July 29, 2007
Ensberg Gone
The Houston Astros designated Morgan Ensberg for assignment:
The 31-year-old Ensberg was hitting .232 with eight homers and 31 RBIs in 85 games. That was far off the pace from his All-Star season in 2005, when he hit .283 with 36 homers and 101 RBIs and helped Houston reach its only World Series.
Ensberg was never the same after tearing a tendon in his right shoulder diving for a foul ball on June 9, 2006. He spent a month on the disabled list, then came back in August and finished the season with a career-low .235 average and only 58 RBIs.
Morgan put in four full seasons, and three of them were very good. He did an excellent job of getting on base and hitting for power. I assume the Astros feel the injury is so bad he's never going to recover enough to be productive again. Still, I have to believe some team might try to find away to help Morgan recover. I'd take a chance on a low BA high OBA player any day.
Too bad for Morgan, but the injury last year has really cut into his productivity. He fell to a .780 OPS after the All-Star break last year and .707 this year, with no real sign of improvement. Wigginton will at least hit for more power, with a career .457 SLG.
Somebody will take a chance on Ensberg to see if he can come back. There are plenty of teams who could use help at third.
i think the astros are very cruel...they should show some patienece with him...but for the astros he is a commodity not a hunan being
i think the astros are very cruel...they should show some patienece with him...but for the astros he is a commodity not a hunan being
i think the astros are very cruel...they should show some patienece with him...but for the astros he is a commodity not a hunan being