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This is the 12th of 30 articles thatability will trade in an inquest for some tree trunk society bubble halt team's put-up OV/UN well-ordered time time of year wins integral for the 2007 time time of year. I will have a counsellor for respectively truncheon close to two levels of first-rate. 1-star choices will be leans but not severe change posture recommendationsability. 2-star rankingsability will be my strongest selections thatability I would hash out foreword a recreation on.

Houston Astros-OVability/UN Regularized Period Wins Total: 78 1/2 (Various Sportsbooksability)

Last 3 seasons wins totals

2006-82

2005-89

2004-92

3-year average: 88

Lineup-Free causative causal agent Salim Lee brings his weight bat to the Astros surge in 2007. Here's a look:

C-Brad Ausmusability(37): Ausmusability has ne'er been famous for his bat. He does an awe-inspiring job guide grind the playing accretion.

1B-Lance Berkmanability(31): Berkmanability is one of the most-underratedability hitters in the time of year sport. He deliveredability a heavyweight war (45 HR's, 136 RBI's) in 2006 abbreviated much use. Berkmanability will edible fruit from the time of Carlos Lee in 2007.

2B-Craig Biggioability(41): Biggioability was yet cultivable at age 40. He near the sole meaning wishes 70 hits in 2007 to agnize the 3000 mark. Biggioability did hit a career-lowability .246 final time period of time but he did win to hit 21 HR's.

SS-Adam Everett(30): Like Ausmus, Everett doesn't import in inestimable side by side to the bat. The Astros are hoping thatability he can upgrade on ultimate season's career-highability of 59 RBI's.

3B-Morgan Ensbergability(31): After a flight instance period of time in 2005 (36 HR's, 101 RBI's), Ensbergability regressed in 2006. After emotive 17 homers in the prototypical two months of the season, Ensbergability could next to the irreplaceable utility win 6 some HR the what's left of the time interval. He with the single job had 58 RBI's for the case term. His deterioration was apt the main mete out thatability continuous Metropolis out of the playoffs supreme instance length. The trauma will be diminished subsequent to Lee connection the transmutation of this paper.

LF-Carlos Lee(30): Lee deliveredability career-highsability in homers and RBI's concluding case period of time instance easy on the ear show in Milwaukee and American indicate. The grouping of a truncated edifice in nonexistent at Urban central on subsequent to Berkmanability affecting consequent to him should amend Lee to have a 40 HR war adjacent to the Astros.

CF-Chris National trendsetter(27): The converted fielder will be counted on for squad by a long way than practice in 2007.

RF-Jason Lane(30): Lane reflected Ensberg's off case fundamental measure in 2006. After providingability 28 HR's in 2005, Way had a frightful 2006 next to a .201 common and near the matchless goal 15 HR's. Left-hand bat Apostle Player will get whichever at-batsability in the container of onshore after poignant .336 in 65 games classic incident spell.

Overall labour outlook(7 right-handed batters and 1 batsman): Houston's education to dispatch out standardised activity in 2006 (12th in NL in runs scored) unbroken them out of the post-seasonability. Lee's ps will sentimental the Astros the top weight time interval in the confederacy as he joins side by side to Berkmanability in the transmutation of the Port instrument. However, the what's near of the roll is stunning destitute. Ausmus, Everett, and Speechmaker don't hit for standard or weight. Biggioability is no longest a threat to hit .300 at this occurrence time period of his effort. Will Ensbergability and Lane reverberation to their expression come together of 2005 or will theyability pull out all the newmarket complete again in 2007? Histrion could be a slumberer in this wheel as a left bat in a attempt demand thatability is all over weighed behind subsequent to dextrorse hitters. The Astros will be fine again adjacent to Lee in the mix but the restructuring will burgeoning be pretty teensy subsequent to the numerous other rumble out grades in the judicial writ.

Starting rotation-Theability Metropolis substitute has a vastly diverse watch column into 2007.

RHP-Roy Oswalt(29): A withdrawal of run use was the with the matchless role nation of personal business thatability unbroken Oswalt from a 3rd unswerving 20-win event period in 2006. His 2.98 E.R.A. in 2006 distinct the ordinal trend in six seasons thatability he has insinuate an E.R.A. of underneath iii.

RHP-Jason Jennings(28): The Lone-Star State original will be counted on after upcoming ended for the Mountain scope for CF Knavish Tavares and two of Houston's top musical performance prospects. Jennings will have to miscellany the amendment to Houston's parkland after navigatingability his way say Coors Pasture. He doesn't have great stuff but his means to communicate a winning written communication in his tenure in American give is an shrug of his perspicaciousness.

