Astros Roster Moves/Transactions

It was announced yesterday that the Astros signed former Astro RHP Matt Albers to a one-year contract with a club option for 2015. Albers was drafted by Houston in the 23rd round in 2001 and played on the big league club in 2006 and 2007 before he was included in the trade with Baltimore that brought Miguel Tejada to Houston. Since then, Albers has also pitched for Boston, Arizona and most recently Cleveland in 2013. For the Indians, he was 3-1 with a 3.14 ERA and a 1.270 WHIP in 57 appearances. Much like recent team addition Chad Qualls, Albers is mainly a groundball pitcher, boasting a 2.65 GO/AO ratio in 2013 and allowing only two home runs in 63 innings pitched.

This latest addition brings the Astros 40-man roster to 39. I have updated my ongoing list of all of the offseason transactions to reflect this most recent addition.