The Astros have signed 28-year old lefty swinging 2B Drew Meyer to a minor league deal. Meyer played in 120 games in AA-ball last season and he was 129 for 443 (.291 avg, .757 OPS) with 70 runs scored, 5 homers, 51 RBIs and 2 stolen bases. He has played in 5 games in his major league career and he is 3 for 14 (.214 avg, .429 OPS) with 1 run scored. Meyer will be stashed in the minors for the Astros and he will get a call if they have some injuries in the infield.

The Astros have signed 26-year old lefty swinging outfielder Alex Romero to a minor league deal. Romero played in 66 games for the Diamondbacks last season and he was 36 for 145 (.248 avg, .644 OPS) with 14 runs scored, 1 homer, 18 RBIs and 2 stolen bases. He has now played in 144 games in his two years in the majors and he is 67 for 280 (.239 avg, .619 OPS) with 27 runs scored, 2 homers, 30 RBIs and 6 stolen bases. Romero will have a decent shot of making the Astros as a bench player next year so you have to like this signing.

The Astros have signed 29-year old righty swinging 1B Chris Shelton to a minor league deal. Shelton played in 9 games for the Mariners last season and he was 6 for 26 (.231 avg, .593 OPS) with 1 run scored and 4 RBIs. He has now played in 299 games in his major league career and he is 254 for 930 (.273 avg, .802 OPS) with 132 runs scored, 37 homers and 124 RBIs. This was a good move for the Astros because Shelton is a good hitter who can help them off the bench in 2010 and he’s cheap to boot.

The Astros have signed 29-year old righty reliever Roy Corcoran to a minor league deal. Corcoran pitched in 16 games (0 starts) for the Mariners last season and he was 2-0 with a 6.16 ERA and a 2.21 WHIP. He has now pitched in 82 games (0 starts) in his major league career and he is 8-3 with 3 saves, a 4.17 ERA and a 1.65 WHIP. Corcoran will have a decent shot of making the Astros’ bullpen this spring.

The Astros have signed 34-year old righty swinging 3B Pedro Feliz to a 1-year, $4.5 million dollar contract. Feliz played in 158 games for the Phillies last season and he was 154 for 580 (.266 avg, .694 OPS) with 62 runs scored, 12 homers and 82 RBIs. He has now played in 1,165 games in his ten years in the majors and he is 976 for 3,845 (.254 avg, .715 OPS) with 451 runs scored, 135 homers and 558 RBIs. This was a good signing for the Astros as Feliz is a solid defender and he should give them some thump out of 3B with the bat which they didn’t have last year.