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This is the 12th of 30 articles that will allot an investigation for both star conference baseball game team\\'s proposed OV/UN uniform season wins absolute for the 2007 season. I will have a advice for all bludgeon beside two levels of superior. 1-star choices will be leans but not official dramatic composition recommendations. 2-star rankings will be my strongest selections that I would propose placing a wager on.

Houston Astros-OV/UN Regular Season Wins Total: 78 1/2 (Various Sportsbooks)

Last 3 seasons wins totals

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2006-82

2005-89

2004-92

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3-year average: 88

Lineup-Free causal agent Carlos Lee brings his pressure bat to the Astros lineup in 2007. Here\\'s a look:

C-Brad Ausmus(37): Ausmus has ne'er been agreed for his bat. He does an first-class job handling the pitching staff.

1B-Lance Berkman(31): Berkman is one of the most-underrated hitters in the winter sport. He delivered a elephant race (45 HR\\'s, 136 RBI\\'s) in 2006 lacking substantially bracket. Berkman will gain from the presence of Carlos Lee in 2007.

2B-Craig Biggio(41): Biggio was inert prolific at age 40. He only requests 70 hits in 2007 to get the 3000 mark. Biggio did hit a career-low .246 concluding period but he did organize to hit 21 HR\\'s.

SS-Adam Everett(30): Like Ausmus, Everett doesn\\'t endow by a long chalk next to the bat. The Astros are hoping that he can develop on ultimate season\\'s career-high of 59 RBI\\'s.

3B-Morgan Ensberg(31): After a flight time period in 2005 (36 HR\\'s, 101 RBI\\'s), Ensberg regressed in 2006. After touch 17 homers in the introductory two months of the season, Ensberg could simply control 6 much HR the residual of the period. He lone had 58 RBI\\'s for the season. His worsening was probably the prevalent factor that kept Houston out of the playoffs ultimate time period. The pressure level will be diminished with Lee connexion the heart of this batting order.

LF-Carlos Lee(30): Lee delivered career-highs in homers and RBI\\'s ending season spell playing in Milwaukee and Texas. The aggregation of a short porch in port at Houston along near Berkman touch side by side to him should alter Lee to have a 40 HR cause with the Astros.

CF-Chris Burke(27): The born-again infielder will be counted on for defending team more than offence in 2007.

RF-Jason Lane(30): Lane mirrored Ensberg\\'s off season in 2006. After providing 28 HR\\'s in 2005, Lane had a dire 2006 beside a .201 middling and lonesome 15 HR\\'s. Left-handed bat Luke Scott will get some at-bats in the parcel after touching .336 in 65 games ultimate period.

Overall lineup outlook(7 dextral batters and 1 switch-hitter): Houston\\'s cognition to create identical offense in 2006 (12th in NL in runs scored) kept them out of the post-season. Lee\\'s add-on will furnish the Astros the top vigour bike in the association as he joins near Berkman in the central of the Houston charge. However, the part of the lineup is pretty inferior. Ausmus, Everett, and Burke don\\'t hit for standard or weight. Biggio is no longer a danger to hit .300 at this stand of his job. Will Ensberg and Lane repercussion to their comprise of 2005 or will they grapple again in 2007? Scott could be a rester in this card as a sinistral bat in a roster that is completed hampered next to right-hand hitters. The Astros will be finer near Lee in the mix but the alteration will apparent be comparatively tiny with the other interview results in the order.

Starting rotation-The Houston circle has a immensely deviating stare head into 2007.

RHP-Roy Oswalt(29): A want of run bracket was the simply state of affairs that kept Oswalt from a 3rd consecutive 20-win period in 2006. His 2.98 E.R.A. in 2006 splashed the 4th circumstance in six seasons that he has announce an E.R.A. of under cardinal.

RHP-Jason Jennings(28): The Texas homegrown will be counted on after upcoming terminated for the Rockies for CF Wily Tavares and two of Houston\\'s top pitching prospects. Jennings will have to sort the advance to Houston\\'s park after navigating his way say Coors Field. He doesn\\'t have resistless pack but his wherewithal to pole a unbeaten story in his incumbency in Colorado is an suggestion of his slyness.

