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He has played in 35 games in 03 04 with the Padres, with a .621 replica Raymond 14886-G-00908 Men's watch.In 95 AB, he has 22 K, 6 BB, 0 SB, 2 CS, 3 2B, 2 HR and 5 GIDP.OPS over 6 years of minor league ball is MUCH higher .664.We did NOT need this guy.We DID need more bullpen help.What is Purpura DOING?!We also sent Mike Coolbaugh, Carlos Rivera and Trenidad Hubbard, career minor leaguers, as well as Chris Tremie, future catcher (ahem) down to A.Pitchers Travis Driskill, Phil Norton, and to my surprise, Dave Burba (remember ALL that talk of him as a future 5th starter in spite of the 9 something ERA) were sent down, too.So, who's left? Well, from everything I hear and read, Biggio, not Burke, will be starting at second.SigHh.

Don't get me wrong, I've luVved Biggio since I was a kid, but future HOFer or not, it's time for him to be a back-up.Players should not be judged by their salary…I'm thinking that Viz and Bruntlett will be the utility guys and Lamb, well, what about him? Great bat, el-sucko glove arm.I've heard that with Berkman out, it may be that he replica Raymond Weil 9591-ST-00307B Men's watch will be our left fielder, with Lane in center and Luke Scott in right? Or is is Taveras in center and Lane in right? Or is it Luke Scott in left, Palmeiro in right and Taveras in center and Lane on the bench again? One thing I know we do NOT need Lamb in left if he is as, um, “good” there as he is at 3rd.

So I guess we'll have to see.The 5th man? Well, we don't have to know until we actually NEED a 5th starter on April 17th, so I guess it's gonna be either Duckworth or Astacio, at this point.It's baseball, so youneverknow.Has anyone else noticed that replica Raymond Weil 9430/GOLD Ladie's watch Roger hasn't looked real too good this spring? I hope that hamstring is gonna get better…..At this point, the Stros are 8 9 in the Grapefruit league, not counting split squad games.4 games have been rained out, as well.- stats courtesy of espn note that I have NO stats for BB or K(also, sorry I can't make the tables look any neater.

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Last year, he had 55 SB : replica Raymond Weil 9341-ST-00307 Men's watch games.Well, his OBP is high enough, but it's very dependent on his .335 BA he does NOT walk enough and strikes out WAY too much.This spring, he's hit .306 in 62 AB, slugging .371 (4 doubles), stealing 9 bases (no CS) and scoring 19 runs.But I'll bet he's our new lead-off guy if Biggio doesn't start…SO in conclusion if Biggio doesn't start, Taveras will lead off.

If Taveras ends up in the minors, then I guess the next best candidate is Adam Everett….In other news, Quintero was sent down (duHh) as well as Ezequiel Astacio (STILL don't know if he's gonna be the 5 starter and get called up for the April 17th game) and Mike Gallo 9.82 ERA in 7.1 IP with 2 BB : 5 K (guess John Franco replica Raymond Weil 4876-STC-05207 Men's watch gonna be the only lefty ugh).Russ Springer was added to the 40 man and I'll bet he makes Opening Day roster, too.By the way, Mike Emeigh, a Pirates fan and stat geek who is into defensive stats, and a great guy, wrote a really good Astros preview.Check it out.

Opening Day is only one week away and the roster is STILL not in place.We traded Tim Redding.Which was not exactly a big surprise, given his lousy spring and his trade demands.The big surprise was that we only got Humberto Quintero, a 25 year old minor league catcher, from the Padres.Well, you say, we needed replica Raymond 5390-STP-00308 Ladie's watch to replace John Buck, who went to the Royals for Carlos Beltran.Quintero is supposed to have a GREAT arm.Beeg Deal.He can't hit a lick, just like Ausmus and Chavez.Just what we need, another catcher who can't hit or run.

he walks as much as he did in the minors

IF he doesn't, AND if he walks as much as he did in the minors, well, a good leadoff man is HARD to find… I will add, though, that I checked his split stats, and his BA is significantly lower with no outs and no one on than it is with replica Raymond Weil 8200-SR1-20001 Men's watch and that is NOT a good stat for leadoff guy.So, let's move on…OF Jason Lane who has 3 years of ML service, but only has 232 AB in 169 games grr.15 2B, 12 HR, 26 BB, 47 K, 2 SB:1 CS and 2 GIDP for a .351 OBP and a .526 SLG.

