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Baseball Free Agency Update - Who Signed?

Ryan Dempster, Chicago Cubs Dempster re-signed with the Cubs for four years and $52 million. Doug Brocail, Houston Astros Brocail re-signed with the Astros for one year and $2.75 million. Mike Hampton, Houston Astros Hampton left the Atlanta Braves to sign with the Astros for $2 million ov...
10 hours ago | Knuckle Curve

A Rash Of Minor Transactions

Comment: Hampton played for Houston a zillion years ago; he had a great year there in 1999, which helped get him his huge free-agent deal after he spent 2000 with the Mets. Among his teammates his last year in Houston were Paul Bako, Daryle Ward and Ken Caminiti. Hampton's 36 and likely on the d...
21 hours ago | Bleed Cubbie Blue

Pankovits joining 'Cats

Pankovits spent five seasons with the Astros, from 1984-88. He was mostly a pinch hitter but also played second base for Houston. His best season was 1984 when he hit .284; he hit .283 in 1986. That season, the Astros got to the National League Championship Series, losing in six games to the New Yo...
Wed, Dec 3 | Albany Times Union

Dec. 2 -- NL EAST NEWS: BRAVES TRADE FOR VAZQUEZ

Their attempts to trade for Jake Peavy having stalled, the Braves have come up with another pitcher, acquiring Javier Vazquez from the White Sox, pending a physical exam. The deal, according to this report in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, includes Vazquez and lefty reliever Boone...
Tue, Dec 2 | The News Journal

If Astros are having financial woes, Drayton should say so

Why can't Drayton McLane just be honest with us about his finances? Does he think we're dumb? Back when he was losing money and needed public cash for a new stadium, he had no problem talking about how Houston had to pony up to keep its baseball team.
Sat, Nov 29 | Houston Chronicle

AFC South: Somebody stick a fork in the Texans

The Colts have an easy stretch of games ahead, with San Diego, Cleveland, Cincinnati and Detroit on the upcoming docket. We wanted to knock Jacksonville out of contention and out of the playoffs, and we did that," Haynesworth said after the win that pushed the Titans to an NFL-best 10-0 thi...
Tue, Nov 18 | Newswatch 50

Pujols Wins Second MVP

• 1st in NL in HR (48) • 1st in NL in RBI (146) • 6th in NL in SLG (.543) • 9th in NL in R (105) 4. Manny Ramirez, Dodgers, 138 5. Lance Berkman, Astros, 126 6. CC Sabathia, Brewers, 121 7. David Wright, Mets, 115 8. Brad Lidge, Phillies, 104 9. Carlos Delgado, Mets, 96 10. Aramis Ramirez, Cubs, 66
Tue, Nov 18 | Baseball Analysts

Houston Astros Team Report

INSIDE PITCH Six of the Astros' scouts, including assistant general manager Bobby Heck, were in attendance in Boca Chica, Dominican Republic, recently to watch infielder Dayan Viciedo, a Cuban defector. Latin American scouting director Felix Francisco, East Coast supervisor Clare...
Mon, Nov 17 | usatoday.com

Someone should tell Drayton that it's only money

So the Astros will be fiscally conservative and they'll go to spring training with a team designed to finish no higher than second. Maybe they'll catch a break or two. Maybe Michael Bourn and Miguel Tejada will have huge seasons. Maybe Hunter Pence will continue to get better. Maybe Wandy Rodr...
Thu, Nov 13 | Houston Chronicle

Sheets: .500 pitcher or one of the best?

Roy Oswalt has lots of buddies and he's campaigning for the Astros to add Jake Peavy and/or Ben Sheets. There are risks, upsides and downsides with each, but who would've thought that Sheets might be preferable to Peavy? Yahoo Sports...
Tue, Nov 11 | Houston Chronicle

Playoff Pulse: Phillies No Pushover

Filed under: Phillies, Rays, Red Sox, MLB PlayoffsIn the Playoff Pulse series, our MLB editor takes on a hot October topic. Of course, that doesn't mean that the Phillies are dead in the water heading into the World Series. We know that anything can happen in a short series -- the 2006 Cardina...
Fri, Oct 17 | MLB FanHouse

Opinion: Diamondbacks 11, Astros 5: SuperMon Gets Miggy With It

Arizona continued to pull away, as Reynolds made the score 7-1, with his 82nd RBI of the season. Any faint chance the Astros had of coming back, was then removed when Chris Young came up with the bases loaded in the sixth - I note that Young was batting #2 against a right-handed starter... Montero...
Sat, Aug 16 | AZ Snakepit

Baseball Season Preview: Houston Astros [Baseball Season Preview]

Here's the weird thing, though. If I put my optimism hat on for a second -- and it ain't easy, but I'll do it for you, Deadspin readers -- I can see a decent lineup. Roll with me now: Michael Bourn is an unproven entity, but he's got exciting potential and blazing speed. Kaz Matsui is coming off a str...
Thu, Mar 6 | Deadspin

Opinion: Chris Burke, here's your chance

This isn't exactly the Astros telling Chris Burke he's their everyday second baseman, but the decision to give Burke most of the starts on the road while resting Craig Biggio is his best chance yet to show management what he... This isn't exactly the Astros telling Chris Burke he's their ever...
Sat, Jul 14 | Houston Chronicle

Opinion: This is the year the Texans become our No. 1 franchise.

I knew he didn't have the money to do much more with the offense than sign Carlos Lee. I believed that if Lance Berkman and Lee were dominant, that if Morgan Ensberg's shoulder was healthy, the Astros would score enough runs. I thought Craig Biggio, Luke Scott and Chris Burke would do far more t...
Mon, May 28 | Houston Chronicle

Opinion: Somebody help me! Uncle Drayton just passed out!

I'm very excited to hear that you have a source telling you that about Lee. Now this is going to sound absolutely crazy but I think (the Astros) should try and also get Soriano, and let him play second base on the road and right field at home.
Wed, Oct 18 | Houston Chronicle

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