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Astros Release Woody Williams
3:47pm: According to the AP, Williams plans to retire rather than scavenge for another job.
10:36am: According to Joseph Duarte of the Houston Chronicle, the Astros released 41 year-old starter Woody Williams. The Astros will pay Williams $6.5MM to not play for them. It's good to see Ed Wade looking at Williams as a sunk cost, opting for a better pitcher in Chris Sampson.
Williams joins guys like Russ Ortiz, John Thomson, Jeff Weaver, and David Wells in the free agency ranks.
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I like to see when teams choose roster spots based on talent, rather than on salary. Thats one of the most frustrating things, when GM's won't accept that a move is bad and will hold on to their bad investments when they are detriments to the team.
Then again, Oswalt, Rodriguez, Backe, Sampson, Chacon and Paulino is the worst set of starters in baseball, even if Oswalt is one of the best.
Posted by: scribbletone | March 29, 2008 at 10:41 AM
I know he's not the pitcher he once was, but as a Padre fan Woody will always have a place in my heart. This is probably the end of his solid career; I hope he enjoys that $6.5M while kicking back with his family. Well done, Woody; we'll miss you.
Posted by: 322feet | March 29, 2008 at 11:28 AM
So what's the fantasy impact?
Posted by: root4thegoodguys | March 29, 2008 at 12:43 PM
anyone think the cards will give woody a call?
Posted by: integr96 | March 29, 2008 at 12:49 PM
As an Astros fan, I am SO excited that they finally dropped him. He is way past his prime and just needs to retire.
I just hope all of the starting pitching can get their act together and not let too many runs go, they have potential.
Posted by: spur2010 | March 29, 2008 at 01:03 PM
Woody Williams decided to retire 20 minutes after he was given the news.
It's hard not to like Woody, and he stays classy:
"When I signed here I had high expectations and so did they," Williams said. "I didn't hold up my end of the deal."
"I want to say thank you to the Astros."
Posted by: CJ | March 29, 2008 at 01:28 PM
Wow...that's a scary list of free agent pitchers available...but some desperate team will no doubt pick up one of them this year....Russ Ortiz...I think the D-backs are still paying that guy :-(
Posted by: dbacksbuzz | March 29, 2008 at 03:23 PM
I'm actually surprised nobody has given Jeff Weaver a chance. He's still pretty young. But then again that was a pretty scary year he put up for the Mariners last year. He probably costed them a couple wins, and maybe a playoff spot. Okay nevermind I know why Weaver is a free agent. But honestly if any of those guys gets signed I think it'd be him.
Posted by: scribbletone | March 29, 2008 at 03:29 PM
i would have liked the cards to get weaver but they went and got lohse. lohse at 4 million isnt bad either. i think their wouldnt be much difference between them. both have potential to be good and potential to suck. weaver to the astros seems reasonable. hes gotta be cheap at this point. that roatation in houston is certainly terrible, eventhough i would take oswalt over anybody not named santana or peavy. the dude is a gamer and hes killed the cards on so many times. if hes pitching i dont get tickets for that game. odds r the cards will lose. this year though the rest ofthat rotation should be a fun day at the ballpark. i cant wait!!!
Posted by: Joelcards | March 29, 2008 at 06:52 PM
I think we shouldn't laud Wade too much for the "sunk cost" and "talent taking precedent over salary."
It's a lot easier to dump someone signed by a previous GM than it is someone you brought into the organization. That only makes the other guy look bad.
Posted by: Devlsh | March 29, 2008 at 08:06 PM
I think that at this point Weaver would take a major league job regardless of how much it paid.
"It's a lot easier to dump someone signed by a previous GM than it is someone you brought into the organization. That only makes the other guy look bad."
This is a very, very good and legitimate point.
Posted by: scribbletone | March 29, 2008 at 09:47 PM
Put Jeff Weaver back in the NL and he'll be fine.
Posted by: slashieboy | March 30, 2008 at 01:02 AM
Woody Williams decided to retire 20 minutes after he was given the news.
It's hard not to like Woody, and he stays classy:
"When I signed here I had high expectations and so did they," Williams said. "I didn't hold up my end of the deal."
"I want to say thank you to the Astros."
If he was truly classy, wouldn’t he have retired *before* the released him? That would have saved the team 6.5M and been a better indication of him realizeing that he “didn't hold up (his) end of the deal”
Anyway ~ bye-bye Woody… I’ll never forget watching you somehow nearly dominate the league at 39 YO in 06 for the Pads. Sure it was all done in SD or against the lowly Giants, but it was still impressive for such an old guy…
Posted by: darkstar1661 | March 30, 2008 at 01:09 AM
"It's a lot easier to dump someone signed by a previous GM than it is someone you brought into the organization. That only makes the other guy look bad."
“This is a very, very good and legitimate point."
…Which reminds me, have they announced the starting LF for the Dodgers yet? ***sigh***
Posted by: darkstar1661 | March 30, 2008 at 01:11 AM