The following retirements and releases have been confirmed.
We already knew about a couple of voluntary retirements, but there are more to report:
RHP Steve Martin - Drafted in the 37th round in 2011. Played last season at Greeneville. UPDATED TO ADD: As I was reminded in the comment below, this is why I was rooting for Steve Martin to make it (from August of 2011).
1B Justin Shults - Drafted in the 46th round in 2011. Played last season with the GCL Astros.
In addition, the following players were released:
RHP Ebert Rosario - Signed out of the Dominican Republic prior to the 2006 season. A converted position player, he played last season at Tri-City.
1B Jimmy Van Ostrand - Drafted in the 8th round in 2006. Played the last 4 seasons at Corpus Christi.
3B David Flores - Drafted in the 18th round in 2008. Split last season between Corpus Christi and Lancaster.
RHP Lance Pendleton - Re-signed as a free agent in November 2011 after pitching in 4 games in Houston in September.
A LOOK AT THE ASTROS MINOR LEAGUE SYSTEM
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Thursday, October 13, 2011
Happy Birthday - 10/13
RF Jonathan Gaston (25)
Originally from California, Gaston was drafted in the 7th round in 2008 out of the University of Arizona. In his two seasons with Corpus Christi, he has been unable to duplicate his great 2009 season at Lancaster in which he hit 35 home runs and drove in 100. This year, Gaston's numbers (.236 BA & 2.87 OBP) were hampered by a slow start and a terrible August. But he did finish off the season on a high note, hitting .368 over the final 5 games.
3B David Flores (25)
Drafted out of Cal State Sacramento in the 18th round in 2008, Flores split his time in 2011 between Lancaster and Corpus Christi with mixed results. At Lancaster, Flores hit .311 with a .371 OBP, but he hasn't been able to translate that success to Corpus yet, hitting .203 with a .264 OBP in that venue. He ended the season with 21 doubles and 18 runs and a composite batting average of .251.
Former Astros with birthdays today:
IF Eddie Mathews (died 2/18/01 at 69)
Played 101 games for Houston in 1967 toward the end of his career
RHP Frank LaCorte (60)
Pitched for Houston from 1979 to 1983
Went 18-18 with a 4.03 ERA and a 1.338 WHIP
RHP Randy Moffitt (63)
Went 2-4 with a 3.02 ERA and a 1.176 WHIP while pitching for Houston in 1982
RHP Mike Capel (50)
Went 1-3 with a 3.03 ERA and a 1.469 WHIP while pitching for Houston in 1991
RHP Taylor Buchholz (30)
Went 6-10 with a 5.89 ERA and a 1.248 WHIP while pitching for Houston in 2006
Came to Houston with Ezequial Astacio & Brandon Duckworth for Billy Wagner
Went to Colorado with Jason Hirsch & Willy Taveras for Miguel Asencio & he-who-must-not-be-named
Originally from California, Gaston was drafted in the 7th round in 2008 out of the University of Arizona. In his two seasons with Corpus Christi, he has been unable to duplicate his great 2009 season at Lancaster in which he hit 35 home runs and drove in 100. This year, Gaston's numbers (.236 BA & 2.87 OBP) were hampered by a slow start and a terrible August. But he did finish off the season on a high note, hitting .368 over the final 5 games.
3B David Flores (25)
Drafted out of Cal State Sacramento in the 18th round in 2008, Flores split his time in 2011 between Lancaster and Corpus Christi with mixed results. At Lancaster, Flores hit .311 with a .371 OBP, but he hasn't been able to translate that success to Corpus yet, hitting .203 with a .264 OBP in that venue. He ended the season with 21 doubles and 18 runs and a composite batting average of .251.
Former Astros with birthdays today:
IF Eddie Mathews (died 2/18/01 at 69)
Played 101 games for Houston in 1967 toward the end of his career
RHP Frank LaCorte (60)
Pitched for Houston from 1979 to 1983
Went 18-18 with a 4.03 ERA and a 1.338 WHIP
RHP Randy Moffitt (63)
Went 2-4 with a 3.02 ERA and a 1.176 WHIP while pitching for Houston in 1982
RHP Mike Capel (50)
Went 1-3 with a 3.03 ERA and a 1.469 WHIP while pitching for Houston in 1991
RHP Taylor Buchholz (30)
Went 6-10 with a 5.89 ERA and a 1.248 WHIP while pitching for Houston in 2006
Came to Houston with Ezequial Astacio & Brandon Duckworth for Billy Wagner
Went to Colorado with Jason Hirsch & Willy Taveras for Miguel Asencio & he-who-must-not-be-named
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