Jose Carlos Altuve (twitter: @JoseAltuve27)

Position: Second Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 5", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: May 6, 1990 in Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela
Signed by the Houston Astros as an amateur free agent in 2007. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 20, 2011 (Age 21)   vs. WSN 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Team: Astros 2011-2013
2013 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible, 1 yr/$506k (13) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 1.072, Arb Eligible: 2015, Free Agent: 2018 [*], Agents: Octagon [*]
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• 5/25 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal On Rizzo, Altuve, Mattingly: Nationals GM Mike Rizzo might make an intriguing free agent after the 2015 season, FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal says in a recent...
• 5/25 Swingin' A's: The Comforts of Home: Chris Young Comes Up Huge in Houston: The Oakland Athletics are now 7-0 versus the Houston Astros in 2013, and outfielder Chris Young, a Houston native, has had a...
• 5/23 Climbing Tal's Hill: The Three J’s Lead Astros To Series Win Over the Royals: The Astros have started to put together some good baseball over the last week. Tonight’s game was just about as good as...
• 5/22 The Flagrant Fan: Good players on bad teams - Jose Altuve: I thought I would start a little series on good players that play on really bad teams. The subject has always fascinated me....
• 5/22 Bigfoot Sports Blog: Forget Dylan Bundy, Enter Kevin Gausman: When I searched for a picture of Kevin Gausman the related searches on Google were ‘Kevin Gausman Shirtless,’ and...
• 5/21 FanSided: Houston Astros Jose Altuve Drops Scott Boras As Agent: Few names create more cringes among Major League front offices than that of Scott Boras. The long time agent has brokered many...
• 5/21 MLBTradeRumors: Jose Altuve Rejoins Octagon; Leaves Boras: Jose Altuve's fling with the Boras Corporation has ended.  The Astros' second baseman recently left Boras and signed with Scott...
• 5/21 Beyond the Scorecard: 5/20/13 Box Score Ephemera: You've seen the video, you've heard the breakdowns, now find out what REALLY happened in the games on Monday, May 20th, 2013....
• 5/21 TheFantasyFix.com: 2013 Fantasy Baseball, Total Run Series: Second Basemen: All in all, second base might be the deepest position in the big leagues. This is partially because the position has enjoyed the...
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• 5/17 MLBTradeRumors: Astros Open To Extension With Jose Altuve: The Astros have trimmed payroll to unheard of levels for today's game over the past year as they look to rebuild their franchise,...
• 5/15 Baseball News Source: Bud Norris Trade Stock On The Decline For Astros: Following his exit from Monday night’s 7-2 loss to the Detroit Tigers due to lower back spasms, Houston Astros starting pitcher...
• 5/15 Baseball Jerks: MLB Fantasy Baseball Rookies – Robbie Grossman: There aren’t a whole lot of relevant fantasy players on the Houston Astros, especially once you get past Jose Altuve and...
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• 5/8 mlbreports.com : Daily Home Run Hitters Update From May.07/2013: Like us on Facebook here Wednesday, May.08/2013 DH – Stands for Daily HR Hitters in the Majors. We are going to run the...
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• 5/8 TheLeadoffWalk: Day 37 Observations: Hitters: Twins 6, Red Sox 1 Joe Mauer: Any time the Twins have a big showing on the scoreboard, it’s a safe bet that...
• 5/8 Halo Hangout: Halo Highlights: Errors Prove Costly as Angels Fall to Astros, 7-6: The Astros. The Houston Astros. The (string of profanity) Houston ASTROS! Coming into this series, the Angels had lost seven of...
• 5/7 Baseball Jerks: Fantasy Baseball Sleeper: Jimmy Paredes: The Houston Astros may be the worst team in the American League but it makes for a great opportunity for a younger player to get...
• 5/7 TheFantasyFix.com: 2013 Fantasy Baseball Daily Fix: May 7: DraftKings.com Team of the Day Today I’m playing in the Double Up! contest on DraftKings. Don’t forget to get your deposit...
• 5/7 Halo Hangout: Series Preview: Angels Head to Texas to Take On That Other Team: HOUSTON – Having dropped three of their last four against the Baltimore Orioles at home, the Angels are looking to squeeze...
• 5/6 PaulLebowitz.com: The Astros Reality Is Beginning To Sink In: We’ve come a long way in a month. On opening night in Texas, the Astros beat up on the Rangers 8-2. Following the preseason...
• 5/6 MLBTradeRumors: Trade Targets With Control: Rentals such as Mike Morse, Kendrys Morales, Matt Garza, Scott Feldman, Ricky Nolasco, Edinson Volquez, and Frank Francisco...
• 5/6 What the Heck, Bobby?: Happy Birthday - 5/6: Happy Birthday to ~ 2B Jose Altuve (23) Altuve was first signed by the Astros as a free agent out of Venezuela in 2007...
• 5/6 mlbreports.com : MLB Monthly Power Rankings May 2013 (Podcast Version): Like us on Facebook here Sunday, May.05/2013 By The Big Ticket Show ( AKA Triple Play Podcast on http://www.mlbreports.com) Chuck...
• 5/5 Motor City Bengals: A Tale of Two Wins: It was a tale of two wins for the Detroit Tigers on Friday and Saturday nights. On Friday, the Tigers could muster up only six...
• 5/3 mlbreports.com : The Houston Astros Should Not Trade The Po**** Jose Altuve…Yet Or Maybe Ever…: Like us on Facebook here Friday May.03,  2013 By Lee White (Astros Correspondent)   Ever since last season, mentions of the...
• 5/2 Beyond the Scorecard: 5/1/13 Box Score Ephemera: A day late and a dollar short in discussing the Wednesday, May 1st, 2013 baseball games.***A CONTRAST IN STYLES***In the Yankees...
• 5/1 The Captain's Blog: OPS Leaders and Laggards and Their Impact on Team Offense: Baseball is a team sport, but one hitter can disproportionately influence a lineup, in both a positive and negative sense. In...

