Here are the official rosters and assignments for the start of the 2005 Houston Astros minor leagues. We had to wait for some of the questions we had on assignments, and this is what we got from the organization:
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AAA ROUND ROCK EXPRESS
Pitchers
ASTACIO
BUCHHOLZ
BURBA
BURNS
DRISKILL
GALLO
FUSSELL
GOTHREAUX
GRIFFITHS
HERNANDEZ
McDANIEL
NORTON
RODRIGUEZ, W
Catchers
QUINTERO
TREMIE
Infielders
CONRAD
COOLBAUGH
HUFFMAN
KLASSEN
RIVERA
WHITEMAN
Outfielders
GIPSON
HUBBARD
SELF
WESSON
(Note: Todd Self has been switch to an outfield position by the Houston Astros)
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AA CORPUS CHRISTI HOOKS
Pitchers
BARZILLA
GIRON
HIRSH
HODGE
MacRAE
MANSFIELD
McCLASKEY
McLEMORE
NIEVE
PEGUERO
RIJO
SAMPSON
Catchers
FATHEREE
GIMENEZ
NORRIS
Infielders
ECKELMAN
NAVARRETE
RIGGS
RODRIGUEZ, C
SACCOMANNO
ZAMORA
Outfielders
ANDERSON
JIMERSON
RODRIGUEZ, M
WRIGHT
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HIGH A BALL SALEM AVALANCHE
Pitchers
ALBERS
ALLEN
BELTRE
DEWITT
DOUGLASS
ESCOBAR
FREEMAN
MERCHANT
MUECKE
SHORTELL
TALBOT
WILLIAMS
Catchers
DAVIDSON
MACKOR
RUIZ
Infielders
FERNANDO
HUMPHRIES
MAYSONET
PEAVEY
ROBINSON, W
TRIPLETT
Outfielders
ALCANTARA
FAGAN
KOCHEN
SEUSS
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A BALL LEXINGTON lEGENDS
Pitchers
BARTHMAIER
DIAZ, R
ENGLEBROOK
ESTRADA
GUTIERREZ
MARTINEZ
McKELLER
PATTON
REINEKE
SOTO
THOMPSON
WIGDAHL
Catchers
CLARK
SANTANGELO
VITAL
Infielders
ASH
BABILONIA
McGILL
ROBINSON, S
TORRES
ZOBRIST
Outfielders
CARABALLO
EINERTSON
GARZA
PENCE
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EXTENDED SPRING TRAINING
Pitchers
ABAD
ALVARADO
ARGUELLO
BROWN, C
BROWN, M
DAVIS
EDMISTON
GARATE
GERVACIO
JAMES
MAYORA
MELENDEZ
MURDY
NOEL
PAULINO
PLUTA
POLANCO
PUENTES
ROMERO
SEVERINO
SOLIS
SOTRO
STIEHL
TRINIDAD
VERGARA
Catchers
CAVERS
KADY
KOCH
LOPEZ
TOWLES
Infielders
ACOSTA
CRUCETA
ESPINOZA
FLORENTINO
GARCIA
GONZALEZ
RAMIREZ, RE.
RAMIREZ, RO.
SELLERS
SHELDON
SUTIL
SUTTON
Outfielders
ALVAREZ
BARGANIER
BUENO
COOPER
NDUNGIDI
HERNANDEZ
HILL
PARRAZ
REED
RODRIGUEZ
TORBERT