30 teams in 30 days: Houston Astros

[WebHamster]

This thread contains comments on Jason Jarvis's Article "30 teams in 30 days: Houston Astros", which was posted in the Cafe's Articles section on March 1, 2009. The full article can be read here.

[Havok1517]

I think a lot of the Astros chances will depend on the oft-injured but talented power arms of Paulino and Nieve. One needs to start and one needs to find a setup role in the bullpen until Norris is ready. Both have high-90's stuff on a team lacking anything in the pen aside from Valverde. I wouldn't be surprised if Nieve or Paulino battle for closer spot if Houston decides not to re-sign Valverde.