The Astros have signed outfielder/1B Darin Erstad to a 1-year, $1 million dollar contract. The 33-year old lefty swinger played in 87 games last season with the White Sox and he was 77 for 310 (.248 avg, .645 OPS) with 33 runs scored, 4 homers, 32 RBIs and 7 stolen bases. Erstad has now played in 1,407 games in his major league career and he is 1,582 for 5,568 (.284 avg, .750 OPS) with 851 runs scored, 118 homers, 657 RBIs and 177 stolen bases. This was a nice signing by the Astros as Erstad will give them insurance in case Michael Bourn is not the real deal in center field.