Houston Astros baseball team

01/15/10 1:40 PM EST Just when we thought the Astros were done spending major money on free agents, they open their pocketbook and land veteran right-hander Brett Myers. This is undoubtedly a boost to the rotation and should satisfy the majority of fans who have filled the Inbox with questions about why the Astros hadn't [...]

01/14/10 9:19 PM EST HOUSTON — The Astros picked up another first-round pick in this summer's First-Year Player Draft on Thursday when the Detroit Tigers signed closer Jose Valverde to a two-year deal worth a reported $14 million. Because Valverde was a Type A free agent and turned down the Astros' offer of arbitration, Houston [...]

01/13/10 6:45 PM EST HOUSTON — The Astros are feeling better about their chances to compete for a playoff spot in 2010 than they did this time last week. The addition of veteran right-hander Brett Myers has strengthened the rotation and will create more competition, which is never a bad thing. Houston general manager Ed [...]

01/12/10 8:05 PM EST HOUSTON — Brett Myers slipped on a No. 39 jersey with his name on the back and flashed a large grin on Tuesday afternoon. "Fits like a glove," he said. And with that, the Astros finalized a deal with the veteran right-hander that is worth a guaranteed $5.1 million and potentially [...]

01/11/10 9:37 PM EST HOUSTON — Astros owner Drayton McLane said on Monday he has entered into an exclusive 30-day negotiating window with a New York investment banking company interested in purchasing the franchise he has owned since 1993. McLane downplayed the window, which began on Jan. 1, saying it wasn't an indication that a [...]

01/08/10 9:03 PM EST HOUSTON — The Astros made a surprise move to upgrade their starting pitching rotation, agreeing to a contract with right-hander Brett Myers, who started at least 30 games in all but one season for the Phillies from 2003-08. Myers was 73-63 with a 4.40 ERA and 21 saves in eight years [...]

01/07/10 2:30 PM EST HOUSTON — Plans are well ahead of schedule for the Astros to move into their new complex currently under construction in the Dominican Republic. The Astros announced in June they had finalized the details of a build-to-lease agreement for a new complex for their Dominican operations, and general manager Ed Wade [...]

01/06/10 12:15 PM EST HOUSTON — Astros general manager Ed Wade got an up-close look at Cuban phenom Aroldis Chapman during a private workout in Houston on Dec. 15 that was arranged by his agents and came away impressed — just not enough to make a run for the left-hander. Not surprisingly, Wade said the [...]

01/05/10 12:21 PM EST HOUSTON — Josh Banks, a right-hander who has appeared in 26 career Major League games with the Toronto Blue Jays and San Diego Padres, has signed a Minor League contract with the Astros that includes an invitation to Spring Training. Banks, 27, will arrive in Kissimmee, Fla., competing for a spot [...]

01/04/10 1:48 PM EST It's a new year and a new decade, though judging by some of the comments on my decade-in-review blog, some of you take issue with that. Whatever the case, Astros pitchers and catchers will report to Spring Training in Kissimmee, Fla., in a little more than six weeks, and we can [...]