He wasted a lot of time in the minors (sorry, guess I should say that our organization let him rot in the minors) for a grand total of 526 games (around 3 1 2 162 game-years) with 1994 AB, 145 2B, 96 HR, 55 SB: 4 CS, 222 BB 351 K, a .369 replica Raymond Weil 5975-ST-70081 Ladie's watch.This, my friends, is a power hitter who does NOT belong in lead-off.He belonged in the full-time Astros lineup a LONG time ago, but we won't go there…..OF Luke Scott he just finished his third year in the minors at age 26 he was the throw-in in the Taveras for Robertson deal with the Indians (and he's now in the ?Reds? A club so if either Scott or Taveras is a good MLB player, this deal should go down as the steal of the century so far…) Last year at AA (Texas League), he hit .298 with a .401 OBP and a .654 SLG, 33 BB and 43 K.

WHOA.This spring, he has a . replica Raymond Weil 4881-SR-05200 Men's watch with 6 2B, 1 3B and 6 HR.Of course I know that spring training pitchers ain't regular season MLB pitchers and 64 AB is a small sample size… But a grrl can hope and he does NOT look like a leadoff man.OF Willy Taveras the guy Gerry Hunsicker REALLY wanted in the Robertson trade the grapevine sez that Garner LUVs the SB and has a man-crush on this guy.Over 6 years in the minors, he has played 516 games with 1981 AB, 366 runs, 74 2B, 24 3B and 15 HR 212 BB: 361 K and 257 SB : 35 CS for a .296 BA, .368 OBP and .381 SLG.

Jimy Williams didn't like him real too much and gave Geoff Blum

He DID cut way down on the Ks once he got to the bigs 66K 128 games (81 K 162 games) but NO increase in BB or change in his BB:K still around 0.4 which replica Raymond Weil 1800-ST2-05383 Ladie's watch be due to having to concentrate on sac bunts… SO, unless he learns to either hit .330 (yeah, surre) or walk more (who knows), not the best choice at this point.He does, by the way, have a .354 OBP when he leads off an inning…..3B Morgan Ensberg.

Well, he has only been a regular for 2 years Jimy Williams didn't like him real too much and gave Geoff Blum, then Mike Lamb an awful LOT of playing time, but he DOES have an OBP of .352 (good start) with a .277 BA and a .457 SLG.Over 311 games, he has 42 2B, 6 3B, 38 HR (25 in 03), 102 BB 132 K, 15 SB and 6 CS, 27 replica Raymond Weil 5790-STS-00295 Ladie's watch with 134 runs scored.This works out to about 19 2B and 17 HR 162 games with 48 BB 60 K.(As far as I know, he has never batted leadoff, even in the minors.) In the minors, over 489 games (3 years of 162 game equivalents) he averaged 34 doubles yr, 2 3B yr and 26 HR yr, 19 SB with 2 CS (actually 56:5), 100 BB 121K.These are good numbers for a power hitting 3rd baseman, who can steal a few bases, too.

So, wassup? In my opinion, Jimy made him nervous and he worried about his job and pressed too hard.(I also have this feeling that the organization doesn't like him personally I'm always hearing rumors that they're looking to trade him replica Raymond Weil 9741.STS00 Ladie's watch even though we don't have anyone who could possibly replace him.) If Phil Garner can get him to feel secure and relax IF he puts up numbers like he did in the minors, well, leadoff ain't the place for him.

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