A friend of mine has had a similar experience with the Astros, twice. I'm guessing that there are a lot of players living both in Texas and outside of Texas who would like to be in the Astros organization. There's a lot of guys who would like to play for Houston (or Round Rock) and Wade can't sign them all, so that's certainly part of it. That said, they obviously look at factors that are not apparent to the casual observer on the surface. Like, Belisle, for example and how signing him would involve extra security at games in order to restrain former coaches who insist that the grip on his change up is all wrong or that he's not wearing stirrups. That sort of thing.
