Houston Astros
Major League Baseball
1962-Present



2008 MLB Free Agent List





Through March 17, 2008

214 Free agents
  169 Signed
  6 Retired
 
39 Remaining
  121 Players Switched Teams
Last Player Signed: Kyle Lohse, SP, St. Louis Cardinals, 1-Year $4.25 Million

Player Age Old Team New Team Years Dollars
Jeremy Affeldt, RP 28 Colorado Rockies
Cincinnati Reds
1-Year
$3 Million
Antonio Alfonseca, RP 35 Philadelphia Phillies
--

Sandy Alomar Jr., C 41 New York Mets Retired None
None
Marlon Anderson, LF 33 New York Mets New York Mets
2-Years
$2.2 Million
Tony Armas, SP 29 Pittsburgh Pirates
New York Mets
1-Year
Minor League
Paul Bako, C 35 Baltimore Orioles
Cincinnati Reds
1-Year
Minor League
Rod Barajas, C 32 Philadelphia Phillies
Toronto Blue Jays
1-Year
$1.2 Million
Sean Barker, CF
27
Colorado Rockies
Colorado Rockies
1-Year
Minor League
Michael Barrett, C 31 San Diego Paders
San Diego Padres
1-Year
$3.5 Million
Tony Batista, 1B 33 Washington Nationals
--

T.J. Beam, RP
27
New York Yankees
Pittsburgh Pirates
1-Year
Minor League
Armando Benitez, RP 34 Florida Marlins
Toronto Blue Jays
1-Year
Minor League
Gary Bennett, C
35
St. Louis Cardinals
Los Angeles Dodgers
1-Year
$825,000
Kris Benson, SP
32
Baltimore Orioles
Philadelphia Phillies
1-Year
Minor League
Craig Biggio, 2B
42
Houston Astros
Retired None
None
Geoff Blum, 2B 34 San Diego Padres
Houston Astros
1-Year
$1.1 Million
Barry Bonds, LF 43 San Francisco Giants
--

Aaron Boone, 1B 34 Florida Marlins
Washington Nationals
1-Year
$1 Million
Milton Bradley, LF 29 San Diego Padres
Texas Rangers
1-Year
$5 Million
Russell Branyan, 3B 31 St. Louis Cardinals
Milwaukee Brewers
1-Year
Minor League
Doug Brocail, RP 40 San Diego Padres
Houston Astros
1-Year
$2.5 Million
Emil Brown, LF
32
Kansas City Royals
Oakland Athletics
1-Year
$1.45 Million
Miguel Cairo, 1B 33 St. Louis Cardinals
Seattle Mariners
1-Year
$850,000
Kiko Calero, RP
32
Oakland Athletics
Oakland Athletics
1-Year
TBA
Mike Cameron, CF 34 San Diego Padres
Milwaukee Brewers
1-Year
$7 Million
Shawn Camp, RP
31
Tampa Bay Rays
Toronto Blue Jays
1-Year
Minor League
Sean Casey, 1B 33 Detroit Tigers
Boston Red Sox
1-Year
$800,000
Kevin Cash, C
29
Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox
1-Year
Minor League
Jack Cassel, SP
27
San Diego Padres
Houston Astros
1-Year
$400,000
Luis Castillo, 2B 32 New York Mets New York Mets
4-Years
$25 Million
Ramon Castro, C 31 New York Mets New York Mets
2-Years
$4.6 Million
Shawn Chacon, RP 29 Pittsburgh Pirates
Houston Astros
1-Year
$2 Million
Jeff Cirillo, 3B 38 Arizona Diamondbacks
--

Tony Clark, 1B 35 Arizona Diamondbacks
San Diego Padres
1-Year
$900,000
Darren Clarke, RP
26
Colorado Rockies
Colorado Rockies
1-Year
Minor League
Roger Clemens, SP
45
New York Yankees
--


