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... become a required resource for general managers and personnel directors of Major League Baseball clubs, and this 12th annual edition continues to improve on BP's already ... average catcher had an on base percentage of .330 and slugged .417. Say the Astros had A.J. Pierzynski, who had an OBP of .330 and a slugging percentage of .436. ... Dominican without a dominant pitch. He's a swingman, if the swing referred to is the short trip from Houston to Round Rock. By the way, it doesn't appear as if Rice ...

... does so by a mere few days, speaks volumes about just how sad the state of affairs is in Houston. The team's recent drafts have been downright laughable, and its once- ... dried up, as other organizations had passed the Astros in Latin America in terms of committing resources. This is the worst organization in baseball, made even more dreadful by some early ... Johan Santana. New Stros General Manager Ed Wade has reorganized the club's scouting department and brought in former Brewers scout Bobby Heck ...

... Opening Day during the Biggio-Bagwell era of the Stros is largely absent around Houston baseball circles these days (previous Opening Day posts since 2004 ... Brad Ausmus from the everyday starting lineup will probably result in a marginally better hitting club over the National League-average 2007 unit, but the defense and the pitching ... analysis at the Chronicle, check out Lisa Gray's insightful Stros blog and Alyson Footer's articles at Astros.com for daily reports on the Stros throughout the season ...

... what appears to be a good job during the 2008 draft (evaluations of baseball drafts are iffy for the first few years after a particular draft) and the most important thing for the club is that management continues strong drafting for at least the next four ... For example, it makes no sense to have slick-fielding Tommy Manzella at AAA Round Rock instead of playing in Houston when moving the immobile Tejada to 3B and dispensing with the unproductive Blum would strengthen the major league club. It's ...

... to review the aggregate RCAA and RSAA numbers of each club because that statistic provides a simple but revealing benchmark of how a team is performing during the long MLB season. Baseball remains a deceptively simple game. If your team's ... 2009 season statistics for the Stros through the first 80 games are below, courtesy of Lee Sinins' sabermetric Complete Baseball Encyclopedia. The abbreviations for the hitting stats are defined here and the same for the pitching stats are here. The Stros' ...

... the foregoing analysis shows with regard to the Stros is that they have become a far below-average National League club overall. With a minor league system almost devoid of position player prospects at the upper levels, and for a club ... edition of the Stros. The season statistics for the Stros to date are below, courtesy of Lee Sinins' sabermetric Complete Baseball Encyclopedia. The abbreviations for the hitting stats are defined here and the same for the pitching stats are here. The Stros active ...

... SLG/1.044 OPS). Despite those positive signs, however, there is nothing that has occurred in regard to the direction of the club over the past 20 games that indicates that this Stros team has much of a chance at competing seriously for a ... and probably the Cubs. The season statistics for the Stros to date are below, courtesy of Lee Sinins' sabermetric Complete Baseball Encyclopedia. The abbreviations for the hitting stats are defined here and the same for the pitching stats are here. The Stros ...

... request, amounts to an initial look at facts surrounding the case. It does not mean charges will be brought against the Houston Astros shortstop, who in 2002 won his MVP award while with Oakland. "The Justice Department has referred the Miguel ... also hinted that rather than turn over drug testing to an outside body, as recommended by the World Anti-Doping Agency, baseball would seek to make changes to its current system, in which management and the union jointly pick an independent administrator. ...

... that a catcher has the most dramatic effect on the team on the defensive side of the ball as opposed to the offensive side of the ball." The Astros know that, too. It's why they appreciate Ausmus so much. So, it's the fault of the ... horrible hitting is so evident? And what is this about the catcher position not being "an offensive one?" Last time I looked, the rules of baseball still required the catcher to hit. Only the Stros' inexplicable attachment to "catch and throw" catchers such as Ausmus ...

... prospects did not indicate, as some mainstream media commentators suggested, that the Stros were "giving up on the season." A club does not "give up on a season" by trading the dead weight of one of the least productive regular players in the ... season statistics for the Stros through the first 80 games are below, courtesy of Lee Sinins' sabermetric Complete Baseball Encyclopedia. The abbreviations for the hitting stats are defined here and the same for the pitching stats are here. The Stros' ...