Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Happy Birthday - 10/1

Happy Birthday to ~

LHP Junior Garcia (18)
Signed as an NDFA out of the Dominican Republic in 2013, Garcia spent his first professional season with the DSL Astros. In 14 games (one start), he was 2-2 with a 2.67 ERA and a 1.069 WHIP. He walked 12 batters while striking out 30 in 33+ innings, all at the ripe old age of 17.

One former Astro with a birthday today ~

3B Chris Johnson (29)
Drafted by Houston in the fourth round in 2006, Johnson played for the Astros starting in 2009 and ending with his trade to the Diamondbacks in July of 2012. In 304 games, he had a .274/.314/.421 batting line with 64 doubles, eight triples and 26 home runs, 8 of which were in the 2012 season prior to the trade. In January 2013, he was traded to the Braves where he was second in the National League in batting average, hitting .321/.358/.457.

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