Now, This Signing Makes Sense...
This may not have received the fanfare of the Carlos Lee contract (or even the Mark Loretta deal), but the Astros re-signed Dan Wheeler to a one-year contract today.
This was a no-brainer. Wheeler has been one of the most consistent performers in the Houston bullpen for the past couple of seasons, and his ability to close in a pinch (read: when Brad Lidge gets shelled like Berlin in November of 1943 and subsequently loses his mojo) only enhances his value. T-Poo could not let Wheels get away. Nice to see management nail this one down. While I fimrly believe that we'll live to regret letting Russ Springer walk (especially to the Cards), this move makes me feel slightly better about the state of the bullpen in 2007.
Now onto the next issue--signing Jason Jennings to a long-term deal.
This was a no-brainer. Wheeler has been one of the most consistent performers in the Houston bullpen for the past couple of seasons, and his ability to close in a pinch (read: when Brad Lidge gets shelled like Berlin in November of 1943 and subsequently loses his mojo) only enhances his value. T-Poo could not let Wheels get away. Nice to see management nail this one down. While I fimrly believe that we'll live to regret letting Russ Springer walk (especially to the Cards), this move makes me feel slightly better about the state of the bullpen in 2007.
Now onto the next issue--signing Jason Jennings to a long-term deal.
posted by Anonymous | 5:27 PM
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where is the blog post about the cowboys and ripping Ted Bosquez? I'm dissapointed as he surely deserves everything he gets....
We're not going to waste our breath, Anonymous. Ted has to spend the entire offseason with images of Tony "Started Reading Too Much of My Own Press" Romo dropping snaps and crying on the field dancing in his head. Throw in The Guppie's impending departure and the horror of another season with The Antichrist lining up at WR, and we don't need to pile on. Instead, we'll just revel in the fact that the Texans are an organization on the rise, while our neighbors to the north are in the midst of a cataclysmic freefall.
Does Drew Henson have any years left on his contract? Can he hit a curveball?
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