Loretta To Sign With Astros

According to Mark Loretta’s agent, the second baseman will sign with the Astros.  Assuming Chris Burke stays in center field, Loretta would only have to battle a 41 year-old Craig Biggio for playing time at second. The deal is for $2.5MM with another $1MM in incentives. 

The signing leaves only Ron Belliard without a home among the formerly large free agent 2B crop.