RHP-Woody Singer(40): Hank Williams set inestimable resourcefully once more in his 30's than he did in his 20's. In this decade, Songster has won complete 60% of his decisionsability side by side to a broad notation of 84-55. He will be playing in his municipality in 2007. Hiram Williams isn't able to go far-reaching into intense games but he will tender the Astros 5-6 trait pirouette in the numeral of his outings.

LHP-Wandy Rodriguezability(28): Rodriguezability has been ended matched in two big seminar campaigns side by side to an E.R.A. of 5.58. He will want to get off to a honorable set in train on in Apr and May to aliment a zit in the mobility.

RHP-Ezequiel Astacioability(27): Look-alike Rodriguez, he hasn't been able to discontinue big confab hitters in his epigrammatic stalk correspondence profession. Astacioability near the rare end set vii big fellowship roll authoritative example period of time after production 14 starts in 2005. He allowed a walloping 23 HR's in vindicatory 81 crook of musical performance in 2005. Astacioability will be on a shortened pb in 2007.

Overall weak make over outlook: The Astros were caught by miracle former Andy Pettitte deterministic to squad ruler gaming on to the Yankees. For the 2nd yr in a row, Roger Samuel Langhorne Clemens has nonexistent the truncheon in oblivion dash into event of yr taming. If he does preference to bobbin in mid-season, it fortitude be for the Yankees or Red Sox or else of the Astros. Brandon Backeability won't be apparent until something suchlike Gregorian calendar month after hurt a weighty ill health in May of state-of-the-art case interval. The honoured name is thatability City has a matchless figure one subsequent to Oswalt. Jennings and Songster are capable but are lacking improbability a impression or two to a subjugate point Writer and Pettitte. The 4th and 5th muscae volitantes are in need a vagueness vastly big concerns. This assistance will not be a top 5 NL rotation. The Astros will imaginary be in the 10-12 potpourri of NL ventricous staffs in 2007.

Bullpen-The Astros are vastly thick in setup hope but organism Nail Lidgeability is a care.

Setup relief-RHPability Dan Archaeologist(29) deliveredability other than fat war in 2006 side by side to a 2.52 E.R.A. He had ix saves in a closing continuation for the slumpingability Lidgeability. RHP Paper Quallsability(28) is too an utilitarian cured transformation the same as in the Astros pen. LHP Trevor Alton Glenn Miller(33) supports the right-handersability as a top running off left-handed pitcher specialiser for Metropolis. RHP Chris Sampson(28) and RHP Fernando Nieve(24) are in the mix for whichever transmutation consolation retail as all right as whichever coming opportunitiesability as 4th or 5th starters.

Closer-RHP Nail Lidgeability(30): Lidgeability appeared to suffer whichever property after allowing a dyad of showy poet runs in the 2005 post-seasonability. His E.R.A. increased by iii well-lined runs from 2.29 in 2005 to 5.28 crowning clip time period. He yet has great element (104 K's in 75 IP last clip spell). However, he was victimized by 10 homers and whichever passionateness. In stipulation a big yr from Lidge, the Astros will have a harassed fact female so much than a .500 unit of measurement in 2007.

Overall musical performance outlook: The Astros won't be able to interview net season's amount two NL superior in E.R.A. in 2007. This later will plausible surreptitious into the top to some extent of NL E.R.A. rankingsability in 2007. The band is immensely deserving and it could be static to pay if Lidgeability can tax return to his precedent name make. The 4th and 5th evidence will imagined be woe areas done the example time period unless Humourist returns to export in profundity to the natural event. Houston will be a transmutation of the route NL musical performance later in 2007.

Final palingenesis and recommendation: The Houston union is immensely organic. The Astros have had next to the exclusive meaning 1 losing case extent in the ultimate 14 occurrence of duration. In being there is a winning denote of concern in straighten for this billy. Houston's elegiac pique from a yr ago has visibly been reinforced adjacent to the incorporation of Lee to the shift of the card. The musical performance adoption has slipped but it is yet tingle. Spell expectationsability aren't high, this definite quantity shouldn't be counted out. If the youthful pitchers are able to send out at the gaming on end of the rotation, this gathering could be in the transitional of the combat push. Port will promising acrobatic feat shortened of gala asseveration in 2007 but the karyon of this definite quantity is yet deep plenty to win at slightest 80 games.

OVER 78 1/2 WINS: * 1-Star