Via MLBTradeRumors we find that the Astros claim Brandon Laird from the Yankees, which basically acts as an indirect trade for Steve Pearce. Laird, 24, has a .254 average for the Yankees AAA team this year.

Via MLBTradeRumors we find that the Astros claim Brandon Laird from the Yankees, which basically acts as an indirect trade for Steve Pearce. Laird, 24, has a .254 average for the Yankees AAA team this year.

Watched a bunch of highlights from the good ol' days!

"The Astros announced that they have Armando Galarraga for assignment. The move will create room for right-hander Hector Ambriz, who had his contract purchased from Triple-A Oklahoma City. "The 30-year-old signed a minor league deal with the Astros in late May to help fill a spot in Oklahoma City's rotation. Galarraga wound up making five starts for Houston this year, posting a 6.75 ERA with 17 strikeouts and 18 walks. For his big league career, Galarraga owns a 4.78 ERA with 5.7 K/9 and 3.8 BB/9." - AC.

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The Houston Astros 5th round pick is off to a great professional start hitting .361/.459/.559 with 8 Doubles, 4 Triples, 4 Homeruns, 18 Stolen Bases, and a 22/18 BB/K rate in 39 New York-Penn League games. He talks about the draft, having his own baseball card while he was still in high school, and more.

Don't know if looking at his old draft profile means much, but interesting to see what people thought of him as he was drafted. He has a Chipper Jones type of body apparently, and he has "plus, plus bat speed" and bad defense at third... CJ 2.0? I am hoping for more from him as a future DH! Plus he's a switchhitter!

Chris Johnson was traded to Arizona for 24 year old LFer Marc Krauss and 21 year old LFer Bobby Borchering Both are in AA.