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Astros sign Jesse Crain

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  1. rocketpower2

    rocketpower2 Member

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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Astros&amp;src=hash">#Astros</a> announce signing of free-agent RHP Jesse Crain.</p>&mdash; Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) <a href="https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/statuses/418104826107789312">December 31, 2013</a></blockquote>
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    Love it
     
    #1 rocketpower2, Dec 31, 2013
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    Little by little

    Go Stros!!
     
    #2 Roc Paint, Dec 31, 2013
  3. rocketpower2

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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Astros&amp;src=hash">#Astros</a> have now added Qualls, Albers and Crain to bullpen as well as Feldman to rotation and Fowler to outfield.</p>&mdash; Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) <a href="https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/statuses/418105236419788800">December 31, 2013</a></blockquote>
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    Crane is spending like he said he would. Think we could hit 65-70 wins this year.
     
    #3 rocketpower2, Dec 31, 2013
  4. cardpire

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    oh hell yes.

    nice signing. why is he only getting 1 year though?
     
    #4 cardpire, Dec 31, 2013
  5. awc713

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    very nice signing. best one so far. shoring up our bullpen will add on AT LEAST 10 more wins, i predict around 13 more wins.
     
    #5 awc713, Dec 31, 2013
  6. kaleidosky

    kaleidosky Your Tweety Bird dance just cost us a run

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    solid signing. very happy with the bullpen moves on the whole
     
    #6 kaleidosky, Dec 31, 2013
  7. bobrek

    bobrek Politics belong in the D & D

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    Coming off an injury?
     
    #7 bobrek, Dec 31, 2013
  8. cardpire

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    I guess that's the reason, I'm just surprised that there wasn't a single team willing to give him more. Seems like his track record is good enough.
     
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    then again, i guess he may have chosen to take 1 year to get his value back up to where it was pre-injury before signing longer-term.
     
    #9 cardpire, Dec 31, 2013
  10. bobrek

    bobrek Politics belong in the D & D

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    Yep. I think a lot of theses guys look to teams like the Astros to do that. They know they will get opportunities to show off.
     
    #10 bobrek, Dec 31, 2013
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    Hopefully there's a hometown discount at the end of it if he gets back to where he was.
     
    #11 cardpire, Dec 31, 2013
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    Great trade candidate mid season if he regains health/form.
     
    #12 justtxyank, Dec 31, 2013
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    Jesse Crain is a MONSTER. I predict that the Astros will move him to closer and flip him at the trade deadline to a contender, although I'd hate to see him go.
     
    #13 bobloblaw, Dec 31, 2013
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    Whoops! Sorry, I didn't realize you'd already made the same statement about flipping him. Does anyone else think he will be our closer?
     
    #14 bobloblaw, Dec 31, 2013
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    I really like this move. Bullpen looks good on paper.
     
    #15 MadMax, Dec 31, 2013
  16. CometsWin

    CometsWin Breaker Breaker One Nine

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    Bullpen should rock this season.
     
    #16 CometsWin, Dec 31, 2013
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    Games aren't played on paper. They are played inside TV sets, but only if you have Comcast.
     
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    Or on FSSW several times a year.
     
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    Welcome home Jesse
     
    #19 the shark, Jan 1, 2014
  20. No Worries

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    I would rather see a contract extension at mid-season if Crain is having a monster season.
     
    #20 No Worries, Jan 1, 2014
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