Dyar Miller, Ben Rosenthal, Jose Rada, Cesar Cedeno, & Rene Rojas Named To Astros' Minor League Staffs

The Houston Astros announced today their minor league coordinators, managers and coaches for the 2018 season.

Houston Official Site

Dyar Miller, Jeff Albert, Doug White, Ace Adams, Jeff Murphy, Dan Radison, Tom Lawless, Ramon Vazquez, & Cesar Cedeno Receive Assignment For Astros' Minors

The Houston Astros announced today the minor league coordinators, medical staff and field staffs for the 2015 season.

Houston Official Site

Q&A: Mike Elias

Mike Elias joined the Houston Astros in January, 2012 and became their director of amateur scouting in August, 2012. The 31-year-old former Yale University lefthander is a perfect fit for the job. Not only does he possess analytic chops, he’s handy with a radar gun and recognizes raw talent when he sees it. Elias was weened in the St. Louis Cardinals organization as an area scout.

Fangraphs

Cardinals Mulling Over Bench Coach Candidates

As the mourning for Oscar Taveras continues, Cardinals management knows they also have baseball decisions to make while working through their grief.

STL Sports Page

Astros Add Charlie Gonzalez As Special Assistant

The Astros have poached another Bird.

Ultimate Astros

Draft Hopefuls Put On Display For Astros

For 20 players hoping to be drafted by the Astros this week, there couldn’t have been a much better opportunity to be seen in person than Monday.

Ultimate Astros

Jeff Luhnow Helps Astros Stockpile Talented Arms In Farm System

The Astros have been at the forefront of utilizing statistical data since general manager Jeff Luhnow was hired 26 months ago, and they recently spent more than $300,000 upgrading the club's video equipment for advance scouting.

Houston Official Site

Jeff Albert Promoted To Hitting Coordinator For Minor Leagues

Jeff Albert was promoted to the Astros hitting coordinator for their minor leagues as part of staff assignments announced today by the Astros.

Ultimate Houston

Indoor Baseball Camp Planned Featuring Dallas Williams, Mike Snyder, & Dyar Miller

5 Tool Academy, the new indoor baseball and softball training facility in downtown Yorktown, will offer a holiday baseball camp led former professional players and coaches.

The Star Press

Brent Strom Brings St. Louis Pitching Model To Houston

Brent Strom admits it wasn't an easy decision to leave the comfort of the Cardinals, a winning organization for which he had worked for seven years, to return to the Astros, a rebuilding club that is coming off three consecutive 100-plus-loss seasons and has nowhere to go but up.

Houston Official Site

'Baby Pedro' Is Missing

Cardinals rookie pitcher Carlos Martinez has been compared to the great Pedro Martinez. The reasons are obvious, if simplistic.

Bernie Bytes

Blaise Ilsley: Return To The Bigs

Blaise Ilsley is back in the major leagues.

Nearly 10 years after his brief time as a big-league player, Ilsley, an Alpena native, will serve as bullpen coach this season for the Saint Louis Cardinals after he was promoted in November. He has spent the last 12 years as a minor league coach in the Cardinals organization.

The Alpena News

Springfield Gets Revenge Against Midland Starter Shawn Haviland

Back on the first Sunday of the season, former Ivy Leaguer Shawn Haviland no-hit the Springfield Cardinals over six of his first seven innings.

Springfield News-Leader

Brewers Add Francisco Rodriguez, Gain Edge In Race

The Brewers upped the ante in the National League Central by acquiring Francisco “K-Rod” Rodriguez from the Mets.

Tipsheet

Joe Kelly Takes Spot In Springfield Rotation

Right-hander Joe Kelly, a former college closer who twice this year flirted with a no-hitter, will join the Springfield Cardinals' rotation this weekend.

Springfield News-Leader

John Gast Makes Springfield Debut

This time last year, and still days away from joining his first minor league baseball team, John Gast found himself already at a career crossroads.

Springfield News-Leader

Tyrell Jenkins Anxious To Show His Stuff; Johnson City Exhibition Cancelled

After arriving in Johnson City just in time to close the last Appalachian League season, Tyrell Jenkins will open the 2011 campaign on the mound when the Johnson City Cardinals host the Kingsport Mets on Tuesday.

Johnson City Press

David Kopp Not Worried About Inconsistency

Freed from a six-week stay on the disabled list last month, the Springfield Cardinals' David Kopp steered clear of setting an expiration date on his second tour through the Double-A Texas League.

Springfield News-Leader

John Vuch On This Week In Baseball 6-5-11

KMOX

Shelby Miller Is Effective In Debut At Double-A; Joe Kelly Stingy With Hits; On The Farm...

Every coach who has worked with top prospect Shelby Miller this season has reinforced the importance of his off-speed pitches and the necessity to use them in games. Now that he and his fastball have burned through the Florida State League, the club has decided to bring in another voice.

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