Woody Makes It Interesting
Written by Baqqs on 7:01 PMAstrs pitcher Woody Williams turned in a improved performance Sunday earning himself at least one more chance to prove himself as The Astros #5 starting pitcher. Prior to Sunday, Williams had pitched 11 2/3 innings yielding 26 hits and 18 earned runs, including 5 HR's. (13.88 ERA) 
His competition remains Chris Sampson (10.61 ERA) and Jack Cassel (5.73ERA). All three have shown glimpses of what Cecil Cooper is looking for. Sampson particularly has pitched well about 80% of his innings and being hit hard in one or so innings per outing. Cassel has an uphill battle for the position based solely on his lack of experience. This competition really comes down to experience or upside? Coop would love to save the team $6 Million Dollars which is owed Woody, however, at what point does hurting the team warrant $6 Million Dollars?
Woody's Line vs The Braves (6 IP/6 H/6 R/6 ER/1 BB/0 K/ (10.71 ERA)
Other Spring Training Notes
Tejada continues to hit well, increasing his batting avg to .353. He is now tied for 2nd best batting avg of those with at least 40 AB's. The Astros spring training batting champ is none other than Hunter "Superman" Pence. Hunter continues to dominate on a daily basis causing Cecil Cooper to re-think his desire to bat Pence 6th. "He's just an exciting player and you want him to bat as many times as you can," Cooper said. "If he's down sixth, it would probably keep him from hitting one extra time. You want your best guys right up top."
Hunter's Spring Stats
H. Pence 68AB/ 27H/ 4HR/14RBI/ BA .397/ OBP .417/ SLG .735
Compared to 2007 ROY Candidates
T. Tulowitzki 41AB/ 14H/ 4HR/ 6RBI/ BA .341/ OBP .438/ SLG .756
R. Braun 39AB/ 11H/ 4HR/13RBI/ BA .282/ OBP .370/ SLG .641
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