Christopher Dalton Johnson (twitter: @C_Johnson28)

Positions: Third Baseman and First Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 220 lb.

Born: October 1, 1984 in Naples, FL
High School: Bishop Verot HS (Fort Myers, FL)
Schools: Stetson University (DeLand, FL), Florida Atlantic University (Boca Raton, FL)
Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 4th round of the 2006 amateur draft.
Signed June 20, 2006. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 9, 2009 (Age 24)   vs. ATL 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Teams (by GP): Astros/Diamondbacks/Braves 2009-2013
2013 Contract Status: 1st Year Arb Eligible (Super 2), 1 yr/$2.88M (13) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 2.144, Arb Eligible: 2014, Free Agent: 2017 [*], Agents: Hendricks Sports [*]
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• 4/20 We Talk Fantasy Sports: Ryan Zimmerman - 15 Day DL - Hamstring: The Washington Nationals will be without 3B Ryan Zimmerman for the next two weeks as they placed him on the DL with a hamstring...
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• 4/18 Baseball Ruminations: April 17, 2013 – Royals at Braves: Wednesday, 12:10 PM Turner Field Atlanta, GA Whoever said that too much of a good thing is bad clearly wasn’t a sports fan....
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• 4/17 Baseball Ruminations: Live Recap: April 16, 2013 – Royals at Braves: Tuesday, 7:10 PM Turner Field Atlanta, GA After an impressive six-game road trip and a day off Monday, the Braves returned to...
• 4/17 Baseballhotcorner.com: Justin Upton Cleared for Take Off: The Atlanta Braves are the hottest team in MLB as the 2013 season gets fully into gear. Many analysts had consigned the Braves...
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• 3/23 Baseball News Source: Diamondbacks Adam Eaton Sprains Elbow, to Miss Two Months: The Arizona Diamondbacks have had one complicated off-season when it comes to the outfield and now it’s about to get a little...
• 3/22 Tomahawk Take: Tim Hudson Sharp Against Nationals: Tim Hudson threw 6 shutout innings against the Nationals probable starting lineup and looked ready for his opening day assignment...
• 3/21 Tomahawk Take: The Battle for Third Base Continues: If you have been keeping up with the Braves this spring, you’re probably just as mesmerized as we are by the intense battle...
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• 3/20 Call to the Pen: The Atlanta Braves New World: The Atlanta Braves enter 2013 seeking a return trip to the postseason minus the face of the franchise. After 19 years with the...
• 3/19 Baseball News Source: Houston Astros: Will AL West Teams Have an Unfair Advantage?: Some teams don’t like to admit that they’re re-building. The New York Mets, for instance, dealt R.A. Dickey a month...
• 3/18 Tomahawk Take: Atlanta Braves Score 17, Upton 6 RBI’s:   The Braves put up their highest total runs Monday afternoon with 17 guys crossing the plate.  The offense was led by Justin...
• 3/17 Rising Apple: 3/17 Game Recap: Braves at Mets: On St. Patrick’s Day in Port Saint Lucie, the Mets (7-9 on the spring) took on the Braves (12-11 on the spring). The Braves...
• 3/17 Tomahawk Take: Paul Maholm Cruises As Braves Beat Yankees: Last week I said Paul Maholm was struggling with control but as a veteran he had time to work it out. He did work it out and it...
• 3/17 mlbreports.com : Martin Prado Will Prove To Be A Valuable Player For The Arizona Diamondbacks: Like us on Facebook here Sunday, March.17, 2013 By Chris Lacey (Baseball Writer) The Arizona Diamondbacks made several moves...
• 3/14 We Talk Fantasy Sports: Same Face, New Place - Infield: Last year Jose Reyes, Ryan Doumit, Aramis Ramirez and other infielders signed with a new team and had solid seasons. ...
• 3/14 Marlin Maniac: Miami Marlins’ Eovaldi Stellar In Loss to Atlanta Braves, 2-1: A pitcher’s duel broke out at Roger Dean Stadium on Wednesday night as the Atlanta Braves held on to defeat the Miami Marlins...
• 3/13 MLBTradeRumors: Poll: The Diamondbacks' Best Offseason Acquisition: No one can accuse Diamondbacks General Manager Kevin Towers of taking it easy this winter.  The D'Backs finished with a .500...
• 3/10 Tomahawk Take: Braves Spring Training–The Story So Far: Two weeks into spring training 2013 and. . . The Braves are 7-8-0  in spring training games, not that wins mean anything but...
• 3/9 Tomahawk Take: Rivera To Retire, Handing The Keys To….: Mariano Rivera announced on late last week that he will retire at the end of the 2013 season.  A walk away year, the same as...
• 3/8 Full Spectrum Baseball: Calling All Short Stops: During the off season, Arizona Diamondbacks fans certainly had their hearts toyed with from the whirlwind of trade talk that constantly...
• 3/6 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Atlanta Braves: The Braves crafted a dynamic outfield by acquiring the Upton brothers, but were weakened at third base in the process. Major...
• 3/6 MetsToday.com: Mets Worst in NL East at Every Position?: New York Mets general manager Sandy Alderson has a message for the team’s beleaguered fan base: We’re not that far...
• 3/4 Atlanta Bullpen: Braves Pitchers and Catchers Report Today: Even though the winter rain keeps falling in Georgia, and spring still appears a ways away, the Atlanta Braves pitchers and catchers...
• 3/4 Atlanta Bullpen: Atlanta Braves Third Base Battle Heats Up: The Atlanta Braves notched their third spring win in a row Wednesday, with a 5-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers.   The Braves...
• 3/4 Rising Apple: 3/4 Game Recap: New York Mets Fall to Atlanta Braves 4-2: The Braves traveled to Port St. Lucie this afternoon with all three of their heralded outfielders (Justin Upton, B.J. Upton, and...
• 3/2 Tomahawk Take: Joey Terdoslavich: Meeting Braves Prospect: In the 2010 MLB Amateur Draft the Atlanta Braves selected Joey Terdoslavich in the 6th round out of Long Beach State University. ...
• 3/1 Chicken Friars: 2013 National League West Predictions:   The National League West is expected to be one of the toughest divisions this year. You have the World Champion San Francisco...

