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Edgar Babilonia Cards |
Infield/Pitcher |
| Two years in the Venezuelan Summer League got Edgar a shot at Martinsville in 2002, and he returned there for 2003, graduating to Tri-City in 2004. Played half a year at Lexington in 2005, then switched to pitcher for the second half, giving it a whirl down in Greeneville. Threw only 7-1/3 innings at Tri City in 2006. |  | |
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Shaun Babula Card |
Pitcher |
| 2003 AAA Rule V pick up was 2 - 1 with a 6.35 for the 2004 New Orleans Zephyrs |  | |
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Bryan Baca Cards |
Trainer |
| Began training at Greenevile in 2007 after three years with the Santa Fe Roadrunners of the North American Hockey League and moved to High A Lancaster in 2011, getting a promotion to Corpus in 2013 |  | |
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Brandon Backe Cards |  | | Pitcher | | | |
| | Acquired from the Devil Rays on December 14, 2003 for Geoff Blum. The excitable Backe was subbing for an ill Roger Clemens on October 3, 2004, when his victory clinched the 2004 NL wild card for Houston, and then one-upped himself each time during the subsequent playoffs, beating Atlanta in the first round, then finally pitching eight scoreless in Game Five of the NLCS vs. St. Louis. Not as large a factor in '05, yet no-one can say he didn't pitch well enough to win in Game 4 of the 2005 World Series. Struck out the side on nine pitches vs. the Brewers on April 15, 2004, joining Harnisch and Mike Magnante as Astros to accomplish the feat. An injury early in 2006 wiped out both his 2006 AND most of his 2007 and he never really made it back. DFAed before the All-Star break '09 and not heard from again. |  | |
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Luis Baez Cards |
Outfield |
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Adam Bailey Cards |
Outfield |
| Lefthanded hitter was the 8th round pick of the Astros in June 2010 and finished third on that year's Tri-City ValleyCats in doubles. Led the 2011 Lexington legends in homers, and then got a callup to High A Lancaster. Ended up second in the organization behind Kody Hinze for the year. Began 2012 at Lancaster, where he copped a Cal League Player of the Week award in May, then spent the second half of the season at AA Corpus. Released at the end of Spring Training 2013 |  | |
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Griffin Bailey Card |
Pitcher |
| NDFA from Lexington Kentucky never got so far as to pitch for his hometown, twirling his only year at Greeneville in 2006 |  | |
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MARK BAILEY Cards | | | | Catcher/Coach | | | |
| | Became first player to hit two grand slams at the Dome in the same year in 1985. Trading him away for Casey Candaelemade room for Biggio in the bigs. Spent eight years--between 2002 and 2009--as the bullpen coach in Houston and then moved to the minors, serving as hitting coach at Corpus in 2010 and at Tri-City in 2011 and 2012. Served at Corpus in 2013 as their "Development Specialist" |  | |
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Chris Baker Cards |
Pitcher |
| Began the 2006 season with the Ranger affiliate AAA Oklahoma Redhawks, but made only two appearances before getting traded by the Rangers to the Houston organization on April 13. The Astros immediately assigned Baker to AAA Round Rock, which was convenient for Baker, because the Redhawks were playing the Express that day. He merely had to walk across the diamond at Oklahoma City's Bricktown Ballpark to change teams.Baker then went on to become a Pacific Coast League midseason All-Star, and finished the 2006 season 9 - 4 with a 2.68 ERA and a 1.25 WHIP for the PCL runner up Express. |  | |
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Doug Baker Cards |
Infield |
| Played in 78 games in the majors with Detroit and Minnesota between '86 and '90, then ended up at Tucson in 1991. Was something of a tutor to Bagwell in spring training that year |  | |
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Dusty Baker Card |
| | | Manager | | | |
|  | The Man and the Legend: Astros just one more team that pushed Busty out after nothing but success. It's a study in contrasts when looking at the Astros' first WS-winning manager, and their second. The first was a coward, and the second had nothing but courage. And nothing against numbers, but the first one used them heavily, and the second didn't need them | |