Matt Clement, SP 33 Boston Red Sox
St. Louis Cardinals
1-Year
$1.5 Million
Bartolo Colon, SP 34 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Boston Red Sox
1-Year
Minor League
Francisco Cordero, RP 32 Milwaukee Brewers
Cincinnati Reds
4-Years
$46 Million
Jeff DaVanon, CF 33 Oakland Athletics
San Diego Padres
1-Year
Minor League
Matt DeSalvo, RP
27
New York Yankees
Atlanta Braves
1-Year
Minor League
Elmer Dessens, SP 36 Colorado Rockies
Pittsburgh Pirates
1-Year
Minor League
Mike DiFelice, C 38 New York Mets Tampa Bay Rays
1-Year
Minor League
Brendan Donnelly, RP
36
Boston Red Sox
Cleveland Indians
1-Year
Minor League
Octavio Dotel, RP
33
Atlanta Braves
Chicago White Sox
2-Years
$11 Million
Cory Doyne, RP
26
Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore Orioles
1-Year
Minor League
Chad Durbin, SP
30
Detroit Tigers
Philadelphia Phillies
1-Year
$900,000
David Eckstein, SS 32 St. Louis Cardinals
Toronto Blue Jays
1-Year
$4.5 Million
Brad Eldred, RF
27
Pittsburgh Pirates
Chicago White Sox
1-Year
Minor League
Morgan Ensberg, 3B
32
San Diego Padres
New York Yankees
1-Year
Minor League
Darin Erstad, CF 33 Chicago White Sox
Houston Astros
1-Year
$1 Million
Johnny Estrada, C
31
New York Mets
Washington Nationals
1-Year
$1.25 Million
Adam Everett, SS
30
Houston Astros
Minnesota Twins
1-Year
$2.8 Million
Sal Fasano, C 36 Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto Blue Jays
1-Year
Minor League
Pedro Feliz, 3B 32 San Francisco Giants
Philadelphia Phillies
2-Years
$8.5 Million
Jared Fernandez, RP
35
Hiroshima Carp
--


Robert Fick, 1B 33 Washington Nationals
San Diego Padres
1-Year
Minor League
Cliff Floyd, RF 34 Chicago Cubs Tampa Bay Rays
1-Year
$3 Million
Josh Fogg, SP
30
Colorado Rockies
Cincinnati Reds
1-Year
$1 Million
Keith Foulke, RP
35
Cleveland Indians
Oakland Athletics
1-Year
$7 Million
Julio Franco, 1B 49 Atlanta Braves
--

Kosuke Fukudome, RF
30
Chunichi Dragons
Chicago Cubs
4-Years
$48 Million
Kazuo Fukumori, RP
31
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
Texas Rangers
2-Years
$3 Million
Eric Gagne, RP 31 Boston Red Sox
Milwaukee Brewers
1-Year
$10 Million
Freddy Garcia, SP 31 Philadelphia Phillies
--

Jose Garcia, RP
22
Oakland Athletics
--


Jerry Gil, SS
25
Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati Reds
1-Year
Minor League
Marcus Giles, 2B
29
San Diego Padres
Colorado Rockies
1-Year
Minor League
Tom Glavine, SP 41 New York Mets Atlanta Braves
1-Year
$8 Million
Chris Gomez, 3B 36 Cleveland Indians
Pittsburgh Pirates
1-Year
$1 Million
Andy Gonzalez, SS
25
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians
1-Year
Minor League
Luis Gonzalez, LF 40 Los Angeles Dodgers Florida Marlins
1-Year
$2 Million
Nick Gorneault, RF
28
Texas Rangers
Houston Astros
1-Year
Minor League
Tony Graffanino, 2B 35 Milwaukee Brewers
--

Andy Green, 3B
30
Nippon Ham Fighters
--


Shawn Green, RF 34 New York Mets Retired None
None
Eddie Guardado, RP
37
Cincinnati Reds
Texas Rangers
1-Year
$2 Million
Jose Guillen, RF
31
Seattle Mariners
Kansas City Royals
3-Years
$36 Million
Jerry Hairston Jr., CF 31 Texas Rangers
Cincinnati Reds
1-Year
Minor League
Willie Harris, CF
29
Atlanta Braves
Washington Nationals
1-Year
$800,000
LaTroy Hawkins, RP
34
Colorado Rockies
New York Yankees
1-Year
$3.75 Million
Mark Hendrickson, SP
33
Los Angeles Dodgers
Florida Marlins
1-Year
$1.5 Million
Matt Herges, RP
37
Colorado Rockies
Colorado Rockies
1-Year
$2.5 Million
Livan Hernandez, SP 32 Arizona Diamondbacks
Minnesota Twins
1-Year
$5 Million
Eric Hinske, 1B 30 Boston Red Sox
Tampa Bay Rays
1-Year
Minor League
Masafumi Hirai, RP
32
Chunichi Dragons
--


