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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:47:47 +0000

Loader Twitter.com Login Join Twitter! Astros sign RHP Jose Valdez, a minor league free agent, and add RHPs Evan Englebrook, Matt Nevarez and Henry VIllar to 40-man roster. about 3 hours ago from web brianmctaggart Brian McTaggart Footer 2009 Twitter About Us Contact Blog Status Goodies ...

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MLB Free Agent Predictions

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:26:34 +0000

After slaving over this for many days, here are my free agent predictions! It is separated by current teams. I have written their new team next to their name. A/B=Elias Ranking. To make the list they must be ranked OR interesting free agents to me. ATLANTA BRAVES B - Anderson, Garret OF-Atlanta ...

Big League Stew found this 39 hours ago on nyypinstriper.blogspot.com

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Kerry Wood: What’s His Trade Market?

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:40:01 +0000

he Indians signed Wood expecting to compete in 2009. Things really didn't work out that way and now the Indians are in rebuilding mode yet again. When a team is rebuilding, they really don't have any use for a 32-year-old closer who will be making $10.5 million in 2010.

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Ells Gets a New Number

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:25:04 +0000

Jacoby Ellsbury is changing numbers for next season. He will leave 46 behind and opt for number 2, which was recently vacated by Brad Mills when he left the team for the Astros job. No word on whether or not Ells asked the RemDawg if it was OK to take his old number. As you can see from ...

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Kazuo Matsui's Weird Splits

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:00:13 +0000

While looking at stats to see where the Astros have room for improvement in 2010, I noticed something odd. Kazuo Matsui has bizarre splits (insert tasteless anal fissure joke here). For his career, Kazuo has basically hit right-handed pitching as well as he has hit left-handed ...

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Re-signing their own Astros' priority

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:13:06 +0000

When it comes to the big names of the free agent market this offseason, don't expect to see the likes of Matt Holliday or John Lackey spending time looking for real estate or researching the best school districts in the Houston area.

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Astros make offer for LaTroy Hawkins

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:22:26 +0000

Update : According to MLB.com , the Astros have an offer for reliever LaTroy Hawkins. Fantasy Impact: Hawkins was very effective for the Astros this season, posting a 2.13 ERA and recording 11 saves. However, he likely will test free agency before deciding where to sign.

novafantasysports posted 31 hours ago from novafantasysports.com

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Jose Valverde Projected As a Tiger

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:56:31 +0000

Paul White at the USA Today is projecting that the Tigers will sign Astros closer Jose Valverde. He’s a little too injury prone for my tastes and my bet is his price tag will be too high. The Tigers have some good young arms to use in the pen. If they’re going to go for [...]

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Early Signing Classes for November 18th

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:58:00 +0000

Here are your Early Signing Classes releases for November 18th. Georgia Tech signs 18 for... Visit The College Baseball Blog for the Full Story

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Player Prediction: Wandy Rodriguez

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:14:05 +0000

When you think of the starting pitching in Houston, the name that comes to mind is almost assuredly Roy Oswalt. Yet for the 2010 season and beyond, Wandy Rodriguez looks like the player to keep your eye on. This 30-year-old lefty has been with the Astros his entire five year career in the ...

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NL Central tid bits 11/16

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:48:40 +0000

Matt Holliday and Milton Bradley will dominate the NL Central headlines this offseason, but there are other things going on. No earth-shakers just yet, but here is some of the action over the past few days: - Both LaTroy Hawkins and Jose Valverde are free agents, so the Astros are facing ...

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New-Bourn: Astros center fielder on the rise

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:05:57 +0000

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Frequently Asked Mets-tions

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:02:00 +0000

I've been getting a lot of searches from Bing and Google recently. I'm going to try to answer the questions posed by those people so that if they ever search again, they'll end up finding what they're looking for. Hopefully this will help others out as well. I'll put the newest questions on top. ...

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Astros would like to re-sign Tejada

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:38:35 +0000

The Astros might not be in position to sign any marquee names when free agency begins in earnest Friday, but general manager Ed Wade is still he confident he can improve the club in the coming weeks through either trades or...

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The gunslinger from Texas: Roy Oswalt

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:00:15 +0000

0 I throwing in a dark horse for a pitching acquisition-Roy Oswalt. He is under contract for the next two years but if the Astros are looking to cut payroll, I think the Mets should take a chance on him. He is due 15 million in 2010 and 16 million for 2011. They overpaid him and they ...

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Mark Shapiro's coaching conclave gives Indians faithful black smoke

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:10:00 +0000

Another weekend goes by in the early part of the hot stove season, and the Cleveland Indians still only have a manager and a pitching coach to lead them. In a normal baseball town, with a normal front office, this would seem strange. The Indians fired Wedge before the end of the season, had a ...

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Houston unlikely for Pettitte

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:17:15 +0000

In his career, Andy Pettitte has signed one contract with a team other than the Yankees. He went home to play for Houston in 2003, then he returned to New York three years later. Now that Pettitte is a free agent again, a second homecoming seems unlikely. “We have to be realistic of ...

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Mets won't get Lee from Astros

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:38:41 +0000

CHICAGO – I thought I had come up with a possible option for the Mets to be that slugging left fielder they so badly crave. Astros GM Ed Wade admitted his team needs to have its payroll “go south” and the highest-paid player on the team is Carlos Lee, who is owed $55.5 million over the next ...

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The Great General Manager Debate: NL Central Edition

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:11:15 +0000

by Gail Burton - AP The trade that made me lose faith in the Pirates suckitude... View full size photo » Part of my reaction to the Aki Iwamura trade was realizing how surprisingly competent ...

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Take a bow, Ed Wade. Michael Bourn has been what you said he'd be.

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:09:00 +0000

I love monkeys, and Texans have a lot to work on during the bye week | Main November 11, 2009 Take a bow, Ed Wade. Michael Bourn has been what you said he'd be. The next time I judge a trade too soon, I want someone to stuff a large sock with Twinkies and smack me in my pretty face. First, the ...

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