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Mark Baker Cards |
Pitcher |
| Reliever had an ERA below 1.20 at two single A stops in 1984, then was solid with a 3.09 ERA at Osceola in 1985. Pro switched the back of his '87 Columbus Astros card # 850 with infielder Rob Parker's (# 853). |  | |
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Paul Bako Card |
| | | Catcher | | | |
| | Journeyman had huge three-run homer against 'Stros while playing for the Braves during the 2001 Divisional Series.Still, a whiff king while with Houston--58 K's in 233 plate appearances. | | |
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Jeff Baldwin Cards | | | | Outfielder | | | |
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Reggie Baldwin Cards |
| | | Infield | | | |
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Jeff Ball Cards |
Infield |
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Travis Ballew Cards |
Pitcher |
| 6'0" curveballing righthander was the Astros' 23rd round pick in the June 2012 draft. Assigned to Tri-City, he posted a 1.03 WHIP in 39 innings, and though he wasn't closer, posted a save during the V-Cats' playoff run. Lowered his walk rate, and increased his strikeout rate, at Lancaster in 2013, and led All Astros minor-leaguers in Saves, though of course the homers and the ERA ballooned. Walked too many and struck out too few at Corpus Christi in 2014, and also spent some time on the DL and at Gulf Coast in a rehab stint. Midseason Texas League All-Star for Corpus in 2015, though I'm not sure why, becuase his ERA was 4.04 and his WHIP was 1.48 and he struck out about 7-1/2 per 9. Got a lte season promotion to Fresno but that was it--the Astros released him at the end of Spring Training 2016 |  | |
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Bill Ballou Cards |
Coach |
| Veteran minor league pitching coach has coached for twelve years in the Astros' organization, at Auburn, Quad City, Michigan, Tri-City, and now for the Greeneville Astros, where he replaced the retired Jack Billingham after the 2004 season. |  | |
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Dave Banks Card |
| | | Infield | | | |
|  | A year at Auburn | |
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Josh Banks Card |
Pitcher |
| Minor league free agent signed by the Astros in January 2010 pitched at Round Rock and lost more than he won, but still led the team in victories |  | |
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Alan Bannister Card |
Infield |
| Rob Neyer, in his Big Book of Baseball Lineups, claims Bannister is the worst-fielding shortstop to have ever worn a White Sox uniform; which is saying a lot, given that the Sox are so old and storied and all; anyway, Bannister's brief career as an Astro is chronicled by the '84 Mother's # 21 | | |
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Floyd Bannister Cards |
| | | Pitcher | | | |
| | First selection in 1976 Draft hung around for a while, but not with the Astros. The good news is that unloading him to the Mariners got us Craig Reynolds |  | |
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Matthew Barefoot Card |
Outfield |
 | Dude batted righthand and threw left. Sixth round pick in the 2019 draft was not good that year at Tri-City but hit 20 Homers for three teams in 2021, playing the most at High A Asheville. He was ranked 23rd nin the organization the following offseason, but was decimated by injuries the next two years, and he was released by AA Corpus Christi in August 2023 | |
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Colin Barber Card |
Outfield |
| 4th round pick in 2019 OBPed .408 at Asheville in 2022, and was named SAL player of the Week for the week ending June 5, 2022. |  | |
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Luke Barganier Card |
Outfield |
| 30th Round Pick in 2004 hit .230 for the Tri-City ValleyCats that year | | |
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Glen Barker Cards | | | | Outfield | | | |
| | FAST but sometimes not too smart. 48 K's in 197 plate appearances also made him a |  | |
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Sean Barksdale Card |
Outfielder |
 | 38th round draft pick in the June 2009 draft was placed at Tri-City and hit .175 with a couple homers | |
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Shane Barksdale Cards |
Pitcher |
