Climbing Tal's Hill » Marco Duarte http://climbingtalshill.com A Houston Astros Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Thu, 23 May 2013 21:11:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Astros Will Keep Both Rule 5 Picks http://climbingtalshill.com/2012/04/02/astros-will-keep-both-rule-5-picks/ http://climbingtalshill.com/2012/04/02/astros-will-keep-both-rule-5-picks/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 02:57:21 +0000 Brian Hamilton http://climbingtalshill.com/?p=3513 The Astros have announced that that both Rule 5 draft picks, Marwin Gonzalez and Rhiner Cruz will make the Opening Day roster. Per Rule 5 draft rules, a player must stay on the big league club the entire year or be offered back to his original club for $25,000.00. Lucas Harrell has also won the fifth starters spot in the rotation as [...]

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]]> The Astros have announced that that both Rule 5 draft picks, Marwin Gonzalez and Rhiner Cruz will make the Opening Day roster. Per Rule 5 draft rules, a player must stay on the big league club the entire year or be offered back to his original club for $25,000.00. Lucas Harrell has also won the fifth starters spot in the rotation as Jordan Lyles has been optioned to AAA Oklahoma City and will begin the season there. He and Paul Clemens will be first in line for a big league promotion if a current starter is injured or not performing. These announcements, along with the recent cuts and options have set the Astros Opening Day roster. All we need is an official announcement from the club.

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