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Originally Posted by MLB.com The Astros added some much-needed horsepower as well as a starting pitcher Friday with the signing of slugger Carlos Lee to a six-year, $100 million contract and veteran right-hander Woody Williams to a two-year, $12.5 million deal.
Lee's contract represents the largest total package given to a Houston player in franchise history, eclipsing the five-year, $85 million contract extension Jeff Bagwell received in 2001 and the six-year, $85 million extension Lance Berkman signed in 2004.
Lee, nicknamed "El Caballo" (The Horse), hit a combined .300 with 37 home runs and 116 RBIs for Milwaukee and Texas last season. He will join a Houston offense that tied Tampa Bay for the lowest team batting average in baseball last season (.255). The Astros scored 735 runs in 2006, fewer than all but five of the Major Leagues' 30 teams. Houston's 708 RBIs ranked 23rd. |
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Ok, so I think most of us agree that the Astros overpayed for Carlos Lee ($16 million+ per year), but I think they really needed his bat in the lineup. Houston desperately needed a slugger in the #5 slot to protect Berkman... now they have one.
Woody Williams is also a good addition to this team... The Astros had several rookie starting pitchers in the rotation last year ( Backe, Buchholz, Hirsh, and Rodriguez). Williams will add some veteran leadership (especially if Pettitte and Clemens are leaving/retiring). And Williams really put up decent numbers last year- 12-5, 3.65 ERA with San Diego.
All in all, these are great moves for Houston... what do you all think?
11-24-2006, 08:21 PM
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