houston Astros, as the infielder signed a one-year contract worth $1.5 million Friday.

For the 30 years Brad Mills has put into the game and business of professional baseball, it all revolved around a 7-day period that had the Visalia resident take three trips to Houston, logging more than 10,400 miles and getting less sleep than he's probably ever had.

With the World Series underway and the hated Yankees back in the Fall Classic, fans will have to wait on word concerning MLB news and the Houston Astros.

Third baseman Geoff Blum #27 of the Houston Astros fields a slow roller down the third base line at Minute Maid Park on September 23, 2009 in Houston, Texas.

Gene Tenace? He retired and he says he wasn't pushed. Brad Arnsberg? Not the case.

According to MLB.com's Brian McTaggart, the Houston Astros have named Brad Arnsberg as their new pitching coach.

The Houston Astros announced today that the club has named Brad Arnsberg as pitching coach for the 2010 season.

According to the Houston Chronicle a TMs Richard Justice , the Houston Astros have added two new faces to their 2010 coaching staff.

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.

If you're a veteran catcher, have your agent give the Houston Astros a phone call.

There's plenty Brad Mills can fix, plenty that can begin to turn the ship in the right direction, Richard Justice writes.

It's not Rainbow Guts throwupback uni-day already...is it? Manny Acta was the guy they wanted.

Saying he wasn't satisfied with any of the candidates the Houston Astros interviewed, owner Drayton McLane will hold a press conference at 10 a.m. CST Wednesday to announce he's hiring himself as the team's manager.

Brad Mills is the new manager of the Houston Astros. The 52-year-old Mills has been Terry Francona's bench coach in Boston for the past six seasons.

Before he was handed a white No. 11 jersey and smiling Chief Wahoo cap, Manny Acta was asked one final question by Cleveland Indians general manager Mark Shapiro.