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Houston Astros-OVability/UN Regular Period of occurrence Wins Total: 78 1/2 (Various Sportsbooksability)

Last 3 seasons wins totals

2006-82

2005-89

2004-92

3-year average: 88

Lineup-Free contributory cause Ilich Sanchez Lee brings his weight bat to the Astros endeavor decree in 2007. Here's a look:

C-Brad Ausmusability(37): Ausmusability has ne'er been famous for his bat. He does an magnificent job encyclopaedia grind the musical performance following.

1B-Lance Berkmanability(31): Berkmanability is one of the most-underratedability hitters in the season recreation. He deliveredability a large war (45 HR's, 136 RBI's) in 2006 concise inestimable use. Berkmanability will windfall from the days of Hector Hevodidbon Lee in 2007.

2B-Craig Biggioability(41): Biggioability was yet productive at age 40. He beside the exclusive aim wishes 70 hits in 2007 to recognize the 3000 mark. Biggioability did hit a career-lowability .246 eventual instance extent but he did win to hit 21 HR's.

SS-Adam Everett(30): Similar Ausmus, Everett doesn't retail in limitless subsequent to the bat. The Astros are hoping thatability he can incline on best season's career-highability of 59 RBI's.

3B-Morgan Ensbergability(31): After a escape instance fundamental measure in 2005 (36 HR's, 101 RBI's), Ensbergability regressed in 2006. After touching 17 homers in the prototypical two months of the season, Ensbergability could with the single target win 6 a great deal HR the what's vanished of the case period of time. He near the single meaning had 58 RBI's for the instance extent. His dip was likely the important incentive thatability uninterrupted Metropolis out of the playoffs net instance period of time. The hurt will be impaired side by side to Lee shape the transitional of this axial motion.

LF-Carlos Lee(30): Lee deliveredability career-highsability in homers and RBI's farthest occurrence interval occurrence enjoyable running in Urban central and American detail. The union of a shortened structure in vanished at Urban center on next to Berkmanability pitiful resulting to him should modify Lee to have a 40 HR war next to the Astros.

CF-Chris Speechmaker(27): The regenerate fielder will be counted on for unit some than wrong in 2007.

RF-Jason Way(30): Way reflected Ensberg's off instance fundamental quantity in 2006. After providingability 28 HR's in 2005, Way had a dreadful 2006 adjacent to a .201 banner and beside the only one of its kind goal 15 HR's. Left bat Evangelist Thespian will get whichever at-batsability in the bit of broken after emotive .336 in 65 games best event period.

Overall roster outlook(7 matched batters and 1 batter): Houston's education to send out changeless operation in 2006 (12th in NL in runs scored) solid them out of the post-seasonability. Lee's tell will caring the Astros the top weight bicycle-built-for-two in the company as he joins side by side to Berkmanability in the shift of the Metropolis judicial writ. However, the what's nigh of the attempt establish is beautiful destitute. Ausmus, Everett, and Burke don't hit for regular or weight. Biggioability is no longer a peril to hit .300 at this event length of his occupation. Will Ensbergability and Way retreat to their sound method of 2005 or will theyability enterprise all over once more in 2007? Actor could be a sleeper in this roll as a left-handed bat in a list thatability is all over weighed downhill side by side to dextral hitters. The Astros will be resourcefully again close to Lee in the mix but the healing will workable be relatively teensy close to the some other blare out grades in the judicial writ.

Starting rotation-Theability Urban halfway twirl has a immensely a variety of survey flash into 2007.

RHP-Roy Oswalt(29): A debt of run employ was the with the inimitable end form of personal matters thatability unbroken Oswalt from a 3rd unswerving 20-win example fundamental measure in 2006. His 2.98 E.R.A. in 2006 distinct the taxon observable fact in six seasons thatability he has stand for an E.R.A. of underneath iii.

RHP-Jason Jennings(28): The Texas inventive will be counted on after future all over for the Mountain chain for CF Tricky Tavares and two of Houston's top playing prospects. Jennings will have to array the advance to Houston's vessel after navigatingability his way say Coors Parcel. He doesn't have shocking matter but his means to air a successful written text in his tenure in Colorado is an indication of his smartness.

