Just like a three-hour rough cut that must be edited down to a two-hour movie, the Houston Astros have announced that 12 have been cut from the team. Of those 12, one has been given his outright release while the others are heading to the farm.
For those who were impressive but not quite there, we can expect them to be playing near Austin at Triple-A Round Rock. Others will find themselves at Double-A Corpus Christi (a very beautiful town, by the way).
As I read the list, I wasn't surprised. Chia-Jen Lo and catcher Lou Santangelo have been sent to minor league camp. So have the following: left-handed pitchers Fernando Abad and Polin Trinidad, righty pitchers Even Englebrook, Matt Nevarez, Jose Valdez, Henry Villar, outfielders Brian Bogusevic, Yordany Ramirez, and infielder Wladimir Sutil ...
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Article written by Richard Zowie
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