Astros let Tejada go!

[baseballjunkie]

he signed with Baltimore for a year!
gahh, Houston really needs to get off the bench and make a ballTEAM!

[AJ25]

Maybe you should read a couple of other threads to see what they've already done this year.. It's been their most active off-seasons in recent memory.

[mat]

I haven't kept up with recent trades or acquisitions. Tejada is a huge hole to fill in the roster and was a real key player last year, one of my favorites.

What do they have now or what will they do?

[AJ25]

If you mean Shortstop.. They have a rookie named Tommy Manzella. He's the same mold as Adam Everett, except with a better bat. Plus, he comes 10 times more cheap than Miggy would have been, and he's YOUNG.

[baseballjunkie]

well they haven't done anything that really captures anybody's attention like they need to do. They need to improve a LOT from last year's club.

I have heard of Manzella though, and I sure loved to watch Adam play short!

[AJ25]

They don't need to improve THAT much... This is the same team that was 1 game out of first place at the beginning of August. The same team minus Miggy. This is an improved team, with a better and more experienced (Paulino, Bazardo, and Norris) rotation. This will be an improved club. I don't know if we will make the playoffs, but it will be improved.

[Guest Orangeboy]

Hopefully Carlos Lee will be next!

[2throwrundown]

Lee isn't going anywhere until that contract is up.  Gotta love those no trade clauses

[mat]

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They don't need to improve THAT much... This is the same team that was 1 game out of first place at the beginning of August. The same team minus Miggy. This is an improved team, with a better and more experienced (Paulino, Bazardo, and Norris) rotation. This will be an improved club. I don't know if we will make the playoffs, but it will be improved.
[/quote]

I hope your right but I'm not sure. The same team as last year = Burkman, Lee, Ozwalt, Blum, Matsui and others are one year older, heavier and slower. I'm not saying these guys can't play but there has not been much overall team improvement. JMO