Astros likely out of free-agent market
mlb.mlb.com 1/15/2009 — The free-agent market is flush with dozens of quality free agents, but don't expect the Astros to jump in on any bargain-bidding wars in the days leading up to Spring Training.

Free agent Boone signs 1-year deal with Astros
sports.espn.go.com 12/22/2008 — Free agent Aaron Boone agreed Thursday to a $750,000, one-year contract with the Houston Astros.

2008 Free Agent list
tireball.com 11/11/2008 — list of all of the 2008 free agents

top five free agent list
stltoday.com 11/21/2008 — top five free agent list

Astros WAR for 2009
spreadsheets.google.com 12/26/2008 —

Astros To Announce Hawkins Signing Today
mlbtraderumors.com 11/10/2008 — According to Jose de Jesus Ortiz , the Astros will complete and announce the signing of LaTroy Hawkins today.  It'll be a one-year deal worth around $3.75MM. Hawkins, 36 in December, posted a 3.92 ERA in 62 innings with the Yankees and ...

Source: Hampton agrees to contract with Astros
sports.espn.go.com 12/1/2008 — Mike Hampton and the Astros reached agreement Monday on a contract pending the free-agent pitcher passing a physical, KRIV-TV in Houston reported on its Web site.

Ten Worst Free Agent Signings from 2007
rotoprofessor.com 11/11/2008 — As we close in on the 2008 free agent frenzy, let's go back and see which were the 10 worst free agenst signings from a year ago...

Astros Make Offer To Wolf
mlbtraderumors.com 11/12/2008 — According to Brian McTaggart of the Houston Chronicle , the Astros made an offer to free agent lefty Randy Wolf .  They're hoping to get him signed before he hits the open market Friday. Wolf, 32, tossed 190.1 innings of 4.30 ball for the ...

Astros back off on trying to re-sign pitcher Wolf | Baseball | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
chron.com 11/28/2008 — Astros general manager Ed Wade has informed the agent for free-agent pitcher Randy Wolf the club has had to “slow the pace of negotiations” until it can clear up the uncertainty of its payroll situation. The Astros are hopeful they can re-sign the ...

Houston Astros freeze ticket prices — Latest Sporting News Articles for MLB 10/29/2008
HOUSTON (AP) -- The Houston Astros are freezing 2009 ticket prices at 2008 levels. The ticket pr...

Tom Verducci: The Phillies followed the modern era success formula — SI.com - MLB 10/31/2008
1. On Sept. 10 the 79-67 Phillies were 3 1/2 games out of first place, had the same record as the Houston Astros and were only one-half game better than the St. Louis Cardinals and Toronto Blue Jays, three teams that didn't sniff the playoffs. But the ...

U.S. judge 'agonizing' over Clemens lawsuit — Red Sox & MLB - BostonHerald.com 11/3/2008
HOUSTON - A federal judge said today he is "agonizing" over the status of a defamation lawsuit Roger Clemens filed against his former personal trainer, who accused...

Rocket suit 'agonizing' — Red Sox & MLB - BostonHerald.com 11/4/2008
HOUSTON - A federal judge said yesterday he is "agonizing" over the status of a defamation lawsuit Roger Clemens filed against his former personal trainer, who accused...

Judge Weighing Whether to Dismiss Defamation Case Against Clemens — NYT > Baseball 11/4/2008
A judge in Houston heard arguments Monday on the legality of the defamation case brought by Roger Clemens against his former trainer, Brian McNamee. >