Brian Bixler decides to leave the Houston Astros
29-year old righty swinging SS/2B Brian Bixler has elected to become a free agent. He played in 36 games for the Astros last year and he was 17 of 88 (.193 avg, .582 OPS) with 11 runs scored, 2 homers, 7 RBIs and 3 stolen bases. Bixler has now played in 183 games in his first four years in the majors and he is 61 of 323 (.189 avg, .519 OPS) with 41 runs scored, 2 homers, 14 RBIs and 9 stolen bases. This is no loss for the Astros moving forward.