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Discussion in 'Houston Astros' started by countingcrow, Jul 19, 2003.

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  1. countingcrow

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    Astros signed LHP Randy Keisler to a minor league contact and assigned him to Triple-A New Orleans.

    It's the third PCL team Keisler has played for this season. New Orleans is quite the pitcher's park, so he should have some success and there's a slim chance he could see time with the Astros as a reliever later this season.
     
    #1 countingcrow, Jul 19, 2003
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    His stats for Triple-A Portland (Padres) this year are really good. He was involved in the trade earlier this season that sent Bubba Trammell to the Yankees. There was a lot of hope for this guy. He was being groomed as a starter in NY and San Diego. Hopefully, he is not another Bruce Chen.

    He started 6 games, pitched 41.1 innings, was 5-1, with a 2.63 ERA, a 1.09 WHIP, and a 24/12 K/BB ratio.

    Not bad numbers IMO.
     
    #2 countingcrow, Jul 19, 2003
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    I remember him from the Yankees. Didn't he pitch a few major league games? I thought he was old....but I got bad memory.
     
    #3 Two Sandwiches, Jul 19, 2003
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    Keisler is 27 and he pitched for the Yankees and the Padres and has a big league era of 7.61. I like this pickup. He seemed to do pretty good in the minors. Plus he's a lefty.
     
    #4 havoc1, Jul 19, 2003
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    Why did San Diego release him?
     
    #5 arkoe, Jul 19, 2003
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    I seem to recall that he asked for his release...

    He wanted to start and they wanted to use him in middle relief.

    I may be wrong though...
     
    #6 countingcrow, Jul 21, 2003
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    Keisler's New Orleans debut: 5 innings, 1 hit, 2 walks, 4 strikeouts, 0 runs.

    Looks like we've got another lefty lined up if Gallo faulters, or perhaps a guy who may get a chance if Redding continues to hear voices. At the very least, seems like a September call up to bolster the pen.

    I hope Mike Venafro is doing well...that guy used to be a downright nasty sidearmer, then suddenly became hittable.
     
    #7 NIKEstrad, Jul 23, 2003
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