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2009 Houston Astros 74 - 88

2008 / 2010 (Organization)

5th place in the NL Central (17 GB)
Home Record: Away Record:	44 - 37 (.543) 30 - 51 (.370)	-0.7 wins -6.9 wins

Scored/Expected: 643 / 699 ( -56 ) Allowed/Expected: 770 / 696 ( -74 )
Pyth Record: 67 - 95 (+7)

Dressed to the Nines

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Minute Maid Park
Attendance:	2,521,076	Avg Att:	31,124 (0.98)
Att Rank:	9 / 16	Lg Avg:	31,782

Park Factor:	0.98
HR Factor:	1.04	R/L HR:	1.03 / 1.07

Notes:

Transactions

Date									WAR
M	D	Yr	Player	Pos	Age	Transaction	From	To	Before	After	Org
10	8	2008	Jack Cassel	SP	28.2	Free Agency Granted	HOU		-0.0	0.0
10	9	2008	Dave Borkowski	RP	31.7	Free Agency Granted	HOU		-2.1	0.0
10	9	2008	Jose Castillo	2B	27.6	Free Agency Granted	HOU		-2.8	0.0
10	14	2008	Runelvys Hernandez	SP	30.5	Free Agency Granted	HOU		3.3	0.0
10	15	2008	Tomas Perez	2B	34.8	Free Agency Granted	HOU		-0.1	0.0
10	30	2008	Mark Loretta	2B	37.2	Free Agency Granted	HOU		19.6	-0.4
10	31	2008	Brad Ausmus	C	39.5	Free Agency Granted	HOU		16.1	0.3
10	31	2008	LaTroy Hawkins	RP	35.9	Free Agency Granted	HOU		13.8	2.2
10	31	2008	Randy Wolf	SP	32.2	Free Agency Granted	HOU		16.5	7.6
11	3	2008	Doug Brocail	RP	41.5	Free Agency Granted	HOU		10.9	0.0
11	3	2008	Nick Gorneault	LF	29.5	Free Agency Granted	HOU		0.0	0.0
11	3	2008	Ray King	RP	34.8	Free Agency Granted	HOU		5.7	0.0
11	3	2008	Danny Klassen	3B	33.1	Free Agency Granted	HOU		-1.2	0.0
11	3	2008	Val Majewski	CF	27.4	Free Agency Granted	HOU		-0.1	0.0
11	3	2008	Nick Regilio	RP	30.2	Free Agency Granted	HOU		0.1	0.0
11	3	2008	Ray Sadler	LF	28.1	Free Agency Granted	HOU		-0.1	0.0
11	3	2008	Mark McLemore	RP	28.1	Free Agency Granted	HOU		0.4	0.0
11	7	2008	LaTroy Hawkins	RP	35.9	Signed as a Free Agent		HOU	13.8	2.2	2.1
11	19	2008	Brian Esposito	C	29.7	Signed as a Free Agent		HOU	0.0	-0.1	-0.1
11	23	2008	David Newhan	LF	35.2	Free Agency Granted	HOU		0.9	0.0
12	1	2008	Mike Hampton	SP	36.2	Signed as a Free Agent		HOU	28.6	0.4	0.1
12	2	2008	Doug Brocail	RP	41.5	Signed as a Free Agent		HOU	10.9	0.0	0.0
12	8	2008	Jeff Fulchino	RP	29.0	Selected off of Waivers	KCA	HOU	-0.4	0.3	0.5
12	11	2008	Matt Kata	2B	30.7	Signed as a Free Agent		HOU	-0.3	-0.3	-0.3
12	12	2008	Reggie Abercrombie	CF	28.4	Free Agency Granted	HOU		-0.2	0.0
12	12	2008	Ty Wigginton	3B	31.2	Free Agency Granted	HOU		5.0	-2.1
12	15	2008	John Gall	LF	30.7	Signed as a Free Agent		HOU	-0.1	0.0	0.0
12	15	2008	Jason Michaels	LF	32.6	Signed as a Free Agent		HOU	5.7	0.1	0.1
12	18	2008	Reggie Abercrombie	CF	28.4	Signed as a Free Agent		HOU	-0.2	0.0	0.0
12	18	2008	Aaron Boone	3B	35.8	Signed as a Free Agent		HOU	13.8	-0.3	-0.3
12	26	2008	Chris Barnwell	SS	29.8	Signed as a Free Agent		HOU	-0.5	0.0	0.0
1	5	2009	Jason Smith	2B	31.5	Signed as a Free Agent		HOU	-0.3	-0.7	-0.7
1	5	2009	Clay Hensley	SW	29.3	Signed as a Free Agent		HOU	2.1	1.4	0.0
1	6	2009	Danny Graves	RP	35.4	Signed as a Free Agent		HOU	5.9	0.0	0.0
1	13	2009	Russ Ortiz	SP	34.6	Signed as a Free Agent		HOU	14.4	-0.7	-0.4
1	14	2009	Jose Capellan	RP	28.0	Signed as a Free Agent		HOU	-0.2	0.0	0.0
1	14	2009	Toby Hall	C	33.2	Signed as a Free Agent		HOU	4.7	0.0	0.0
1	14	2009	Chad Paronto	RP	33.5	Signed as a Free Agent		HOU	0.3	-0.3	-0.3
1	16	2009	Jason Tyner	LF	31.7	Signed as a Free Agent		HOU	2.3	0.0	0.0
1	29	2009	David Newhan	LF	35.4	Signed as a Free Agent		HOU	0.9	0.0	0.0
2	9	2009	Drew Meyer	2B	27.4	Signed as a Free Agent		HOU	-0.3	0.0	0.0
2	16	2009	Mark McLemore	RP	28.4	Signed as a Free Agent		HOU	0.4	0.0	0.0
2	22	2009	Toby Hall	C	33.3	Free Agent Signing Voided	HOU		4.7	0.0
3	5	2009	Neal Musser	RP	28.5	Signed as a Free Agent		HOU	0.2	0.0	0.0
3	14	2009	Fernando Nieve	SP	26.7	Selected off of Waivers	HOU	NYN	0.7	0.4	0.4
3	20	2009	Ivan Rodriguez	C	37.3	Signed as a Free Agent		HOU	68.1	0.3	0.5
3	28	2009	Jason Tyner	LF	31.9	Released	HOU		2.3	0.0
3	29	2009	David Newhan	LF	35.6	Released	HOU		0.9	0.0
3	31	2009	Jeff Keppinger	2B	28.9	Received in Trade	CIN	HOU	-0.2	1.6	1.3
4	5	2009	Chris Barnwell	SS	30.1	Conditional Deal	HOU	PIT	-0.5	0.0	0.0
4	6	2009	Yorman Bazardo	SW	24.7	Signed as a Free Agent		HOU	-0.2	-1.0	-1.0
4	10	2009	Wilton Lopez	RP	25.7	Selected off of Waivers	SDN	HOU	0.0	4.0	3.8
4	14	2009	Casey Daigle	RP	28.0	Signed as a Free Agent		HOU	-0.4	-0.8	-0.8
4	16	2009	Drew Sutton	3B	25.8	Traded Away	HOU	CIN	0.0	0.2	0.0
4	26	2009	Neal Musser	RP	28.7	Released	HOU		0.2	0.0
4	28	2009	Brendan Donnelly	RP	37.8	Signed as a Free Agent		HOU	7.4	0.4	0.0
4	28	2009	Clay Hensley	SW	29.7	Released	HOU		2.1	1.4
5	9	2009	Jason Smith	2B	31.8	Free Agency Granted	HOU		-1.0	0.0
5	10	2009	Jason Smith	2B	31.8	Signed as a Free Agent		HOU	-0.3	-0.7	-0.7
6	9	2009	Dallas Keuchel	SP	21.4	Amateur Draft (Round 7)		HOU	0.0	-0.6	-0.6
6	9	2009	J.D. Martinez	LF	21.8	Amateur Draft (Round 20)		HOU	0.0	-0.7	-0.7
6	29	2009	Brandon Backe	SP	31.2	Free Agency Granted	HOU		2.6	0.0
7	1	2009	German Duran	3B	24.9	Selected off of Waivers	TEX	HOU	-0.4	0.0	0.0
7	1	2009	Brendan Donnelly	RP	38.0	Released	HOU		7.4	0.4
7	10	2009	Chris Coste	C	36.4	Selected off of Waivers	PHI	HOU	2.0	-0.9	-0.9
7	30	2009	Russ Ortiz	SP	35.2	Released	HOU		14.0	-0.4
8	5	2009	Roy Corcoran	RP	29.2	Signed as a Free Agent		HOU	0.4	-0.3	0.0
8	6	2009	Ray Sadler	LF	28.9	Signed as a Free Agent		HOU	-0.1	0.0	0.0
8	18	2009	Billy Sadler	RP	27.9	Signed as a Free Agent		HOU	0.5	-0.1	-0.1
8	18	2009	Ivan Rodriguez	C	37.7	Traded Away	HOU	TEX	68.6	-0.2	-0.4
8	18	2009	Matt Nevarez			Received in Trade	TEX	HOU	0.0	0.0	0.0
8	20	2009	Jose Vallejo			Received in Trade	TEX	HOU	0.0	0.0	0.0
8	22	2009	Armando Benitez	RP	36.8	Signed as a Free Agent		HOU	17.7	0.0	0.0
9	19	2009	Armando Benitez	RP	36.9	Released	HOU		17.7	0.0

WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

Trades

4 / 16 / 2009

Houston Astros Receive

				Wins Above Replacement
Player	Pos	From	Age	Before	After	HOU	1st Yr
Jeff Keppinger	2B	CIN	28.7	-0.2	1.6	1.3	-0.0
Totals				-0.2	1.6	1.3	-0.0

Cincinnati Reds Receive

				Wins Above Replacement
Player	Pos	From	Age	Before	After	CIN	1st Yr
Drew Sutton	3B	HOU	25.5	0.0	0.2	0.0	-0.1
Totals				0.0	0.2	0.0	-0.1

Team Analysis

	WAR After Trade			WAR First Year
Tm	Out	In	Diff	Out	In	Diff
HOU	0.2	1.6	1.5	-0.1	-0.0	0.1
CIN	1.6	0.2	-1.5	-0.0	-0.1	-0.1

8 / 18 / 2009

Texas Rangers Receive

				Wins Above Replacement
Player	Pos	From	Age	Before	After	TEX	1st Yr
Ivan Rodriguez	C	HOU	37.1	68.6	-0.2	-0.4	-0.4
Totals				68.6	-0.2	-0.4	-0.4

Houston Astros Receive

				Wins Above Replacement
Player	Pos	From	Age	Before	After	HOU	1st Yr
Matt Nevarez		TEX
Jose Vallejo		TEX
Totals				0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Team Analysis

	WAR After Trade			WAR First Year
Tm	Out	In	Diff	Out	In	Diff
HOU	-0.2	0.0	0.2	-0.4	0.0	0.4
TEX	0.0	-0.2	-0.2	0.0	-0.4	-0.4