• 2/28 Through The Fence Baseball: Atlanta Braves adjusting to life without Chipper Jones: This will be the first season in 18 years the Atlanta Braves take the field without their legendary third baseman. The moves the...
• 2/26 Tomahawk Take: Atlanta Braves Thru Five: The Atlanta Braves have played five spring training games in 2013 and have accumulated a 2-3 record.  The spring training record...
• 2/26 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Dear Mr. Fantasy Baseball Podcast: February 25, 2013: Chris McBrien and the Fantasy Doctor are joined by Charlie Saponara, writer at “Fantasy Baseball 365” and “The Outside...
• 2/25 Tomahawk Take: Braves Outfield – Better or Worse in 2013? Part 2: In part 1 of this examination I covered the potential reduced effectiveness of the Braves outfield defense following the replacement...
• 2/23 It's About the Money (Stupid): Spring Training Game One: Yankees 8, Braves 3: The Yankees are undefeated in Grapefruit league play thanks to an 8-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves. I know, it's only one game...
• 2/23 The Beanball: National League: Projected Platoons for 2013: With the ever rising cost of offense, more and more teams are looking to platoons as low-cost, high-reward options. The platoon...
• 2/23 Tomahawk Take: Braves Outfield Defense- Better or Worse in 2013? Part 1: Last week in my post on news you may have missed I quoted a fellow fan who said that the trade of Martin Prado et al for Justin...
• 2/22 Tomahawk Take: Braves Third Base Duel Update: A few days ago I posted my take on the third base duel between Chris Johnson and Juan Francisco about to begin in Spring Training....
• 2/20 The Biz of Baseball: Detailed Salary Data for 160 MLB Salary Arbitration Players in 2013: The Biz of Baseball has been updated with new data… As has been the case since we’ve launched, each year we spend a great...
• 2/20 Through The Fence Baseball: Heyward and the Uptons should be a big hit for Atlanta Braves: Nearly two months after signing B.J. Upton to the largest free agent contract in Atlanta Braves history, the organization...
• 2/19 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Could 2013 Braves Set New Strike-out Standard: In 2012, the upstart Oakland Athletics set an American League record by striking out 1387 times as a team. For a team that...
• 2/19 Tomahawk Take: Playing Pepper 2013: Atlanta Braves: **The words of the guys at cardinal70.com from bloggers Leslie Koerdt (SIOYL), William Tasker (FF) and myself (TT)** For the fifth...
• 2/18 Tyler's Think Tank: MLB Hot Stove winners: After examing the offseason's five biggest losers yesterday, today I take a look at five teams that won the winter. Atlanta...
• 2/18 Baseball News Source: National League: Projected Platoons for 2013: With the ever rising cost of offense, more and more teams are looking to platoons as low-cost, high-reward options. The platoon...
• 2/17 Tomahawk Take: Chipper Jones: He’s BACK!!!:   Chipper Jones will return to the Atlanta Braves spring training facilities on Sunday (February 17th) as a guest instructor...
• 2/16 mlbreports.com : Arizona DiamondBacks Roster In 2013: State Of The Union: Like us on Facebook here Saturday, February.16, 2013 By Chris Lacey (Diamond Backs Correspondent) Arizona Diamondbacks fans had...
• 2/14 Tomahawk Take: Braves News You May Have Missed: Now that pitchers and catchers have reported to Orlando, Braves’ news has started to pop up all day long.  Some of this...
• 2/11 mlbreports.com : Arizona Diamondbacks Gerardo Parra Will Try To Hold Onto His OF Spot In 2013: Like us on Facebook here Monday, February.11, 2013 By Chris Lacey (Diamond Backs Correspondent) Gerardo Parra was signed by the...
• 2/8 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Blockbuster: Braves and Diamondbacks Complete Upton Trade: The Arizona Diamondbacks finally found a trade to Justin Upton's liking, trading the 25-year-old, two-time All-Star to the...
• 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......
• 2/6 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball 2013: Arizona D’Backs Hitting-Pitching Projections: Arizona Diamondbacks — Predicted Finish: Third Place, NL West Whether you’re evaluating a team’s real baseball...
• 2/5 Tomahawk Take: Braves Spring Training Third Base Duel: Juan Francisco and Chris Johnson’s play this spring will decide which man holds the third base job or if the Braves use a ...
• 2/4 Baseball News Source: Atlanta Braves: 2013 Spring Training Preview Guide: Spring training is a time of optimism for players, managers, coaches and fans of all 30 Major League teams, but it would be difficult...
• 2/4 mlbreports.com : Justin Upton Trade Opens A Window For The Braves And Ends An Era For The D’backs: Like us on Facebook here Monday, February.04,  2013 By Nicholas Rossoletti (MLB Reports Trade Correspondent): What many Arizona...
• 2/4 Baseball Press: Three Up, Three Down - 2013 Third Basemen: Kyle Seager is ready for the next step in Seattle. (US Presswire)Baseball Press presents a returning miniseries entitled "Three...
• 2/3 MLB Injury News: Arizona Diamondbacks Avoid Arbitration with Martin Prado: The Arizona Diamondbacks have avoided arbitration with outfielder/third basemen Martin Prado, reports Steve Gilbert of MLB.com. ...
• 2/1 MLBTradeRumors: Martin Prado Talks Extension: Martin Prado didn’t expect Frank Wren to call last week, so he was surprised to hear the Braves general manager explain that...
• 2/1 Through The Fence Baseball: Reaction to Justin Upton, Chris Johnson and Martin Prado trade: Last week, the Atlanta Braves landed Justin Upton, a former number-one draft pick (2005), to play along side newly signed B.J....