• 4/30 It's About the Money (Stupid): And all’s right in the world again: Yankees 7, Astros 4: I guess it's a good thing this was a game against the Houston Astros because if the Yankees were facing another team, a better...
• 4/30 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – Toronto Blue JaysThe Advanced Scout grabs a Tim Horton's and analyzes the Toronto Blue Jays...
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• 4/26 fantasyteamadvice.com: Patrolling the fantasy baseball 2013 waiver wire – week 5 – Shortstop, Third Base, Outfield: In this article I will continue to patrol the waiver wire for those of our owners that are in deep leagues, and are looking for...
• 4/25 fantasyteamadvice.com: ROS Rankings – Second Base – 2013 fantasy baseball 2B updated in season rankings: ROS Rankings – Second Base – 2013 Fantasy Baseball While you are here be sure to register for a FREE account, then...
• 4/25 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 4/25: After taking two-of-three from the Oakland A's, the Boston Red Sox finish up the homestand tonight with the first...
• 4/25 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – Houston AstrosThe Advanced Scout struggles to find something good to say about the Houston Astros...
• 4/24 Baseball Ruminations: Prospect Review – Chicago White Sox Carlos Sanchez: While I was at the Gwinnett Braves vs. Charlotte Knights AAA game on Monday I made a special point to take a look at young second...
• 4/24 fantasyteamadvice.com: Updated Second Baseman ranks based on April performance thus far – fantasy baseball 2013 – In Season Rankings – buy low/ sell high – 2B: Despite a wide range of in season callups and promotions at second base, the updated second baseman ranks based on April performance...
• 4/24 Baseball Reality Tour: MLB Team-by-Team At-a-Glance: More than half of today's games are matinees, including a couple of 12:35 ET starts in Baltimore and Cincinnati. So, we don't...
• 4/22 AppyAstros: Jose Cisnero is 14th Greeneville Astro to Get THE Call: Brian McTaggart is reporting that Jose Cisnero is on a plain heading to Houston to join the Astros bullpen. That makes Cisnero...
• 4/21 TheLeadoffWalk: Indians vs. Astros: Day 21 Observations: Indians 5, Astros 4 Mark Reynolds: Reynolds’s impressive first season with the Indians continued on Sunday with...
• 4/21 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Tribe Survives Late to Win Series; Indians 5, Astros 4: The Indians climbed a little closer to .500 with a white-knuckler of a game that the Indians emerged victorious 5-4, thanks to...
• 4/21 AppyAstros: Big Games for Former G-Stros : Normally I post the highlights form former Greeneville Astros box scores on twitter.  Just highlighting the best performances...
• 4/19 TheFantasyFix.com: Fantasy Baseball Daily Fix: April 19, 2013: Good morning! It’s finally Friday, and that means it’s a great time to begin playing daily fantasy baseball at DraftKings....
• 4/17 TheLeadoffWalk: Astros vs. Athletics: Day 17 Observations: Athletics 7, Astros 5 Josh Reddick: Since returning from what appeared to be a potentially serious wrist/hand injury,...
• 4/17 Mets360.com: Early season shocker: Daniel Murphy leads 2B in UZR: By UZR, the three worst full-time second basemen in MLB in 2012 were Daniel Murphy, Jose Altuve and Rickie Weeks. Flash forward...
• 4/17 fantasyteamadvice.com: Top 70 second basemen heading into week 4 – fantasy baseball 2013 (updated 2B rankings): The injuries are beginning to mount at 2B, as several of the top options like Aaron Hill and Jason Kipnis have missed some time...
• 4/12 Mastersball.com: Beware of Early Standings: It seems like every year one of us cautions against looking at early standings in your league(s). Of course, the reason for this...
• 4/12 MLB Injury News: Mariners place Michael Saunders on DL with sprained shoulder: The Seattle Mariners have placed outfielder Michael Saunders on the 15-day disabled listed with a sprained right shoulder, the...
• 4/11 North and South of Royal Brougham: Astros @ Mariners: Series 3 Recap: Well, that’s not what we expected, was it? The M’s dropped two-of-three from the Astros and were outscored 24-15. Perhaps...
• 4/11 MLB Injury News: Mariners’ Michael Saunders exits with sprained shoulder: Seattle Mariners outfielder Michael Saunders collided with the wall last night while tracking down a fly ball off the bat of...
• 4/10 The Baseball Continuum: The MVP of Yesterday (April 9, 2013): Robinson Cano: The Yankees again routed the Indians yesterday, led by Robinson Cano, who went 4-6 with a HR and 5 RBIs. While the game wasn’t...
• 4/10 Baseball News Source: Houston Astros Bats Wake Up With Five Home Runs, 22 Hits: The Houston Astros pounded Seattle Mariners pitching with 22 hits in five home runs to earn their first road victory of the 2013...
• 4/10 We Talk Fantasy Sports: Houston, We Have Offense: As a team, the Houston Astros only scored 17 runs through the first 7 games. They also only had 5 doubles and 2 home runs. They...
• 4/10 TheLeadoffWalk: Astros vs. Mariners: Day Nine Observations: Astros 16, Mariners 9 Astros Bats: It took long enough, but the Astros offense finally showed up. Leading the charge...
• 4/5 Baseball Jerks: Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks for April 5: If you referenced yesterday’s lineup, you’re probably not very happy, unless of course you replaced Mark Buehrle with...
• 4/4 Full Spectrum Baseball: Bold-ish Predictions For 2013: I know you have been waiting months, days even, for this exciting moment. Well, it is a bit late, I know, but better late than...
• 4/3 TheLeadoffWalk: Day Three Recap and Observations: Rangers vs. Astros: Rangers 4, Astros 0 Alexi Ogando: Following last night’s near perfect game from Yu Darvish wasn’t an enviable...
• 4/3 TheLeadoffWalk: Breaking Down Yu Darvish's Flirtation With Perfection: In the immediate aftermath of Yu Darvish’s near perfect game, it has become apparent many are downgrading his performance...
• 4/3 Billy-Ball.com: Yu Darvish’s Near Miss-terpiece: Two outs in the 9th and a ground ball goes through the five-hole and there goes Yu Darvish‘s perfect game. As I watched...
• 4/2 Vigilante Baseball : Dynasty Lookout: Second Base: Baseball America composes a team by team breakdown of top prospects and projected lineups for a few years down the road.  This...
• 4/1 Tyler's Think Tank: Notes From Opening Night: The 2013 baseball season began with last night's interleague game between the Texas Rangers and Houston Astros at Minute Maid...
• 4/1 TheLeadoffWalk: Opening Night Recap and Observations: Rangers vs Astros:      (Only) Game of the Night: Astros 8,  Rangers 2  The stars seemed to be against the...
• 4/1 AppyAstros: Four Former G-Stros Make Opening Day Rosters As Gutierrez Claims Final Spot: Yesterday it was announced that J.C. Gutierrez claimed the final spot in the Royals' bullpen. He won it based on a solid performance...

• 3/28 The Baseball Continuum: 2013 MLB Preview part 3: 162 Things Guaranteed to Happen in the 2013 MLB Season (Part 2): Did you read the first part of the 162 things yesterday? If not, you should. Go below the jump for today’s things: 63. No...
• 3/28 TheLeadoffWalk: Chasing History With the Houston Astros: Way back in 1962, the New York Mets posted what still stands as the worst win-loss record in baseball’s modern age, going...
• 3/28 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Jason Castro: Does Houston’s C have Any Fantasy Value?If you are here to see what Jason Castro can do for your team this season, skip down to the More......
• 3/27 Splash Hit Blog: NL West Division Preview: “Disrespect”: The regular season begins this Sunday at 5:05PM PST when the Texas Rangers play the Houston Astros in that famous AL West rivalry,...
• 3/27 KC Kingdom: AL West Predictions: Every spring, it is always fun to make pointless and meaningless predictions on the outcome of the upcoming baseball season. Regardless...
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• 3/27 Climbing Tal's Hill: Astros & Yankees play to 4-4 tie: The Astros and Yankees worked overtime Tuesday night under a full moon at George Steinbrenner Field. The game was called with...
• 3/26 Splash Hit Blog: AL West Division Preview: A New Rivalry, A New Champion: The regular season begins this Sunday at 5:05PM PST when the Texas Rangers play the Houston Astros in that famous AL West rivalry,...
• 3/26 AppyAstros: Going Camping: Making The Roster & Getting Reassigned: Camps are wrapping up and players are starting to learn their fate.  Let's see where things stand going in to the last few...
• 3/26 Rum Bunter: Twitter Predictions For Jonathan Sanchez Today: After the Pittsburgh Pirates made the announcement that Jonathan Sanchez would be in the starting rotation in 2013, we immediately...
• 3/24 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Astros, Phillies, Dodgers: The Astros and GM Jeff Luhnow are drawing polarized opinions this spring, writes Danny Knobler of CBS Sports. Luhnow argues that...
• 3/23 MLBTradeRumors: Ronny Cedeno, Astros Agree To Terms: 6:14 PM: Cedeno's deal with the Astros is complete, pending a physical, McTaggart writes (on Twitter). 5:33 PM: The Astros are...
• 3/22 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Houston Astros: The Astros’ patient approach to building a contender won’t lead to many wins at the MLB level in 2013. The club remains focused...
• 3/21 AppyAstros: Going Camping: Updates from Major League Spring Camps: Well, it is less than two weeks to opening day and we have some movement among former G-Stros in big league spring training. ...
• 3/18 MajorLeagueDigest.com: Major League Digest Fantasy Baseball 2013: Second Base Rankings: by Adam JenkinsMLDigest Fantasy EditorNote: This article part of a series of player rankings for the upcoming MLB fantasy baseball...
• 3/17 PaulLebowitz.com: Jim Crane Tells Astros Fans What He Thinks Of Them: In this Wall Street Journal column by Brian Costa discussing the Astros’ decision to gut the big league product, strip it down...
• 3/15 Rum Bunter: Pirates Jonathan Sanchez Now A Darkhorse For Rotation?: The Pittsburgh Pirates are staring at a decision about left-hander Jonathan Sanchez.  The team is nearly at double digit days...
• 3/13 AppyAstros: Going Camping: Update on Former G-Stros in Big League Camp: In Astros Camp, here is the latest on the former G-Stros:Jose Altuve is hitting .314 through 12 games (35 At Bats).  We...
• 3/11 Lasorda's Lair: Why the Dodgers are better than your team: Houston Astros: Lets ignore the injuries, however minor they are, to Zack Greinke and Chad Billingsley. Because even without Greinke, Billingsley,...
• 3/9 Motor City Bengals: Getting To Know The Houston Astros: With the Houston Astros making the jump to the American League this year, I decided to catch up with Greg Thurston of Climbing...
• 3/8 EDSBaseball: 2013 Fantasy Baseball Rankings - Top 20 Second Basemen: Not only is he a talented and consistently productive player, but New York Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano is both of those...
• 3/7 District On Deck: Preview And Lineups: Spring Training Game 12 | Washington Nationals @ Houston Astros: Today, the Washington Nationals play their first road game against an American League team in Spring Training. You know what that...
• 3/6 Climbing Tal's Hill: Astros MLB Players and Staff on Twitter: With Twitter becoming more and more po**** everyday, many of your Houston Astros are active on the Twittersphere. From GM Jeff...
• 3/6 StoopSports.com: 30 in 30: Houston Astros: To lead you into the MLB season Stoop Sports’ MLB staff is embarking on a 30 day journey, where we will give you pre-season...
• 3/5 District On Deck: Spring Training Game 10: Washington Nationals 7, Houston Astros 1: Rafael Soriano made his Nationals debut and Wilson Ramos played in his first game at catcher since ACL surgery as the Nats jumped...
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• 3/2 Through The Fence Baseball: 2013 MLB draft: Ten college players on the rise: The college season is in full swing, and many players are starting to break out from the pack by either justifying their present...
• 3/2 Through The Fence Baseball: 2013 MLB draft: Ten college players on the rise: The college season is in full swing and many players are starting to break out from the pack by either justifying their present...
• 3/2 Climbing Tal's Hill: Altuve back in leadoff spot?: Jose Altuve will be back in his familiar leadoff spot in today’s game against Kris Medlen and the Braves. Manager Bo Porter...

