Astros Sign Jason Michaels

everytime i hear michaels i think about the coco trade, what a lose-lose in the end for pretty much both teams, both players traded away for 75 cents on the dollar

Who??

michaels was the fielder that replaced coco crisp when he was traded to boston, in the end, them trading him to us and the indians replacing coco with michaels really didnt work out well for anyone, maybe the sox by alittle bit

i just remeber here in mass, coco was on tv alot selling merchandise and blah blah, then after his first season he really took a back seat with the team, kind of sad, you could tell the team really thought highly of him and it just never really panned out like they thought it would, excellent fielder, great speed, so-so bat.

Allison Footer is mad fine.

I like the move.. I think Michaels is a good bench player, ideal for a NL team on a tight budget. They should get a fair amount of value from him..

My mistake. I thought he played 3rd sometime in his career. My fault, I was wrong. Why did the astros sign him then? There is still a gapping hole at 3rd base.

Ilulic, remember the catch Michaels made opening day two years ago against Chicago, falling on his ass in the gale force winds? Unreal. But the main thing i remember about JMike is that he looks like a big duck.

Because they needed another bench outfielder after non-tendering Abercrombie.

Furrski, i do remember that catch, how could i forget. he made a number of good catches for the indians. best part about him making a diving catch is watching his hat fall off and his slicked back hair going all over the place. anyways, he may not put up the numbers but i like him as a baseball player.

Chris Johnson who? The Astros, having just signed Jason Michaels, will go out and sign Doug Mientkiewicz to replace the departed Wigginton at 3rd for them, Chris Gomez to be their utility infielder, and Denny Bautista to put into their bullpen, thus becoming the 2009 version of the 2007/2008 Pittsburgh Pirates. NL Central cellar, meet the Houston Astros.

for the price, it's a steal for the Astros, he's a perfect 4th outfielder.

IFiredScottBoras,

By the way, Alyson Footer is so-so, and would be cuter if she didn't have such a negative attitude. Now the gal that writes for the Twins, she is "mad fine".

Erin Andrews is a looker, too.