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[Tag's Lines] - Plenty of young pitching on Astros' 40-man roster

mctaggart — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:54:22 GMT

... Lopez Brian Moehler Bud Norris Roy Oswalt Felipe Paulino Wandy Rodriguez (L) Chris Sampson Polin Trinidad (L) Wesley Wright (L) Jose Valdez Evan Englebrook Matt Nevare ...

[Fanhouse - AOL Sports Blog] - Footprints in the Snow: Astros

Pat Lackey — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:14:27 GMT

... driguez, Jeff Keppinger, Humberto Quintero, Michael Bourn, Hunter Pence, and Chris Sampson are all arbitration eligible. Rodriguez, Bourn, Pence, and Quintero are all ...

[MLB - Astros] - Astros' Sampson opens academy

Brian McTaggart — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:48:52 GMT

... ing up in the blue-collar suburbs east of the Houston, Astros relief pitcher Chris Sampson dreamed of being able to take batting practice in an indoor facility such as ...

[Fanhouse - AOL Sports Blog] - List of Players Eligible for Arbitration

Ed Price — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:27:50 GMT

... land (3.012) James Loney, 1B, Dodgers (3.012) Jeff Mathis, C, Angels (3.012) Chris Sampson, P, Houston (3.012) J.P. Howell, P, Tampa Bay (3.007) Koyie Hill, C, Cubs (3 ...

[FanBlog: Astros] - An early look at Astros' 2010 roster

Chip — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:09:54 GMT

... h were to fail or not hit, well . . . A couple of other notes: You'll notice Chris Sampson and Tim Byrdak are not on this roster. Both are non-tender candidates and co ...

[The Crawfish Boxes] - Cecil Cooper from take off to landing

DyingQuail — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:27:04 GMT

... Michael Bourn (CF - HOU) , Geoff Geary (P - HOU) , Ty Wigginton (DH - BAL) , Chris Sampson (P - HOU) , Doug Brocail (P - HOU) , Carlos Lee (LF - HOU) , Carlos Lee (C - ...

[FanBlog: Astros] - Yeah, the Astros could win with another $100 million

Chip — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:33:35 GMT

... to eight players who would put Houston over the top. No more Brian Moehler, Chris Sampson, Yorman Bazardo or Kaz Matsui. No more wondering when or if Tommy Manzella o ...

[FanBlog: Astros] - Astros have a handful of non-tender candidates

Chip — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:46:42 GMT

... ed $1.7 million and there's no way the Astros offer arbitration this year. • Chris Sampson. He'll probably get a contract, despite being in his first year of arbitrati ...

[FanBlog: Astros] - Has anyone thought of moving Oswalt to closer?

Chip — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:05:43 GMT

... returns to the setup role, then youngsters Sammy Gervacio, Alberto Arias and Chris Sampson can fill other roles in the pen, bridging the gap to the last two innings. N ...

[The Crawfish Boxes] - Astros Roster Breakdown: The Relievers

davoag — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:49:02 GMT

... ter - 24 comments Read More: Brad Lidge (P - PHI) , Doug Brocail (P - HOU) , Chris Sampson (P - HOU) , Wesley Wright (P - HOU) , Wayne Franklin (P - KAN) , Tyler Lumsd ...

[The Crawfish Boxes] - Let's Hope Bill James Projections for Astros Pitching is Wrong

clack — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:18:23 GMT

... s used as set up man. The projections are kinder to another key bullpen arm, Chris Sampson . Again, I think this comes down to a better track record for Chris. Chris S ...

[The Crawfish Boxes] - Roster Breakdown: The Money

davoag — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:59:21 GMT

... Mike Hampton (P - HOU) , Jeff Fulchino (P - HOU) , Alberto Arias (P - HOU) , Chris Sampson (P - HOU) , Edwin Maysonet (SS - HOU) , Jose Valverde (P - HOU) , Darin Erst ...

[MLB Trade Rumors] - Offseason Outlook: Houston Astros

Tim Dierkes — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:28:04 GMT

... Bud Norris - $400K SP - Felipe Paulino - $405K RP - Tim Byrdak - $1MM+ RP - Chris Sampson - $449K+ RP - Wesley Wright - $425K RP - Jeff Fulchino - $400K RP - Alberto ...

[The Crawfish Boxes] - This is way the Astros season ends: Not with a bang, but a whimper

DyingQuail — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:05:16 GMT

... till seems impossible. The team just started to slip way in bits and pieces. Chris Sampson went down exposing the limits of the set-up men. Alberto Arais faltered and ...

[MLB - Astros] - Challenges await Astros in offseason

Brian McTaggart — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 06:46:22 GMT

... Brocail, RHP. Non-tender possibilities: Chris Sampson, RHP; Chad Paronto, RHP. Catchers • Humberto Quintero, .236 BA, 4 HRs, 14 RB ...