Happy Birthday - 10/12

Happy Birthday to ~

RHP Jandel Gustave (21)
A non-drafted free agent out of the Dominican Republic, Gustave spent his 2013 season with the Greeneville Astros. In 10 starts, he was 2-3 with a 2.68 ERA and a 1.397 WHIP. I have long been intrigued by Gustave since his 2011 season resulted in a 12.10 ERA, a 3.000 WHIP, 21 wild pitches and five hit batters in only 19+ innings. This year he had four hit batters and only two wild pitches in 43+ innings.

C Brett Booth (23)
Drafted in the 34th round in 2013 out of the University of Alabama, Booth split his first professional season between the Gulf Coast League and Tri-City. In 42 games, he hit .269/.379/.351 and had a caught stealing percentage of 44%.

One former Astro with a birthday today ~

LHP Sid "El Sid" Fernandez (51)
The Hawaiian-born pitcher was the third round pick of the Dodgers in 1981. He was best known, however, for the ten years he spent pitching for the Mets from 1984 to 1993. He was an All-Star for New York in 1986 and 1987. He went on to play for Baltimore and Philadelphia, before pitching in one game for the Astros in 1997. His one start for Houston, a win, proved to be his last major league appearance.