Damon Hollins, CF
33
Yomiuri Giants
Kansas City Royals
1-Year
Minor League
Torii Hunter, CF 32 Minnesota Twins
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
5-Years
$90 Million
Adam Hyzdu, RF
36
Softbank Hawks
--


Tadahito Iguchi, 2B
32
Philadelphia Phillies
San Diego Padres
1-Year
$4 Million
Hitoki Iwase, RP
33
Chunichi Dragons
Chunichi Dragons
1-Year
$3.6 Million
Cesar Izturis, SS
27
Pittsburgh Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals
1-Year
$2.85 Million
Geoff Jenkins, LF 33 Milwaukee Brewers
Philadelphia Phillies
2-Years
$13 Million
Jason Jennings, SP 29 Houston Astros
Texas Rangers
1-Year
$4 Million
D'Angelo Jimenez, 2B 29 Washington Nationals
St. Louis Cardinals
1-Year
Minor League
Ben Johnson, LF
26
New York Mets
New York Mets
1-Year
Minor League
Jason Johnson, SP
34
Seibu Lions
--


Andruw Jones, CF 30 Atlanta Braves
Los Angeles Dodgers
2-Years
$36.2 Million
Todd Jones, RP 39 Detroit Tigers
Detroit Tigers
1-Year
$7 Million
Jorge Julio, RP 28 Colorado Rockies
Cleveland Indians
1-Year
Minor League
Jason Kendall, C 33 Chicago Cubs Milwaukee Brewers
1-Year
$4.25 Million
Ryan Ketchner, RP
25
San Diego Padres
Toronto Blue Jays
1-Year
Minor League
Bobby Kielty, RF 31 Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox
1-Year
$800,000
Byung-Hyun Kim, SP 28 Florida Marlins
Pittsburgh Pirates
1-Year
$850,000
Ray King, RP 33 Milwaukee Brewers
Washington Nationals
1-Year
Minor League
Ryan Klesko, 1B
36
San Francisco Giants
Retired None
None
Masahide Kobayashi, RP
33
Chiba Lotte Marines
Cleveland Indians
2-Years
$6.5 Million
Corey Koskie, 3B 34 Milwaukee Brewers
--

Hiroki Kuroda, SP
32
Hiroshima Toyo Carp
Los Angeles Dodgers
3-Years
$35.3 Million
Mike Lamb, 3B 32 Houston Astros
Minnesota Twins
2-Years
$6.6 Million
Jason Lane, RF
30
San Diego Padres
New York Yankees
1-Year
Minor League
Jason LaRue, C 33 Kansas City Royals
St. Louis Cardinals
1-Year
$850,000
Jon Lieber, SP 37 Philadelphia Phillies
Chicago Cubs
1-Year
$3.5 Million
Mike Lieberthal, C 35 Los Angeles Dodgers Retired None
None
Scott Linebrink, RP 31 Milwaukee Brewers
Chicago White Sox
4-Years
$19 Million
Paul Lo Duca, C 35 New York Mets Washington Nationals
1-Year
$5 Million
Kenny Lofton, CF 40 Cleveland Indians
--

Nook Logan, CF
28
Washington Nationals
Los Angeles Dodgers
1-Year
Minor League
Kyle Lohse, SP 29 Philadelphia Phillies
St. Louis Cardinals
1-Year
$4.25 Million
Rodrigo Lopez, SP 31 Colorado Rockies
--

Mark Loretta, SS 36 Houston Astros
Houston Astros
Accepted
Arbitration
Mike Lowell, 3B
33
Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox
3-Years
$37.5 Million
Rob Mackowiak, LF
31
San Diego Padres
Washington Nationals
1-Year
$1.5 Million
Yukinaga Maeda, RP
37
Yomiuri Giants
--


