The Astros have had a lot of problems with the starting rotation this year, so the bullpen has been worked hard so far in 2013. 25-year old righty Paul Clemens has pitched in 14 games (0 starts) for the Astros so far this year and he is 1-2 with a 4.55 ERA and a 1.16 [...]
Righty reliever/starter Danny Darwin was a pretty solid pitcher for the Houston Astros. Darwin won the N.L. ERA title in 1990. He pitched in 48 games (17 starts) for the Astros in 1990 and he was 11-4 with 2 saves, a 2.21 ERA and a 1.03 WHIP. Darwin was also outstanding for the Astros in [...]
23-year old righty swinging 3B Matt Dominguez is off to a decent start with the bat in 2013. He has played in 36 games for the Astros so far this year and he is 34 for 133 (.256 avg, .654 OPS) with 14 runs scored, 2 homers and 15 RBIs. He has now played in [...]
The Astros have designated 30-year old righty starting pitcher Philip Humber for assignment. Humber pitched in 9 games (7 starts) for the Astros this year and he was 0-8 with a 9.59 ERA and a 2.02 WHIP. Humber has pitched in 89 games (51 starts) in his first 8 years in the majors and he [...]
The Astros have signed 30-year old righty reliever/starter Edgar Gonzalez and he will be the long man in the pen initially for them. Gonzalez pitched in 3 games (0 starts) this year for the Blue Jays and he was 0-0 with a 7.88 ERA and a 1.75 WHIP. Gonzalez pitched in 6 games (all starts) [...]
22-year old righty starting pitcher Jarred Cosart is getting close to the show for the Astros. He has pitched in 7 games (6 starts) in AA+AAA-ball so far this year and he is 4-0 with a 2.18 ERA and a 1.18 WHIP. He has given up 25 hits and 14 walks while whiffing 39 batters [...]
The rookies on the Rockets didn’t get to play a lot in 2012-13, but they showed a lot of potential for the future. 23-year old point guard Patrick Beverly replaced Jeremy Lin in the playoffs and he played well for the Rockets. Beverly played in 41 games (0 starts) for the Rockets last year and [...]
55-year old head coach Kevin McHale had a solid 2012-13 for the Rockets. He led them to a 45-37 (54.9%) record during the regular season and he got the Rockets to win a couple of playoff games in the first round against the heavily favored Oklahoma City Thunder. McHale is now 79-69 (53.4%) during the [...]
The Houston Rockets finally got back to the playoffs in 2012-13. They finished in 3rd place in the Southwest Division with a 45-37 record, 13 games behind the Spurs. The Rockets then took the Thunder to six games, playing very tough against them before bowing out. Here is a look at the players that made [...]
The Rockets couldn’t keep up with the Thunder last night, plain and simple. James Harden only shot 7 of 22 from the floor last night, but he still led the way for the Rockets with 26 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocked shots. Chandler Parsons also had a rock solid game [...]
30-year old backup SF/SF Carlos Delfino is going to miss the rest of the playoffs due to a bone fracture in his right foot which will require surgery to repair. Delfino played in 5 games (0 starts) in the playoffs for the Rockets and he averaged 24.0 minutes, 9.0 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.0 assists [...]
24-year old rookie point guard Patrick Beverly played in 41 games (0 starts) for the Rockets during the regular season and he averaged 17.4 minutes, 5.6 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game. Beverly is really stepping up in the playoffs so far for the Rockets. He has played in 5 games (4 starts) [...]
The Texans have signed 26-year old RB/KR Deji Karim. Karim played in 3 games for the Colts last year and he returned 9 kickoffs for 328 yards (36.4 avg) with 1 TD return. Karim has now played in 26 games in his first three years in the NFL and he has carried the ball 98 [...]
The Texans selected 23-year old TE Ryan Griffin out of Connecticut with the 201st overall pick (6th round) of the 2013 NFL Draft. Griffin is 6’6″, 247 pounds and he runs a 4.87 40. Griffin does not have blazing speed by any means, but he has a knack for getting open. He is also a [...]
The Houston Texans selected 23-year old DT/DE Chris Jones out of Bowling Green with the 198th overall pick (6th round) of the 2013 NFL Draft. Jones is 6’2″, 302 pounds and he runs a 5.08 40. Jones’ motor always runs hot as he plays until the whistle blows. He is fast off the line of [...]
The Texans selected 22-year old WR Alan Bonner out of Jacksonville State with the 195th overall pick (6th round) of the 2013 NFL Draft. Bonner is 5’10″, 182 pounds and he runs a 4.6 40. Bonner knows how to get open and he has a good pair of hands. But, he is going to likely [...]
The Texans selected 23-year old G/T David Quessenberry out of San Jose State with the 176th overall pick (6th round) of the 2013 NFL Draft. He is 6’5″, 302 pounds and he runs a 5.15 40. Quessenberry isn’t the strongest O-Lineman out there, but the converted TE can really move for a player his size. [...]
The Houston Texans selected 22-year old OLB Trevardo Williams out of Connecticut with the 124th overall pick (4th round) of the 2013 NFL Draft. Williams is 6’1″, 241 pounds and he runs a 4.42 40. Williams played DE at Connecticut, but he’s too small to play there in the NFL. That’s o.k. with the Texans [...]
