Happy Birthday - 2/6

Happy Birthday to ~

3B Matt Duffy (26)
Drafted in 2011 in the 20th round out of the University of Tennessee, this Massachusetts native split his season between Corpus Christi and Oklahoma City. In 136 games, he hit .288/.336/.451 with 22 doubles, four triples, 18 home runs and 84 RBI.

RHP David Paulino (21)
Obtained from Detroit as the PTBNL in the Jose Veras trade, Paulino spent the entire 2014 season on the DL after having undergone Tommy John surgery.

RHP Josue Uribe (20)
Signed as an international free agent out of the Dominican Republic prior to the 2014 season, Uribe pitched his first season in the Dominican Summer League. In 16 bullpen appearances, he was 2-2 with a 1.08 ERA, a 1.000 WHIP and four saves.

One former Astro celebrates the day as well ~

RHP Bill Dawley (57)
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.

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.

Happy Birthday - 2/6

Happy Birthday to ~

3B Matt Duffy (24)
Drafted in 2011 in the 20th round out of the University of Tennessee, this Massachusetts native built on his great freshman season by continuing with his consistency at the plate, and then adding in some nice power. In  134 games at Lexington, he hit .280/.387/.447 with 32 doubles, one triple and 16 home runs. He was also hit by pitches a ridiculous 41 times.

One former Astro with a birthday today ~

RHP Bill Dawley (55)
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.

Happy Birthday - 2/6

3B Matt Duffy (23)
Drafted in 2011 in the 20th round out of the University of Tennessee, this Massachusetts native was nothing if not consistent in his first year in the system.  In 63 games at Tri-City, he had a .298/.370/.417/.787 batting line with 20 doubles, a triple and two home runs and was named a mid-season All-Star in the New York-Penn League.  In looking at his splits, he hit equally well against LHP's and RHP's and hit well throughout the season.  He only hit .252 with bases empty, but improved that to .342 with runners on and .352 with RISP.

One former Astro with a birthday today

RHP Bill Dawley (54)
Bill Dawley pitched in 157 games for the Astros between 1983 and 1985.  His record was 22-13 with 21 saves and he had a 2.71 ERA and a 1.171 WHIP.  He made the All-Star team in 1983 as a rookie.