Official Retirements

As I reported earlier, 2009 2nd round draft pick RHP Tanner Bushue retired at the end of the season. The transaction was finally made official. In addition, it was reported that OF D'Andre Toney has also retired. Toney had struggled this season at Tri-City before being suspended 50 games for testing positive for the use of amphetamines. Toney, a 14th round pick for Kansas City in 2011, came into the Houston system (as the PTBNL) along with LHP Kevin Chapman in the March 2012 trade that sent OF Jason Bourgeois and C Humberto Quintero to Kansas City.