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Astros acquire Lumsden from Royals

Houston adds depth to stock of southpaw pitchers HOUSTON -- The Astros acquired left-hander Tyler Lumsden from the Kansas City Royals on Monday in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations. The announcement...

Justice: Astros Valverde, Wigginton have to go

Julio Cortez Houston Chronicle The Astros will likely trade both closer Jose Valverde and third baseman Ty Wigginton soon, writes Richard Justice. The Astros finished last season with a payroll of around $100 million after the...

Baseball Prospectus: Hot Stove Preview: NL Central

The Cubs may finally make a move to get Baltimore's Brian Roberts The Houston Astros won't trade Roy Oswalt, but they should think about it The Pirates would be wise to consider dealing Freddy Sanchez By Christina Kahrl,...

Randy Johnson might be nice fit for Astros

If Randy Johnson is indeed willing to pitch for $8 million in 2009, the Astros ought to send a private plane to Phoenix this morning and bring him back to Houston for a news conference. Remember that thing I wrote about Andy...

Someone should tell Drayton that it's only money

Baseball's free-agent supermarket opens for business bright and early Friday morning, and the New York Yankees will be spending like drunken sailors. Anyway, the Yankees apparently have targeted C.C. Sabathia, A.J. Burnett and...

At the least, Pettitte worth phone call

Commentary: At the least, Pettitte worth phone call Jim Rogash Getty Images A return to the Astros would give Andy Pettitte two stints with the Yankees and two with his hometown team. Please download the latest version at THE...

Justice: For Astros, Pettitte worth a phone call

Commentary: At the least, Pettitte worth phone call Jim Rogash Getty Images A return to the Astros would give Andy Pettitte two stints with the Yankees and two with his hometown team. Please download the latest version at THE...

Astros can't afford to stand pat

by Fred Faour, Houston Sports Examiner The Astros big offseason move so far has been to announce they are not raising ticket prices. Last offseason, General Manager Ed Wade turned over most of the roster and remade the Astros....

This could be a very quiet winter for Astros

You hear those crickets coming out of the general manager's meetings? That's the Astros' meeting rooms, where nothing has happened and nothing probably will. It's not unusual for teams to do nothing at the GM meetings, which...