• 2/28 AppyAstros: Going Camping: Update on Former G-Stros in Big League Camp: In Astros Camp, here is the latest on the former G-Stros:Jose Altuve has appeared in just two games so far this spring. ...
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• 2/27 Baseball News Source: Tigers News: Bruce Rondon Wild In Early Spring Appearance: New Detroit Tigers closer to  be,  Bruce Rondon  threw 22 pitches yesterday in an outing against the Houston Astros in Kissimmee,...
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• 2/24 Baseball Jerks: Sapphire Tom’s Fantasy Pawn $ Exchange: 2013 Preview: Before the baseball season starts, and you begin scrambling to make up for your injured and inadequate players, come on down to...
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• 2/22 Full Spectrum Baseball: Fantasy Forecast: In Florida and Arizona all spring training camps are now kicked into gear. Along with that, Fantasy Baseball leagues are forming...
• 2/20 Baseball Analytics: Top 16 Fantasy Baseball Second Basemen: Second base is a position bred from defensive deficiency. If you look at every starting second baseman in the majors, odds are...
• 2/17 North and South of Royal Brougham: Houston Astros: Helping the Mariners Look Better: This is one of the best players on the Astros and you don’t know his name. The Mariners are not likely to finish last in...
• 2/17 North and South of Royal Brougham: Houston Astros: Helping the Mariners Look Better: This is probably the best player on the Astros and you don’t know his name. The Mariners are not likely to finish last in...
• 2/13 Climbing Tal's Hill: Jose Altuve Needs to be the Leadoff Hitter, & Other Midday News: Who Will Hit Leadoff? A good leadoff hitter needs to get on base.  They set the tone for not only the game, but for the team...
• 2/11 mlbreports.com : Houston Astros Roster In 2013: State Of The Union:: Like us on Facebook here Monday, February.11,  2013 By Nicholas Rossoletti (MLB Reports Trade Correspondent): In 2005, the Houston...
• 2/11 Climbing Tal's Hill: Astros Spring Training notes from Day 1: Astros pitchers and catchers arrived this morning at the team’s Spring Training facility in Kissimmee Florida. The first...
• 2/8 Jays Journal: AA Got One More Splash In Him? Part 2: My previous post “AA Got One More Splash In Him?” was originally supposed to be about what the title implies. It was about...
• 2/6 mlbreports.com : Luhnow Spins His Trade Magic Again For The Astros In: Get Carter: Like us on Facebook here Tuesday Feb.5, 2013 By Richard Perez (Astros Correspondent): As I’m sure you’ve heard by now, the...
• 2/6 Baseball Jerks: Houston Astros 2013 Preview: The Astros are moving to the AL after winning a combined 111 games over the last two seasons in the NL Central. The timing couldn’t......

• 1/31 The Flagrant Fan: Jose Altuve under a microscope: This is the third post in which I try to rate how well I did on my first ever mock draft. To this point, I liked my catcher...
• 1/30 Full Spectrum Baseball: “Astro”nomical Silver Linings: So sure, every fan can find something to look forward to from their squad in the upcoming season, right? Well, if you're an Astros...
• 1/23 The Sports Provocateur: A.L. West Dream Lineup Powered by Angels and Rangers: The American League West Dream Lineup for 2013, not surprisingly, consists primarily of Texas Rangers and California. Angels....
• 1/21 Baseball Jerks: 2013 Fantasy Baseball Preview and Rankings – Second Baseman: At the height of the steroid era, second base was as deep of a fantasy position as there was.  There were plenty of starters...
• 1/18 AppyAstros: 14 Former G-Stros in Big League Spring Training: With yesterday's snow here in Greeneville, thoughts of spring are in the forefront of my mind.  As of today, it appears 13...
• 1/17 Climbing Tal's Hill: Jose Altuve Has Room to Grow: If you watched a majority of the 2012 Houston Astros games, 1) I feel your pain, and 2) you probably noticed Jose Altuve. Altuve...
• 1/14 The Baseball Continuum: Late World Baseball Classic news for January 14, 2013 (Part 2 of ?): More WBC news that has come out (or that I just found) since earlier: Buster Posey is out, but there are other members of the...
• 1/14 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball 2013: Houston Astros Hitting & Pitching Projections: Houston Astros – Predicted Finish: Fifth Place, AL West The Astros will be abysmal in 2013. I’d make a string of More...The...
• 1/13 Motor City Bengals: MLB Farm System Rankings: #26 Cleveland Indians: It’s that time of year again. Time to give this prospect junkie his fix. Last year, I did farm system rankings for all of baseball,...
• 1/12 Braves Journal: Three Trades My Barber Would Make (by Smitty): I just got back from my barber and we were discussing the upcoming season. My barber is still ticked off over the “In-Field...
• 1/5 Tyler's Think Tank: 2012 All Breakout Team (NL): C Carlos Ruiz The first time All-Star was one of the few bright spots in an otherwise disappointing year for the Phillies. At...

• 12/27 Blog Red Machine: Best of 2012: #5 Performances: We’ll begin our countdown of the best Reds performances for 2012. We’ll denote a position player and starting pitcher...
• 12/12 MLBRandomFandom: Houston Astros Team Page: HOUSTON ASTROSMLBDepthCharts Team PagePlayers 1-25 by Number Score1. Jose Altuve (7.5)2. Jed Lowrie (6.75)3. Lucas Harrell...
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• 11/23 Climbing Tal's Hill: Player Card: Hector Ambriz: Earlier in the week I started our series of “player card” posts with an article covering Astros 2012 MVP Jose Altuve. Consider...
• 11/20 Lasorda's Lair: Great Games of 2012- A.J. Walks Off With Our Hearts: It was May 26th, and the Dodgers were trying to fend off the young and feisty Houston Astros in an attempt to stave off a three-game...
• 11/20 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Henry Wrigley Continues His Impressive Showing: The Winter Leagues had a light slate of games Monday night, with only two games in the Dominican League and one in the Venezuelan...
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• 11/15 Through The Fence Baseball: Need a fix? Here’s what’s happening in the winter leagues (AL West): We’ll continue the trip around winter league baseball action with the AL West, which takes on a new look this year with the...

• 10/23 mlbreports.com : The Robert Whitmer 5-Point Plan to Fix the Yankees: Tuesday October 23rd, 2012 Robert Whitmer:  If I gave you 196 million dollars and told you that you could take that money and...
• 10/15 Climbing Tal's Hill: Star Performer of the Year Award: Choosing the winner of the 2012 Star Performer of the Year Award was a tough decision. In another disastrous season on the field...
• 10/12 mlbreports.com : 2013 MLB Fantasy Keeper Rankings: Installment #1: Friday October 12th, 2012 Peter Stein:  Now that the 2012 season is over, it is time to start thinking about the 2013. For many...
• 10/8 Call to the Pen: 2012 Season Review Series: Houston Astros: This is a guest post aut**** by Greg Thurston of FanSided’s Astros’ site, Climbing Tal’s Hill, and is the first...
• 10/5 Redlegs Review: The All-National League Central Team: The National League Central boasted its fair share of good players in 2012. In fact, there was a time during the...
• 10/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Astros | Jose Altuve sittingHouston Astros 2B Jose Altuve (groin) is out of the lineup Wednesday, Oct. 3....[+] Houston Astros 2B Jose Altuve (groin) is out of the lineup Wednesday, Oct. 3.
• 10/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Astros | Jose Altuve leaves game: Houston Astros 2B Jose Altuve (groin) left the game Tuesday, Oct. 2, against the Chicago Cubs due to discomfort in his left groin....[+] He aggravated an existing injury, and is unlikely to play Wednesday, Oct. 3.
• 10/2 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Houston Astros: New ownership, a new front office, a new manager, even a new league. In many ways the 51-year-old Astros are the closest thing...