• 1/30 Full Spectrum Baseball: Colorado Rockies: another dismal offseason: While the above two teams were loading up to make a run at the World Series, I cannot see the goal to which the Rockies aspire....
• 1/30 SoDo Mojo: Why Justin Upton Just Wasn’t Worth It for the Seattle Mariners: Ultimately, Justin Upton had put the Seattle Mariners on his no-trade list, so his prospects of becoming a Mariner were really...
• 1/30 Tyler's Think Tank: Projecting the Braves Outfield: With Justin Upton  on board, Atlanta has assembled a dynamic outfield Nearly two months after signing B.J. Upton...
• 1/29 Venom Strikes: The 2009 D’backs Draft Class Is Paying Off: MLB Network unveils its list of the Top 100 Prospects in Major League Baseball tonight at 9 PM EST.   Lefty pitcher Tyler Skaggs...
• 1/29 What the Heck, Bobby?: Astros Minor League Depth - Left Fielders: As Spring Training approaches, I've been looking at the Astros minor league depth, position by position. Today, we look at...
• 1/28 PaulLebowitz.com: Analysis of the Braves-Diamondbacks Trade, Part I: For the Braves: In exchange for outfielder Justin Upton and third baseman Chris Johnson, the Braves gave up infielder/outfielder Martin Prado,...
• 1/28 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 1/20/13 - 1/26/13: Here's the top news and stories that made headlines this past week at MLBTR... The Braves and Diamondbacks officially agreed...
• 1/27 Venom Strikes: Crazy Like A Fox or Just Plain Crazy? Towers Era Will be Defined By Upton Trade: When Arizona General Manager Kevin Towers decided that Justin Upton was no longer part of his future plans, he had to know that...
• 1/26 Mastersball.com: Breaking Down the Upton Deal: The motivation for the Braves is the easy part. They now have three outfielders 28 years of age or younger, each with 25-plus...
• 1/26 Baseball Jerks: Braves Add to Impressive Outfield, Add Justin Upton: In one fell swoop, the Atlanta Braves put an end to years of trade rumors, reunited a pair of brothers, and assembled one of the......
• 1/26 Braves Journal: Chris Johnson: When the Braves traded their projected starting third baseman for Justin Upton, they needed to get an infielder back. So they...
• 1/25 StoopSports.com: Moving Upto(w)n: Harry Tomback- On the morning of January 24th, the Atlanta Braves swung a blockbuster trade with the Arizona Diamondbacks in order...
• 1/25 PaulLebowitz.com: The Diamondbacks Grind Justin Upton Out Of Arizona: The Diamondbacks sought offers from Justin Upton almost immediately upon Kevin Towers taking over as GM and in all that time—two-and-a-half...
• 1/25 Billy-Ball.com: Diamondbacks have remade themselves: When the Arizona Diamondbacks yesterday traded Chris Johnson and Justin Upton to the Atlanta Braves for Brandon Drury (minors),...
• 1/25 Baseball Analytics: Extreme Makeover: Arizona Diamondbacks Edition: When the Arizona Diamondbacks yesterday traded Chris Johnson and Justin Upton to the Atlanta...
• 1/25 Rising Apple: Braves Acquire Justin Upton; Mets to try Turner and Lutz in the Outfield?: The blockbuster that’s been waiting to happen all winter has finally come to fruition; the Atlanta Braves win the Justin...
• 1/25 North and South of Royal Brougham: About the Justin Upton Trade to the Atlanta Braves: Upton was never “almost a Mariner,” or at least we don’t know it. But he’s an Atlanta Brave now and the...
• 1/25 Venom Strikes: The Diamondbacks and the City Will Miss Justin Upton: Well D’backs fans, it finally happened. The ongoing saga that was Upton vs. the organization has closed the books on its final...
• 1/25 MLB Injury News: Diamondbacks Rumors: Arizona Expecting to Extend Martin Prado: The Arizona Diamondbacks acquired third baseman Martin Prado along with several young players in exchange for outfielder Justin...
• 1/25 Chicken Friars: Good Bye Justin Upton: What Justin Upton’s Trade Means To The San Diego Padres: Today’s news of Kevin Towers dealing his star player, Justin Upton, to the Atlanta Braves is bittersweet. It is bitter in...
• 1/24 Behind the Plate: Behind the Trade: Upton Family ReunionJustin will be [...] ...
• 1/24 Tomahawk Take: The Newest Braves: After all the posts we’ve had about Justin Upton possibly, then unlikely, and now arriving in Atlanta, there are very few...
• 1/24 Baseball Press: Hot Stove: Justin Upton Traded to the Atlanta Braves: Justin Upton joins his brother, B.J., in the Braves outfield. (US Presswire)The Atlanta Braves acquired outfielder Justin...
• 1/24 StanGraphs: Trade: Justin Upton Meets His Brother in Atlanta: Justin Upton has spent his entire career as the recipient of heavy attention. Most of the time, it’s been because he’s...
• 1/24 Tomahawk Take: Justin Upton to Atlanta–Martin Prado To AZ: Trading the Heartbeat of the Team Late last night it became obvious that the trade for Justin Upton would happen, the only question...
• 1/24 The Baseball Haven: Diamondbacks “Settle” on a Trade for Upton: The Arizona Diamondbacks just couldn’t help themselves. They just had to get rid of 25-year-old right fielder Justin Upton...
• 1/24 Call to the Pen: B.J. Upton and Justin Upton Have Big Plans For Atlanta: The Arizona Diamondbacks and Atlanta Braves have made a baseball trade. And the Upton brothers are getting together! Justin Upton...
• 1/24 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Blockbuster: Braves and Diamondbacks Complete Upton Trade: The Arizona Diamondbacks finally found a trade to Justin Upton's liking, trading the 25-year-old, two-time All-Star to the...
• 1/24 MetsToday.com: Braves Acquire Justin Upton: What the heck? Is it the winter meetings again? The Diamondbacks have finally traded Justin Upton. He and Chris Johnson go to...
• 1/24 Southside Showdown: Can The White Sox Still Add Kubel?: I generally adopt the perspective of, “Assemble as much talent as you can, and then sort it out.” Perhaps the White...
• 1/24 Splash Hit Blog: The Long Nightmare is Finally Over: Justin Upton Traded to Atlanta: Wednesday afternoon reports surfaced that GM Frank Wren of the Braves had sent an offer to the Arizona Diamondbacks for 25-year...
• 1/24 RoxPile: NL West News: The Diamondbacks Finally Traded Justin Upton: Interestingly enough, the Rockies were connected to both key names in today’s blockbuster trade in past rumors. They were...
• 1/24 Nolan Writin': Reports: Justin Upton Traded To Braves: Well, seemingly inevitable as it was that the Diamondbacks would trade their best player — Justin Upton — at some...
• 1/24 Through The Fence Baseball: With Justin Upton gone, who do Texas Rangers turn to next?: The deal came swiftly on Thursday morning as the Atlanta Braves and Arizona Diamondbacks completed a trade that sent Justin Upton...
• 1/24 Tomahawk Take: **TRADE** Braves Acquire Justin Upton: The Atlanta Braves held off through the winter meetings and the winter months to decide on what to do with their left field position. ...
• 1/24 MLBTradeRumors: Diamondbacks Expect To Extend Prado: The Diamondbacks expect to sign Martin Prado to a long-term contract extension in the near future, Jack Magruder of FOXSportsArizona.com...
• 1/24 We Talk Fantasy Sports: Braves Acquire Justin Upton: In a six seven player trade, the Atlanta Braves have acquired OF Justin Upton from the Arizona Diamondbacks.  Also coming...
• 1/24 Justin Jabs: Don’t let the door hit you, Nyjer: There is some big news floating around baseball today about certain outfielder in baseball. Justin Upton? Nah. While it is true...
• 1/24 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: Justin Upton Traded to Braves, The Rays’ Chances for Michael Bourn: Breaking news just now is that the Atlanta Braves have acquired outfielder Justin Upton from the Arizona Diamondbacks. Here’s...
• 1/24 Venom Strikes: Justin Upton Traded to Atlanta: According to reports by ESPN.com, the Atlanta Braves and the Arizona Diamondbacks have completed a trade that would send two-time...
• 1/24 Through The Fence Baseball: Braves grab Justin Upton, Chris Johnson for Martin Prado, Delgado: MLBTR is saying the Braves landed OF Justin Upton and third basemen Chris Johnson for Martin Prado, Randall Delgado, shortstop...
• 1/24 It's About the Money (Stupid): Braves finally win Upton sweepstakes: The Braves have reached an agreement to acquire outfielder Justin Upton from the Diamondbacks, according to multiple reports...
• 1/24 Baseball Musings: Cornering the Market on Upton: The Braves go all in on Uptons as they complete a deal with the Diamondbacks for Justin Upton: The full trade, via CBSSports.com’s...
• 1/24 MLB Injury News: Atlanta Braves Acquire Justin Upton From Arizona Diamondbacks: The Atlanta Braves and Arizona Diamondbacks have agreed on a deal that will send Justin Upton to Atlanta in exchange for a package...
• 1/24 MLBTradeRumors: Braves To Acquire Justin Upton: 9:12am: The Braves get Upton and third baseman Chris Johnson for third baseman Martin Prado, right-hander Randall Delgado,...
• 1/21 Venom Strikes: Johnson and Chavez Provide 1,2 Punch For Diamondbacks From Third Base: Diamondbacks fans should be excited about the prospects of some solid run production from the third base position in 2013 with...
• 1/21 mlbreports.com : Fear Beyond The Edge Of The Grass: Searching For The ‘Mets’ Outfield In 2013: Like us on Facebook here Monday January 21st, 2013 Stephon Johnson ( Baseball Writer and Mets Correspondent): New York Mets General...
• 1/16 Venom Strikes: Will There be Arbitration Case Fights for the D’backs?: It was announced that six members of the Arizona Diamondbacks filed for salary arbitration on Tuesday.  These six players along...
• 1/9 The Flagrant Fan: Six fielders who should be DHs: Last night on Twitter, Dave Cameron responded to a statement made by Michael Morse that he was vehemently against being used...
• 1/8 Venom Strikes: Davidson Looking To Improve Himself At The Hot Corner: In some of the recent trade speculation involving D’backs outfielders, names of third baseman from other teams have been...

• 12/30 Venom Strikes: What To Expect For D’backs In 2013: As New Year’s approaches and 2012 progresses into 2013, it’s as good a time as any to take a look at how the D’backs have...
• 12/29 The Beanball: Who is Going to Close for the Houston Astros?: The Houston Astros are in complete rebuilding mode, as they should be. Since July 2010, the Astros have traded Roy Oswalt, Lance...
• 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...
• 12/26 Baseball Jerks: Arizona Diamondbacks 2013 Preview: Despite a busy offseason last year, the Diamondbacks fell from first in the NL West with 94 wins in 2011 to 13 games back of first...
• 12/24 Baseball News Source: Who is Going to Close for the Houston Astros?: Veras appears to be  the favorite for the job heading into spring The Houston Astros are in complete rebuilding mode, as...
• 12/13 MLBRandomFandom: Arizona Diamondbacks Team Page: ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKSMLBDepthCharts Team PagePlayers 1-25 by Number Score1. Justin Upton (8)2. Ian Kennedy (7.75)3. Miguel Montero...
• 12/10 Venom Strikes: After Winter Meetings, How do the AZ D’Backs Stand?: It was a week of rumors, innuendo and gossip.  No, folks we are not talking about the updated version of “Dallas”. ...
• 12/7 Venom Strikes: Eric Chavez A Good Signing . . . At First Glance: The Diamondbacks and GM Kevin Towers were busy during the MLB Winter Meetings this week. While there weren’t any “splash”...
• 12/6 Venom Strikes: Diamondbacks Find Great Value in Eric Chavez Signing: Just two days before Eric Chavez’s 35th birthday, the left handed hitting third baseman inked a one year deal with Diamondbacks....
• 12/5 Baseball Jerks: MLB Winter Meetings: Teams Fill Roster Spots as Big Names Yet to Sign: Day three of baseball’s Winter Meetings still didn’t bring any movement on prize free agents Josh Hamilton and Zack Greinke,...
• 12/5 Baseball News Source: Eric Chavez Set to Sign with Diamondbacks – one year $3 Million: Chavez hit 16 home runs for New York last season If the New York Yankees had any thoughts of bringing third baseman Eric Chavez...
• 12/5 Call to the Pen: Diamondback to Sign Eric Chavez: The Arizona Diamondbacks have been among the busiest teams so far at the Winter Meetings, rumored to be involved to all sorts...
• 12/2 Venom Strikes: Holiday Season Wish List: I detailed earlier today here, that the D-backs shopping list is relatively small at this point – barring a big trade – but...