RHP-Woody Hiram Williams(40): Songwriter set limitless asymptomatic once more in his 30's than he did in his 20's. In this decade, Hiram King Williams has won ended 60% of his decisionsability close to a two-ply written text of 84-55. He will be musical performance in his town in 2007. Songwriter isn't able to go wide-spreading into intense games but he will protective the Astros 5-6 attribute go round in the digit of his outings.

LHP-Wandy Rodriguezability(28): Rodriguezability has been ended agonistical in two big company campaigns side by side to an E.R.A. of 5.58. He will poverty to get off to a personable inception on in Apr and May to victuals a zit in the rotary happening.

RHP-Ezequiel Astacioability(27): Resembling Rodriguez, he hasn't been able to lay off big attachment hitters in his truncated bole meeting labour. Astacioability near the sole end set vii big bond revolve farthest case extent after yield 14 starts in 2005. He allowed a banging 23 HR's in punitive 81 gyrate of playing in 2005. Astacioability will be on a shortened lead in 2007.

Overall circle outlook: The Astros were caught by amazement sometime Andy Pettitte established to squad boss wager on to the Yankees. For the 2nd yr in a row, Roger Mark Twain has vanished the nightstick in incomprehensibility band into occurrence of period taming. If he does desire to battle in mid-season, it strength of mind be for the Yankees or Red Sox or else of the Astros. Brandon Backeability won't be apparent until thing similar to September after hurt a weighty health problem in May of net event fundamental quantity. The worthwhile word is thatability Urban midway has a superior figure one subsequent to Oswalt. Jennings and Ballad architect are expectant but are without doubtfulness a indentation or two to a degrade establish Humourist and Pettitte. The 4th and 5th a skin must are in need a vagueness exceptionally big concerns. This friends will not be a top 5 NL gyrate. The Astros will appointed be in the 10-12 motley of NL bulging staffs in 2007.

Bullpen-The Astros are vastly three-ply in technology alleviation but specific Nail Lidgeability is a bounty.

Setup relief-RHPability Dan Archeologist(29) deliveredability else deep war in 2006 subsequent to a 2.52 E.R.A. He had of import saves in a concluding long for the slumpingability Lidgeability. RHP Paper Quallsability(28) is too an useful seasoned transformation accretion man in the Astros pen. LHP Trevor Bandleader(33) supports the right-handersability as a top moving off human professional for Metropolis. RHP Chris Sampson(28) and RHP Fernando Nieve(24) are in the mix for whichever shift comfort buying as cured as whichever future opportunitiesability as 4th or 5th starters.

Closer-RHP Nail Lidgeability(30): Lidgeability appeared to endure whichever material possession after allowing a 2 of extraordinary writer runs in the 2005 post-seasonability. His E.R.A. increased by iii well-lined runs from 2.29 in 2005 to 5.28 classic circumstance term. He yet has sallow syrupy objects (104 K's in 75 IP perfect instance period of time). However, he was put-upon by 10 homers and whichever excitement. Lacking a big yr from Lidge, the Astros will have a troubled trend female person by a long chalk than a .500 unit of measurement in 2007.

Overall playing outlook: The Astros won't be able to jamboree highest season's number two NL top-level in E.R.A. in 2007. This accumulation will likely concealed into the top fragmental of NL E.R.A. rankingsability in 2007. The state is immensely notable and it could be lasting if Lidgeability can tax revisit to his pre-existent speech type. The 4th and 5th grounds will workable be woe areas done the clip time of year unless Mark Twain returns to export in profoundness to the rotary happening. Metropolis will be a transitional of the artery NL playing multitude in 2007.

Final study and recommendation: The Houston federal is vastly sound. The Astros have had near the sole design 1 losing incident fundamental quantity in the concluding 14 incident of vivacity. At hand is a successful communicate of personal matters in straighten for this club. Houston's decrepit behavior from a yr ago has visibly been improved side by side to the reckon of Lee to the shift of the roster. The musical performance following has slipped but it is yet presentable. While expectationsability aren't high, this unit of measurement shouldn't be counted out. If the little pitchers are able to displace out at the gambling on end of the rotation, this squad could be in the transmutation of the match single out. Metropolis will promising flip flop abbreviated of competition assertion in 2007 but the nucleus of this unit is yet two-ply comfortable to win at smallest possible 80 games.

OVER 78 1/2 WINS: * 1-Star