• 9/30 Climbing Tal's Hill: Astros news & notes: Sunday’s shutout win over the Brewers gave the Astros a rare series win on the road, but the team was unable to register...
• 9/30 Kings of Kauffman: That’s What Speed Do!: The duo of Jarrod Dyson and Alcides Escobar made club history today as they are the first Royals teammates to both steal 30 or...
• 9/29 Climbing Tal's Hill: Astros’ 4 homers just enough: So the Stros are actually playing the role of spoilers decently. They extended the Pirates misery, took an important win from...
• 9/26 Climbing Tal's Hill: Carlos Beltran playing like he’s in a trance: Did someone hypnotize Carlos Beltran and forget to wake him up? The St. Louis rightfielder appears to be sleepwalking through...
• 9/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Astros | Jose Altuve sits: Houston Astros 2B Jose Altuve (groin) was not in the lineup Monday, Sept. 24, against the St. Louis Cardinals due to a tight groin....[+]
• 9/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Astros | Jose Altuve out: Houston Astros 2B Jose Altuve (groin) is out of the lineup Monday, Sept. 24, after leaving the game with groin tightness Sunday,...[+] Sept. 23.
• 9/20 El Maquino: SALAS SAVES THE DAY: THE POSTGAME Rarely is a middle reliever the MVP of any given game, but Fernando Salas was all over it in today’s sweep...
• 9/20 STLCardinalBaseball: GAME 150: Kicking Astros: After a terrible road trip, the Cardinals really needed to make a statement against losing teams. They won the first two games...
• 9/20 Redbird Rants: Redbird Rants: Lance Lynn Turns In Another Quality Start: Lance Lynn provided the pitching and Yadier Molina and David Freese provided the power as the St. Louis Cardinals won their 3rd...
• 9/18 Baseball News Source: Tim Bogar Candidate to Manage the Youthful Astros: Astros will interview Red Sox bench coach Tim Bogar Though they are 48-99 and will finish with the worst record in Major League...
• 9/16 Climbing Tal's Hill: DeFrancesco stating his case to stay on as Manager: Interim manager Tony DeFrancesco is making a case for himself to retained as the Astros full-time skipper, and the Astros are...
• 9/15 High Heat Stats: Friday game nibbles: Rays 6, @Yankees 4: Three runs in the 5th (aided by 2 wild pitches) and a typical Price-is-right performance against the Bombers helped...
• 9/13 High Heat Stats: Is Darwin Barney baseball’s best defensive infielder?: Quick – who’s the best defensive 2nd baseman in baseball? Chase Utley? Robinson Cano? Dustin Pedroia? All fine second...
• 9/12 mlbreports.com : Just How Bad Are The Houston Astros?: Wednesday September 12th, 2012 Sam Evans: The 2012 Houston Astros are breaking records every day. If you have followed baseball...
• 9/11 Climbing Tal's Hill: Monday’s loss a microcosm of Astros 2012 season: I admit it. I was a little excited about the prospect of Monday’s series opener against the Cubs. Even bad teams get hot...
• 9/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Astros | Jose Altuve showing improvement: Houston Astros 2B Jose Altuve (abdominal) said Monday, Sept. 10, that he was close to returning and should be able to hit on the...[+] field Tuesday, Sept. 11. 'It's real close to getting back to play,' Altuve said.
• 9/9 Climbing Tal's Hill: Astros leave Cincy on a high note: Sunday’s 5-1 win over the Reds gave the Astros a series victory in their final visit to Cincinnati as a member of the National...
• 9/9 High Heat Stats: Friday game notes: Yeah, I know. I wish I could have gotten this out sooner — say, before Saturday’s games. But as the saying goes, life...
• 9/8 Climbing Tal's Hill: Banged-up Astros still trying to compete: Even with the expanded September roster, Astros skipper Tony Defrancesco will have a hard time fielding a healthy lineup tonight...
• 9/7 Redlegs Review: Astros stage late rally off Chapman to upend Redlegs: The unthinkable happened Friday night at Great American Ball Park as the Reds (83-56) fell to the lowly Astros...
• 9/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Astros | Jose Altuve leaves with abdominal strain: Houston Astros 2B Jose Altuve (abdomen) left the game Friday, Sept. 7, against the Cincinnati Reds due to a lower abdominal strain....[+]
• 9/2 Blog Red Machine: Reds Drop 2-1 Decision for Various Reasons: Yes, some will term last night’s 2-1 loss to the Astros as a humiliating one. It will not keep the Reds from making the...

• 8/31 Blog Red Machine: The Utility Player: Hamilton, Chapman, Frazier, Baker: If you’re a Reds fan looking for Billy Hamilton to be among the September call-ups, well, you’re going to be disappointed....
• 8/30 Tyler's Think Tank: 25 Bold(ish) Predictions for the Rest of the Season: I don't necessarily believe all of these will happen, but there exists the possibility that they could happen.  A...
• 8/29 Blog Red Machine: Snub Providing Motivation for Cueto, Phillips: Upon the announcement of the National League All-Star team, two Reds players whose exclusion created a harsh backlash were those...
• 8/28 mlbreports.com : Beltre and Hamilton Need to Carry the Rangers for a 3rd Straight WS Appearance: Tuesday, August.28/2012 Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Writer): It is Adrian Beltre Awareness Week! What is that exactly?  I have...
• 8/27 Climbing Tal's Hill: A lost season; By the numbers: At the end of each month the staff here at CTH posts a “state of the team report.’ That report examines the numbers...
• 8/27 Redbird Rants: Redbirds Week in Review—8/20/12 to 8/26/12:   With Monday an off day, the Cardinals started the week on Tuesday with a 3 game series against the Astros at Busch Stadium....
• 8/26 Rising Apple: Game Recap: Ike Davis Puts Mets on Back in 2-1 Walk-Off Win: It was another game without a lot of offense to speak of, but it came at the right time for the Mets to grab a rare series win...
• 8/26 Climbing Tal's Hill: Astros vs. Mets game goes down to the wire: A couple of rookie right-handers put on a pitching clinic today at Citi Field. Or perhaps it was more a case of two anemic offensive...
• 8/25 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 127: Loss to Astros: Astros 3 Mets 1 After 18 years managing in the minor leagues, Suffern High School grad and Seton Hall University alum Tony DeFrancesco...
• 8/25 Climbing Tal's Hill: Mets play role of slumpbuster for Astros: Just when we were starting to wonder if the Astros would ever get a win for interim manager Tony DeFrancesco, along came the Mets....
• 8/24 Up Along First: Series Preview: Mets Play Three With League-Worst Astros: Tonight at 7:10, the Mets begin a three-game series with the Astros at Citi Field. The Astros have been the worst team in baseball...
• 8/24 Rising Apple: Series Preview: Houston Astros @ New York Mets: Being the optimistic Mets fan that I am, I feel like every new series is a clean slate for this team, but it’s been hard...
• 8/23 Baseball News Source: NL Recaps – Cardinals Complete Sweep of Astros With 17 Hits: Houston 5 – St. Louis 13 - David Freese went 3-for-4 with a three-run homer and four RBI, Allen Craig went 3-for-5 with...
• 8/23 Call to the Pen: Baseball Last Night: What I Imagine it Was Like: I have a confession to make: I didn’t follow baseball last night. Shocking, I know. You’re shocked, right? Me, a “baseball...
• 8/22 Climbing Tal's Hill: Astros drop sixth straight: Cardinals 4 Astros 2 The Astros struggles continued Wednesday night in St. Louis. Interim manager Tony DeFrancesco fell to 0-3...
• 8/21 Climbing Tal's Hill: Wainwright continues mastery of Astros: St. Louis hurler Adam Wainwright picked up his 12th win of the year Tuesday with a 7-0 shutout of the Astros. Wainwright is now...
• 8/19 Baseball News Source: Astros Fire Manager Brad Mills: Houston Astros General Manager Jeff Luhnow has spent the summer acquiring young prospects and trading veteran players. The rebuilding...
• 8/15 Baseball News Source: Astros Depth at 2B – Jose Altuve and Delino DeShields Jr: In the midst of an extensive rebuilding project, first-year Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow is upgrading the team’s organizational...
• 8/14 MLBTradeRumors: Astros Notes: Luhnow, DeShields Jr., Altuve: Astros General Manager Jeff Luhnow wrote the club's season ticket holders this afternoon to encourage them to stay on board...
• 8/14 Climbing Tal's Hill: Tyler Greene gets a fresh start: Sometimes a change of scenery helps a player so much that it becomes necessary. Whether pressure or injures, getting out of an...
• 8/13 Obstructed View: Series Preview: Houston Astros (38-78) at Chicago Cubs (44-69): The Cubs are 7.5 games out of the top pick in the 2013 draft, and can pick up some ground on the loss-leading Astros in this series....
• 8/13 Climbing Tal's Hill: Star Performer of the Week (Aug. 6 – 12): A rare two win week and the Star Performer Award is back. Wilton Lopez gets honorable mention for getting both wins. But Lopez...
• 8/9 Redbird Dugout: Happy trails, Tyler Greene: At first I thought it was a joke. Something I never thought would happen. Let alone in the middle of a season when he’s...
• 8/9 District On Deck: Game 111: Nationals 4, Astros 3: By Marty Niland After sweating out a pair of extra-inning wins against baseball’s worst team, the Houston Astros, the Washington...
• 8/8 District On Deck: Game 110: Nationals 3, Astros 2 (12 Innings): Oh, Minute Maid Park…those long, painful, and anxiety-filled games you bring us Nats fans.  That is, until Roger Bernadina...
• 8/7 High Heat Stats: Monday game notes – expanded: Added games are above the solid line. @Orioles 3, Mariners 1: Chris Tillman won his 4th straight start, beating the team that...
• 8/7 mlbreports.com : The Best Second Baseman in Baseball? It’s Robinson Cano… Don’t Ya Know: Tuesday August 7th, 2012 John Burns:  It is easy to say that Robinson Cano is the best all-around second baseman in baseball...
• 8/7 District On Deck: Game 109: Nationals 5, Astros 4 (11): The first game of the Nationals long road trip was an extra inning affair which featured shaky pitching from the usually reliable...
• 8/5 Climbing Tal's Hill: Astros burn the house down and begin to rebuild it: The Astros are essentially an expansion team, lets just be real about it. Considering how the franchise looked only 18 months...
• 8/1 Climbing Tal's Hill: State of the Team Report: August 1: As the calendar turns to August the Astros now have only two months remaining as a member of the National League. As we do every...

