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Astros Sign Russ Ortiz
According to the Houston Chronicle, the Astros signed pitcher Russ Ortiz to a one-year deal. Ortiz had Tommy John and flexor tendon surgery in August of '07.
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OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD!
blockbuster signing
holy hell!
Posted by: I Like Baseball | January 13, 2009 at 02:51 PM
sketch.
Posted by: Markakis21 | January 13, 2009 at 02:59 PM
Russ Ortiz pitching in a hitters' park? Sounds like a recipe for disaster. I hope they are only expecting him to be an innings eater, and not a part of their rotation.
Posted by: DodgersLBC | January 13, 2009 at 03:04 PM
After seeing what a disaster he was in 2007 in a pitcher's park I can't say I'm the least bit excited about this deal.
Posted by: Adam H. | January 13, 2009 at 03:07 PM
god, the astros management sucks, its like they dont care. what makes this important is that andy pettitte has officially really no where to go, maybe he will actually be a man of his word, shut up, and retire
Posted by: 04Forever | January 13, 2009 at 03:15 PM
I thought he was done like 2 years ago. Why don't they just bring back Nolan Ryan - he might be like 60 but I bet he can win more games than Russ Ortiz.
Posted by: J the Dizzolla | January 13, 2009 at 03:18 PM
Do they really expect to compete with these type of signing?
What is going to be? their # 2? Lol
Posted by: DominicanYanks | January 13, 2009 at 03:24 PM
It seems like the rest of the league values pitching, while the 'Stros value garbage. What in the world is Drayton doing? Good thing for us Cub fans!
Posted by: rockstrongo | January 13, 2009 at 03:28 PM
Why are people getting worked up over a minor league contract with a spring training invite? What is there to lose?
If he comes to spring training and gets shelled, he gets released. No big loss. Same kind of thing they tried with Chan Ho Park a year ago.
Let's not turn this into more than it is. It's not like they view him to be their #2 starter or anything.
Posted by: dogscoach | January 13, 2009 at 03:30 PM
Dogscoach has it right. It's a depth move, nothing more.
Posted by: ARusonis | January 13, 2009 at 03:34 PM
"Do they really expect to compete with these type of signing?
What is going to be? their # 2? Lol"
Everyone knowns Wandy is their #2. (Even though he's more like a #4)
Posted by: Ink&Paper | January 13, 2009 at 03:36 PM
If you get the Russ I remember from 03-04 in ATL then you have a dang good pitcher, but I dont see that happening.
Posted by: ScottBravesfan19 | January 13, 2009 at 03:38 PM
I've always thought that if a GM thinks his team needs a player like Russ Ortiz to compete then that GM needs to be relieved of duty. Okay, maybe it's a no risk move by the Stro's, problem is that it's not a high reward move either given what we know about Ortiz. There really isn't any upside since Ortiz won't pitch well enough to make a difference but he might just pitch well enough to get paid. In the best case scenario the only thing this nets the Stro's is a larger payroll.
Should have just stuck a kid out there and let him get experience. I bet the guy they traded last year for Wolf (name?) would look nice as a Ortiz replacement right now.
Posted by: pageian | January 13, 2009 at 03:41 PM
Once again: it's a depth move. Barring a miracle, he will start the year in AAA, and will probably won't see the majors unless he dominates or if there are multiple injuries to the starting pitching staff--and even then, he's probably behind Nieve, Paulino, and Norris ob the depth chart.
Posted by: ARusonis | January 13, 2009 at 03:44 PM
I would have like to have seen Roy's reaction to this.
Posted by: jrfukudome | January 13, 2009 at 03:54 PM
I think they could have better used that money elsewhere to sign a higher upside pitcher. Heck, Tony Armas Jr probably has higher upside than him; Lance Cormier, even Kip Wells or Mark Redman.
Posted by: Ink&Paper | January 13, 2009 at 04:03 PM
Horrible.
Posted by: Lincecame | January 13, 2009 at 04:07 PM
Horrible signing this money could have been used so much better. Why not take a flier on a Mark Mulder or Jason Jennings? Russ Ortiz sucks.
Posted by: Rolling{Night}Hawk{09} | January 13, 2009 at 04:37 PM
rockstrongo: you're an idiot.
Posted by: thered86 | January 13, 2009 at 04:48 PM
"Why not take a flier on a Mark Mulder or Jason Jennings? Russ Ortiz sucks."
I can think of only 2 pitchers that would have to fear for their lives if they ever pitched in Houston again: Dan Miceli and Jason Jennings.
Posted by: Darin | January 13, 2009 at 04:52 PM
"I thought he was done like 2 years ago. Why don't they just bring back Nolan Ryan - he might be like 60 but I bet he can win more games than Russ Ortiz."
I sense a reality tv series coming...
Posted by: themfightnwords | January 13, 2009 at 05:00 PM
"I can think of only 2 pitchers that would have to fear for their lives if they ever pitched in Houston again: Dan Miceli and Jason Jennings."
You are 100% right. I would like to see Jason Jennings come back to Minute Maid Park against the Astros just so the fans can boo him out of the stadium.
Regarding Dan Miceli, you can't blame him, you have to blame our dumb manager Garner for putting Miceli in way too many games and especially at important times. I always thought that Dan Miceli had dirty pictures or something of Garner, because that is the only reason why Miceli pitched so often in 2004.
Posted by: DrNo990 | January 13, 2009 at 06:07 PM
This post is misleading. The Astros only signed Ortiz to a minor league contract. This post makes it seem like they signed him to a Major League contract.
Posted by: es | January 14, 2009 at 02:58 AM
Of course it's misleading; whatever makes the Astros look stupid. Granted, they don't always make the best moves - but what team in history hasn't made a bad move? Name one...
Worse case scenario: Ortiz doesn't make the big league roster, spends the entire season in AAA as a back end of the rotation guy, Astros lose a little coin on the deal, he moves on the next year. It's really no worse than the Padres signing Mark Prior. Instead of getting on this site, reading a few comments and instantly getting on the "bash the Astros" band wagon, why don't you read the facts for yourself before jumping to conclusions.
Posted by: thered86 | January 14, 2009 at 09:56 AM