There’s another cost-efficient starting pitcher set to hit the free-agent market — Randy Wolf , who recently was told by the Astros that the club is about to “slow the pace of negotiations” with the veteran left-hander.
Astros, Wolf slowing talks
Service a priority for Astros
HOUSTON (AP) - The Houston Astros acquired minor league pitcher Tyler Lumsden from the Kansas City Royals on Monday for a player to be named or cash. The 25-year-old lefty went 3-13 with a 7.21 ERA in 28 games this season, including 18 starts, for Triple-A Omaha.
HOUSTON - The Houston Astros acquired minor league pitcher Tyler Lumsden from the Kansas City Royals on Monday for a player to be named or cash.
HOUSTON (AP) - The Houston Astros today acquired minor league pitcher Tyler Lumsden from the Kansas City Royals — for a player to be named, or cash.
The Baseball Writers Association of America on Wednesday made their selections for the American League and National League Managers of the Year; one manager went to the World Series while one is a two-time Manager of the Year. The managers in question are the Tampa Bay Rays’ Joe Maddon and Chicago Cubs’ Lou Piniella
Roberto Clemente, the great Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder, would have been 74 today. I was too young to see him play, but he was Puerto Rican and I am Puerto Rican, so I always felt a connection to him
