JORDAN SCHAFER RUMORS

Injury updates: Berkman, Schafer, Ellis and McCarthy

Here's a running list of injury updates around the Major Leagues:

– The St. Louis Cardinals placed first baseman Lance Berkman on the 15...

Via PRO Rumors  |  10 days ago
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Schafer becoming base-stealing threat for Astros

For all that's been made of how Jordan Schafer fits into the Astros' new patience profile of higher walk and strikeout totals, there's another element of the game that he adds to a team with little. In replacing Michael Bourn, whom he was traded for, Schafer provides one of the few significant base-stealing threats on the roster. Through the Astros' 1-0 victory...
Via Pro Sports Daily  |  19 days ago
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Astros' numbers not indicative of losing record

HOUSTON It was a split-second decision that paid immediate dividends, the type of instant reward for playing the game the right way that had frequently eluded the Astros over the first month of the season. Astros center fielder Jordan Schafer didn't have much time to belabor his thought process, not with the Astros locked in a sixth-inning scoreless tie with the Mets, and not...
Via Fox Sports Houston  |  May 01, 2012
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Scrappy Schafer sparks Astros to win over Mets

HOUSTON -- Houston Astros leadoff hitter Jordan Schafer steps into the batter's box with one goal in mind. "Cause some havoc on the bases," Schafer said Monday night, fresh off sparking his team to a 4-3 win over the New York Mets to snap a two-game slide. It was another night of mission accomplished for the young center fielder, who accounted for much of the Astros...
Via Pro Sports Daily  |  May 01, 2012
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Jordan Schafer Provides Early Stability For Houston Astros

Jordan Schafer may never win a batting title but his quick start in 2012 signals one of the few, and there are definitely few, bright spots of the Houston Astros final National League season. The 25 year-old centerfielder sports a solid, perhaps slightly above-average stat line through the first seventeen games. He’s hitting .274, has raised his OPS over one hundred points...
Via Rant Sports  |  April 24, 2012
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Schafer's grand slam leads Astros

Jordan Schafer hit his first career grand slam on a shot that bounced off the glove of Dodgers right fielder Andre Ethier, Wandy Rodriguez pitched three-hit ball through seven innings Sunday and the Houston Astros romped past Los Angeles 12-0. The Astros avoided a sweep and handed the Dodgers their most-lopsided shutout loss since a 13-0 defeat by the Angels in June 2004. Rodriguez...
Via AP on Fox  |  April 22, 2012
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The FAAB Five, Week 3: Schafer Leads Surprisingly Average Houston Offense

The Astros — yes, those AL-bound Houston Astros — currently rank 13th in all of Major League baseball in runs scored (57). It’s early, but I didn’t see that one coming. Jordan Schafer and J.D. Martinez are the men you can credit for the turnaround. I touted Martinez in last week’s edition of the FAAB Five, and Schafer leads off week three. Standard Leagues...
Via Baseball Professor  |  April 20, 2012
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Schafer back on track after offseason troubles

After an offseason of personal issues, the Astros' Jordan Schafer says he's a different person. Schafer, 25, was arrested for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia in in his home state of Florida in October. In November Schafer opted for a pretrial intervention program in which the charge would be expunged if he completes the program successfully. "I'm...
Via Fox Sports Houston  |  March 19, 2012
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Potential 2012 Houston Astros lineup

1. Jordan Schafer CF Schafer has the skills and the speed to play center field in the major leagues. But skills do not equal production. Schafer first must prove he can stay healthy -- he has battled a broken wrist and a broken finger in recent seasons. Second, he will have to prove to management that he has seen the light, matured and is ready to move on since he was arrested in...
Via Fox Sports Houston  |  February 15, 2012
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Astros' Schafer enters Fla. diversion program

Houston Astros outfielder Jordan Schafer has opted to enter a Florida diversion program in an attempt to have drug charges thrown out.Schafer was arrested last month in Tampa for felony possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. He was stopped by police for having an expired registration on his vehicle, which had a strong smell of marijuana coming from it. Schafer was...
Via Pro Sports Daily  |  November 28, 2011
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