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Houston Astros

22-23, NL Central (3rd)
Team RankingAVGRHRERA
Astros.244185353.38
Cent Division3rd3rd4th2nd
National League 8th9th9th4th
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Danny Knobler's Take

The Astros’ good players are very good. Any team would take Lance Berkman, Carlos Lee, Roy Oswalt and Jose Valverde. Even Miguel Tejada and Pudge Rodriguez, while on the downside of their careers, can still contribute. The problem here is the rest of the roster, and especially the rest of the rotation behind Oswalt. The Astros are counting on Mike Hampton’s health, and that’s never a good plan. If you ask them why they think they’ll be all right, one of the answers is that the Astros are always better than they look on paper. This year, they’d better be.

 
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Team Info
2008 record: 86-75, .534 pct. (3rd in NL Central)
As Astros manager: Cecil Cooper, entering 3rd year (101-91)
Stadium: Minute Maid Park (40,950; grass)
 
Top Prospects
1. Felipe Paulino, RH/SP
  Arm injuries set him back so it's back to the minors.
2. Chris Johnson, 3B
  Power hitter. Could take over at third base for utility man G. Blum, especially with A. Boone gone.
3. Drew Sutton , 2B
  High OBP guy with pop for middle infielder. Could arrive midseason.
4. Brian Bogusevic, OF
  Former pitcher converted to outfielder. Still a ways away, could eventually unseat M. Bourn.
5. Bud Norris, RH/SP
  Closest to the majors, will likely get midseason callup for rotation or bullpen.
 
 
RHP Roy Oswalt has a 129-64 career record in eight seasons and has pitched more than 200 innings in six of those. (Getty Images)
 
 
Lineup
No.PlayerABHRAVGRBIRSB
1.K. Matsui, 2B375 6 .293 33 58 20
2.M. Bourn, CF 467 5 .229 29 57 41
3.L. Berkman, 1B554 29 .312 106 114 18
4.C. Lee, LF436 28 .314 100 61 4
5.M. Tejada, SS632 13 .283 66 92 7
6.H. Pence, RF595 25 .269 83 78 R11
7.G. Blum, 3B325 14 .240 53 36 1
8.I. Rodriguez, C398 7 .276 35 44 10
Pitching
No.PitcherIPW-LSVERAKsBB
1.R. Oswalt, RH208.2 17-10 0 3.54 165 47
2.W. Rodriguez, LH137.1 9-7 0 3.54 131 44
3.M. Hampton, LH78.0 3-4 0 4.85 38 28
4.B. Moehler, RH150.0 11-8 0 4.56 82 36
5.R. Ortiz, RH 49.0 2-3 0 5.51 27 20
CLJ. Valverde, RH72.0 6-3 44 3.38 83 23
 
 
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