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Reviewing the Mark Melancon Trade

Brian Hamilton — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 12:00:28 +0000

On December 14, 2011, in his first trade as General Manger of the Astros, Jeff Luhnow traded 2011 closer, Mark Melancon to the Boston Red Sox for SS Jed Lowrie and SP Kyle Weiland. The move filled two immediate needs as it plugged Lowrie, a once top heralded prospect, in at shortstop and added another young arm in Weiland to the battle for the 4th/5th spots in our rotation. A spot he would eventually win. Let’s take a look at how each player involved in the trade did during the 2012 season after the jump.

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Injuries Mounting Up For Astros

Brian Hamilton — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 02:00:53 +0000

For a team coming off a 2011 season that saw the franchise’s worst record in their 50 years of existence, this year hasn’t been much easier. When we hit, we can’t pitch and when we pitch, we can’t hit. Well the bad news train kept on rolling this past week. Earlier in the week, we were informed that Kyle Weiland has been moved from the 15 day DL to the 60 day DL after undergoing shoulder surgery. Just yesterday we were informed that Jason Castro and Jed Lowrie were being put on the 15 day DL with injuries to their knee and ankle/knee respectively.

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Injuries piling up on road-weary Astros

Greg Thurston — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 23:32:29 +0000

Three games into the second half of the season the injury bug has bitten the Astros again. Shortstop Jed Lowrie and Catcher Jason Castro were both placed on the 15 day disabled list prior to yesterday’s game against the Giants. Lowrie, who says his entire leg hurts, has been sent back to Houston fore further evaluation. I wouldn’t expect to see Jed back on the diamond any time soon. Castro is experiencing swelling on his surgically repaired knee and could be ready to return in as little as a week.

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