Climbing Tal's Hill » Adrian Cardenas http://climbingtalshill.com A Houston Astros Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Fri, 24 May 2013 19:30:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 The wavier wire provides the Astros with options http://climbingtalshill.com/2012/01/29/the-wavier-wire-provides-the-astros-with-options/ http://climbingtalshill.com/2012/01/29/the-wavier-wire-provides-the-astros-with-options/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:00:52 +0000 Alex Sandoval http://climbingtalshill.com/?p=3015 As contenders shop for free agents from the adult dinner table, the Astros choose to hang out at the kids table and spend their money frugally. With the bargain free agent signings of Jack Cust, Chris Snyder, and Zach Duke along with the wavier wire pick up of Fernando Martinez, the Astros are trying to plug holes on the [...]

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]]> As contenders shop for free agents from the adult dinner table, the Astros choose to hang out at the kids table and spend their money frugally. With the bargain free agent signings of Jack Cust, Chris Snyder, and Zach Duke along with the wavier wire pick up of Fernando Martinez, the Astros are trying to plug holes on the cheap. Could the Astros spend a few more dollars to acquire a better player? Probably. but as most have pointed out, it wouldn’t make much sense. So Jeff Luhnow will continue to see what bargains can be had and with other clubs needing to free up roster spots, the waiver wire offers them intriguing possibilities that might just do the trick. (more…)

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