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Astros acquire John Ely from Dodgers

Greg Thurston — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 21:57:23 +0000

The Astros added another starting pitcher to the roster today. Jeff Luhnow announced that Houston has acquired John Ely from the Dodgers in exchange for Rob Rasmussen. It looks like Ely, a 26-year old righthander, will be one of several pitchers auditioning this Spring for a spot in the Astros rotation. Rasmussen was not on the 40-man roster, meaning a corresponding move will need to be made to trim the roster to 40.

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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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Astros Trade Options Dwindling

Brian Hamilton — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 13:07:20 +0000

When the season began, fans and sports writers knew that the Astros would be sellers come the trade deadline this year. They finished with the worst record in baseball in 2011 which landed them the top pick in the 2012 MLB Draft. Veterans such as Wandy Rodriguez, Brett Myers and Carlos Lee figured to each bring back a nice set of prospects if and when they were dealt to contending teams. Lee was traded on July 4 to the Miami Marlins for LHP, Rob Rasmussen and 3B, Matt Dominguez. Add Jed Lowrie to that mix, who was acquired via trade in December along with Kyle Weiland for Mark Melancon and the Astros looked like they were in a prime position to add several prospects to an already improving farm system. However, things are not going as they were expected to.

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