Aside from a trade that netted shortstop Jed Lowrie, the Houston Astros are having a relatively quiet offseason. The club recently made its first moves in the free agent market by signing slugger Jack Cust and catcher Chris Snyder to low-risk deals.
REINVENTING THEMSELVES
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January 25, 2012
Yesterday, Complex reported (via ESPN) that new Houston Astros owner Jim Crane is considering changing the name of the franchise as well as its uniforms when the team moves from the National League... [[ Read More ]]
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January 26, 2012
On the tail end of my scouting trip to Savannah, having an opportunity to see the Lexington Legends was well worth extending my stay considering the potential to scout three of the Houston Astros first round picks in second baseman Delino DeShields Jr., third baseman Mike Kvasnicka and pitcher Mike Foltynewicz. And while “Folty” was not in the cards, the two first rounders...
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January 24, 2012
Jeff Luhnow, the new General Manager of the Houston Astros apparently watched Taken before he took the job and now has embarked on a journey of revenge against baseball traditionalists.
An example:
Luhnow: I don’t know who you are. I don’t know what you want. If you are looking for a player’s batting average, I can tell you I don’t keep it. But what I do have...
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January 26, 2012
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January 26, 2012
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January 26, 2012
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January 26, 2012
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January 27, 2012
The Astros have seen Zach Duke at his best, and they're hoping to see it more frequently in 2012. On Friday, the club announced it has signed the left-handed Duke to a Minor League contract with an invite to big league Spring Training camp.
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January 25, 2012
I lived in southern Texas for the first three years of my life, so the Houston Astros were my first baseball team (really my first favorite team of any kind). Though I still have a small connection, I abandoned them as my National League alternative around the same time they opened the bandbox they call a ballpark (for the record the Washington Nationals have taken the official title...
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