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Alberto Arias: The dark horse of the 2009 Astros?
TX - Then I pulled up his Baseball Reference minor league page, just to see what I could make of his stats. The thought process went like this: 2.24 K:BB career, ...
Monday, Dec 29
How to win in Major League Baseball/Why Drayton's salary cap pleas ...
How to win in Major League Baseball/Why Drayton's salary cap pleas ... TX - Dec 29, 2008 For what it's worth, the Astros ranked fourth in the aforementioned rankings. The years 2003-2005 are the years in which the team won their first post ...
Sunday, Dec 28
2009 Resolutions: Astros edition
TX - Baseball Prospectus was more optimistic than most had believed they would be, citing players like Ross Seaton, Drew Sutton and Jordan Lyles as reasons to ...
The Astro-iest Tournament
TX - Dec 28, 2008 The two brackets are the "610-Loop Division" and the "Downtown Division"—the two primary locations of Astros baseball in the Houston area (hat-tip to HLP ...
Saturday, Dec 27
Lance Berkman and Carlos Lee's surplus value to the Astros
Lance Berkman and Carlos Lee's surplus value to the Astros TX - Dec 27, 2008 Maybe inflation will be on his side, but next year his negative surplus value could pay for Kaz Matsui's contract and Hunter Pence's. If you're curious, ...
Sunday, Dec 21
Will you pay good money to support the Astros?
TX - No matter how clutch our bullpen is next year; no matter how much Cecil Cooper learned from his many mistakes last year; but maybe if Mike Hampton returns ...
What does the Astros offense look like now?
TX - I used Wandy Rodriguez's offense in 2008 as the "typical" Astros' pitcher. Next, I used Baseball Musings' Lineup Analyzer to estimate the runs which the ...
Saturday, Nov 29
Astros Hot Stove Noise 11/29/08: Ed Wade just doesn't get it
TX - Nov 29, 2008 I don't mind if the Astros suck by design. If Ed Wade came out tomorrow and said, "We're entering a rebuilding phase, expect us to be back up and running in ...
Tuesday, Nov 25
Astros Hot Stove Noise 11/25/08: Astros one of seven teams ...
His agent, Ryan Gleichowski, is also the agent of Paul Bako and had this to say about Bako's fit with the Astros:. No question, Paul would have interest in Houston. He's from Louisiana, so he's not far away. He would definitely have ...
Baseball Prospectus looks at the 11 best Astro farm hands - The ...
The Astros system is one of the worst in baseball, but the addition of Bobby Heck from Milwaukee to head the scouting department and an intriguing 2008 draft gives reason for hope. True impact help from the system, however, ...
Monday, Nov 24
Astros Acquire Tyler Lumsden from the Royals for a PTBNL - The ...
Astros Acquire Tyler Lumsden from the Royals for a PTBNL. Lumsden, 25, has posted 4.89 ERA in 425 IP, tallying 245 K to 201 BB. The LHP, from Clemson, was named the 5th most valuable prospect in the Royals System by Baseball America in ...
The best Astro in my lifetime - The Crawfish Boxes
User Tools. Welcome Guide; New FanPost; New FanShot. Narrow; Wide. Welcome to the Crawfishboxes, the SBNation blog for the Houston Astros. ... Chat with Ed Wade. by AstroAndy 4 days ago. 6 comments | 0 recs ...
Sunday, Nov 23
Astros a Dark Horse for Peavy? - The Crawfish Boxes
While Bagwell and Biggio might have had enough pull in the organization to force Hunsicker to trade Mitch Meluskey for Brad Ausmus, I don’t think that Oswalt has that kind of power. Particularly when the Astros don’t have anyone to ...
MLB ERA and HR Leaders of the Last Decade - The Crawfish Boxes
Recent Posts. MLB ERA and HR Leaders of the Last Decade · Saturday Discussion: Michael Bourn's new found discipline? BWAA MVP: RBI and PA w/ Runners On; and some Astros RBI data too · Who's the Most Astro-iest? ...
Friday, Nov 21
BWAA MVP: RBI and PA w/ Runners On; and some Astros RBI data too
TX - To figure it out, I ran correlations for PA with ROB, tROB, and OBI% on OBI for MLB in 2008. The data set came from Baseball Prospectus Sortable statistics ...
Thursday, Nov 20
Who's the Most Astro-iest? - The Crawfish Boxes
Gene Elston and Milo Hamilton – between these two guys, they’ve been the "voice" of the Houston Astros since before they were Astros. Elston from the inaugural season of the Colt .45’s through 1986, and Milo from 1987 to the present ...
