Climbing Tal's Hill » Ryan Rowland-Smith http://climbingtalshill.com A Houston Astros Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Fri, 24 May 2013 03:11:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Analyzing the Astros latest roster moves http://climbingtalshill.com/2011/03/26/analyzing-the-astros-latest-roster-moves/ http://climbingtalshill.com/2011/03/26/analyzing-the-astros-latest-roster-moves/#comments Sat, 26 Mar 2011 14:34:10 +0000 Greg Thurston http://climbingtalshill.com/?p=1114 On Thursday the Astros sent Brian Bogusevic, Brian Esposito, Tommy Manzella, and Wesley Wright to minor league camp. Esposito was an obvious choice, but the rest of the names on this list might be surprising to some people. I was actually very pleased with the news. Manzella did nothing to impress me in his stint [...]

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]]> On Thursday the Astros sent Brian Bogusevic, Brian Esposito, Tommy Manzella, and Wesley Wright to minor league camp. Esposito was an obvious choice, but the rest of the names on this list might be surprising to some people. I was actually very pleased with the news. Manzella did nothing to impress me in his stint with the Astros last season. With the exception of Oswaldo Navarro the remaining backup infield candidates all bring more to the table. Anderson Hernandez is a switch-hitter and the Astros lack a left-handed bat off the bench. Matt Downs has showcased his versatility this spring by taking some reps at shortstop. The scrappy Downs has shown a little pop in his bat as well, blasting two homers in 42 spring at-bats. My personal favorite to claim the roster spot, Angel Sanchez, has been slowed by back soreness this spring. After Manzella broke a finger last season Sanchez won the starting shortstop job, outplaying both Navarro and Hernandez. Sanchez had a productive second half of 2010 and is out of minor league options. If he can avoid the disabled list the roster spot should be his.

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]]> http://climbingtalshill.com/2011/03/26/analyzing-the-astros-latest-roster-moves/feed/ 2 Projected 25 Man Roster (as of 3/22) http://climbingtalshill.com/2011/03/22/projected-25-man-roster-as-of-322/ http://climbingtalshill.com/2011/03/22/projected-25-man-roster-as-of-322/#comments Tue, 22 Mar 2011 19:58:13 +0000 http://climbingtalshill.com/?p=1086 Thanks to the guys at mlbdepthcharts.com , we have the ability to see what the Astro’s roster may look like come the beginning of April. With the starters all squared away, bench spots and reliever duties are still up in the air, and the remainder of spring will be important for a few guys that are [...]

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]]> Thanks to the guys at mlbdepthcharts.com , we have the ability to see what the Astro’s roster may look like come the beginning of April. With the starters all squared away, bench spots and reliever duties are still up in the air, and the remainder of spring will be important for a few guys that are on the cusp of making the ball club. Here is how it shakes down: (more…)

]]> http://climbingtalshill.com/2011/03/22/projected-25-man-roster-as-of-322/feed/ 2 Nelson Figueroa wins final spot in the rotation http://climbingtalshill.com/2011/03/22/nelson-figueroa-wins-final-spot-in-the-rotation/ http://climbingtalshill.com/2011/03/22/nelson-figueroa-wins-final-spot-in-the-rotation/#comments Tue, 22 Mar 2011 16:43:02 +0000 http://climbingtalshill.com/?p=1084 The only race of importance this spring has come to an end as Nelson Figueroa won the fifth spot in the rotation for the Houston Astros. Figueroa beat out Ryan Rowland-Smith, Rule 5 draft picks Aneury Rodriguez and Lance Pendleton, and rookie sensation Jordan Lyles. Even though this was a five person race, it seemed like [...]

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]]> The only race of importance this spring has come to an end as Nelson Figueroa won the fifth spot in the rotation for the Houston Astros. Figueroa beat out Ryan Rowland-Smith, Rule 5 draft picks Aneury Rodriguez and Lance Pendleton, and rookie sensation Jordan Lyles. Even though this was a five person race, it seemed like Figueroa had to run one lap and everyone else was running two. As much as this was a race, it seemed to be a forgone conclusion that Figueroa would be the fifth starter.

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