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Justin Ruggiano: The One that got away?

Greg Thurston — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 23:53:16 +0000

Since becoming the Astros G. M. a little less than a year ago, Jeff Luhnow has made a number of trades in an attempt to restock a neglected farm system. Although it will take some time to determine whether or not these trades were indeed productive, almost all of them have been viewed in a positive light. One exception could be the May 26 deal that sent Justin Ruggiano to Miami for Jobduan Morales.

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Marlins fire Ozzie Guillen

Greg Thurston — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 00:30:39 +0000

In a move that should come as no surprise, the Miami Marlins have fired manager Ozzie Guillen. After spending nearly $200 million on Free Agents last winter the Marlins compiled a dismal 69-93 record under Guillen. A team that was supposed to contend for the N.L. East title failed to perform for the outspoken Venezuelan skipper, resulting in his dismissal after the first year of a four year contract. The Marlins will still be responsible for the $7.5 million remaining on Guillen’s contract over the next three years.

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Reviewing the Carlos Lee Trade

Brian Hamilton — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 12:00:43 +0000

Starting with this trade, I am going to be going back and reviewing all the trades the Astros made this season in my subsequent articles. I will address the situation in which the trade was made, along with how every player involved finished out the season.

Back on July 4, Jeff Luhnow struck a deal with the Miami Marlins to trade 1B, Carlos Lee to Miami in exchange for two minor leaguers, 3B Matt Dominguez and LHP Rob Rasmussen, This came just days after Carlos Lee blocked a trade to the first place Los Angeles Dodgers in which the Astros stood to receive minor league LHP Garret Gould. The Astros reportedly paid Lee’s entire salary through the end of the season to help bring back better talent than they would if they had not paid any salary. Lee was in the last year of a 6 year/$100 mil deal that he signed in November 2006. Let’s take a look at how each player did post trade after the jump.

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