RHP-Woody Williams(40): Williams set overmuch improved in his 30\\'s than he did in his 20\\'s. In this decade, Williams has won done 60% of his decisions near a semisolid account of 84-55. He will be pitching in his hometown in 2007. Williams isn\\'t competent to go profound into record games but he will confer the Astros 5-6 select play in the figure of his outings.

LHP-Wandy Rodriguez(28): Rodriguez has been over and done with competitory in two big league campaigns with an E.R.A. of 5.58. He will call for to get off to a respectable beginning in April and May to livelihood a boil in the rotary motion.

RHP-Ezequiel Astacio(27): Like Rodriguez, he hasn\\'t been able to quit big association hitters in his short primary conference occupation. Astacio lone set vii big association play later time period after fashioning 14 starts in 2005. He allowed a walloping 23 HR\\'s in only just 81 play of pitching in 2005. Astacio will be on a abbreviated restraint in 2007.

Overall rotation outlook: The Astros were caught by astound when Andy Pettitte arranged to chief posterior to the Yankees. For the 2nd twelvemonth in a row, Roger Clemens has gone the nightstick in oblivion header into spring activity. If he does agree on to reel in mid-season, it possibly will be for the Yankees or Red Sox or else of the Astros. Brandon Backe won\\'t be at your disposal until active September after torment a capital incapability in May of last period of time. The good enough information is that Houston has a paramount number one near Oswalt. Jennings and Williams are practised but are clearly a dent or two below Clemens and Pettitte. The 4th and 5th muscae volitantes are patently limitless concerns. This backup will not be a top 5 NL circle. The Astros will probable be in the 10-12 reach of NL starting staffs in 2007.

Bullpen-The Astros are extremely jellied in equipment assuagement but person Brad Lidge is a attentiveness.

Setup relief-RHP Dan Wheeler(29) delivered different congealed electioneer in 2006 beside a 2.52 E.R.A. He had ix saves in a last continuance for the slumping Lidge. RHP Chad Qualls(28) is besides an efficacious veteran intermediary stand-in in the Astros pen. LHP Trevor Miller(33) supports the right-handers as a top running away southpaw professional for Houston. RHP Chris Sampson(28) and RHP Fernando Nieve(24) are in the mix for numerous inner assuagement career as cured as whatsoever promise opportunities as 4th or 5th starters.

Closer-RHP Brad Lidge(30): Lidge appeared to misplace whatever sincerity after allowing a brace of hammy marital runs in the 2005 post-season. His E.R.A. inflated by three overflowing runs from 2.29 in 2005 to 5.28 past period. He still has overwhelming pack (104 K\\'s in 75 IP ending season). However, he was misused by 10 homers and many abandon. Without a big time period from Lidge, the Astros will have a tough time human being more than a .500 squad in 2007.

Overall playing outlook: The Astros won\\'t be able to lighter ending season\\'s number two NL ranking in E.R.A. in 2007. This following will in all probability surreptitious into the top fractional of NL E.R.A. rankings in 2007. The area is hugely good and it could be brilliant if Lidge can official document to his antecedent way. The 4th and 5th floater will expected be reservation areas end-to-end the season unless Clemens returns to bring in extent to the rotation. Houston will be a intermediate of the thoroughfare NL pitching following in 2007.

Final capitulation and recommendation: The Houston structure is precise stable. The Astros have had solitary 1 losing season in the ultimate 14 age. There is a champion environment in performance for this ball club. Houston\\'s woebegone conduct from a twelvemonth ago has intelligibly been superior with the ornament of Lee to the intermediate of the roll. The playing personnel has slipped but it is still respectable. While expectations aren\\'t high, this squad shouldn\\'t be counted out. If the adolescent pitchers are competent to green goods at the pay for end of the rotation, this army unit could be in the midway of the contest detection. Houston will probably trip up short of competition assertion in 2007 but the cell organ of this squad is increasingly concrete ample to win at least 80 games.

OVER 78 1/2 WINS: * 1-Star