The Astros have designated 28-year old righty swinging shortstop Angel Sanchez for assignment. Sanchez played in 110 games for the Astros last year and he was 69 for 288 (.240 avg, .590 OPS) with 35 runs scored, 1 homer, 28 RBIs and 3 stolen bases. He played in 175 games in his two years with the Astros and he was 139 for 538 (.258 avg, .624 OPS) with 65 runs scored, 1 homer, 53 RBIs and 3 stolen bases. The Astros need to try to trade Sanchez because there is no way that he will accept an outright assignment to AAA.

UPDATE: (2/1/2012) - Angel Sanchez has cleared waivers and he has accepted a minor league assignment from the Astros, so he will be in spring training with the team.