Brad Ausmus

Face of the Franchise: Photo courtesy of Gary Rothstein/Icon SMI Craig Biggio Manager: Larry Dierker C - Brad Ausmus 1B - Jeff Bagwell 2B - Craig Biggio 3B - Doug Rader SS - Craig Reynolds OF - Jose Cruz OF - Cesar Cedeno OF - Lance Berkman DH - Bob Watson Bench:  2B Bill Doran, 3B Ken Caminiti, OF Terry Puhl, OF Jimmy Wynn SP - Roy Oswalt SP - Nolan Ryan SP - Mike Scott SP - Joe Niekro SP - Larry Dierker P - J.R. Richard P - Don Wilson P - Shane Reynolds P - Roger Clemens P - Ken Forsch RP...Read Full Story

The Houston Astros and catcher Ivan Rodriguez are closing in on a $1.5 million, one-year contract, a person familiar with the talks told The Associated Press. The deal would contain $1.5 million in performance bonuses based on games and plate appearances, the person said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the agreement had not yet been announced by the team.Houston needed a veteran catcher to replace Brad Ausmus, who became a free agent and signed with the Dodgers. The Astros have...Read Full Story

Season Wrap Up The Astros last left us by missing the playoffs with an 86-75 record to finish third in the National League Central. Although they were in the heat of the race for a while, they dropped off at the end when they were forced to play home games in Milwaukee because of the hurricanes that were whipping through their city. While long time first baseman’s Lance Berkman’s performance seemed to be in an inverse relationship with the team’s winning percentage (as he had an amazing first...Read Full Story

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