I thought I read that Truby was on his last option, however maybe someone
else can confirm this. He's like 27 or 28......Sure would like to see him
get one more chance to establish himself......of course he needs to prove
himself to get that.
Cheers.


>From: Brandon Cope <copeab@...>
>Reply-To: Astros@yahoogroups.com
>To: Astros@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [Astros] Any word from training camp?
>Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2002 10:43:12 -0800 (PST)
>
>--- A Z <matrixeno@...> wrote:
> > Ausmus is a King of a catcher. I'm glad we got him
> > back. It seems we
> > always give up talent because the checks get higher
> > when the players get
> > better.
>
>Yeah, although Zaun *might* make a better starter.
>
>There are battles at two positions, short and third.
>If Everett wins at short, Lugo obviously goes to the
>bench (since he can play multiple positions). However,
>if Lugo wings (that is, Everett falls flat on his
>face), I don't think Everett will be kept on the major
>league roster where he will have zero chance to
>improve.
>
>For third, I think the Ensberg/Truby loser goes to the
>minors (is Truby out of options? he might be on his
>last).
>
>Ginter has a remote shot to be the last position
>player on the bench. He can play 2B, 3B, RF and LF,
>which makes him somewhat useful. OTOH, there are
>rumors that Zaun may see a lot of action as pinch
>hitter, so a third catcher may need to be carried.
>
>Brandon
>
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