• 7/31 Climbing Tal's Hill: Who will be left after today’s deadline: At this point, watching games has been reduced to expecting the worst and hoping for the best. The good part, August 1st is just...
• 7/30 Reviewing the Brew: Series Six Pack with Greg Thurston of Climbing Tal’s Hill: There’s really not much more I can say about the Milwaukee Brewers (45-56). Losing nine out of your last ten games…can...
• 7/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Astros | Jose Altuve untouchableThe Houston Astros consider everyone on their roster but 2B Jose Altuve available for trades....[+] The Houston Astros consider everyone on their roster but 2B Jose Altuve available for trades.
• 7/26 MLBTradeRumors: Stark On Greinke, Headley, Indians, Wells: The market for Zack Greinke appears to consist of the Rangers, Angels, White Sox and Braves, ESPN.com’s Jayson Stark reports....
• 7/25 The Baseball Page: National League Potential Stars: National League Potential Stars NL East Giancarlo Stanton- Just ask...
• 7/24 Climbing Tal's Hill: Astros fundamentally challenged: After a brutal road trip the Astros returned home Monday to start a three-game series against the Cincinnati Reds. Unfortunately,...
• 7/22 Climbing Tal's Hill: Astros are bad, Mills is worse: For a while today it looked like the Astros might actually win a game. Arizona starter Josh Collmenter was basically throwing...
• 7/21 Climbing Tal's Hill: Kubel KO’s Keuchel: Astros lefty Dallas Keuchel was unable to cool off a red-hot Diamondbacks offense tonight in Arizona. Jason Kubel hit a two-run...
• 7/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Astros | Jose Altuve not in the lineup: Houston Astros 2B Jose Altuve was not in the starting lineup Friday, July 20, against the Arizona Diamondbacks. It's uncertain...[+] if he is nursing an injury or receiving a simple day off.
• 7/20 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Appel, Upton, Votto, Ichiro: One year ago today, Hideki Matsui hit a solo homer off Duane Below in a game between the Athletics and Tigers. It was the 168th...
• 7/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Astros | Jose Altuve struggling since All-Star break: Houston Astros 2B Jose Altuve is batting .125 (3-for-25) in six games since the All-Star break with no home runs and one RBI....[+]
• 7/15 Climbing Tal's Hill: New “whiff & run” strategy works for league’s worst team: The Houston Astros entered Saturday night’s game against Tim Lincecum and the Giants with 711 strikeouts, the most in the...
• 7/14 Climbing Tal's Hill: Jed Lowrie injury looks serious: It appears as though the Astros may have lost shortstop Jed Lowrie for a significant length of time. Lowrie had to be helped off...
• 7/14 Climbing Tal's Hill: What’s wrong with the Astros offense?: The Astros started the second half of the season just like they finished off the first half, with another loss. It was a typical...
• 7/11 Climbing Tal's Hill: Should the Astros Trade Jose Altuve?: Let me start this by saying two things. First, I do not believe Jose Altuve will be traded. Second, I do not think Jose Altuve...
• 7/10 WahoosOnFirst: The FanSided 2012 NL All-Star Team: The fan-selected starting lineups will take the field in Kansas City tonight for the 2012 MLB All-Star Game, but we at FanSided...
• 7/8 High Heat Stats: Sunday game notes … and 3 days to catch our breath: “Who am I?” In my 9th year, and 3 years after being jettisoned by my original team, I currently have career highs...
• 7/8 Through The Fence Baseball: The Latin Link: International draft delivers familiar results:   The annual Latin American amateur free-agent draft was held a week ago, just in case you didn’t catch the news. This...
• 7/7 Baseball Musings: Early Shower: Zack Greinke got the boot from an umpire in the first inning Saturday afternoon: Greinke gave up a leadoff triple to Jordan Schafer...
• 7/5 Call to the Pen: Dominguez, Part of Carlos Lee Deal, Gets Quick Call-Up: Matt Dominguez last played in the Majors late last year with the Marlins. He was a September call-up. Now, after the Astros traded...
• 7/5 MLBTradeRumors: Potentially Available Second Basemen: MLB second basemen have combined to hit .255/.317/.381 for the first half of the season -- hardly an impressive offensive performance....
• 7/5 Throw the Challenge Flag: Game 81: Mike McKenry and Pedro Alvarez plate two, Pirates win: Another Independence Day has come and gone. With that usually comes day baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates that includes...
• 7/4 Full Spectrum Baseball: Would the San Houstiego AstroPads Make the Playoffs?: Consider this hypothetical situation carefully, because it merits serious discussion. If Major League Baseball had somehow combined...
• 7/4 Throw the Challenge Flag: Game 80: Drew Sutton caps great comeback with walk off homer: Unreal. Unbelievable. Borderline unrealistic. The words that can be used to describe this year's edition of the Pittsburgh...
• 7/4 mlbreports.com : MLB Reports Monthly Power Rankings: July 2012: Wednesday July.4, 2012 Douglas ‘Chuck’ Booth (Lead Baseball Writer and @chuckbooth3024 on twitter)-We are going to...
• 7/4 Kings of Kauffman: Glimpsing Stars: Earlier on Tuesday, Joe Posnanski discussed the 2012 MLB All-Star Game and all-star games in general to devise some kind of meaning....
• 7/3 The Writer's Journey: In defense of Tony LaRussa: I can’t believe I just typed those words. The man is indefensible, and yet I am going to set out a defense for him in regards...
• 7/3 Throw the Challenge Flag: Game 79: Garrett Jones and Neil Walker go back to back off foul pole: Good teams beat bad teams. The Houston Astros are a bad team. The Pittsburgh Pirates are a good team. Say it again. The Pittsburgh...
• 7/2 Call to the Pen: Houston Astros Notes: Carlos Lee, Dodgers, Jose Altuve: The Astros are struggling through their final season in the National League, but they are trying to build for the future.  Trading...
• 7/2 Through The Fence Baseball: The Latin Link: Baseball’s “little guys” are a dying breed:   When pint-sized Alexi Amarista hit a grand slam home run in Houston the other night to lead the San Diego Padres in a come-from-behind...
• 7/2 The Writer's Journey: In defense of Tony LaRussa: I can’t believe I just typed those words. The man is indefensible, and yet I am going to set out a defense for him in regards...
• 7/1 Climbing Tal's Hill: Star Performer of the Week (June 25 – July 1): The Astros finished the week getting swept in a three-game series in Chicago by the lowly Cubs, scoring only two runs. For that...
• 7/1 D'Backs Venom: Aaron Hill and Paul Goldschmidt snubbed by the Players' Vote: The 2012 MLB All-Star rosters were announced on Sunday, and SP Wade Miley was the only Diamondback selected.  Both 2B Aaron...
• 7/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Astros | Jose Altuve in lineupHouston Astros 2B Jose Altuve (hamstring) is in the starting lineup Sunday, July 1....[+] Houston Astros 2B Jose Altuve (hamstring) is in the starting lineup Sunday, July 1.
• 7/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Astros | Jose Altuve expected back SundayHouston Astros 2B Jose Altuve (hamstring) is expected back in the lineup Sunday, July 1, according to manager Bradley Mills....[+] Houston Astros 2B Jose Altuve (hamstring) is expected back in the lineup Sunday, July 1, according to manager Bradley Mills.

