The Houston Astros, based in Houston, Texas, participate in Major League Baseball (MLB) and are a member of the National League Central Division. The Astros were founded as the Houston Colt .45's in 1962.
HOUSTON — Soon after Astros owner Drayton McLane hosted a small holiday dinner for his top executives and their spouses Friday night, he indicated to MLB.com that Roy Oswalt's offer to restructure his contract in order to make room for a top-line starting pitcher is a generous thought, but not something that will immediately lead [...]
HOUSTON — Three hours before the deadline, the Astros announced that they did not tender contracts to third baseman Ty Wigginton and outfielder Reggie Abercrombie. The biggest blow was Wigginton, who was rumored to be a non-tender candidate but seemingly was too valuable to let go. Financial reasons, however — the Astros need to pare [...]
LAS VEGAS — The Astros were expected to be relatively quiet during the Winter Meetings, and considering they left the Bellagio Resort on Thursday afternoon having completed no transactions — no trades, no free-agent signings — it's safe to say they lived up to those expectations. That doesn't mean they're standing pat for good, however. [...]
LAS VEGAS — The Astros came to the Winter Meetings hoping to land a catcher, and they may have found him during the Rule 5 Draft on Thursday. Soon after the Orioles selected catcher Lou Palmisano from the Brewers in the Major League phase of the Draft, they traded him to the Astros in exchange [...]
LAS VEGAS — Judging from the Astros' lack of depth in the area of starting pitching and the career year their third baseman had in 2008, it would be easy to assume both Brandon Backe and Ty Wigginton will be tendered contracts on Friday. But if there's anything we've learned this offseason, it's that logic [...]
LAS VEGAS — For the first two days of the Winter Meetings, Astros general manager Ed Wade had very little to reveal during his end-of-the-day gatherings with reporters in the lobby area of the Bellagio hotel. Wednesday's session uncovered a little more, although the Astros still have yet to make a deal, either to fill [...]
LAS VEGAS — Roy Oswalt's contract is up after the 2011 season, and he hopes he'll have a World Series ring before it's time to decide whether to retire or keep playing. It would be a stretch to say that the current rotation is good enough to lead this club to a World Series as [...]
LAS VEGAS — General manager Ed Wade had conversations with a handful of teams on Tuesday, and in exchanging anecdotes has come to the conclusion that most clubs are in the same boat as the Astros. That is, most teams have needs and would like to add, but first, they need to shed payroll. This [...]
LAS VEGAS — Friday is the day that teams must tender contracts to their arbitration-eligible players, and while in past years the non-tendered players weren't considered to be difference-makers, the list could be more interesting this year. A nationwide economic downturn has affected how Major League Baseball teams are conducting business, and in an effort [...]
LAS VEGAS — Ty Wigginton, Jose Valverde and Miguel Tejada are the three Astros names generating the most activity on the rumor mill at the Winter Meetings, but in all likelihood, it's Wigginton and Tejada who will stay on the front burner, while Valverde has the best chance to still be wearing a Houston uniform [...]