Carlos let go

[pravata]

Lefthander Carlos Hernandez, the former phenom who has struggled to return to form following shoulder surgery, became a minor-league free agent when the Astros took him off their 40-man roster Friday.
Hernandez went 5-8 with a 5.56 ERA this year for Class AAA Round Rock but never regained the velocity he had early in his career. The Astros are clearing roster spots to add players before the deadline for the Rule 5 draft.
Astros general manager Tim Purpura said the club could still re-sign Hernandez to a minor-league deal.
"We communicated with his agent that we'd like to have him back," Purpura said. "Whether he decides to do that or not is another story."
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[juliogotay]

I hope he comes back to Houston but I don't expect it. Alot of teams will take a chance on a southpaw even if his arm is hanging off. He was a very exciting prospect but that was a long time ago, now. I remember his first start, I was taking my daughter to Texas Tech for her freshman year. She graduated from Texas in May.

It looked like he was regaining some velocity and control late this year. Purpura had him go back to the surgeon and they made some adjustments to his delivery and gave him some stretching excercises. I wish him well.

[HurricaneDavid]

That's kind of sad.  I was at Carlos's second appearance ever, where he pitched 7 scoreless innings in Philadelphia.  I was really hoping that he would catch on and become something big, but it never happened.  Good luck to ye, Carlos.

[JimR]

injury and a freak one. sad.