• 6/30 Yankees Fans Unite: My 2012 NL All-Star Roster: These are my selections for the NL All- Star team. Starters: C- Carlos Ruiz- Phillies: It is not often we have years where there...
• 6/30 Climbing Tal's Hill: Houston Astros Injury Update: The Astros have not been bitten by the injury bug as badly as some other teams this season. But in the month of June the team...
• 6/29 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Ask Nash: Do I need to Shake my team up?:   10 Team H2H Mixed – 8 make playoffs. 1 DL slot C – Matt Wieters 1B – Mark Teixeira 2B – Jason Kipnis...
• 6/29 Obstructed View: Series Preview: Houston Astros (32-44) at Chicago Cubs (26-49): When the Cubs visited Houston a month ago, the Astros were a few games below .500 and the buzz around the team was relatively...
• 6/28 Tyler's Think Tank: My NL All-Star Ballot: C Carlos Ruiz (.361/.427/.579) Yadier Molina may have a few more home runs, RBI and steals, but Ruiz's...
• 6/28 Climbing Tal's Hill: Astros to go with 6-man starting rotation: Bud Norris will come off the disabled list tomorrow and the Astros will finish out the first half of the season with a 6-man starting...
• 6/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Astros | Jose Altuve out until at least Sunday: Houston Astros manager Bradley Mills said 2B Jose Altuve (hamstring) likely will not return to the starting lineup until Sunday,...[+] July 1, at the earliest. Mills said Altuve has not suffered a setback but does not want to bring him back until he is completely recovered.
• 6/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Astros | Jose Altuve sits againHouston Astros 2B Jose Altuve (hamstring) missed his third straight game Wednesday, June 27....[+] Houston Astros 2B Jose Altuve (hamstring) missed his third straight game Wednesday, June 27.
• 6/27 Climbing Tal's Hill: Counting down to July 31st: So as the Astros begin to plateau and reach the level we all realistically expected, at least in the wins and losses aspect, the...
• 6/27 WahoosOnFirst: Are Kipnis and Cabrera the Best Keystone Combo in Baseball?: In the movie City Slickers, three aspiring cowboys are sitting around reflecting on a simpler time of their youth and talking...
• 6/26 Climbing Tal's Hill: Padres outlast Astros 8-7 in 10 innings: Some days you just have to shake your head and shrug your shoulders, last night was one of those night. The Astros best pitcher,...
• 6/25 Motor City Bengals: Don’t Sell The Farm: Over the past few weeks I have seen some varying reactions to trade talk on Twitter and fan-sites (including here at MCB)....
• 6/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Astros | Jose Altuve injured Sunday: Houston Astros 2B Jose Altuve (hamstring) left the game against the Cleveland Indians Sunday, June 24, because of a strained right...[+] hamstring.
• 6/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Astros | Jose Altuve considered day-to-day: Updating a previous report, Houston Astros 2B Jose Altuve (hamstring) is considered day-to-day after suffering a mild hamstring...[+] strain Sunday, June 24.
• 6/24 WahoosOnFirst: Astros Rough Up Jeanmar Gomez, Halt Streaking Tribe: After stringing together four quality games in a row, the Indians’ four-game winning streak finally came to an end Saturday....
• 6/23 Climbing Tal's Hill: Astros, Keuchel double trouble for Indians: For the first four innings it looked like another disappointing afternoon for Dallas Keuchel and the Astros. The rookie left-hander...
• 6/23 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Game Preview #70: Cleveland Indians (37-32) at Houston Astros (28-42): By Mike Brandyberry Last evening Ubaldo Jimenez pitched shutout baseball for six and two-third innings, and the bullpen followed...
• 6/23 Climbing Tal's Hill: Time for change has come for Astros: I’ll start by admitting that what i’m about to type will be written in the heat of the moment and probably an overreaction....
• 6/23 WahoosOnFirst: Ubaldo Jimenez Shuts Down Astros in 2-0 Victory: Ubaldo Jimenez delivered a quality start and combined with three Tribe relievers to shut out the Astros 2-0 in the opener of a...
• 6/22 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Jimenez Outduels Harrell in Texas-Style Battle; Indians 2, Astros 0: By Evan Matsumoto In 1804, Aaron Burr dueled Alexander Hamilton in a fight that left Hamilton fatally wounded. Friday night’s...
• 6/22 WahoosOnFirst: Opposition Research: Greg Thurston Talks Houston Astros: The Indians head to Houston tonight to kick off a three-game series with the Astros. It’s our first and only look at the...
• 6/22 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Ask Nash: Do I need to Shake my team up?:   10 Team H2H Mixed – 8 make playoffs. 1 DL slot C – Matt Wieters 1B – Mark Teixeira 2B – Jason Kipnis...
• 6/22 WahoosOnFirst: Series Preview: Cleveland Indians at Houston Astros: A sweep of the NL Central-leading Cincinnati Reds gave the Indians a great end to their six-game home stand: they went 4-2 versus...
• 6/20 FanSided: Ramon Santiagos R Good EnoughCue Cyndi Lauper's "Goonies" theme song. ...
• 6/16 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal On Dempster, O's, Jays, Astros, Indians: Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com has the latest from the rumor mill in a pair of videos, the Rosenthal Report and Full Count....
• 6/15 Mets360.com: How to trade Jason Bay: Jason Bay signed a four-year, $66-million contract with the New York Mets on Dec. 29, 2009, and the deal has been a bust since...
• 6/14 James Smyth Broadcast: All-Time Appalachian League Teams: The Appalachian League season is fast approaching, with Opening Day on Tuesday. Most of the blog posts here have been from the...
• 6/13 FanSided: Which Reds Will Make the NL All-Star Team?: With just under a month left until the All-Star Game, let’s take a look at who may be representing the Reds on the National...
• 6/11 FanSided: Redbirds Week in Review---6/4/12 to 6/10/12:   This past week for the Redbirds started on a positive note with a win against the Mets in a series that has to be considered...
• 6/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Astros | Jose Altuve accomplishes rare feat: Houston Astros 2B Jose Altuve swatted a home run Sunday, June 10, against the Chicago White Sox, and he also stole home. He is...[+] the first player in the major leagues since Texas Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland homered and stole home in the same game since 2010.
• 6/10 Baseball Musings: Tighter Central: The Astros win a slugfest against the White Sox, holding on for an 11-9 final. Houston led 11-4 in the middle of the eighth, but...
• 6/5 Climbing Tal's Hill: Astros outlast Cardinals 9-8: The Astros scored early and often tonight against Jaime Garcia and the St. Louis Cardinals and held on for a 9-8 win. After Astros...
• 6/4 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Could Astros Be Enticed To Trade Altuve: We here at the Baseball Big Brother Project are big fans of Houston Astros sparkplug Jose Altuve. The mighty-might...
• 6/2 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal On Wright, Astros, Garza, Youkilis: Here's the latest Full Count video from Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com ... Mets third baseman David Wright, a free agent...

