Brian McTaggart has a new article, improbably headlined: "Astros have few needs entering Meetings."
Methinks it should read, "Astros have few means entering Meetings."
ANYway, there's not much we didn't know already, except for a couple of nuggets:
-Jason Michaels may not be likely to return
-Under "Who They Can or Need to Trade," Kaz Matsui (please, God) and Chris Johnson are listed:
Kazuo Matsui: He's entering the final year of a three-year deal that will pay him $5.5 million next year and certainly won't be returning to the Astros beyond this deal. He hit .250 last season, played in a career-high 132 games and was stellar defensively, but that's a contract the Astros wouldn't mind shedding.
3B Chris Johnson: Once one of their top prospects, Johnson has gotten little chance to prove himself at the Major League level, and the re-signing of Geoff Blum won't exactly open up playing time. And if the Astros re-sign Miguel Tejada, he's going to get the lion's share of time at third. The book is out on whether Johnson can play at the Major League level.
We didn't come out here to play tiddlywinks, son.
-Hal Smith
