http://www.astroslocker.com Houston Astros Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:17:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 34-year old righty swinging LF Carlos Lee is having his worst season in the majors. Lee has played in 128 games for the Astros this season and he is 122 of 494 (.247 avg, .708 OPS) with 56 runs scored, 19 homers, 78 RBIs and 3 stolen bases. ... http://www.astroslocker.com/2010/09/02/carlos-lee-is-a-much-better-player-than-he-has-shown-this-year-for-the-houston-astros/ 31-year old lefty starting pitcher Wandy Rodriguez looked like he was sleepwalking for the first three months of the baseball season. But in July and August he has been on fire. Rodriguez has started 10 games the last two months for the Astros and he is 5-2 with ... http://www.astroslocker.com/2010/08/28/wandy-rodriguez-has-been-awesome-lately-for-the-houston-astros/ The Astros have claimed 26-year old righty swinging infielder Matt Downs off waivers from the Giants. Downs played in 29 games for the Giants this year and he is 19 of 78 (.244 avg, .690 OPS) with 6 runs scored, 1 homer and 7 RBIs. He has now ... http://www.astroslocker.com/2010/08/25/the-houston-astros-claim-matt-downs-off-waivers/ The Astros have placed starting 2B Jeff Keppinger on the 15-day disabled list with a fractured toe. Keppinger has played in 108 games this season for the Astros and he is 117 of 410 (.285 avg, .743 OPS) with 49 runs scored, 5 homers, 46 RBIs and 4 stolen ... http://www.astroslocker.com/2010/08/20/the-houston-astros-place-jeff-keppinger-on-the-dl/ The Astros have traded 35-year old righty swinging 3B Pedro Feliz and cash to the Cardinals for 25-year old righty reliever David Carpenter. Feliz was a total bust for the Astros this year. He played in 97 games for the Astros this year and he was 64 of ... http://www.astroslocker.com/2010/08/19/the-houston-astros-send-pedro-feliz-to-the-cardinals/ 23-year old lefty swinging 1B Brett Wallace, 27-year old lefty starting pitcher J.A. Happ and 25-year old righty reliever Mark Melancon have been so-so for the Astros. Wallace has played in 17 games for the Astros this year and he is 11 of 48 (.229 avg, .598 OPS) with ... http://www.astroslocker.com/2010/08/19/the-new-guys-have-been-so-so-for-the-houston-astros-so-far/ 23-year old lefty swinging catcher Jason Castro was the Astros' #1 prospect coming into this season. But, he has been overmatched so far by major league pitching. Castro has played in 40 games for the Astros this year and he is 23 of 120 (.192 avg, .540 OPS) ... http://www.astroslocker.com/2010/08/19/jason-castro-is-off-to-a-slow-start-for-the-houston-astros/ The Astros have placed 30-year old righty reliever Matt Lindstrom on the 15-day disabled list with back spasms. Lindstrom has pitched in 44 games (0 starts) for the Astros this year and he is 2-4 with 22 saves, a 4.15 ERA and a 1.64 WHIP. He has given ... http://www.astroslocker.com/2010/08/19/the-houston-astros-place-matt-lindstrom-on-the-dl/ 36-year old righty Nelson Figueroa will be joining the starting rotation this weekend for the Astros. Wesley Wright failed and was sent to the minors. Figueroa has pitched in 8 games (0 starts) for the Astros this year and he is 1-0 with a 3.18 ERA and a ... http://www.astroslocker.com/2010/08/12/nelson-figueroa-will-be-joining-the-astros-starting-rotation-this-weekend/ The Astros have released 28-year old righty reliever Brad Thompson. Thompson pitched in 15 games (0 starts) in AAA-ball for the Astros this year and he was 1-1 with a 8.87 ERA and a 1.93 WHIP. He allowed a whopping 41 hits in only 23 1/3 innings in ... http://www.astroslocker.com/2010/08/07/the-houston-astros-release-brad-thompson/