Ron Mahay, RP 36 Atlanta Braves
Kansas City Royals
2-Years
$8 Million
Mike Matheny, C
37
San Francisco Giants
Retired None
None
Kazuo Matsui, 2B
32
Colorado Rockies
Houston Astros
3-Years
$16.5 Million
Dallas McPherson, 3B
27
Los Angeles Angles of Anaheim
Florida Marlins
1-Year
$425,000
Kevin Mench, RF
29
Milwaukee Brewers
Texas Rangers
1-Year
Minor League
Jose Mesa, RP 41 Philadelphia Phillies
--

Doug Mientkiewicz, 1B 33 New York Yankees Pittsburgh Pirates
1-Year
Minor League
Aaron Miles, 2B
30
St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals
1-Year
$1.4 Million
Damian Miller, C 38 Milwaukee Brewers
--

Trever Miller, RP 34 Houston Astros
Tampa Bay Rays
1-Year
$2 Million
Eric Milton, SP 32 Cincinnati Reds
--

Doug Mirabelli, C
37
Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox
1-Year
$550,000
Brian Moehler, RP 35 Houston Astros
Houston Astros
1-Year
Minor League
Jose Molina, C 32 New York Yankees New York Yankees
2-Years
$4 Million
Scott Munter, RP
27
San Francisco Giants
Tampa Bay Rays
1-Year
Minor League
Mike Myers, RP 38 Chicago White Sox Los Angeles Dodgers
1-Year
Minor League
Trot Nixon, RF 33 Cleveland Indians
Arizona Diamondbacks
1-Year
Minor League
Roberto Novoa, SP
28
Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore Orioles
1-Year
Minor League
Abraham Nunez, 3B 31 Philadelphia Phillies
Milwaukee Brewers
1-Year
Minor League
Mike O'Connor, SP
27
Washington Nationals
Washington Nationals
1-Year
Minor League
Miguel Olivo, C
29
Florida Marlins
Kansas City Royals
1-Year
$2 Million
Russ Ortiz, SP 33 San Francisco Giants
--

Akinori Otsuka, RP
35
Texas Rangers
--


Juan Padilla, RP
30
New York Mets
New York Mets
1-Year
Minor League
Orlando Palmeiro, LF 38 Houston Astros
--

Chad Paronto, RP
32
Atlanta Braves
Houston Astros
1-Year
$500,000
John Parrish, RP
30
Seattle Mariners
Toronto Blue Jays
1-Year
Minor League
Corey Patterson, CF 28 Baltimore Orioles
Cincinnati Reds
1-Year
Minor League
Josh Paul, C 32 Tampa Bay Rays
Tampa Bay Rays
1-Year
Minor League
Troy Percival, RP 38 St. Louis Cardinals
Tampa Bay Rays
2-Years
$8 Million
Neifi Perez, SS 34 Detroit Tigers
--

Odalis Perez, SP 30 Kansas City Royals
Washington Nationals
1-Year
Minor League
Andy Pettitte, SP
35
New York Yankees
New York Yankees
1-Year
$16 Million
Heath Phillips, SP
25
Chicago White Sox
New York Yankees
1-Year
Minor League
Mike Piazza, DH 39 Oakland Athletics
--

Jorge Posada, C 36 New York Yankees New York Yankees
4-Years
$52.4 Million
Mark Prior, SP
27
Chicago Cubs
San Diego Padres
1-Year
$1 Million
Alexei Ramirez, CF
26
Cuba
Chicago White Sox
4-Years
$4.75 Million
Darrell Rasner, SP
26
New York Yankees
New York Yankees
1-Year
Minor League
Mark Redman, SP
33
Colorado Rockies
Colorado Rockies
1-Year
$1 Million
Chris Reitsma, RP
29
Seattle Mariners
Seattle Mariners
1-Year
Minor League
Arthur Rhodes, RP 38 Seattle Mariners
Seattle Mariners
1-Year
Minor League
David Riske, RP 31 Kansas City Royals
Milwaukee Brewers
3-Years
$13 Million
Mariano Rivera, RP 37 New York Yankees New York Yankees
3-Years
$45 Million
Alex Rodriguez, 3B 32 New York Yankees New York Yankees
10-Years
$275 Million
Brian Rogers, RP
25
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh Pirates
1-Year
Minor League
Kenny Rogers, SP 42 Detroit Tigers
Detroit Tigers
1-Year
$8 Million
J.C. Romero, RP 31 Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia Phillies
3-Years
$12 Million
Aaron Rowand, CF 30 Philadelphia Phillies
San Francisco Giants
5-Years
$60 Million
Brad Salmon, RP
27
Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati Reds
1-Year
Minor League
Bronson Sardinha, CF
24
New York Yankees
--


