“We decided to ask waivers on Cheito Cruz Jr. for the purpose of giving him his unconditional release,” Astros manager Cecil Cooper announced following Friday’s game against St. Louis. “We’re going to call up Reggie Abercrombie.”
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How do you solve a problem with a catcher?
What’s the problem? “Give him three days, just relax a little bit, work on his hitting,” manager Cecil Cooper said.
Wade’s 8 simple steps, sixes and sevens, the bar sinister
Wade “We have a list of things that our scouts are required to get before we’ll even put a guy into the mix for consideration [like] medical, psychological testing, statistics, scouting evaluation, signability, 60-yard dash … and unless we have those eight pieces of information, the guy really doesn’t go up on our board.” Link
One and done
“He just struggled in that inning after the blown call by the umpire,” Cooper said. “I thought it was best to take him out right there. That’s where I’m going to leave it. OK?”
Asked if he was surprised he was lifted so early, Chacon responded, “Yeah. But that’s why he’s the manager. He said I was done. I was done.”
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