The Astros have signed 33-year old lefty swinging outfielder Jack Cust to a 1-year deal with a club option for 2013. Cust played in 67 games for the Mariners last year and he was 48 for 225 (.213 avg, .673 OPS) with 19 runs scored, 3 homers and 23 RBIs. He has now played in 670 games in his first 10 years in the majors and he is 510 for 2,107 (.242 avg, .813 OPS) with 311 runs scored, 105 homers, 323 RBIs and 6 stolen bases. Cust likes to look at a lot of pitches as he has walked 444 times in his major league career so far, but, he also whiffs a lot (819 times in his career so far). Cust should be able to hit with a lot of power for the Astros when he’s in the lineup and I like this pickup for them.