Houston Astros News

One question, hundreds of answers: Which Astro had the greatest offensive season at his position? Major League baseball has been asking fans this same question in an effort to choose each team's best-ever collection of stars.

Joe Posnanski, the best baseball writer out there now that John Brattain has passed, has a blog entry awarding the LVP award to the most deserving player from both leagues.

The Astros' website reported the bullpen will be the top priority for the team this offseason.

Marc Bombard will return for his second season as manager of the Triple A Round Rock Express; Wes Clements was named manager of Double A Corpus Christi after serving as the Class A Lancaster manager in 2009; Tom Lawless was named manager of Class A Lancaster; and Rodney Linares, previously the manager of Advanced Rookie League Greeneville, will ...

Michael Bourn is now amongst the cream of the crop in terms of MLB defensive talent.

Houston Astros The Astros curiously selected a slew of high school prospects with their top picks in 2009, signaling an end to their win-now ways.

Michael Bourn became the first Astros outfielder to win a National League Gold Glove in more than 30 years on Wednesday.

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.

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.