Astros Minor League Roster Moves/Transactions

As you probably already know, the Astros announced yesterday the signing of IF Cesar Izturis to a minor league deal with an invitation to Spring Training. The move is likely an insurance move as the middle infield depth at the highest levels of the organization is thin.

In addition, according to MiLB, RHP Christian Garcia has been released by the Astros. Garcia was drafted in the 29th round in 2012 and made all but two of his appearances in 2012 and 2013 for the Greeneville Astros.

UPDATE: Baseball America shows two additional releases which I had not reported earlier: RHP Javier Lozano and OF Javaris Reynolds. Lozano, a 20-year old from El Salvador, had a 5.00 ERA and a 1.833 WHIP in 13 appearances with the Gulf Coast League Astros in 2013. Reynolds was drafted in the 7th round in 2011 and only managed a .197/.287/.243 batting line for the GCL team in 2013.