The Houston Astros are not a team to be betting on in 2012. Perhaps in 2013 or 2014, though. This season the starting position players will be populated with stop-gap solutions who earned some time last season and come into the new MLB schedule without much worry of being replaced. Houston Astros tickets will improve as the season continues at Minute Maid Park as the vets who are producing and have some name recognition are moved in favor of the prospects GM Jeff Luhnow can reap.
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Who is Luhnow going to move? Or, at least he is hoping to move them. Wandy Rodriguez, Brett Myers, J.A. Happ, and Carlos Lee are the pieces Luhnow hopes to dangle in front of MLB clubs vying for one of the 10 2012 playoff spots. The Houston Astros are one of those baseball teams that is going to benefit from the postseason expansion. They, as stated above, are not playing for one of those spots, but now the team has that many more suitors in the running.
If these players are moved, the fans will be watching Jordan Lyles, Jarred Cosart, and Jonathan Singleton. Lyles played a little bit last season and was shelled by the opposition. This is no reason to lose confidence in him. He was 20 years old last season. It was valuable experience as long as Manager Brad Mills and GM Luhnow continue to demonstrate confidence in the young man. Cosart has good stuff. He will enter the league with a great fastball and curveball and has been working on a changeup that will give him the three pitches necessary to be a MLB pitcher. The coaches need to fix his delivery before he gets to the big time. Singleton has enough power and knowledge of the strike zone to replace Lee right now.
The TicketSpecialists have the Houston Astros tickets to enjoy as this baseball team makes the transition into the next era of Astro greatness, perhaps improving on the B&B days. Look for amazing seats at Minute Maid Park and witness the first years of this next batch of stars.