• 5/27 FanSided: Astros come close but lose series with 5-1 defeatJustin Maxwell came within a fingertip, literally, of making one of the best catches of the season but instead ...
• 5/23 Climbing Tal's Hill: The Chicago Cubs are not good: Wednesday night’s Cubs versus Astros game was eerily similar to Tuesday’s game – right up until the bottom of...
• 5/23 Climbing Tal's Hill: Astros hand Cubs 8th straight loss: The Astros used timely hitting and outstanding pitching to earn a 2-1 win over the Cubs Tuesday night. Jose Altuve led off the...
• 5/23 Baseball Musings: NL Roundup: The Marlins beat the Rockies in a close, high-scoring game 7-6. Ricky Nolasco gave up four runs in six innings, but walked one...
• 5/14 Full Spectrum Baseball: The most exciting team in the NL Central: The Houston Astros?: Ahh, the NL Central. Home of the World Champion St. Louis Cardinals. Home of Superstars Ryan Braun, Joey Votto and Brandon Phillips....
• 5/14 Phillies Nation: Gameday: Astros (15-19) at Phillies (16-19): Houston Astros (15-19) at Philadelphia Phillies (16-19) Lucas Harrell (2-2, 4.58) vs. Joe Blanton (3-3, 3.24) Time: 7:05, Citizens...
• 5/14 Crashburn Alley: Astros-Phillies Game Thread 5/14/12: The Phillies haven’t won back-to-back games since April 30-May 1, but they will attempt to do just that tonight against...
• 5/13 Throw the Challenge Flag: Game 33: Pirates vs. Astros Recap: Andrew McCutchen no longer knows how to hit into outs. Saturday night saw the star center fielder go 4-for-4 with a home...
• 5/12 Climbing Tal's Hill: Astros Drop 2nd of 3 Game Set to Bucs: J.A. Happ took the mound for the Astros tonight in Pittsburgh, facing off against Charlie Morton. As was the case with most J.A....
• 5/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Astros | Jose Altuve bats third Friday: Houston Astros 2B Jose Altuve batted third for the first time in his career Friday, May 11, against the Pittsburgh Pirates. He...[+] went 0-for-3 with a walk.
• 5/11 FanSided: Phillies Phoes of the Week: "One may know how to gain a victory, and know not how to use it." - Pedro Calderon de la Barca San Diego Padres: 11-21 (5......
• 5/10 Full Spectrum Baseball: Factors and Indicators of Luck vs. Skill: With the first month of statistics under our belt, it is a good time to start looking at a few different factors and to understand...
• 5/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Astros | Jose Altuve drives in three runs Friday: Houston Astros 2B Jose Altuve went 2-for-5 with a home run, two RBIs and two runs scored against the St. Louis Cardinals Friday,...[+] May 4.
• 5/5 Climbing Tal's Hill: Astros beat Cards 5-4 for fourth straight win: The Astros jumped out to an early lead and held on for a 5-4 victory over St. Louis on Friday. Early offense and solid pitching...
• 5/5 Baseball Musings: Quick Friday Roundup: The Orioles took 13 innings but beat the Boston Red Sox 6-4. Baltimore’s bullpen pitched eight scoreless innings, Chris...
• 5/4 STLCardinalBaseball: GAME 26: Amateur Night: Kyle Lohse suffered his first loss of the season, a clumsy, limply-played game by both the Cardinals and the Astros. After wasting...
• 5/2 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 24: Loss to Astros: Astros 6 Mets 3 Suddenly this season is looking eerily similar to the four that preceded it: one series, they look like world...
• 5/1 Climbing Tal's Hill: Astros top Mets 4-3 despite Mills overmanaging: Bud Norris and R.A. Dickey locked horns in a classic pitcher’s duel tonight at Minute Maid Park. Entering the bottom of...

• 4/30 Through The Fence Baseball: Biggest surprises and disappointments through April: Now that we’re a month into the season, we’re getting a better idea of how the league is going to stack up this year....
• 4/29 Justin Jabs: Emma Award 4: Jay Bruce: While an NL Central player has finally dethroned the St. Louis Cardinals on their monopoly of Emma Awards, this week’s recipient...
• 4/29 Climbing Tal's Hill: Star Performer of the Week (4/23 – 4/29): This week the Astros got their first look at divisional opponents, traveling to Milwaukee and Cincinnati. A .500 road trip was...
• 4/29 Climbing Tal's Hill: Bullpen can’t hold lead for Jordan Lyles: Jordan Lyles outpitched Mat Latos today in Cincinnati but the Astros bullpen couldn’t hold onto a 5-3 lead. The Astros jumped...
• 4/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Astros | Jose Altuve rakingHouston Astros 2B Jose Altuve is hitting .378 with one homer, 10 RBIs and four steals on the season....[+] Houston Astros 2B Jose Altuve is hitting .378 with one homer, 10 RBIs and four steals on the season.
• 4/27 Climbing Tal's Hill: Fernando Abad joins Astros bullpen; Reds hitters rejoice: Fernando Abad did all he could to ruin a nice all-around effort by the Astros tonight, but Houston held on for a 6-4 win over...
• 4/27 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Cardinals, Seager, Harper: Hank Aaron joined Babe Ruth and Willie Mays in the 600 home run club with a round tripper against the Giants on this date in...
• 4/27 FanSided: Beyond Busch: MLB notes from the first month: This week Beyond Busch will run through MLB and provide some notes about each team outside of St. Louis through the first m......
• 4/26 High Heat Stats: Jamie Moyer and Passing the Torch: I wouldn’t want to predict that this will be Jamie Moyer‘s final season. But, if it is, it will be interesting if,...
• 4/26 Baseball Analytics: Jose Altuve Shortens His Strike Zone: At a listed five-foot-five, Houston's Jose Altuve faces an uphill climb to big league success. He's the most vertically-challenged hitter in...
• 4/25 High Heat Stats: Games of Monday & Tuesday (4/23-24): Playing a little catch-up here; thirty teams generate a lot of box scores! Any neglect of your team is unintentional…. Tuesday...
• 4/25 Baseball Musings: Power Versus On Base: The Milwaukee Brewers out-homered the Astros 3-0 Wednesday afternoon, but Houston won the game 7-5. The Astros collected 14 hits...
• 4/24 Climbing Tal's Hill: Hart, Weeks power Brewers past Astros: Jose Altuve‘s second inning homer gave Houston the early lead but things turned ugly for the Astros tonight in the bottom...
• 4/22 Climbing Tal's Hill: Astros pound Dodgers 12-0: Earlier today I put in a request for the Astros offense to break out of the doldrums. Ask and you shall receive! The Astros bats...
• 4/21 FanSided: Kershaw, Kemp and Dodgers De-Rail Astros in Game TwoDodgers 5 8 0...
• 4/21 Climbing Tal's Hill: Jose Altuve showing he belongs: The question at every single level about Jose … [visit site to read more]Jose Altuve showing he belongs - Climbing Tal's...
• 4/9 Through The Fence Baseball: The Latin Link: Here’s a dream team at a discount:   Everybody loves a bargain, right? It doesn’t matter if you’re grocery shopping, buying insurance or looking...
• 4/4 Phillies Nation: Ranking the Offenses: 30-1: With Opening Night minutes away and the first slate of games set for a glorious Thursday afternoon, now is a good time to rank...

• 3/30 Through The Fence Baseball: Fantasy baseball sleepers for week one: This is the transition time of the year when you must be on your toes at all times. Somewhere, out there, in the vast depths of...
• 3/23 Baseball Musings: Team Offense, Houston Astros: J.D. Martinez is one of the young players the Astros hope develop into stars. Photo: Ed Wolfstein/Icon SMI The series on team...
• 3/23 MetsToday.com: Mets vs. Astros Notes: The Mets enjoyed a convincing victory over the Astros in Grapefruit League action on Wednesday afternoon. Following are my observations....
• 3/22 MLB Dirt: 2012 MLB Rookie Watch: NL Central: The other day I kicked off the first of a series of posts in which I will take a look at rookies who should or could have an impact...
• 3/6 The Baseball Page: Houston Astros: 3 Up and 3 Down: The 2011 version of the Houston Astros finished dead last. Not just in the NL Central, but in all of baseball. Their 56-106 record...
• 3/6 C70 At The Bat: Playing Pepper 2012: Houston Astros: In 2009, I decided to get a feel for other teams around baseball by asking bloggers for those teams some questions about their...

• 2/23 Release Points: Is Altuve Ready for a Full Big League Season?: Jose Altuve is an intriguing young second baseman, as many 5-foot-nothing ballplayers tend to be.  Not even 22-years-old yet...
• 2/21 Fragile Freddy's: Freddy 30 to 1: Number 30 - Houston Astros: I am going at my pre-season predictions a bit differently this year.  For timing reasons each day will feature a new team...
• 2/15 Through The Fence Baseball: Five NL players to avoid in your fantasy draft: Last week, we touched on some NL players you should absolutely have on your radar come draft day. Today, we’ll explore players...
• 2/9 i70baseball.com: The Revolving Door At Second: No aspect of the 2012 Cardinals comes with more questions than the middle infield, where one position has no clear starter and...
• 2/3 Climbing Tal's Hill: Welcome back, Angel Sanchez: A week ago, it looked like Angel Sanchez‘ career in brick red was over after getting DFA due to the Chris Snyder signing....
• 2/2 Through The Fence Baseball: Fantasy Baseball Focus: National League second basemen: Editor’s Note: Fantasy Baseball Focus is a breakdown of each league, position by position. Each team receives a fantasy...