• 11/30 Venom Strikes: It’s Never Too Early: The Arizona Diamondbacks appear to have a pretty short shopping list left for this holiday season. With the all the bullpen help...
• 11/23 Venom Strikes: A Look at Kevin Towers’ Latest Trade: Kevin Towers was at it again on Tuesday as he shipped third base prospect Ryan Wheeler to the Colorado Rockies for reliever Matt...
• 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 Rally Caps: Rally Caps Offseason Outlook - Arizona Diamondbacks: Pos Player Salary Total C Miguel Montero $10,000,000 2008 $66,202,712 1B Paul Goldschmidt...
• 11/12 Venom Strikes: Could David Wright Potentially be a Diamondback Target?: In an interesting article written by former GM Jim Bowden for ESPN.com, Bowden diagnoses the current health of the relationship...
• 11/12 MetsToday.com: What It Will Take To Acquire Justin Upton – And Why the Mets Should Do It: If there’s one player in baseball capable of solving the myriad problems facing the Mets in 2012, it’s Justin Upton. He plays...
• 11/10 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball 2013: Value of Justin Upton in Boston: Justin Upton is being shopped right now, and for us fantasy players this can be a nice boost to a More...The post Fantasy Baseball...
• 11/10 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball 2013: Value of Justin Upton in Boston: Justin Upton is being shopped right now, and for us fantasy players this can be a nice boost to a More...The post Fantasy Baseball...
• 11/5 Venom Strikes: Diamondbacks Offseason – What’s Next?: After an underwhelming 2012, Kevin Towers and the Diamondbacks brass look to make the key moves to propel this team back in the...

• 10/30 Venom Strikes: Offseason Rumblings and important Dates: The 2012 baseball season is officially in the books with the San Francisco Giants sweeping the Detroit Tigers in less than dramatic...
• 10/23 MLBTradeRumors: Super Two Cutoff To Be 2.139: Players with at least two years and 139 days of service time will be eligible for the potentially lucrative arbitration process...
• 10/22 Venom Strikes: Free Agent Options for the Diamondbacks: The Diamondbacks have listed three areas that the organization feels are necessary upgrades heading into the 2013 season: shortstop,...
• 10/15 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Arizona Diamondbacks: The Diamondbacks will look to reinforce the left side of their infield and acquire starting pitching depth while weighing trades...
• 10/12 Mets Merized: Will Wright’s Extension Rank Up There With Some Of MLB’s Worst Deals?: Nobody knows how much David Wright will ultimately get as Sandy Alderson and the third baseman try to come to a meaningful resolution...
• 10/11 MLBTradeRumors: Diamondbacks Considering Trading Kubel Or Parra: The Diamondbacks are weighing whether Jason Kubel or Gerardo Parra is a better fit as their everyday left fielder in 2012, GM...
• 10/11 Climbing Tal's Hill: Reviewing the Chris Johnson Trade: On July 29, just two days before the non waiver trade deadline, Jeff Luhnow sent 3B Chris Johnson to the Arizona Diamondbacks...
• 10/11 MLBTradeRumors: Arbitration Eligibles: Arizona Diamondbacks: The Diamondbacks are next in our 2013 Arbitration Eligibles series.  Matt Swartz's salary projections are below. First time:...
• 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...
• 10/3 RoxPile: Rockies At Diamondbacks, October 3rd 2012: Game Time, Lineups, And Preview: Colorado Rockies at Arizona Diamondbacks, 7:10 P.M. MT One more and it’s over, the Rockies (63-98) will play the final game...
• 10/2 RoxPile: Rockies At Diamondbacks, October 2nd 2012: Game Time, Lineups, And Preview: Colorado Rockies at Arizona Diamondbacks, 7:40 P.M. MT Game 161 of the Rockies 2012 season takes place tonight, with the win last...

• 9/27 Baseball News Source: Astros Set to Hire Nats’ Bo Porter: Porter will remain with the Nationals through this season The Houston Astros will name Washington Nationals third-base coach Bo...
• 9/24 Baseball News Source: Chris Johnson Proves Worth in Arizona: Over his last 60 plate appearances, Johnson has a .407 average With no clear-cut successor to Stephen Drew, who was traded to...
• 9/24 RoxPile: Diamondbacks at Rockies, September 24 2012: Game Time, Lineups, And Preview: Arizona Diamondbacks at Colorado Rockies, 6:40 PM. MT The Rockies (58-94) and Diamondbacks (77-75) conclude a four game series...
• 9/24 MLBTradeRumors: Diamondbacks Notes: Johnson, Wheeler, Davidson: Aaron Hill ranks fourth in the National League with 70 extra base hits this year. He's under contract for 2013, but there's uncertainty...
• 9/16 Climbing Tal's Hill: Corpus Christi Hooks Season In Review: Next up in our season in review is the Astros AA affiliate, the Corpus Christi Hooks. The Hooks had their best season in franchise...
• 9/12 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Waste Another Kershaw Start: Dodgers 0 5 1 Dbacks    1 4 0 WP-Kennedy-13-11 LP-Clayton Kershaw-12-9 SV-Hernandez-3 On a night when we remember the heroes...
• 9/11 D'Backs Venom: Looking Back at the Diamondbacks' Summer Trades: On July 25, the Diamondbacks had a record of 49-49, and were six games behind the Giants in the NL West and five games behind...
• 9/9 Baseball News Source: Rookie Matt Dominguez Powers Up Against Reds: Rookie Matt Dominguez was 5-for-11 with two home runs and six RBI It was quite the weekend for Houston Astros rookie third baseman...
• 9/6 D'Backs Venom: The Diamondbacks' Record in One-Run Games Ranks Last in the NL: With just 24 games left in the Regular Season, the Diamondbacks sit 6.5 Games Behind in the Wild Card race and 9.5 Games Back...
• 9/2 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers and D-backs Wrap Up Slithery Series: Chris Capuano (11-10, 3.58) vs. Wade Miley (14-9, 2.85) Lineup: TBA   The Dodgers finally hung on to win one against the...
• 9/1 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Offense and Guerrier Falter in Extra Inning Loss to Snakes: Dodgers 3 6 0 Diamondbacks 4 9 0 F/11 WP- Bergesen (1-0) LP- Guerrier (0-2) S- Putz (28) HR- Kubel (27) Tonight the Dodgers continued...

