Happy Birthday - 2/6

Happy Birthday to ~

3B Matt Duffy (25)
Drafted in 2011 in the 20th round out of the University of Tennessee, this Massachusetts native had a tremendous season with the bat at Lancaster, leading to his promotion to Corpus Christi in early August. He hit a combined .309/.378/.535 with 24 doubles, four triples and 24 home runs between the two venues. He was only hit by pitches 21 times this season, down from 41 times in 2012.

RHP David Paulino (20)
Obtained from Detroit as the PTBNL in the Jose Veras trade, Paulino excelled in his four starts for the Detroit GCL team, going 2-1 with a 2.70 ERA and a 0.900 WHIP before being shut down in mid-July. It was reported that he subsequently underwent Tommy John surgery.

One former Astro celebrates a birthday today ~

RHP Bill Dawley (56)
Originally drafted by the Reds in the seventh round in 1976, Dawley came to Houston in a March 1983 trade with that organization. In 157 appearances for the Astros from 1983 to 1985, he was 22-13 with 21 saves, a 2.71 ERA and a 1.171 WHIP.  He made the All-Star team in 1983 as a rookie.