Wednesday, Nov 19
Mike Mussina to Retire: Scratch Pettitte off our list - The ...
Brocail has 12 Team's interest, but does Gregg to the Cubs affect him? Astros Hot Stove 11/12/08: Half a dozen teams interested in Randy Wolf? Ben Sheets likes Houston · Astro Minor Leaguers continue to contribute in the AFL ...
Sidenote to Valverde/Wigginton Article: Should Oswalt and Berkman ...
I know they are superb baseball players who have been with the Astros their entire careers, and their no-trade clause makes them difficult to deal, but does that make them personas-non- trade-candidates? In this of all years, ...
Astros Hot Stove Noise 11/19/08: Valverde and Wigginton to be ...
But he’s taken seriously because he’s a writer for the Chronicle. But he has no hard evidence to back this up. He throws together some payroll numbers to back his argument (which some of you say aren’t even accurate.) ...
Tuesday, Nov 18
Braves looking deeper into the pitching market: Randy Wolf in ...
5 days ago; Astros Hot Stove 11/12/08: Half a dozen teams interested in Randy Wolf? Ben Sheets likes Houston 6 days ago; Joe Sheehan with some wise Hot Stove Season philosophy 9 days ago ...
Baseball Prospectus' Hot Stove Suggestions for the Astros - The ...
Baseball Prospectus' Hot Stove Suggestions for the Astros. "If the Astros want to walk the walk as well as talk the talk where contention's concerned, deficit spending should be the order of the day. Assuming that McLane's still liquid, ...
Sunday, Nov 16
2009 Astros Prediction and why signing Ben Sheets could pay for itself
TX - Nov 16, 2008 Ed Wade's stated plan of attack for this off-season holds us in that awkward middle -- unless he does decide to unload some contracts (in which case, ...
Monday, Nov 10
Baseball Prospectus has positives to say about the Astros- seriously
Sheehan is a guy who tears the Astros to pieces on a fairly consistent basis. So, this bit of news on James is especially nice to hear. As far as Bogusevic is concerned...I don't really know if I'm ready to trade Hunter Pence quite yet. ...
Thursday, Nov 6
The Astros Near Deal with Hawkins
The Chronicle has learned the one-year deal is essentially done for close to the $3.75 million Hawkins earned last season. A press release announcing the deal will be sent out sometime Friday morning or early afternoon. ...
Tuesday, Nov 4
Astros Hot Stove Rumblings: 11/4/08 - The Crawfish Boxes
Ed Wade indicates the Astros will be looking to deal. "To keep this club together, it would be a real challenge from a payroll standpoint ," Wade said. "We would like to keep this club together, but we might have to get creative to do ...
Monday, Nov 3
Drayton McLane owes Astros fans
TX - Nov 3, 2008 Were baseball not protected under a presumed anti-trust exemption, then market forces would probably show a sharp decrease in the demand for Astros baseball ...
Astros off-season options - The Crawfish Boxes
Within a year's time, the Astros could shed $50 million dollars in payroll. Even if the Astros pick up Roy Oswalt's option for 2012, that year would see Carlos Lee and Oswalt's contracts expire. Regardless- our most expensive ...
A rundown of key free agents - Jon Heyman - The Crawfish Boxes
Health is a question. (If he were surely sound, he'd be close to a $100-million pitcher himself.) As one GM said, "How can anyone give him a long-term deal?'') But they love him in Houston. My call: Astros, $28 million, two years." ...
Sunday, Nov 2
Brandon Backe in 2008 - The Crawfish Boxes
Few Astros had more fan-love than Brandon Backe did after the 2005 Post Season, but the post-Tommy John surgery Brandon Backe has quickly turned that fan-love in cries for his head. What went wrong for poor Backe in 2008 -- besides his ...
Random News and Notes.... - The Crawfish Boxes
Yes, the same Ruben Amaro who was a finalist along with Ed Wade for the Astros' job. In fact, Wade and Amaro are good friends, with Amaro having served as Wade's assistant in Philly. Could this mean more possible dealing between the ...
Friday, May 16
Series Preview: Houston Astros @ Texas Rangers
There are a lot of teams that seem to be clicking lately and you can count the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers among them. The Astros are arguably the hottest team in baseball right now having just won 8 of the last 10 and 11 out of ...
Saturday, May 10
Lance Berkman is a BEAST!
On April 30th, I made a statement that the Astros have no All Stars on their team... It looks like Lance Berkman may have taken that to heart. Now obviously Berkman more than likely doesn't read this blog, but work with me here. ...