• 8/30 Climbing Tal's Hill: Astros sending Cosart, Singleton, five others to A.F.L.: The Astros have announced the seven players they will be sending to the Arizona Fall League this year. The  Mesa Solar Sox begin...
• 8/29 Climbing Tal's Hill: Who’s on Third?: Coming into Spring Training the Astros had three players competing for the starting third base job. Brett Wallace, Chris Johnson,...
• 8/28 Venom Strikes: Arizona Diamondbacks Need to Evaluate Ryan Wheeler and Jake Elmore:   August 19, 2012; Houston, TX, USA; D-Backs 3B Ryan Wheeler (21) fields a bunted ball in the first inning against the Astros...
• 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...
• 8/22 The Golden Sombrero: 2012 Golden Sombreros: April:   Rk Player Date ▴ Tm Opp Rslt PA AB H RBI BB SO WPA RE24 aLI 1 Matthew Joyce 2012-04-06 TBR NYY W 7-6 4 4 0 0 0 4 -0.222...
• 8/21 Baseball News Source: A’s Acquire Stephen Drew to Bolster Offense: Strengthened with the return of left-hander Brett Anderson and right-hander Brandon McCarthy to what is one of the best starting...
• 8/17 Climbing Tal's Hill: Astros looking for revenge against D-Backs: When the Astros traveled to Arizona last month for a three-game series against the Diamondbacks things didn’t turn out so...
• 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 Baseball News Source: Brett Wallace Hopes Trade Odyssey Stops in Houston: For a first round pick (selected 13th overall by St. Louis in 2008) and a former top 30 prospect, soon-to-be 26-year-old Brett...
• 8/13 Baseball News Source: A Look at Six Trade Deadline Deals: Hunter Pence ripped a three-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning on Sunday to lift the San Francisco Giants to a 9-6...
• 8/12 District On Deck: Game 114: Nationals 6, Diamondbacks 5: Usually, the Nats’ pitching bails out the offense. Tonight, it was the opposite. The Nationals (71-43) batted around in a five-run...
• 8/11 District On Deck: Game 113: Nationals 9, Diamondbacks 1:   In a game where the Washington Nationals defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-1, their seventh consecutive win, the Stephen...
• 8/9 Throw the Challenge Flag: Game 111: Two Jason Kubel bombs cause Pirates to settle for series split: Since being acquired, Wandy Rodriguez has been good but not great in his starts as a Pittsburgh Pirate. On Thursday, he made...
• 8/9 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Pirates Game 111 Recap - Diamondbacks 6, Pirates 3: It would have been awesome to grab a series win today after losing two of three to the Reds to start this 20 games in 20 days...
• 8/9 Baseball News Source: Astros acquire Tyler Greene from Cardinals: The ever-evolving Houston Astros roster saw another change on Thursday when it was announced they acquired utility infielder Tyler...
• 8/9 mlbreports.com : Houston…We Have a Problem: The Astros Are in for a Painful Rebuild: Thursday August 9th, 2012 John Burns:  With a 36-76 record the Houston Astros have been the laughing-stock of baseball this season....
• 8/9 Throw the Challenge Flag: Game 110: Kevin Correia wins seventh straight in spot start: When Pittsburgh held the All-Star festivities in 2006, PNC Park obviously played host to the Home Run Derby. Now it's seeing a...
• 8/8 Raise the Jolly Roger: 53-1: The Pirates entered the night 53-0 when leading a game after seven innings. That’s how good the back end of the bullpen...
• 8/7 Baseball News Source: NL Recaps – Cole Hamels tosses five hit shutout at Braves: Atlanta 0 – Philadelphia 3 – Cole Hamels pitched a five-hit shutout while striking out six , He did not walk a batter....
• 8/7 Operation Shutdown: D'Backs stun Pirates. BUCS LOSE: (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) Grilli gives up four in the 8th, Pirates lose 10-4WP: Brad Ziegler (5-1)LP: Jason Grilli (1-4)Source:...
• 8/7 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Pirates Game 109 Recap - Diamondbacks 10, Pirates 4: There are many highs and lows in a baseball season and the same can be said about just pretty much everything in life. You know...
• 8/6 Climbing Tal's Hill: Chris Johnson deal looking very good for everyone: I’d been pretty darn hard on Chris Johnson for a long time and up until he was dealth to Arizona last Sunday, I still wasn’t...
• 8/5 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 7/29/12 - 8/4/12: With the trade deadline but a distant memory, let's catch up on the week that was here at MLBTR... The Giants acquired right...
• 8/5 Bus League Baseball: Bus Leagues Express: August 5: Top stories Garcia sharp in rehab start: After two months out of action with a shoulder injury, Cardinals starter Jaime Garcia...
• 8/2 Full Spectrum Baseball: The Waiver Wire: Travis Snider: Many of the deadline trades made have changed the immediate fortunes of some players and increased their fantasy baseball value....
• 8/2 The Baseball Page: Top waiver wire adds for week 19 of fantasy baseball 2012: As the injuries mount, and playoffs rapidly approach I will provide...
• 8/2 Motor City Bengals: Trade Deadline Winners And Losers: Every deadline has winners and losers, we just don’t really know probably until the end of the season which teams fit into...
• 8/1 Baseball News Source: NL Recaps – Reds Win Again – Behind Ludwick and Arroyo: CINCINNATI –  The Cincinnati Reds won their 19th game in their last 22, to move 22 games over 500. Ryan Ludwick drove in...
• 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...
• 8/1 Lasorda's Lair: Dodger’s Offense vanishes Again as Snakes Sweep Series: Dbacks   4 10 1 Dodgers 0 2 0 WP-Corbin-3-4 LP-Fife-0-1 HR-Johnson-10-Montero-13 The Dodger’s offense shuffled off to...
• 8/1 StanGraphs: There Goes Another First Rounder: If you’ve ever been here before, you know we were never big fans of Zack Cox. Well, you have proof that we didn’t...
• 8/1 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Stung by Snakes in Second Straight Blowout: Dbacks   8 9 0 Dodgers 2 5 1 WP-Capuano-10-7 LP-MIley-12-6 HR-Goldschmidt-15-Montero-12-M.Ellis-4 The Dodgers made one last...
• 8/1 Through The Fence Baseball: The Houston Astros are playing the “prospect bond” market: A bond is a debt instrument where you loan money upfront and are paid back either over time, or at some maturity date. The money...

