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Jack Cust gets a new deal
Outfielder Jack Cust has agreed to a $600,000, one-year contract with the Houston Astros after getting released by Seattle and Philadelphia last year. Custs deal, announced Wednesday, includes a 2013 team option. The 33-year-old hit .213 with three homers and 23 RBIs in 67 games for the Mariners, who released him on Aug.
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Houston Astros Sign OF Jack Cust to One-Year Deal
The Houston Astros have signed outfielder Jack Cust to a one-year, $600,000 deal. This deal also includes a club option for 2013. The deal is also reported as a non-guaranteed, major league deal by MLB.com’s Brian McTaggart.
Cust batted .213/.334/.329 last season with three homers and 23 RBI before being released by the Seattle Mariners. Cust will hope to provide some pop off...
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Cust agrees to $600,00 deal with Astros
Outfielder Jack Cust has agreed to a $600,000, one-year contract with the Houston Astros after getting released by Seattle and Philadelphia last year.
Cust's deal, announced Wednesday, includes a 2013 team option.
The 33-year-old hit .213 with three homers and 23 RBIs in 67 games for the Mariners, who released him on Aug. 4. The Phillies signed him to a minor league contract eight...
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26 days ago
Astros sign free agent Cust
HOUSTON, TX - The Astros have agreed to terms on a one-year Major League contract with free agent outfielder Jack Cust, General Manager Jeff Luhnow announced today.
The deal is worth 600,000 and includes a club option for the 2013 season. The Astros will need to clear a spot on the 40-man roster to make room for Cust.
The 33-year-old Cust, who was with the Seattle Mariners in...
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26 days ago
Astros sign Cust, Rockets to .500 and more
The Astros, trying to find a diamond in the rough to put on their diamond at Minute Maid Park, have signed Jack Cust, a lefty hitting outfielderPHDH. Cust has never been a high average hitter and he had his best years with the A's. He is 33 years old and coming off a 2011 season in which he was released by the Mariners and picked up by the Phillies where he lasted only six games...
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26 days ago
Houston Astros sign future DH Jack Cust
The Astros made the first move that indicates they are preparing for life in the American League. Yesterday, they signed designated hitter and corner outfielder Jack Cust to a one year deal with an option for a second year. Financial terms were not disclosed, but indications are the deal is a major league deal. For those inside and outside the industry, the deal has to be a shocker...
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Pineda runs out of steam in Mariners' loss
Jack Cust busted out of a season-long slump with a home run and double, but the Mariners still couldn't come up with quite enough offense Tuesday in a 5-4 loss to the Braves.
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June 29, 2011
Amid month-long struggles, Jack Cust gets first start in two weeks
Jack Cust knows how hard it is to break out of a slump without being granted a sufficient number of at-bats. He knows the difference between the batting-practice pitches he sees and the ones that come with higher velocity during an actual game. Fact is, there are a number of reasons why it’s going to [...]
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June 28, 2011
Could Mariners part with Jack Cust soon?
It's possible that Jack Cust of the Seattle Mariners could lose his job as the team's designated hitter soon, Geoff Baker of the Seattle Times speculates.
The team is expecting Franklin Gutierrez back soon, and since Cust is hitting .171 with a .511 OBPS and 0 home runs, the Mariner's patience is growing thin.
Baker predicts that Cust will get until mid-May before he...
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April 27, 2011
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April 27, 2011
Jack Cust and Why He Is Good at Baseball
Jack Cust was worth 3.0, 2.1, 1.0, and 2.4 wins above a replacement-level player in each of the last four seasons respectively. From that standpoint, it appears that his signing was a decent move. The Mariners have acquired a man who walks a lot, strikes out a lot, and hits baseballs into the seats on a semi-regular basis. However, the reason that this move is a great one rather...
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December 09, 2010
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