http://www.astroslocker.com Daily Blog for Houson Astros Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:24:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 26-year old righty swinging Hunter Pence is a good baseball player but the Astros think he has the potential for much more. Pence played in 159 games for the Astros last season and he was 165 of 585 (.282 avg, .818 OPS) with 76 runs scored, 25 homers, 72 ... http://www.astroslocker.com/2010/03/02/the-houston-astros-are-still-waiting-for-a-huge-year-out-of-hunter-pence/ 27-year old lefty swinging Michael Bourn had a outstanding 2009 season for the Astros and they hope he will build on that success in 2010. Bourn played in 157 games for the Astros last season and he was 173 of 606 (.285 avg, .738 OPS) with 97 runs scored, ... http://www.astroslocker.com/2010/03/02/the-houston-astros-hope-that-2009-wasnt-a-mirage-for-michael-bourn/ 33-year old righty swinging Carlos Lee played in 160 games for the Astros last season and he was 183 of 610 (.300 avg, .831 OPS) with 65 runs scored, 26 homers, 102 RBIs and 5 stolen bases. Lee is pretty darn dependable for the Astros as he has averaged ... http://www.astroslocker.com/2010/03/02/the-houston-astros-expect-another-big-year-out-of-carlos-lee-in-2010/ The Astros went out this winter and signed 34-year old righty swinging Pedro Feliz to start at 3B in 2010. 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. ... http://www.astroslocker.com/2010/02/20/the-houston-astros-have-a-new-look-at-3b-for-2010/ 26-year old righty swinging Tommy Manzella heads into spring training as the starting shortstop for the Astros. Manzella played in 7 games for the Astros last season and he was 1 for 5 (.200 avg, .400 OPS). He also played in 133 games in AAA-ball last season and ... http://www.astroslocker.com/2010/02/20/the-houston-astros-are-going-young-at-ss-in-2010/ 34-year old switch-hitting Kaz Matsui is in the Astros' Dog House but he is still the best 2B on the roster heading into spring training. He played in 132 games for the Astros last season and he was 119 for 476 (.250 avg, .659 OPS) with 56 runs scored, ... http://www.astroslocker.com/2010/02/08/the-houston-astros-need-improvement-from-the-2b-in-2010/ Lefty swinging Jose Cruz Sr. was a solid player in his career with the Astros. Cruz played in 1,870 games in his 13 years with the Astros in which he was 1,937 for 6,629 (.292 avg, .789 OPS) with 871 runs scored, 138 homers, 942 RBIs and 288 stolen ... http://www.astroslocker.com/2010/01/29/jose-cruz-sr-was-one-of-the-best-players-in-houston-astros-history/ 33-year old switch-hitting 1B Lance Berkman is one of the best hitters in all of baseball when he is healthy. He played in 136 games for the Astros last season and he was 126 for 460 (.274 avg, .908 OPS) with 73 runs scored, 25 homers, 83 RBIs and ... http://www.astroslocker.com/2010/01/29/the-houston-astros-need-a-healthy-lance-berkman-in-2010/ The Astros have signed 32-year old righty swinging Kevin Cash to a minor league deal. He played in 10 games for the Yankees last season and he was 6 for 26 (.231 avg, .558 OPS) with 1 run scored and 3 RBIs. Cash has now played in 197 ... http://www.astroslocker.com/2010/01/22/the-houston-astros-sign-kevin-cash/ The Astros should really consider signing Rod Barajas or Yorvit Torrealba because they can't possibly go into a season with J.R. Towles and Humberto Quintero at catcher could they? Maybe the Astros are going to bite the bullet and give 25-year old righty swinging J.R. Towles one more chance ... http://www.astroslocker.com/2010/01/21/the-houston-astros-are-in-awful-shape-at-catcher-heading-into-2010/