Houston acquired veteran left-hander Randy Wolf from the Padres for minor league pitcher Chad Reineke. Randy Wolf went 6-10 with a 4.74 ERA in 21 starts for San Diego. After this season, Wolf will be a free agent, though. But there is a chance that the Astros will sign him for a longer term. The 31 year old Randy Wolf is expected to make his first start for the Astros Sunday against the Brewers. Wolf has a career record of 84-76, with a 4.30 career ERA.
Chad Reineke, of Miami University, was selected in the 13th round by the Houston Astros in the 2004 draft. The 26 year old Chad Reineke was 5-9 with a 4.94 ERA this year with the Round Rock Express, Houston's AAA team.
With this trade, Ed Wade feels that the 'Stros still have a shot at the playoffs. In my opinion, Wolf will do better with the Astros, rather than the Padres. The Astros give him a solid offense to back him up, while the Padres could not provide that consistently. There have been many games where he gave up only 2 earned runs, but still got the lost because the Padres could not produce runs. Wolf can get the job done with a solid offense to back him up.
Welcome aboard, Randy.
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