Reggie Sanders, RF 39 Kansas City Royals
--

Curt Schilling, SP 40 Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox
1-Year
$8 Million
Rudy Seanez, RP 39 Los Angeles Dodgers Los Angeles Dodgers
1-Year
Minor League
Aaron Sele, RP 37 New York Mets --

Tsuyoshi Shimoyanagi, RP
39
Hanshin Tigers
Hanshin Tigers
2-Years
$3.75 Million
Carlos Silva, SP 28 Minnesota Twins
Seattle Mariners
4-Years
$48 Million
Sammy Sosa, DH 38 Texas Ranegrs
--

Matt Stairs, LF 39 Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto Blue Jays
2-Years
$3.25 Million
Shannon Stewart, LF 33 Oakland Athletics
Toronto Blue Jays
1-Year
Minor League
Kelly Stinnett, C
37
St. Louis Cardinals
--


Mark Sweeney, 1B 38 Los Angeles Dodgers Los Angeles Dodgers
1-Year
$600,000
Mike Sweeney, DH 34 Kansas City Royals
Oakland Athletics
1-Year
Minor League
So Taguchi, CF
38
St. Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia Phillies
1-Year
$1.050 Million
John Thomson, SP
34
Kansas City Royals
--


Mike Timlin, RP
41
Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox
1-Year
$3 Million
Brett Tomko, SP
34
San Diego Padres
Kansas City Royals
1-Year
$3 Million
Yorvit Torrealba, C 29 Colorado Rockies
Colorado Rockies
2-Years
$7.25 Million
Josh Towers, RP
30
Toronto Blue Jays
Colorado Rockies
1-Year
$400,000
Steve Trachsel, SP 37 Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore Orioles
1-Year
Minor League
Jason Tyner, RF
30
Minnesota Twins
Cleveland Indians
1-Year
Minor League
Koji Uehara, SP
32
Yomiuri Giants
Yomiuri Giants
1-Year
$3.5 Million
Jose Valentine, 2B
38
New York Mets
New York Mets
1-Year
Minor League
Jorge Velandia, SS
32
Tampa Bay Rays
Pittsburgh Pirates
1-Year
Minor League
Ron Villone, RP 37 New York Yankees St. Louis Cardinals
1-Year
Minor League
Luis Vizcaino, RP 33 New York Yankees Colorado Rockies
2-Years
$7.5 Million
Jeff Weaver, SP 31 Seattle Mariners
--

David Wells, SP 44 Los Angeles Dodgers --

Kip Wells, SP 30 St. Louis Cardinals
Colorado Rockies
1-Year
$3.1 Million
Rondell White, LF 35 Minnesota Twins
--

Bob Wickman, RP 38 Arizona Diamondbacks
--

Brad Wilkerson, 1B 30 Texas Rangers
Seattle Mariners
1-Year
$3 Million
Preston Wilson, RF
33
St. Louis Cardinals
--


Matt Wise, RP
32
Milwaukee Brewers
New York Mets
1-Year
$1.2 Million
Kevin Witt, 1B
31
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
--


Randy Wolf, SP
31
Los Angeles Dodgers
San Diego Padres
1-Year
$4.75 Million
Kerry Wood, RP 30 Chicago Cubs Chicago Cubs
1-Year
$4.2 Million
Chris Woodward, 3B 31 Atlanta Braves
New York Yankees
1-Year
Minor League
Yasuhiko Yabuta, RP
34
Chiba Lotte Marines
Kansas City Royals
2-Years
$6 Million
Estaban Yan, RP
32
Hanshin Tigers
Baltimore Orioles
1-Year
Minor League