Jackie Moore moves north.
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Moore poaching by the Rangers
Astros bench coach Jackie Moore will interview with the Rangers early Thursday afternoon for the job of bench coach.
Rupert? Robert? Clemon?
Astros general manager Ed Wade said utilizing Clemens right now as part of the team’s training process is not on his radar.
“Players.”
“If we add a few players, we can contend,” ace Roy Oswalt said. “I think we’re about three players away from being real good. I’d say baseball players. Pitching is a spot to start at, for sure. Players.”
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Took them 3 years to figure this out?
Turns out, Pujols had nothing to do with it.
Figuring that he should develop more pitches as his major-league career deepened, Lidge fiddled around with a split-finger fastball and a cut-fastball in ’06.
Roster fiddling
The Astros cleared some space on their 40-man roster Wednesday, outrighting four players to Triple-A Round Rock. …Dave Borkowski, Jack Cassel, Ryan Houston and Jose Castillo … The Astros’ roster now stands at 36.