Climbing Tal's Hill » Lance Pendleton http://climbingtalshill.com A Houston Astros Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:00:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Houston Hopeful- Lance Pendleton http://climbingtalshill.com/2012/02/26/houston-hopeful-lance-pendleton/ http://climbingtalshill.com/2012/02/26/houston-hopeful-lance-pendleton/#comments Sun, 26 Feb 2012 18:55:59 +0000 Greg Thurston http://climbingtalshill.com/?p=3268 Houston native Lance Pendleton is in Astros camp for the second straight spring. Last season the Astros selected Pendleton from the Yankees in the Rule 5 Draft. The Rice University alum was ecstatic at the prospect of reaching the big leagues with his home town team. Unfortunately, that didn’t happen. The Astros felt Pendleton wasn’t [...]

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]]> Houston native Lance Pendleton is in Astros camp for the second straight spring. Last season the Astros selected Pendleton from the Yankees in the Rule 5 Draft. The Rice University alum was ecstatic at the prospect of reaching the big leagues with his home town team. Unfortunately, that didn’t happen. The Astros felt Pendleton wasn’t ready to consistently contribute at the big league level and returned him to the Yankees. No harm, no foul. The Astros liked what they saw in the young right-hander but weren’t ready to commit to a full season on the roster (Rule 5 picks can’t be optioned to the minors.) Pendleton would however realize his dream of pitching for the Astros. After appearing in eleven games for New York, Lance was claimed off waivers by the Astros late in the season.

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Pendleton was ineffective in four September relief appearances for the Astros, allowing one or more earned runs each time he took the mound. He was released during the off-season and later re-signed to a minor league contract with an invitation to Spring Training.

Pendleton is not a power pitcher. His fastball peaks at about 90 mph. He does however possess a full arsenal of pitches and has been successful as a starter in the minors. But at age 28 his window of opportunity could be beginning to close and I’m not sure how he fits in with our staff. The rotation at AAA Oklahoma City will be hard to crack and Pendleton doesn’t appear to have the stuff required to succeed as a big league reliever.

It is refreshing to see a youngster who wants so badly to make it with his favorite team, regardless of their place in the standings. Although his chances don’t look good, I will be rooting for Lance.

]]> http://climbingtalshill.com/2012/02/26/houston-hopeful-lance-pendleton/feed/ 0 Paul Clemens added to the 40 man roster and Pendleton re-signed http://climbingtalshill.com/2011/11/18/paul-clemens-added-to-the-40-man-roster-and-pendleton-resigned/ http://climbingtalshill.com/2011/11/18/paul-clemens-added-to-the-40-man-roster-and-pendleton-resigned/#comments Fri, 18 Nov 2011 19:14:26 +0000 Alex Sandoval http://climbingtalshill.com/?p=2613 The Astros have announced that Paul Clemens has been added to the 40 man roster. This protects him from the rule-5 draft that will take place at next month’s winter meetings. Clemens was acquired in the Bourn trade this past season. His electric fastball surely made him attractive to Ed Wade as negotiations were ongoing with the [...]

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]]> The Astros have announced that Paul Clemens has been added to the 40 man roster. This protects him from the rule-5 draft that will take place at next month’s winter meetings. Clemens was acquired in the Bourn trade this past season. His electric fastball surely made him attractive to Ed Wade as negotiations were ongoing with the Frank Wren. As noted by Greg, this past Monday, Clemens is very intriguing prospect and someone Stros’ fans will probably see sometime this season. When Wandy is dealt, Clemens will be a candidate for a spot in the rotation coming out of spring training and considering his makeup and other transactions that might happen soon, he could be considered a favorite come February.

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]]> http://climbingtalshill.com/2011/11/18/paul-clemens-added-to-the-40-man-roster-and-pendleton-resigned/feed/ 0 Astros claim Lance Pendleton from Yanks http://climbingtalshill.com/2011/09/10/astros-claim-lance-pendleton-from-yanks/ http://climbingtalshill.com/2011/09/10/astros-claim-lance-pendleton-from-yanks/#comments Sat, 10 Sep 2011 16:44:55 +0000 Greg Thurston http://climbingtalshill.com/?p=2143 Houston native Lance Pendleton is back with the Astros organization. The right-hander was claimed off waivers from the Yankees on Friday. Pendleton, who turns 28 this month, was with the Astros as a rule 5 pick in Spring Training. Although he had a nice spring, the former Rice University pitcher was returned to the Yankees [...]

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]]> Houston native Lance Pendleton is back with the Astros organization. The right-hander was claimed off waivers from the Yankees on Friday. Pendleton, who turns 28 this month, was with the Astros as a rule 5 pick in Spring Training. Although he had a nice spring, the former Rice University pitcher was returned to the Yankees prior to the start of the regular season.

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