Climbing Tal's Hill » Oakland A’s 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 Fernando Rodriguez needs Tommy John Surgery http://climbingtalshill.com/2013/03/14/fernando-rodriguez-needs-tommy-john-surgery/ http://climbingtalshill.com/2013/03/14/fernando-rodriguez-needs-tommy-john-surgery/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 23:46:10 +0000 Greg Thurston http://climbingtalshill.com/?p=5935 Former Astro Fernando Rodriguez could be heading for ligament replacement surgery. The right-hander abruptly left Monday’s Spring Training game against the Padres in Peoria. After throwing his seventh pitch of the game, Rodriguez grimaced and walked off the mound. It didn’t look good. F-Rod has since been diagnosed with a torn UCL and will seek [...]

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]]> Former Astro Fernando Rodriguez could be heading for ligament replacement surgery. The right-hander abruptly left Monday’s Spring Training game against the Padres in Peoria. After throwing his seventh pitch of the game, Rodriguez grimaced and walked off the mound. It didn’t look good. F-Rod has since been diagnosed with a torn UCL and will seek a second opinion before going under the knife.

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]]> http://climbingtalshill.com/2013/03/14/fernando-rodriguez-needs-tommy-john-surgery/feed/ 0 Astros Release Zach Duke and Jack Cust http://climbingtalshill.com/2012/03/27/astros-release-zach-duke-and-jack-cust/ http://climbingtalshill.com/2012/03/27/astros-release-zach-duke-and-jack-cust/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:56:09 +0000 Brian Hamilton http://climbingtalshill.com/?p=3480 Alyson Footer just broke the news that the Astros have made another round of cuts. This round includes releasing veterans Jack Cust and Zach Duke. Both were signed to minor league contracts with an invite to Spring Training. Jack Cust, who just a few years ago with the Oakland A’s, was smashing home runs, failed [...]

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]]> Alyson Footer just broke the news that the Astros have made another round of cuts. This round includes releasing veterans Jack Cust and Zach Duke. Both were signed to minor league contracts with an invite to Spring Training.

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]]> http://climbingtalshill.com/2012/03/27/astros-release-zach-duke-and-jack-cust/feed/ 1 Astros to pursue Jorge Soler http://climbingtalshill.com/2012/02/22/astros-to-pursue-jorge-soler/ http://climbingtalshill.com/2012/02/22/astros-to-pursue-jorge-soler/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:30:07 +0000 Alex Sandoval http://climbingtalshill.com/?p=3238 The closure of the Astros’ Venezuelan academy was the first tangible evidence that something was wrong. How could one of the best organizations in baseball close one of the richest pipelines of talent in the sport? No one should blame the Astros, with all the dangers that had arisen in Venezuela it made sense that [...]

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]]> The closure of the Astros’ Venezuelan academy was the first tangible evidence that something was wrong. How could one of the best organizations in baseball close one of the richest pipelines of talent in the sport? No one should blame the Astros, with all the dangers that had arisen in Venezuela it made sense that the a new pipeline be found, it wasn’t. The problem wasn’t leaving Latin America but not re-establishing a new source for quality, cheap prospects. The Astros had felt the negative effects of their mistakes over the past decade and not until Ed Wade began to attempt to re-establish some presence within that region did the ‘Stros lag very far behind many of their rival clubs. That, however, might soon be changing. Jeff Luhnow promised a new dedication to re-establish that once fruitful pipeline of great young talent and we might be seeing the first steps of that progress. The Houston Astros, the worst team in baseball last season with a declining payroll, will make a serious push for Cuban outfielder Jorge Soler. (more…)

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