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  1. 03-16-2009, 02:09 PM #1
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    Pudge to the 'Stros

    Source: Rodriguez, Astros agreeComment Email Print Share ESPN.com news services
    Catcher Ivan Rodriguez has agree to a one-year, $1.5 million contract with the Houston Astros, a source told ESPN's Steve Phillips on Monday.


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    Rodriguez can make an additional $1.5 million in performances bonuses.

    At the World Baseball Classic this spring, Rodriguez, a 14-time major league All-Star, is hitting .600 (9-for-15) in four games for Puerto Rico.

    Rodriguez hit .276 with seven homers and 35 RBIs in 115 games with the Detroit Tigers and New York Yankees last year. He is the only player in baseball history with at least 13 Gold Gloves and a career .300 average or better.

    He has three more Gold Gloves, earning one as recently as 2007, giving him three more than Johnny Bench and almost double the total by Bob Boone, who is third on the list. Among position players, only Hall of Fame third baseman Brooks Robinson has more Gold Glove awards.

    Rodriguez has caught 2,173 games, trailing only Carlton Fisk (2,226) and Boone (2,225) in terms of longevity behind the plate.

    Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
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  3. 03-16-2009, 03:31 PM #2
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    Re: Pudge to the 'Stros

    He wouldn't have been happy with the Reds, so don't go there. The Reds got their guy and Hanigan continues to be proving himself as a solid backup or starter if we need him.
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    Re: Pudge to the 'Stros

    I don't like any move that makes the Astros better, and even though Pudge is becoming a dinosaur, it does make them better. Boo.


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    Re: Pudge to the 'Stros

    Quote Originally Posted by ChatterRed View Post
    He wouldn't have been happy with the Reds, so don't go there. The Reds got their guy and Hanigan continues to be proving himself as a solid backup or starter if we need him.
    Let's have a "Hell Yeah".
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    Re: Pudge to the 'Stros

    Quote Originally Posted by Jerome View Post
    I don't like any move that makes the Astros better, and even though Pudge is becoming a dinosaur, it does make them better. Boo.


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    He has precious little left in the tank. He looked done as a Yankee.
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    Re: Pudge to the 'Stros

    Quote Originally Posted by mlh1981 View Post
    He has precious little left in the tank. He looked done as a Yankee.
    regardless of the pudge signing, their farm system still stinks. they have a dim future.
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    Re: Pudge to the 'Stros

    Pudge has been hitting pretty well in the WBC I believe. Hope he doesnt do the same in Houston. What does this mean about their faith in the young Towles?
  9. 03-17-2009, 07:45 AM #8
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    Re: Pudge to the 'Stros

    Quote Originally Posted by ChatterRed View Post
    He wouldn't have been happy with the Reds, so don't go there. The Reds got their guy and Hanigan continues to be proving himself as a solid backup or starter if we need him.
    I'm not sure what you mean by don't go there....Never said I wished the Reds would have signed him, BUT I'm not convinced that either RH is the answer.
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  10. 03-17-2009, 08:31 AM #9
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    Re: Pudge to the 'Stros

    Quote Originally Posted by smoke6 View Post
    I'm not sure what you mean by don't go there....Never said I wished the Reds would have signed him, BUT I'm not convinced that either RH is the answer.
    I'll take my chances with RH over a quickly aging Pudge. It seems that catchers take a sharp downturn when age begins to show. OFers, 1Bmen, even 3Bmen can keep it going when they hit the age slope, but most catchers can't. RH can still hit and he is not a liability defensively.

    I don't think this makes them better, over all. I think this could cause problems as the season goes on. Who gets playing time - young guy with potential upside or aging vet who will never want out of the line-up?

    It will be fun to watch.
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    Re: Pudge to the 'Stros

    Quote Originally Posted by ChatterRed View Post
    He wouldn't have been happy with the Reds, so don't go there. The Reds got their guy and Hanigan continues to be proving himself as a solid backup or starter if we need him.
    x2 There's no way we could have predicted he would've come so cheaply. Too late now to look back. It's not a bad fit at all but...
    Quote Originally Posted by Rusty the Red View Post
    I think this could cause problems as the season goes on. Who gets playing time - young guy with potential upside or aging vet who will never want out of the line-up?

    It will be fun to watch.
    Valid point.
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    Re: Pudge to the 'Stros

    In other catcher news, I'm still pretty worried about RH considering Venezuela keeps tearing through the WBC. How is he going to have time to get to know his guys in the Reds rotation? Anyone think Hanigan will start the year?
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    Re: Pudge to the 'Stros

    Unless Pudge is somehow solving Houston's pathetic starting pitching issues, I'm not concerned.
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    Re: Pudge to the 'Stros

    Quote Originally Posted by xavr1 View Post
    In other catcher news, I'm still pretty worried about RH considering Venezuela keeps tearing through the WBC. How is he going to have time to get to know his guys in the Reds rotation? Anyone think Hanigan will start the year?
    Hanigan will probably see more time initially if this keeps up.

    Back to Pudge, I like this move (especially for the 'stros).
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    Re: Pudge to the 'Stros

    Quote Originally Posted by xavr1 View Post
    In other catcher news, I'm still pretty worried about RH considering Venezuela keeps tearing through the WBC. How is he going to have time to get to know his guys in the Reds rotation? Anyone think Hanigan will start the year?
    I am actually glad about this, gives Hanigan more time to adjust and take the spot. I just think RH is our weakest link, by far, on this team, and that the job will be Han's full time by the end of the year anyway.
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    Re: Pudge to the 'Stros

    I guess that means Juan Carlos Sulbaran is going to make the big-league club as a Pudge specialist.

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