Astros Make Roster Moves
Written by Baqqs on 3:38 PMThe Astros hit the road again, for a three city tour that will be a pretty good barometer for where The Astros stand in The NL Central. The first series in this trip is in St. Louis against the Cards. The Cards are .5 games ahead of us and the winner of this series has a good shot at leading The NL Central. Besides the fact that this series is very important standings wise, Astros players will say that games against the Cards mean a little more based on their rivalry. This year especially both teams have shown displeasure which each other and look to at least provide an entertaining three games.
To prepare for this road trip The Astros have made a few changes. First, Fernando Nieve was sent back down in exchange for SP Jack Cassel. Cassel has done very well so far in AAA and looks to spend his time in relief while making a few spot starts.With Wandy coming off the DL for Wednesday's game, we needed to move a starting pitcher from the rotation to the bullpen. The Astros chose to leave Moehler and move Sampson. This move wasn't a big surprise seeing as one was pitching well and one wasn't. My personal opinion is that Moehler will have a couple more good starts before he begins to really struggle. At that time, Cassel will be moved into the rotation and will succeed there.
Lastly, with Geary coming back shortly, The Astros will be forced to move another pitcher. Common sense would say that Dave Borkowski is the likely candidate, as he is the worst pitcher in our bullpen right now. Villarreal is being paid too much and has a much better track record in the majors and therefore secures a spot in the majors. Not to mention that with his 5 year MLB service time he would need to agree to a minor league assignment, which he probably would not.
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