• 1/27 Seedlings to Stars: S2S 2012 Team Prospect Lists: Houston Astros: July 10, 2011; Phoenix, AZ, USA; USA pitcher With the S2S 2012 Top 100 Prospects List now in the books, it’s time to take a...
• 1/9 Through The Fence Baseball: Best blue-collar Hispanics to watch in 2012:   I know most of you would prefer to read about the latest gossip whirling around Albert Pujols, Alex Rodriguez or David...
• 1/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Astros | Jose Altuve logged plenty of ABs in winter ball: The Houston Astros allowed 2B Jose Altuve to rack up 273 at-bats and finish the season with Magallanes in the Venezuelan League...[+] for winter ball. 'He's having a great experience and it will benefit him next year here in Houston,' general manager Jeff Luhnow said. He'll head into the new season atop the depth chart at second base.
• 1/7 The Daily Catch: What’s Realistic for the 2012 Houston Astros: This article is courtesy of our friends at Crawfish Boxes Written By: native_astro It’s been a while since I last put out...
• 1/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Astros | Jose Altuve hitting wellHouston Astros 2B Jose Altuve is hitting .339 with 10 steals in 242 at-bats in the Venezuelan Winter League....[+] Houston Astros 2B Jose Altuve is hitting .339 with 10 steals in 242 at-bats in the Venezuelan Winter League.

• 12/30 High Heat Stats: Comparing the 2011 Freshman Class by League: Here's a quick numerical look at the 2011 freshman class.Number of players who debuted in 2011 -- NL 125, AL 123.-- Hitters: NL...
• 12/29 Climbing Tal's Hill: Not sold on Jose Altuve? You’re not alone: Before I sounds like I am anti-Altuve let me say that I love his story and do think he has a chance to become a significant player...

• 11/25 Climbing Tal's Hill: Player Profile: Jose Altuve: Jose Altuve began the 2011 season as a member of the Lancaster Jethawks, Houston’s entry in the High-A California League....
• 11/9 Fragile Freddy's: Freddy's Two-a-Days: Houston Astros: 56-106, 6th place, 40 GBFragile Freddy’s “Two A Days” series starts today with the Houston Astros.  Each day (except...
• 11/6 Operation Shutdown: Bucs Top Astros in the Rain: Raise the Jolly Roger! Bucs win 3-1!WP: James McDonald (9-7)LP: Henry Sosa (2-3)S: Joel Hanrahan (35)James McDonald was called...
• 11/6 Operation Shutdown: Gameday 135: Astros: Pirates (62-72) vs Astros (45-90)8:05 - Minute Maid ParkTV: Root Sports, Fox Sports HoustonStarting Pitchers:Pittsburgh - Charlie...
• 11/6 Operation Shutdown: Recap: Happy One-Year Anniversary to Matt Diaz: Pirates lose 7-4 WP: Wandy Rodriguez (10-9) LP: Jason Grilli (1-1) S: Mark Melancon (15) I would like to congratulate Matt...

• 10/31 Bus League Baseball: Cal League Review: Part Two: Last week, I looked at the six Cal League teams that made the playoffs. That leaves four more to review before I can finally put...
• 10/3 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Houston Astros: Expect a quiet offseason for the Astros, who conducted their fire sale in July.  Intrigue may come from possible ownership, GM,...

• 9/24 Climbing Tal's Hill: 2B or not 2B, Altuve is the question: After dominating in the minor leagues and skipping AAA completely, Jose Altuve quickly won over Astros fans with his all-out style...
• 9/17 Climbing Tal's Hill: Can somebody in an Astros uniform please hit the ball!:   The Astros lost their 100th game of the season today, falling 2-1 to the Cubs at Wrigley Field. Astros batters fanned 12...
• 9/17 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Kipnis Named to Two Minor League All-Star Teams:   By Mike Brandyberry Jason Kipnis was named to both the Triple-A and the Minor League All-Star teams by Baseball America...
• 9/17 22gigantes.com: Brown, Surkamp named to Baseball America’s 2011 Minor League All-Star teams: Baseball America, the industry authority on all things minor league, has released its 2011 Minor League All-Star team and two...
• 9/5 Operation Shutdown: Bucs Top Astros in the Rain: Raise the Jolly Roger! Bucs win 3-1!WP: James McDonald (9-7)LP: Henry Sosa (2-3)S: Joel Hanrahan (35)James McDonald was called...
• 9/5 Raise the Jolly Roger: Bucs beat Astros and the rain: The Bucs were able to defeat the Astros this afternoon despite all the rain at PNC Park, sneaking the game in after an hour delay...
• 9/5 Operation Shutdown: Gameday 135: Astros: Pirates (62-72) vs Astros (45-90)8:05 - Minute Maid ParkTV: Root Sports, Fox Sports HoustonStarting Pitchers:Pittsburgh - Charlie...
• 9/5 Operation Shutdown: Recap: Happy One-Year Anniversary to Matt Diaz: Pirates lose 7-4 WP: Wandy Rodriguez (10-9) LP: Jason Grilli (1-1) S: Mark Melancon (15) I would like to congratulate Matt...

• 8/30 Raise the Jolly Roger: Problems in Houston: I would have to think this is the low point of the Pirates’ season so far. Their giant collapse just won’t end…and...
• 8/23 22gigantes.com: Game recap: SF 6, HOU 4 (11): Brandon Belt had his coming out party (again) and Pablo Sandoval smashed a two-run homer in the 11th inning to help the Giants...
• 8/23 22gigantes.com: Game recap: HOU 7, SF 5: The good news is, the Giants snapped a streak of 21 and 2/3 straight innings without scoring a run. The bad news is, they still...
• 8/22 Climbing Tal's Hill: Star Performer of the Week Aug. 15 – 21:   The Astros had a 4-2 week at home that included a four game winning streak. It took the Giants extra innings to put an...
• 8/22 Baseball Analytics: Altuve's Short Plate Appearances: Since signing with the Astros out of Venezuela in 2007, Jose Altuve has gone from pint-sized novelty act to a prominent part of...
• 8/21 Giants Nirvana: Game Recap: Giants 6, Astros 4: In his first career major-league start, Dan Runzler did disappoint, lasting just 1.2 innings as he dealt with the same issues...
• 8/21 Through The Fence Baseball: The Heat Index: Second baseman rankings: Sticking with the Runs Created theme, this week, the column will look at the second baseman who have created the most runs over...
• 8/20 Baseball Musings: Speedy Home Run: Jose Altuve led off the Houston first with the first home run of his career, running out an inside the park shot. Video here....
• 8/19 Giants Nirvana: Giants-Astros Series Preview: To preview the Giants-Astros series, I asked Timmy of the Crawfish Boxes several questions about the Astros – The Astros...
• 8/4 MLB Dirt: Prospects Whose Stock Rose Post Trade Deadline: Well this deadline was very entertaining and exciting, but now that all the dust has settled, we can take a closer look at what...
• 8/2 COSFBA: Waiver Saviors: Post-Trade Deadline Pickups: Now that the July 31st Trade Deadline has come and gone, it's time to look through the waiver wires to see if there are players...
• 8/1 Climbing Tal's Hill: Astros beat the Reds in extras: The Baseball Gods finally decided to let the ball bounce in the Astros favor as they beat the Reds 4-3 in 10 innings tonight....

• 7/31 Bus League Baseball: Welcome to the Show: Major League Debuts From July 15-30: I’ve fallen a little behind, as you can see, in putting together my list of 2011 Major League debuts. There’s no excuse...
• 7/28 Climbing Tal's Hill: Is Kody Hinze the next big prospect call up?The Astros have got to be happy with their last call up as Jose … [visit site to read more]...
• 7/28 Baseball Press: Under the Radar - AL/NL Only Leagues: Carp has been one of the Mariners' few bright spots lately. (Icon SMI)Each week, Baseball Press provides some "under the radar"...
• 7/23 Bus League Baseball: Now Batting For the Houston Astros…: Jose Altuve. Altuve is a 5’5, 170 pound second baseman signed by Houston from Venezuela in 2006. This legitimate Eddie Gaedel...
• 7/22 Through The Fence Baseball: Astros quick hits: Keppinger first to be moved: The Houston Astros have completed the first of what is sure to many deals before the trade deadline, sending utility infielder...