Astacio Off The Market
An interesting NRI candidate held out for a Major League contract, and he finally got one. Pedro Astacio, whom Bavasi was said to be pursuing, will compete with Chris Young, Ricardo Rodriguez, and Juan Dominguez for a rotation spot with the Rangers.
In ex-Mariner news, Dave Hansen signed a minor league contract with the Cubs, and the Brewers - trying to make Wes Helms feel better about himself - gave Jeff Cirillo an NRI.
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Cirillo/Helms
Cirillo, Hansen, then Pedro
Wish Hansen well. He was a fun commodity to watch, even if he wasn't all that spectacular. That pinch-hit HR he nailed was quite cool, especially with the spark of hope that it gave to the season, considering we didn't get a pinch-hit extra-base-hit in 2003 until like game 160 or so. Too bad we won't have room on the bench for him. He seemed to be a good fit here.
I must admit I'm a little surprised to see Pedro get an NRI and go for less than $1 million considering the pitching market. Not surprised to see Texas as the one dishing it out. Glad to see it wasn't us, though I might've preferred Pedro to Aaron.

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