• 7/31 StanGraphs: Trade: Boston Red Sox Help Bullpen, Add Craig Breslow: The Red Sox, much like the Cardinals, have been discussed frequently as a team in need of some bullpen help. The Sox picked up...
• 7/31 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Red Sox, Teixeira, Blue Jays: The Blue Jays traded two outfielders for two relievers in a pair of late-night trades Monday, while the Orioles continued engaging...
• 7/31 Lasorda's Lair: Aaron Harang Rattled in Seven Run Loss to Arizona: Dodgers 2 8 0 Diamondbacks 7 11 1 WP- Cahill (9-9) LP- Harang (7-6) HR- Goldschmidt (14), Johnson (9)   *Trade news* The...
• 7/30 Release Points: Johnson Trade Reaction: Astros’ GM Continues to Make Shrewd Moves: Astros General Manager Jeff Lunhow continues his effort to turn around one of the thinner farm systems in baseball, acquiring...
• 7/30 Kings of Kauffman: The Monday Rant: The Trade Deadline Cometh: There isn’t much to say that hasn’t already been said. This season has to rank among the most disappointing of the last two...
• 7/30 MLBTradeRumors: D'Backs Designate Lyle Overbay For Assignment: The Diamondbacks announced that they designated first baseman Lyle Overbay for assignment. The move creates roster space...
• 7/30 Lasorda's Lair: The First Place Dodgers Return Home to Keep the Snakes in the Grass: Dodgers Lineup vs. Arizona M.Ellis 4 Rivera 3 Kemp 8 Ethier 9 Ramirez 5 Hairston 7 Cruz 6 Ellis 2 Harang 1   Aaron Harang-7-5...
• 7/30 D'Backs Venom: A Closer Look at the Diamondbacks' New 3B, Chris Johnson: On Sunday, the Diamondbacks traded a pair of players at AA Mobile, Marc Krauss and Bobby Borchering, to the Houston Astros for...
• 7/30 MLBTradeRumors: West Notes: D-Backs, Drew, Yunel, Headley: It's been a busy weekend in baseball's Western divisions; the Angels have landed Zack Greinke, the Padres have extended Huston...
• 7/29 Baseball News Source: Luhnow’s Moves Give Astros Fans Reason for Optimism: Struggling with the worst record in Major League Baseball, the Houston Astros have a plan that gives their fans reason for optimism....
• 7/29 StanGraphs: Trade: Astros Send Chris Johnson to Diamondbacks for Prospects: The Astros and their new GM Jeff Luhnow continue to jettison away any non-essential personnel in exchange for any useful minor...
• 7/29 mlbreports.com : ATR: Ask the Reports Answers Your Baseball Questions: MLB Non-Waiver Trade Deadline, Tommy Toledo, Ichiro to Yanks, Greinke, Billy Hamilton, Jeff Niemann, Pavano and Colby Lewis: Sunday July 29th, 2012 Jonathan Hacohen:  Posted every Weekend: Your top baseball questions from the past week are answered....
• 7/29 mlbreports.com : 2012 Trade Deadline Update #6 7/29: Lirano to the White Sox, Johnson to D-Backs, and More: Sunday July 29th, 2012 Bernie Olshansky: Here are some of the latest key baseball trades that have taken place over the last...
• 7/29 MLB Dirt: Luhnow Adds Borchering and Krauss to Prospect List: Houston Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow has been trading away every asset that has no long term value to his team in favor...
• 7/29 Climbing Tal's Hill: Star Performer of the Week (July 23 thru 29): The Star Performer Award has been on hiatus for a while because I only like to give it out when the Astros win multiple games...
• 7/29 Baseball News Source: Astros Trade Chris Johnson To D-Backs for Prospects Marc Krauss – Bobby Borchering: The Houston Astros have lost 12 straight games, but that’s not about to deter Astros GM Jeff Luhnow from rebuilding the...
• 7/29 Climbing Tal's Hill: Chris Johnson traded to Arizona: Third baseman Chris Johnson is the latest Astros player to be sent packing by Jeff Luhnow. CJ is headed to the Diamondbacks in...
• 7/29 Blog Red Machine: Sunday ‘Funnies’: Lastros Money, Joey Who, Memes…More: A few things I discovered that are hilarious…or maybe not… 1. The highest paid player on the Houston Astros roster...
• 7/29 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers @ Giants July 29, 2012: Finish That Sweep: Over the last few days, the three NL West teams with a prayer of making the playoffs have all made moves to upgrade the left side...
• 7/29 MLBTradeRumors: Diamondbacks Acquire Chris Johnson: The Diamondbacks have acquired third baseman Chris Johnson from the Astros for minor league outfielders Marc Krauss and Bobby...
• 7/28 North Side Notch: Michael McKenry Leads Comeback Win over Astros: Final: Pirates 6, Astros 5 WP: Tony Watson (5-1, 4.45 ERA) LP: Rhiner Cruz (1-1, 7.41 ERA) SV: Joel Hanrahan (31, 2.18 ERA) That...
• 7/28 Throw the Challenge Flag: Game 99: Wild pitch give the Pirates wild win: Don't even count this team out regardless of what the situation is. The Pittsburgh Pirates are the Houston Astros and yes, it...
• 7/27 Baseball News Source: NL Recaps – Pirates Rally over Hard-Luck Astros: HOUSTON –  Drew Sutton scored on a wild pitch and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied with two runs in the ninth-inning to...
• 7/27 Throw the Challenge Flag: Game 98: Starling Marte homers on first pitch as a pro: Is it fair to say that Starling Marte made his Major League debut on Thursday night? Are the Houston Astros actually a Major...
• 7/25 Obstructed View: Becoming more optimistic about Josh Vitters (Ryan Dempster, Ryan Dempster, Ryan Dempster, Ryan Dempster, Ryan Dempster, Ryan Dempster, Ryan Dempster, Ryan Dempster, Ryan Dempster, Ryan Dempster, Ryan Dempster, Ryan Dempster, Ryan Dempster, Ryan Dempster, : Josh Vitters entered the 2007 Draft as one of the best bats in the class. Matt Wieters was considered the best college bat in...
• 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...
• 7/16 Climbing Tal's Hill: Where are Brett Wallace and Jimmy Paredes?: Well, we know where they are but they aren’t where they should be. You knew the day would come when Jeff Luhnow would get...
• 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...
• 7/15 Climbing Tal's Hill: Astros Trade Options Dwindling: When the season began, fans and sports writers knew that the Astros would be sellers come the trade deadline this year. They finished...
• 7/6 Climbing Tal's Hill: Astros return home looking to end losing streak: After an 0-7 road trip the Astros find themselves mired in a season-high eight game losing streak. J.A.Happ will take the mound...
• 7/5 Throw the Challenge Flag: Game 82: Jeff Karstens K's eight in shutout win: The starting pitching that carried the Pittsburgh Pirates through the first two months of the season has tapered off over...
• 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 Baseball Reality Tour: Clearing the Notebook: It's hard to believe the first time we cleared the notebook of random thoughts was almost three years ago, in July '09. About...
• 7/5 Bus League Baseball: Bus Leagues Express: July 5: Top stories Sheets okay in return to baseball: Just a few days after signing, Ben Sheets reported to AA Mississippi to make his...
• 7/4 Climbing Tal's Hill: Carlos Lee Traded to Marlins: Less than a week after Carlos Lee invoked his no trade clause and rejected a deal to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Astros have...
• 7/4 MLBTradeRumors: Carlos Lee Trade Reactions: The Astros sent Carlos Lee to the Marlins for prospects Matt Dominguez and Rob Rasmussen in a deal that was announced earlier...
• 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...

• 6/30 Climbing Tal's Hill: Astros fall to Cubs 3-2: As has been the case in recent games the Astros pitching was good today, but the hitting… not so much. J.A. Happ kept the...
• 6/29 Climbing Tal's Hill: Astros still hung-over from Thursday’s brutal loss: After losing a ninth inning lead against the Padres Thursday night the Astros traveled to Chicago for a matinee against the Cubs....
• 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,...
• 6/26 Chicken Friars: Quentin Caps Off Comeback For the Padres: The Padres played one of their wildest games of 2012, as Monday’s game featured five lead changes. Carlos Quentin gave...
• 6/25 WahoosOnFirst: Astros Batter Tribe as Indians Fall to Second Place: Derek Lowe had a solid start in the series finale at Minute Maid Park, but it was for naught as J.A. Happ shut down Cleveland’s...
• 6/24 Climbing Tal's Hill: Star Performer of the Week (June 18 – 24): The Astros finished the week on a high note with back-to-back drubbings of the Cleveland Indians. The two wins gave Houston a...
• 6/24 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Southpaws Stall Tribe Offense Again; Astros 7, Indians 1: By Mike Brandyberry When the Indians embarked on a ten game road trip Friday, the key to a successful trip would lie in getting...
• 6/24 Climbing Tal's Hill: Astros Take Game, Series From Indians: J.A. Happ took the mound vs Derek Lowe and the Indians today for the rubber game of a three games series. The hometown nine won...
• 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 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Southern Slamming By Stros Bats and Southpaw; Astros 8, Indians 1: By Christian Petrila The first four innings literally could not have gone more perfectly for Jeanmar Gomez and the Indians. However,...
• 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 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...
• 6/16 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....
• 6/11 Climbing Tal's Hill: The Re-Birth of Brett Wallace: Let’s be honest with each other friends, when Brett Wallace couldn’t beat out our favorite whipping boy, Chris Johnson,...
• 6/4 PhoulBallz.com: Series Preview: Astros at Phillies, May 14-15: The Phillies (16-19) will try to get on a roll and win consecutive games for the first time this month as they host the Astros...
• 6/4 Through The Fence Baseball: Los Angeles Dodgers need to step away from retread trade rumors: The Los Angeles Dodgers resemble an Army M.A.S.H. unit more than a professional baseball team. Although all-everything Matt Kemp...
• 6/1 Baseball Reality Tour: June Swoons and Stars or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love BABiP and K/BB Rates: It's June 1st, and that can mean many things. for one: regression. Below are a couple of arrangements of players, as squads, whose...

