When the time comes for opponents to begin breaking down the Astros this season, there's going to be plenty of information available on J.D. Martinez, Jimmy Paredes and Jose Altuve. There will be scouting reports and charts filled with notes about their tendencies and hot zones.
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February 28, 2012
Usually it's a contending team, lacking other options, that considers transforming a starter to a closer. Other times, a team will overspend on the free-agent market for a reliable closer, hoping he's the difference between staying home and making the playoffs. The idea is that, in a division race, every lead is precious. Stability at the back of the bullpen is huge for a...
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February 28, 2012
KISSIMMEE, Fla. - Astros manager Brad Mills announced on Tuesday he has named Brett Myers as the the team's closer.
Mills says the plan to move Myers to that role has been a topic of discussion since before spring
training. Mills said general manager Jeff Luhnow initially brought up Myers closing and it took him some time to think about the move but believes it will be good...
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February 28, 2012
Brett Myers, Houston's starting pitcher on opening day last season, will be the Astros closer this year.
Manager Brad Mills announced the move Tuesday. The 31-year-old right-hander started 34 games last season, including the season-opener at Philadelphia, and went 7-14 with a 4.46 ERA.
Mark Melancon, who replaced the injured Brandon Lyon as the Astros' closer last year...
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February 28, 2012
Brett Myers is headed back to the closer’s role in Houston. He should be a decent closer. But why, from a team standpoint, would the building Astros shift a capable 200-inning resource into a 70-inning role?
He should excel in the role. The last time he closed, in 2007, he had a double-digit strikeout rate, an xFIP close to three and was worth 1.3 wins — just a hiccup short of...
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February 27, 2012
By Mark Mitchell
Special to FOXSportsHouston.com
It was an eventful offseason for Jed Lowrie. After getting married in November, the couple went on an exotic honeymoon to Tanzania only to return to be traded to the Houston Astros.
Such is life in the major leagues.
After the wedding, Lowrie and his wife spent 14 days on safari. While in the Serengeti, they camped out and spent...
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February 26, 2012
Astros acquisition Jonathan Singleton reported to camp for the first time with his new team. Even if he's not expected to make the team, he's ready to learn as much as he can.
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February 28, 2012
Few players in the Astros' clubhouse can say they've been on as many consecutive Opening Day rosters as non-roster outfielder Travis Buck, who is trying to make a team out of spring camp for the sixth year in a row.
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February 28, 2012
Astros manager Brad Mills said catcher Jason Castro is progressing so well from his offseason foot surgery that he will have no limitations when the team begins Grapefruit League play Saturday against Washington.
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February 28, 2012
Houston Astros manager Brad Mills told reporters Tuesday that Brett Myers will be making the switch from starting pitcher to closer.
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February 26, 2012
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) -- As they prepare for their final season in the National League, the Houston Astros have at least one thing in common with their expansion predecessors, the 1962 Houston Colt .45s: They have a new player at every position.
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February 27, 2012
Veterans Livan Hernandez and Carlos Lee are leading the charge to stress the importance of learning the English language with more than two dozen Latin Americans on the Astros' roster.
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