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Spring Training Preview: Houston

By mknn

On June 20, 2020

In 2000 Spring Training, Team News

There’s a lot to sort out here starting with the starting rotation, where the final 2 slots will go to someone from the group of Dock Ellis, Stubby Overmire, Bret Saberhagen, and Leon Day.
- Saberhagen is leading the way in this group, and Scott Erickson has forced himself into the conversation as well. Day and Overmire are most likely to miss the roster cut based on performances so far.
  - Day has been horrible, earning a trip to AAA, along with Overmire.
  - The rotation is still a bit up for grabs. Stephen Strasbourg, Roy Oswalt, Ice Box Chamberlain, and Toad Ramsey are likely in, leaving Saberhagen, Ellis, and Erickson vying for the final spot and the long relief roles.
The bullpen is a bit more settled: Brad Lidge is set as the closer, but Spring performances will determine the exact roles for Trevor Hoffman, Tug McGraw, Mark Melancon, and Billy Wagner.
- Melancon, Hoffman, and Andrew Chafin have been great, while Wagner has been hit extraordinarily hard.
  - Wagner and Dan Quisenberry are both on the verge of heading to AAA.
On the infield, only SS is set with Carlos Correa. Paul Goldschmidt and Jeff Bagwell are vying to start at 1B, DJ LeMahieu, Craig Biggio, and HR Johnson are in the mix at 2B, and George Brett, Morgan Ensberg, and Aramis Ramirez all have shot to start at 3B.
- At 1B, Andres Galarraga has been the best of the bunch by a fair measure, with both Bagwell and especially Goldschmidt struggling.
  - Right now, there’s nothing to choose between Galarraga, Bagwell, and Goldschmidt.
- Johnson’s forcing himself into the conversation somewhere as well, especially given Correa’s struggles at SS.
  - This is still true: Johnson is hitting everything thrown to him. The end result of this is Shawon Dunston likely not making the opening day roster.
  - 3B is pretty much settled: Brett is pounding the ball and both Ramirez and Ensberg are struggling.
The OF isn’t much clearer: the group of Luis Gonzalez, Larry Hisle, Gorman Thomas, and Casey Stengel look to have a slight edge, but any of Lance Berkman, Pete Hill, Felipe Alou, Jim Wynn, and Tony Gwynn could earn a starting position.
- Wynn, Gwynn, and Stengel have been the standouts so far, with Wynn being perhaps Houston’s best hitter through 10 games. Hill, and especially Hisle, have struggled, with Hisle being sent to AAA in an effort to clear some roster space.
  - Alou and Hill are both struggling, and seem unlikely to make the roster. Hisle has been recalled, along with Lance Blankenship.

	Near Definite	Likely	Possible	Long Shot
Starting Pitchers		Toad Ramsey Roy Oswalt Stephen Strasbourg Ice Box Chamberlain	Scott Erickson Dock Ellis Bret Saberhagen
Middle Relievers			Mike Hartley Tug McGraw Andrew Chafin	Dan Quisenberry Billy Wagner
Setup		Tervor Hoffman Mark Melancon
Closer	Brad Lidge
C	Jim O'Rourke	Jorge Posada
1B			Jeff Bagwell Paul Goldschmidt Andres Galarraga
2B		HR Johnson	Craig Biggio DJ LeMahieu	Lance Blankenship
3B	George Brett		Morgan Ensberg Aramis Ramirez
SS		Carlos Correa		Shawon Dunston
OF		Casey Stengel Jim Wynn Tony Gwynn	Luis Gonzalez Gorman Thomas Lance Berkman	Pete Hill Felipe Alou Larry Hisle

Houston Colt 45’s

Houston Astros / San Diego Padres / Kansas City Royals / Colorado Rockies / Arizona Diamondbacks

AAA – San Antonio Missions
AA – Austin Black Senators
A – Corpus Christi Hooks

Marvin Miller Division

Many teams combine to provide a decent amount of talent. While the long unappreciated majesty of Pete Hill was tempting, we opted for the duo of Craig Biggio and Jeff Bagwell. Hill was added to the overall site banners, though.

	Tiger Stadium (42,060) HR: 1.227 \| BA: .987
	Alamodome (52,295) HR: 1.250\| BA: 1.106
	The Astrodome (34,816) HR: .869\| BA: 1.017
	Colt Stadium (33,010) HR: .835 \| BA: .987

2000: 3rd Place, .500.

2001 Projections

As of the end of Spring Training.


C	Jorge Posada Jason Castro	Will Smith Bob Boone	Francisco Cervelli Shanty Hogan Sandy Alomar Jr	Cy Perkins Rick Cerone Harry Decker Brayan Pena
1B	Jeff Bagwell Andres Galarraga	Paul Goldschmidt Harry Stovey	Charlie Grimm Kevin Young	ryan mcMahon
2B	Craig Biggio HR Johnson Russ Adams	Bama Rowell	Adam Frazier Burgess Whitehead	Walter Curley Lance Blankenship
SS	Carlos Correa	Travis Jackson Roy McMillan Shawon Dunstan	Bucky Dent Cristian Guzmán Jorge Polanco
3B	~~George Brett~~	Jim O’Rourke Carney Lansford Morgan Ensberg Aramis Ramírez	Al Gallagher José Vizcaíno	Wes Helms Edgar Martínez
OF	Jim Wynn Tony Gwynn Pete Hill césar cedeño Casey Stengel	Luis Gonzalez Gene Woodling Lorenzo Cain Gorman Thomas Felipe Alou Al Spangler	Shin-Soo Choo Dick Williams Al Cowens Hunter Pence Jim Tyack Frank Walker	Ken Henderson Jerry McQuaig Chucho Ramos Kirby Puckett Willy Taveras Von Joshua Walt Devoy Derek Bell Earl Clark Dee Miles
SP	Roy Oswalt Stephen Strasburg Toad Ramsey Roger Clemens Bret Saberhagen	Ice Box Chamberlain Leon Day George Kahler Scott Erickson Cole De Vries	Harry Staley scott bankhead Jim Brewer Roy Mitchell Carl Morton	collin mcHugh larry jansen Rick Wise Shairon Martis Fred Newman
RP	Tug McGraw Billy Wagner John Franco Kent Tekulve Brad Lidge ~~Andrew Chafin~~	Roberto Osuna Wade Davis Jim Kern Mike Sirotka	Bill Harper Chris Saenz Óscar Tuero Will Ohman Ryan Thompson Luke Gregerson	Elmer Tutwiler dave dravecky Chad Qualls lance mcCullers Mike Hartley Mike Wegener
UP	Dock Ellis Bones Ely ~~Vida Blue~~ ~~David Clyde~~	Kyle Kendrick Keith Foulke Boots Poffenberger George Winter Guy Bush	Ian Kennedy Ismael Valdéz Dan Quisenberry Jim McGlothlin Lee Dashner	Arquimedes Caminero Danny Graves jon gray José Melendez Homer Blankenship Gene Harris Chance Ruffin Ken Frailing

5+ Year Contracts; 2-4 year contracts; future rights; ~~Injured~~

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	Tiger Stadium (42,060) HR: 1.227 \| BA: .987
	Alamodome (52,295) HR: 1.250\| BA: 1.106
	The Astrodome (34,816) HR: .869\| BA: 1.017
	Colt Stadium (33,010) HR: .835 \| BA: .987