2008 Houston Astros Roster (40-man)

2007 Season 2009 Season

Record: 86-75-0, Finished 3rd in NL_Central (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Cecil Cooper (86-75)

General Manager: Ed Wade

Scouting Director: Bobby Heck (Hired 10/24/2007)

Ballparks: Minute Maid Park and Miller Park

Attendance: 2,779,487 (8th of 16)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 97, Pitching - 98
One-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 103

Pythagorean W-L: 77-84, 712 Runs, 743 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	DH	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Reggie Abercrombie	27	us US	R	R	6' 3"	215	Jul 15, 1980	3	34	12	34	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	11	0	22	0	13	6	0.4
Alberto Árias	24	do DO	R	R	5' 11"	155	Oct 14, 1983	2	3	2	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Brad Ausmus	39	us US	R	R	5' 11"	190	Apr 14, 1969	16	81	62	81	80	0	77	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	-0.2	$2,000,000
Brandon Backe	30	us US	R	R	6' 0"	182	Apr 5, 1978	7	32	31	29	31	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-0.4	$800,000
Lance Berkman	32	us US	B	L	6' 1"	220	Feb 10, 1976	10	159	156	159	152	0	0	152	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	6.9	$14,500,000	All-Star
Geoff Blum	35	us US	B	R	6' 3"	220	Apr 26, 1973	10	114	78	114	85	0	0	5	8	75	4	0	0	0	0	0	33	0	0.2	$1,100,000
Dave Borkowski	31	us US	R	R	6' 1"	200	Feb 7, 1977	7	26	0	25	26	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.9	$800,000
Michael Bourn	25	us US	L	R	5' 11"	190	Dec 27, 1982	3	138	111	138	130	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	130	0	130	0	11	3	-0.6	$396,000
Doug Brocail	41	us US	L	R	6' 5"	220	May 16, 1967	14	72	0	65	72	72	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.9	$2,500,000
Tim Byrdak	34	us US	L	L	5' 11"	190	Oct 31, 1973	7	59	0	56	59	59	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.6
Jack Cassel	27	us US	R	R	6' 2"	190	Aug 8, 1980	2	9	3	9	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
José Castillo	27	ve VE	R	R	6' 1"	210	Mar 19, 1981	5	15	8	15	10	0	0	0	3	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0.0
Shawn Chacón	30	us US	R	R	6' 3"	212	Dec 23, 1977	8	15	15	13	15	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	$1,016,393
José Cruz	34	pr PR	B	R	6' 0"	190	Apr 19, 1974	12	38	7	38	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	5	3	15	0	28	1	-0.5	$650,000
Darin Erstad	34	us US	L	L	6' 2"	195	Jun 4, 1974	13	140	64	140	98	0	0	12	0	0	0	56	40	6	88	0	51	2	0.0	$1,000,000
Geoff Geary	31	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Aug 26, 1976	6	55	0	53	55	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.6	$1,125,000
LaTroy Hawkins	35	us US	R	R	6' 5"	220	Dec 21, 1972	14	24	0	24	24	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.9
Runelvys Hernández	30	do DO	R	R	6' 3"	185	Apr 27, 1978	5	4	4	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.5
J.R. House	28	us US	R	R	6' 0"	215	Nov 11, 1979	5	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0.0
Carlos Lee	32	pa PA	R	R	6' 2"	270	Jun 20, 1976	10	115	114	115	110	0	0	0	0	0	0	110	0	0	110	4	1	0	2.8	$12,500,000
Mark Loretta	36	us US	R	R	6' 0"	175	Aug 14, 1971	14	101	59	101	67	0	0	2	46	17	5	0	0	0	0	0	35	0	0.6	$2,750,000
Kazuo Matsui	32	jp JP	B	R	5' 10"	187	Oct 23, 1975	5	96	94	96	94	0	0	0	94	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1.3	$5,500,000
Edwin Maysonet	26	pr PR	R	R	6' 1"	180	Oct 17, 1981	1st	7	0	7	6	0	0	0	3	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	-0.1
Brian Moehler	36	us US	R	R	6' 3"	195	Dec 31, 1971	12	31	26	30	31	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.9	$500,000
David Newhan	34	us US	L	R	5' 10"	180	Sep 7, 1973	8	64	19	64	30	0	0	0	28	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	38	1	-0.3
Fernando Nieve	25	ve VE	R	R	6' 0"	220	Jul 15, 1982	2	11	0	10	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
Roy Oswalt	30	us US	R	R	6' 0"	190	Aug 29, 1977	8	32	32	30	32	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.2	$13,000,000
Chad Paronto	32	us US	R	R	6' 5"	285	Jul 28, 1975	6	6	0	6	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.0
Hunter Pence	25	us US	R	R	6' 4"	216	Apr 13, 1983	2	157	154	157	156	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	156	156	0	2	0	2.3	$396,000
Tomás Pérez	34	ve VE	B	R	5' 11"	185	Dec 29, 1973	12	8	1	8	6	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	-0.2
Humberto Quintero	28	ve VE	R	R	5' 10"	215	Aug 2, 1979	6	59	52	59	59	0	59	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.1	$405,000
Wandy Rodríguez	29	do DO	B	L	5' 11"	195	Jan 18, 1979	4	25	25	24	25	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.6	$451,000
Mark Saccomanno	28	us US	R	R	6' 3"	210	Apr 30, 1980	1st	10	0	10	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0.1
Chris Sampson	30	us US	R	R	6' 1"	195	May 23, 1978	3	54	11	52	54	54	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.7	$401,000
Miguel Tejada	34	do DO	R	R	5' 9"	220	May 25, 1974	12	158	154	158	157	0	0	0	0	0	157	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1.9	$14,811,414	All-Star
J.R. Towles	24	us US	R	R	6' 2"	200	Feb 11, 1984	2	54	47	54	53	0	53	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	-0.6	$390,000
José Valverde	30	do DO	R	R	6' 4"	265	Mar 24, 1978	6	74	0	69	74	74	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.3	$4,700,000
Óscar Villarreal	26	mx MX	L	R	6' 0"	195	Nov 22, 1981	6	35	0	33	35	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3	$1,125,000
Ty Wigginton	30	us US	R	R	6' 0"	215	Oct 11, 1977	7	111	105	111	108	0	0	0	0	82	0	30	0	0	30	0	3	0	2.2	$4,350,000
Randy Wolf	31	us US	L	L	6' 0"	205	Aug 22, 1976	10	12	12	12	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.2
Wesley Wright	23	us US	R	L	5' 10"	185	Jan 28, 1985	1st	71	0	68	71	71	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3	$390,000
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	DH	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Cecil Cooper	58	us US	Dec 20, 1949	Manager	Mar 31	Sep 28
Jackie Moore	69	us US	Feb 19, 1939	Bench	Mar 31	Sep 28
Sean Berry	42	us US	Mar 22, 1966	Hitting	Mar 31	Sep 28
Dewey Robinson	53	us US	Apr 28, 1955	Pitching	Mar 31	Sep 28
Mark Bailey	46	us US	Nov 4, 1961	Bullpen	Mar 31	Sep 28
José Cruz	60	pr PR	Aug 8, 1947	First base	Mar 31	Sep 28
Ed Romero	50	pr PR	Dec 9, 1957	Third base	Mar 31	Sep 28
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date