Poor Jason Jennings. He simply can't catch a break. He's managed to pitch pretty effectively in his first four years at Coors Field with the Rockies. His stats weren't always pretty but he won games and fared a hell of a lot better than guys like Mike Hampton or Denny Neagle. Jennings is finally leaving the pitcher's hellhole of Coors Field…and heading towards Houston's bandbox. The Astros acquired Jennings in exchange for center fielder Willy Taveras. Somewhere, Jennings is throwing thing because his stats are still going to be mediocre pitching in Houston.
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