Monday, December 16, 2013

Happy Birthday - 12/16

Happy Birthday to ~

OF Bryan de la Cruz (17)
De la Cruz was a recent signing out of the Dominican Republic, having only signed in October 2013. Here is a brief look at de la Cruz from Baseball America.

Three former Astros celebrate today ~

A second round pick by the Astros in 1987, Hennis only got a cup of coffee in the major leagues, but he did it up right. He only got to pitch in three games (nine and two-thirds innings) in 1990, but he managed to keep his ERA perfect at 0.00 with a WHIP of 0.414.  Nice. Ken Hoffman of the Houston Chronicle talked to Hennis last year about his short but stellar career.

Originally drafted by the Reds in the third round in 1984, Jones came to Houston as a free agent in December 1991 and played in 54 games for the Astros in 1992, hitting .190/.271/.302.

OF Charles Gipson (41)
Drafted by Seattle in the 63rd round (no, that's not a typo) in 1991, Gipson signed with Houston as a free agent in January 2005. In 11 at-bats in 19 games, he hit .182/.250/.273. Frequently used as a pinch runner and a defensive replacement, Gipson is one of only a handful of non-pitchers with fewer career plate appearances (366) than games played (373).

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