Climbing Tal's Hill » John Ely

Another New Astros Pitcher is Injured, & The Astros Make a Trade

Ray Kuhn — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 01:38:18 +0000

The news is a few days old, but still bears mentioning. Heading into the spring John Ely was an outside contender for the starting rotation, but more likely for the bullpen. He ultimately ending up getting sent down to AAA, but now will be out for the next 12-18 months with Tommy John surgery.

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Wallace Clears the Bases in a Losing Effort

Ray Kuhn — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 22:21:44 +0000

Much has been said this spring about the addition of three first base/designated hitter types (although Chris Carter appears ticketed for left field), but Brett Wallace does not care. After putting in the work with new hitting coach John Mallee, Wallace is certainly producing.

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Astros 2013 Back of the Rotation Battle

John Burgess — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 11:59:19 +0000

With the news circulating that the Houston Astros could be done in the free agent market and trade front, we now have a pretty clear view of what the roster will look like going into the 2013 season. One thing that Astros General Manager Jeff Luhnow has done during the offseason is create competition in some key areas, and one such area is the back of the rotation. It has been made clear that the top three spots in the rotation will go to Lucas Harrell, Bud Norris and Jordan Lyles. Between the players returning from the 2012 team, the offseason additions and the young up-and-comers, there will be a healthy competition for the final two spots. Let’s take a look at some of the candidates that will be battling it out during Spring Training.
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