Climbing Tal's Hill » Wesley Wright http://climbingtalshill.com A Houston Astros Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:00:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Is the Writing on the Wall for Wright? http://climbingtalshill.com/2013/03/06/is-the-writing-on-the-wall-for-wright/ http://climbingtalshill.com/2013/03/06/is-the-writing-on-the-wall-for-wright/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:54:49 +0000 John Burgess http://climbingtalshill.com/?p=5866 Since Wesley Wright‘s arrival with the Houston Astros in 2008, he has tried to figure out his ideal role as a Major Leaguer. Finally, last season Wright and the Astros realized that he makes a pretty good left-handed specialist. 2012 was Wright’s breakout season as he posted career highs in appearances and SO/BB ratio and [...]

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]]> Since Wesley Wright‘s arrival with the Houston Astros in 2008, he has tried to figure out his ideal role as a Major Leaguer. Finally, last season Wright and the Astros realized that he makes a pretty good left-handed specialist. 2012 was Wright’s breakout season as he posted career highs in appearances and SO/BB ratio and career lows in ERA and WHIP. Wright is one of the few players on the Astros’ roster making over $1 million for 2013, and the team now has a few other options in camp that may be able to fill his role. Because of those two factors, it makes sense to ask if he could be dangled out on the trade market prior to the start of the regular season.
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]]> http://climbingtalshill.com/2013/03/06/is-the-writing-on-the-wall-for-wright/feed/ 0 Player Card: Wesley Wright http://climbingtalshill.com/2013/02/04/player-card-wesley-wright/ http://climbingtalshill.com/2013/02/04/player-card-wesley-wright/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2013 11:00:03 +0000 Greg Thurston http://climbingtalshill.com/?p=5600 Astros relief pitcher Wesley Wright celebrated his 28th birthday last week. Believe it or not, Wright is now the longest tenured member of the Astros roster. As pointed out in yesterday’s Houston Chronicle article, Wright is ready to step up and become an influential veteran on a young Astros team. Wright was drafted straight out [...]

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]]> Astros relief pitcher Wesley Wright celebrated his 28th birthday last week. Believe it or not, Wright is now the longest tenured member of the Astros roster. As pointed out in yesterday’s Houston Chronicle article, Wright is ready to step up and become an influential veteran on a young Astros team.

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]]> http://climbingtalshill.com/2013/02/04/player-card-wesley-wright/feed/ 0 Astros sign Ankiel, avoid arbitration with Lowrie, Norris, & Wright http://climbingtalshill.com/2013/01/18/astros-sign-ankiel-avoid-arbitration-with-lowrie-norris-wright/ http://climbingtalshill.com/2013/01/18/astros-sign-ankiel-avoid-arbitration-with-lowrie-norris-wright/#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2013 20:43:58 +0000 Greg Thurston http://climbingtalshill.com/?p=5460 The Astros have agreed to terms with all three of their arbitration-eligible players. Jed Lowrie, Bud Norris, and Wesley Wright all signed one-year deals prior to today’s deadline. Lowrie signed a $2.4 million contract that also includes bonus clauses. Norris will make $3 million, and the terms of Wright’s deal were not disclosed. Now the [...]

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]]> The Astros have agreed to terms with all three of their arbitration-eligible players. Jed Lowrie, Bud Norris, and Wesley Wright all signed one-year deals prior to today’s deadline. Lowrie signed a $2.4 million contract that also includes bonus clauses. Norris will make $3 million, and the terms of Wright’s deal were not disclosed.

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