• 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...
• 5/21 FanSided: Astros annihilate the Cubs 8-4: The Astros showed fans what a perfect night looks like, for 8 innings at least, with their destruction of the Cubs Monday 8-4....
• 5/16 MLBTradeRumors: 2013 Contract Issues: Houston Astros: The Astros are next in MLBTR’s 2013 Contract Issues series: Eligible For Free Agency (2) Carlos Lee - Lee appears to...
• 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...
• 5/10 Climbing Tal's Hill: Astros Drop Rubber Match vs Marlins: The Astros dropped the finale vs the Miami Marlins tonight 5-3. SP, Lucas Harrell, got off to a terrible start as he walked the...
• 5/6 High Heat Stats: Video rewind: Saturday game notes: – I’ve lost a few baseballs in the bushes, but never like this. Adrian Beltre as a pinch-hitter is 4 for 13 with...
• 5/6 Justin Jabs: Emma Award 5: Jed Lowrie: After Ryan Braun’s historic and stellar performance early last week (a three home run game, the first ever at Petco Park), I...
• 5/5 STLCardinalBaseball: GAME 27: Sucko De Mayo: The inexplicable curse of Bud Norris continues! Jaime Garcia imploded in the first inning, giving the Astros an early lead that...
• 5/5 Climbing Tal's Hill: Bud Norris beats Cardinals… again: Bud Norris picked up his second win of the year tonight as the Astros won their fifth straight 8-2 over St. Louis. Cards starter...
• 5/5 Baseball Musings: Launching Rockets: The Astros made the most of their six hits as five of them go for extra bases in their 8-2 win over the Cardinals. Chris Johnson...
• 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...
• 5/3 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 25: Loss to Astros: Astros 8 Mets 1 Are the Astros this good, or the Mets this not good? A worn and tired-looking Mets club was swept in Houston,...
• 5/2 Climbing Tal's Hill: Chris Johnson powers Astros to sweep of Mets: The Astros clubbed the Mets 8-1 today at Minute Maid Park to complete a sweep of the three-game series. Houston hitters played...
• 5/2 Baseball Musings: Abad Pitcher Throws a Perfect Inning: Fernando Abad came into to finish off the Mets in the Astros 8-1 win. Abad came in with a bad ERA, 16.20. He retired the Mets...

• 4/29 FanSided: Brad Mills puzzling benching of Brian Bogusevic and belief in Chris Johnson: To say there has been more than one opportunity for me to go off onto a tangent concerning Brad Mills would be an understatement....
• 4/27 Justin Jabs: Recap: Brewers, Axford hold on for Monday night win: I’ve got to be honest, the first game I attended of the 2012 regular season was probably the least attention I’ve...
• 4/17 MLB Dirt: Surprises in Early Offensive Numbers: We are more than halfway through the month of April and most teams have already played double-digit games. This is not a big sample...
• 4/17 The Daily Catch: Lombardozzi’s 4 Hits Spur Nats Eighth Win: This article is courtesy of our friends at The Nats Blog Written by: William Yoder With Stephen Strasburg on the mound, the Washington...
• 4/17 Baseball Musings: Peace through Strength: Adam Kilgore describes the fear Rick Ankiel’s throwing arm puts into base runners: The most remarkable defensive play from...
• 4/7 FanSided: Rockies Dominated by Harrell in Loss to AstrosRoc......
• 4/5 MLBTradeRumors: Projected Super Two Cutoff For 2012: The cutoff for super two players after the 2012 season will be two years and 134 days of service time, according to preliminary...

• 3/30 Climbing Tal's Hill: What to do with Brett Wallace?: As spring training got going, the 3rd base position was supposed to be a dogfight to the end butWhat to do with Brett Wallace?...
• 3/24 Through The Fence Baseball: Day eight: Score one for the Canadians, eh: Canadians invaded South Florida on my eighth and final day of this Grapefruit League tour. Our neighbors to the north came out...
• 3/23 High Heat Stats: Stat Challenge scoring and projections: Every fantasy league has different rules, and here’s how FanDuel.com scores it for hitters: 1B = 1pt 2B = 2pts 3B = 3pts...
• 3/23 High Heat Stats: Stat Challenge scoring and projections: Every fantasy league has different rules, and here’s how FanDuel.com scores it for hitters: 1B = 1pt 2B = 2pts 3B = 3pts...
• 3/21 C70 At The Bat: Winning Is Good: You know, it took a little while for Mike Matheny to get his first spring training win as a Cardinal manager, but now it...
• 3/18 Justin Jabs: Position Prerankings: Third Base: Note: In the mini-series “Position Prerankings,” I’ll go position-by-position for each team in the NL Central...
• 3/14 MLBTradeRumors: First-Time Arbitration Eligible For 2013: Some pre-arbitration eligible players have already signed million dollar extensions, but arbitration eligibility represents the...
• 3/6 MLBTradeRumors: Central Notes: Luhnow, Hart, Braun, Zumaya: Some links from baseball's Central Divisions for your Sunday reading... New Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow has the...

• 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...

• 12/12 Roto Think Tank: 2011 N.L. Third Basemen: If you spent significant money on a third baseman last year, chances are excellent that you got burned.Ten Most Expensive...

• 11/16 Roto Think Tank: Tout Wars 2011 Recap (Or Blech): 2011 was my second year parti**** in the Tout Wars N.L.-only expert auction. After a third place showing in my rookie year,...
• 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...

• 9/16 Baseball Musings: Foul is Fair: With the bases loaded and one out in the bottom of the twelfth inning, Marlon Byrd of the Cubs hits a chopper down the third base...
• 9/14 MLBTradeRumors: Potential Suitors For Aramis Ramirez: Aramis Ramirez is looking for a multiyear deal this offseason and it sounds like he’s prepared to test the market if the Cubs...

• 7/17 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Game 93 Recap - Pirates 7, Astros 5 (11 innings): The Pirates finished up a weird series in Houston with a weird win. I don’t know if it felt like this to anyone else but things...
• 7/17 B-R Blog: Stodgy strategy … and Sunday sundries: [All factoids grown organically and prepared without Elias additives.] Explain this strategy to me: -- In Atlanta Sunday, the...
• 7/5 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 7/4: Before he took to the mound on Sunday afternoon in front of his family and friends, Josh Beckett found out that he was one...
• 7/4 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 7/4: Before he took to the mound on Sunday afternoon in front of his family and friends, Josh Beckett found out that he was one...
• 7/2 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 7/2: After an epic comeback last night, the Boston Red Sox look to make things a little easier in game two of a three-game set with...
• 7/2 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 7/1: After salvaging the finale in the City of Brotherly Love on Thursday afternoon, the Boston Red Sox head to the Space City to...
• 7/1 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 7/1: After salvaging the finale in the City of Brotherly Love on Thursday afternoon, the Boston Red Sox head to the Space City to...

• 6/3 The Pesky Pole: Astros 7, Padres 4 – Padres Unable To Overcome Early Lead: SAN DIEGO — Houston Astros spoils Padres’ home-coming tonight and beat them in Petco Park, 7-4. The streaking Astros...
• 6/1 The World's Worst Sports Blog: One-Third of an Inning Pitched, 6 or More Earned Runs: Carlos Marmol came in last night to close a fine performance by Carlos Zambrano, who had pitched 8 innings and allowed one earned...