| Auburn and Quad City in 1997 after 2-1/2 years at Gulf Coast as an infielder | | |
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Mike Barlow Cards |
| | | Pitcher | | | |
| | 76 SSPC # 298 -- Received from the Cards for Mike Easler on 9/30/75, and actually appeared in four games for Houston in 1976, though he spent the bulk of the bicentennial year in Memphis. At some point, he was (waived? traded again?) and wound up with California and their AAA Salt Lake City affiliate. Continued to pitch professionally until 1982. |  | |
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Dan Barmantje Card |
Trainer |
| Strength trainer at Greeneville in 2008 | | |
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Clint Barmes Cards |
Shortstop |
 | Acquired as a supposed power source by the Wade regime in Novermber 2010 in exchange for Felipe Paulino, Barmes had provided the Astros slightly above league average numbers from the shortstop position through the \'11 break | |
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BRANDON BARNES Cards | | | | Outfield | | | |
| | 6th Round pick in the June 2005 began inauspiciously at Greeneville and hit .200 with two homers, then didn't do much better when repeating in 2006. But he raised the average at Tri-City in '07, and led the team in homers. Promoted to Lexington for 2008 and slugged .328, while being named the team's Defensive Player of the Month for July. Played at 3 levels in '09, with the most success at High A Lancaster, where he slugged .523 and was named Cal League Player of the Week for August 10. Led the Astros system in homers for 2010, while playing in a very friendly park at High A Lancaster, where he also hit for the cycle June 9. Began 2011 at AAA Oklahoma City, but hit .197 and was sent down to AA Corpus Christi, where he hit .286 and OPSed .788. Hit .300 in 40+ game stints at both Corpus and OKC in 2012, then got the callup to Houston in early August, and finished the year with Houston, for whom he had homered once driven in seven, and entered a game as a late inning defensive replacement 14 times. Began 2013 in Houston as a platooned outfielder, before winning a job outright. Hit for the cycle at home vs. the Mariners July 19, 2013, becoming the first Astro ever to combine a five-hit game with a cycle. Hit .240 for the year and finished it by being traded with Jordan Lyles to the Rockies for Dexter Fowler on December 3 | | |
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Tucker Barr Cards |
Catcher |
| Single A catcher couldn't hit |  | |
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Efrain Barrero Cards |
Pitcher |
| Crapped out at Asheville in '91 after a 2.44 ERA performance at Auburn in 1990 |  | |
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Franklin Barreto Card |
Second Base |
| Maybe this guy was gonna be Mauricio Dubón? Barreto, who'd played in the majors in four different seasons, was signed as a minor league free agent towards the end of Spring Training 2022. He ended up striking out 102 times in 73 Games for Sugar Land, and perhaps by May it was apparent to the Astros brass that he wasn't going to truly represent organizational depth? So they went out and got Mauricio? Anyway, it's a theory. Barreto was released by the Space Cowboys on August 8, 2022. He continues to play professionally |  | |
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Jimmy Barrett Cards | Pitcher |
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Scott Barrett Cards |
Pitcher |
| Fifth-round pick in '98 was beset by injuries and retired in 2000 | | |
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Tommy Barrett Card |
Infield |
| Cups of Coffee with Philly & Boston in addition to his year at AAA Tucson in 1993 | | |
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Agapito Barrios Card |
Pitcher |
 | 2011 NDFA out of Panama spent a year in the DSL and another two at Gulf Coast before making his non-instructional debut at Greeneville in 2014. Results were positive as Barrios led Appy League qualifiers in ERA, and led G-Ville in W and IP, while finishing second on the club in K's | |
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Angel Barrios Cards |
| | | Pitcher | | | |
| | '01 & '02 Martinsville |  | |
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Manuel Barrios Cards |
Pitcher |
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José Barron Cards |
Trainer |
| Sticks and stones guy for the Auburn Doubledays in 1995 and 1996 | | |
