I think so as well, if only to start the season. Let Estrada close in RR, kid is very impressive though. I thought McLemore might be a dark horse to make the squad, but I'm guessing they want him to pitch more regularly, build up his arm, and make sure that his injury is behind him. McLemore, Josh Anderson & Mike Rodriguez were optioned to AAA, Kevin Davidson (journeyman, camp fodder, future coach) was reassigned to somewhere. http://houston.astros.mlb.com/news/...d=1842445&vkey=spt2007news&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou Sauerbeck has shown next to nothing, I really like Albers as a starter, let him & Gutierrez (and maybe Patton) head up a strooooong RR rotation, see what the team's needs are in June. I like your list, No Worries. If they go with 12 pitchers, I'd imagine it's down to Mohler & Bork for the last spot.
first time i saw Lee too. can someone introduce him to a salad? preferably one that doesn't start with 'taco'.
Dude is not a ******. Dude is big. Dude has been big ever since he came into the league. Dude has averaged double digit steals since he came into the league. Dude is not slow. Dude is not a terrible outfielder. Dude is not a ******. Dude can rake. Dude is not going to change.
Corky Burke really had a nice game: 2-2 with a homer. He was batting .059 coming into today's game. Nice to see him get his stroke going.
From the FWIW Department... The ESPN Radio Sportscenter update mentioned that the Red Sox are not pleased with their closer candidates and have contacted the Astros, again, about Brad Lidge.
Wandy still stinks. He had 5 walks 3.2 innings today and allowed 5 hits and 5 runs against a Marlins team without Caberera and Jacobs. I bet he still is lock to make the rotation. My rotation would be Oswalt, Jennings, Williams, Sampson, Nieve. I don't understand why Chris Sampson is not getting a real shot and the rotation. He hasn't started a game this spring so I guess they view him a bullpen arm. I like the fact they moved Ezequiel Astacio to the pen. He always had a good arm and good stuff.
b/c the astros seem to have some kind of seniority complex. no matter how much you suck, if you were here longer than the other guy, you got the job.
Lidge's spring is concerning me a little....especially after a season like last year....i hope he turns it around and gets out of this funk....his ERA for the spring is 13.50...
I doubt he ever comes around with the Astros. I saw him pitch Tuesday and he looked like he did last year. No control, sliders are hanging, fastball are up. Wheeler should be the closer and Wandy should be in Round Rock.