• 5/31 WasWatching: A-Rod Least “Clutch” 3B In Majors This Year?: See the numbers below – which are this season to date: Rk Player Clutch Year Age Tm Lg G PA 1 Daniel Descalso 1.5 2011 24...
• 5/30 Obstructed View: Series Preview: Houston Astros (19-34) vs Iowa Cubs (23-28): Stoppable force meets movable object in this series between the Cubs and Astros. Both teams are throwing two starters in this...
• 5/20 B-R Blog: Hitting turnarounds in 2011: There were 29 players in 2010 to have at least 300 PA's and an OPS+ no better than 80. Of those guys, here are the ones with the...
• 5/16 Mets360.com: Terry Collins fails in usage of Tim Byrdak: At best I was ambivalent about the hiring of Terry Collins as manager. But he’s done a nice job of keeping the team together...
• 5/14 Roto Think Tank: Miguel Tejada and Deep NL League Free Agent Dilemma: Last night, ZucchiniBoy asked:Thanks for your NL Gearing Up posts. Question for you: any thoughts on Miguel Tejada and potential...
• 5/10 MLB Fantasy Recon: Player Notes from The Buzz - Hosmer, Rollins, Bourjos: Rollins, Rollins down the riverHoward Bender over at Fantasy Baseball Buzz highlights some useful player notes for your Tuesday,...

• 4/18 Roto Think Tank: N.L. FAAB Log: April 18, 2011: Charlie Morton $5.  Other bids: $4, $1.I wrote about Charlie Morton on Saturday morning.  To repeat, here is the good:...
• 4/12 Obstructed View: Chicago Cubs @ Houston Astros: Time: 7:05 pm CTGamedayB-Ref Preview Cubs wOBA wRC RS Astros wOBA wRC RS Starlin Castro .332 .554 -0.13 Michael...
• 4/12 Obstructed View: Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (4-5) at Houston Astros (2-7): The Cubs roller coaster ride to .500 continues with a trip to Houston to play the Astros. They were swept by the Phillies to start...
• 4/11 Obstructed View: Chicago Cubs @ Houston Astros: Time: 7:05 pm CTGameday Cubs wOBA wRC RS Astros wOBA wRC RS Starlin Castro .332 .557 -0.13 Michael...
• 4/1 Crashburn Alley: Phillies Opening Day 2011: It’s Christmas morning, the Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, and New Year’s Eve all rolled into one: it’s Opening...

• 3/31 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 3/30: For the final time this spring, the Boston Red Sox will play an exhibition game, this one against the Houston Astros at Minute...
• 3/31 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 3/30: For the final time this spring, the Boston Red Sox will play an exhibition game, this one against the Houston Astros at Minute...
• 3/30 MLB Fantasy Recon: 2011 Fantasy Baseball Last Minute Bargain Shopping: Jose Tabata is on a lot of sleeper lists this yearAs you get your rosters in order and the countdown to opening day winds down,...
• 3/20 Through The Fence Baseball: 2011 MLB Pre-Season Preview: NL Central – Houston Astros: Astros RF Hunter Pence Houston Astros (2010 record: 76-86) Notable additions: SP Ryan Rowand-Smith, 2B Clint Barmes, INF Billy...
• 3/9 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News From The Fort - 3/8: After beating the Baltimore Orioles 6-5 on Monday afternoon at City of Palms Park in Ft. Myers, FL, the Boston Red Sox will play...
• 3/8 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News From The Fort - 3/8: After beating the Baltimore Orioles 6-5 on Monday afternoon at City of Palms Park in Ft. Myers, FL, the Boston Red Sox will play...

• 2/15 Baseball Press: Dr. Lineup: The 2011 Houston Astros: Hunter Pence leads a weak Houston attack in 2011. (Getty)The 2011 version of the Houston Astros will drastically need to improve...
• 2/8 Call to the Pen: Michael Young and His Eight ‘Choices’: Longtime Texas Rangers (you could almost call him Mr. Ranger) Michael Young has had enough. After numerous rumors and reports,...

• 1/7 Baseball Press: Fantasy Prep 2011: Calling All Minute (Maid) Men: Bill Hall is closer to Dan Uggla-type production than most think.  (AP) As we head into next season, we'll look at...
• 1/5 COSFBA: Finding Keepers: Houston Astros: The Houston Astros are a franchise that has made the decision to go young and so that is going to limit the number of fantasy...

• 11/4 Jason's Baseball Blog: Season Preview in Review – National League Central: Back during Spring Training, I took a look at each team and made predictions about how each team would do and how I thought their...

• 10/14 Raise the Jolly Roger: BBA Ballot: NL Willie Mays Award: The Baseball Bloggers Alliance is once again conducting its own end-of-season MLB awards as part of an ongoing effort to provide...

• 9/21 Reds Fan Central: Even Votto is Human: Reds 3 Astros 4: The Reds lost 4-3 today against the Houston Astros resulting in a series loss of two games to one. The day started out as a pitcher’s...
• 9/19 Baseball Musings: Half Johnson: Chris Johnson homered and doubled Sunday afternoon, helping give Houston a big enough lead to weather a late surge by the Reds...
• 9/9 Baseball Musings: Power Johnson: Ted Lilly made one mistake against the Astros, giving up a three-run homer to Chris Johnson in the sixth inning. That erased a...
• 9/5 Foul Ground: Part One: The Super Mega NFL Preview: In the last couple of weeks while I have not been writing, I’ve learned a couple of things. First, losing teeth and injured...

• 8/27 Fungoes.net: Rookie of the Year field clears for Garcia: Now that Stephen Strasburg has landed on the disabled list for the second time this season and awaits the official results of...
• 8/23 Crashburn Alley: Astros Series Preview: Astros County: Believe your eyes — it’s a series preview. We haven’t had one of these since June 25 when the Blue Jays were...
• 8/20 Call to the Pen: Analyzing the Pedro Feliz/David Carpenter Trade: The St. Louis Cardinals, looking for third base help, acquired 35-year-old Pedro Feliz from Houston yesterday, in exchange for...
• 8/18 Baseball Moves: Waiver Mavens – Week 20: No Brainer Hong-Chih Kuo, Los Angeles Dodgers (RP) owned in 28% of Yahoo! Leagues. Kuo has been thrust into the closer role in...
• 8/10 MLBTradeRumors: Potential Suitors For Adrian Beltre: Adrian Beltre will be one of the most sought-after free agent position players if and when he declines his player option...
• 8/9 Tomahawk Take: A Big League Debut Highlights the Three-Game Series in Houston: After taking three of four from the Giants in a tough series over the weekend, the Braves cool down some by heading to Houston...
• 8/8 Baseball Press: Under the Radar - Mixed (Week 19): Need Saves? Wuertz is your man. (AP) Each week Baseball Press will be providing some Under the Radar fantasy players...
• 8/5 Pitchers Hit Eighth: Adventures of a Traveling Cardinals Fan: Occasionally real life (read: day job) takes me to various cities (read: airports) across the country, and this Tuesday and Wednesday...

• 7/20 The UpperCard Network: Twins Pitching Options: Oswalt, Lilly, Haren: One of the upsides of Cliff Lee being taken off the trade market after being dealt to the Rangers, was the now increasing discussion...
• 7/19 Baseball Musings: Early Exits: Carlos Silva walks two in the first, and the first six Astros reach base as they score five runs and knock Silva out of the game...
• 7/16 The UpperCard Network: Around The Diamond: Astros Approach, More Escobar Reaction: Around the diamond for July 16th: With a now depleted farm system after the promotions of Jason Castro and Chris Johnson, Bernando...
• 7/3 Baseball Press: Under the Radar - NL-Only (Week 14): Gorzelanny should be a starter for the rest of the year. (AP) Each week Baseball Press will be providing some...

• 6/22 Call to the Pen: Roster Moves (6/20): Chris Sale signs, Jason Castro called up: A humble thank you kicks off this edition of Roster Moves.  If you are a regular to this site then you know that I have fallen...
• 6/21 The UpperCard Network: MLB Hits: A Tough Situation Awaiting The Red Sox: Some interesting notes from around the league for the afternoon: Zachary Levine of the Houston Chronicle reports that the Astros...
• 6/20 MLBTradeRumors: Astros Designate Three For Assignment: The Astros have designated Kevin Cash, Casey Daigle, and Cory Sullivan for assignment, according to Brian McTaggart of MLB.com...