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Jimmy Barthmaier Cards | Pitcher |
| 13th Round selection in the June 2003 draft went 1 - 1 with a 2.49 when he made his professional debut with the Martinsville Astros that year. By 2006 he was voted by Baseball America as having the best curveball in the organization and was fourth overall on their list of Astros prospects. Went out and led the Salem Avalanche for 2006 in wins, innings pitched and strikeouts, but also carried a somewhat high 1.39 WHIP and did not make the Carolina League All-Star squad. Just 2 - 9 with a 6.20 at AA Corpus in 2007. Claimed by the Pirates in November '07 when the Astros removed him from the 40-man roster. |  | |
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Philip Barzilla Cards |
Pitcher |
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Marsalis Basey Cards |
| | | Second Base | | | |
| | 1993 in the New York Penn League | | |
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Charles Basford Card |
Pitcher |
| Righthanded pitcher acquired from the Yankees in July of 2013 for Biogenesis disgrace Fernando Martinez pitched at Tri-City once he reported, and struck out a man every inning, though the Walks were high | | |
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Corey Bass Cards |
Pitcher |
 | 47th Round pick in the June 2005 draft started off pretty well at Greeneville that year, going 3 - 3 with a 2.93, striking out 41 while only walking 10. Repeated at G-Ville in '06, then advanced to Lexington for 2007, where he continued to post a strong K/BB, but had a little trouble with the ERA. 47 walks and 48 strikeouts in 129 uinnings at High A Salem in 2008 | |
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JOHN BATEMAN Cards |
Catcher |
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Ariel Batista Card |
Outfield |
| Panamanian signed January 2, 1999 played in the Dominican and Venezuelan Summer Leagues, and in 2002, for Martinsville | | |
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Jean Batista Card |
Shortstop |
 | Switch-hitter from La Romana and 2010 NDFA led the 2012 Greeneville Astros in total bases, doubles and average | |
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Ricardo Batista Cards |
Pitcher |
| Lefthander from San Pedro de Macoris went 0 - 4 at Gulf Coast in 2009 and 0 - 5 at Greeneville in 2010. 3- 4 with a 4.73 at G-ville again in 2011, but also led Greeneville starters in home run avoidance, allowing only two in 53 and some odd innings |  | |
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Peyton Battenfield Card |
Pitcher |
| Oklahoma State product was the Astros' 9th round pick in the June 2019 draft and pitched for Short A Tri-City that summer. Righthander co-led the V-Cats in Games Pitched and posted a 1.60 ERA, which was good enough for a New York-Penn League midseason All-Star nod. And that was it, with the Astros. Traded to the Rays with outfielder Cal Stevenson for Pitcher Austin Pruitt on January 9, 2020. Eventually pitched 7 ineffective Games for the 2023 Cleveland Guardians | | |
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Pete Bauer Cards |
Pitcher |
| Signed as a free agent on January 29, 1989, after his release by the Mets' organization. Went 4 - 1 with a 1.55 for the '90 Osceola Astros |  | |
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Jonah Bayliss Card |
Pitcher |
| | Journeyman righthander who played in the majors for the Royals and the Pirates finished second on the 2010 Round rock Express in Games Pitched | |
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Thomas Bayrer Card |
| | | Pitcher | | | |
| | Righthander pitched at Martinsville and Pittsfield in 2001, and at Tri-City and Lexington in 2002. Never did get a win, but on the other hand, never did lose in the New York Penn League |  | |
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Yorman Bazardo Cards |
Pitcher |
| Minor league free agent was 9 - 6 with a 3.20 at Round Rock in 2009, and a PCL midseason All-Star, as well as PCL Pitcher of the Week for the week of June 1st. Houston purchased his contract August 8 as Mike Hampton was breaking down again, and Bazardo pitched in ten games, making six starts, through the end of the season. The numbers Bazardo posted for the Astros--1 - 3 with a 7.88--were not better than what an injured Hampton might have would have put up, however. | | |
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