Astros signed veteran right-hander Russ Ortiz to a Minor League contract and invited him to Major League Spring Training on Tuesday.
Archive for January, 2009
History of injury, check, might sign for cheap, check, crap shoot, check. No sign of a ranch.
On January - 13 - 2009
Would you follow this man? Cooper looks for patience
On January - 8 - 2009
“A leader is a person that takes someone to a place where they wouldn’t have gone themselves,” McLane speechifying at the Auburn Montgomery-Prattville Business Breakfast on Wednesday morning. Link
Astros ace righthander Roy Oswalt will play for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic in March.
On January - 6 - 2009
“These are challenging times for banks and car dealerships,” McLane said (also for Aguilas Cibaenas)
On January - 5 - 2009
The Astros are losing sponsorships because of the “challenging times”. However GM Wade sees a way to make some quick money.
Minor Winter League Update
On January - 2 - 2009
For those players who are not ready for the Caribbean leagues but who are from that country, there is the Parallel league. Yesterday, I found the Venezuelan League’s page for it’s liga paralela. Houston has a team by itself in the league for the time being. I am sure this will cease now that the Astros are closing their academy in Venezuela. Here are some notable performances from the Parallel League Season:
Jose Altuve – The little 2nd baseman was 5th in the league in average (.341), tied for 3rd with 3 triples and finished 9th with a slugging % of 0.480. He lead the team in the following categories: hits (42), doubles (8), RBI (20), total bases (59), walks (19), Stolen bases (9 in 12 attempts), on base % (.441). Altuve did commit 15 errors in 35 games, which also lead the team.
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