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PLAYER |
POSITION
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REMARKS |
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Michael Ra Cards |
Trainer |
| Trained for the Auburn Astros, Kissimmee Cobras and Jackson Generals for six years before being named the organization's Coordinator of Training Conditioning and Rehabilitation, a position he held for the Astros between 1999 and 2001 |  |
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DOUG RADER Cards |
 | | 3rd Baseman | | | |
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Tim Raines, Jr. Card |
Outfield |
 | | Minor league free agent started the 2007 season at AA Corpus, but was promoted and played 100 games at AAA Round Rock, hitting .333 overall while stealing 21 bases and getting caught only twice. |
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Gary Rajsich Cards |
Infield |
 | Finished second to Danny Heep in average and second to Alan Knicely in homers and RBI for the 1980 Tucson Toros. Traded to the Mets for John Csefalvay on April 3, 1981. Made the majors with the Mets during the 1982 season, and eventually played in 149 major league games for the Mets and the Cardinals and the Giants. |
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Matt Rambo Cards |
Pitcher |
| Rule 5 acquisition from the Phillies organization struck out 91 men in 105 innings for the 1990 Osceola Astros and threw 2 complete game shutouts, tying Jeff Juden for the club lead in that department.
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Anthony Ramirez Card |
Infield |
 | 20th round pick in the 1998 draft hit .354 in limited ABs at Gulf Coast in '98, and OPSed 1.066 at Martinsville in '99 (also in limited appearances) before quitting baseball |
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Omar Ramirez Cards |
Outfield |
| Had his contract purchased by the Astros from the independent Texas-Louisiana League Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings on December 29, 1998. Played three years at AAA New Orleans, and in 2000, had the highest single-season hit total for a Zephyr during the time in which they were an Astro affiliate, with 150. Second to only Raul Chavez in games played for the Astros-era Zephyrs, and third to only Chavez and Adam Everett in hits and at bats.
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RAFAEL RAMIREZ Cards |
| | | Shortstop | | | |
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| Shortstop acquired from the Braves for Ed Whited and Mike Stoker in December of 1987 held the club's single-game RBI record for 18 years after driving in 7 vs. the Cubs on August 29, 1989. Opening Day shortstop in 1988, 1989, and 1990. Led the '88 Astros in hits and doubles, and remains fourth on the team's list for games played at short. |  |
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Reinaldo Ramirez Cards |
2nd Baseman |
 | Dominican infielder played two years at Greeneville, leading the squad in triples for 2006 |
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Ronald Ramirez Cards |
Shortstop |
| 2006 Greeneville Astros MVP and Appy League All-Star led the club in hits, doubles, average and slugging. Limited to 21 games in 2007, he began '08 at Lexington, but was demoted to Tri-City after hitting .216 in 58 games. Hit .248 at Lexington in '09 | > |
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Santiago Ramirez Cards |
Pitcher |
 | | MVP of the 1999 Appy League champion Martinsville Astros led the league in saves and was named a postseason All-Star. Struck out 35 in 31 innings that year, while giving up one home run. Texas League All-Star at AA Round Rock in 2002 after holding opponents to a .199 batting average. Named to the Astros 40-Man roster prior to the '04 season, he was granted his free agency following the season, and eventually pitched 4 games in the majors for the Washington Nationals |
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Yordany Ramirez Cards |
Outfield |
| Strong-armed minor MLFA was Round Rock's regular centerfielder in 2008 and 2009. Named the Express' Defensive Player of the Month in April of '08 and named by Baseball America as having the system's best outfield arm prior to the '09 season. |
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Bobby Ramos Cards |
Coach/Manager |
| Coached for Columbus and Osceola before taking the reins as manager in 1993 for the Asheville. Led the Tourists to a 51 - 88 record in his only year at the helm |  |
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Eddie Ramos Cards |
3rd Baseman |
 | Second round pick in the June 1991 amateur draft was Gulf Coast League Player of the Week for June 30 - July 6, 1991. Tied for second on the club in home runs with Quad City in 1993 and 1994, but never progressed to Double A ball. |
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Edgar Ramos Cards |
Pitcher |
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Ken Ramos Cards |
| | | Outfield | | | |
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 | | Called up from Tucson and played 12 games for the 1998 Houston club commencing when Derek Bell was placed on the DL May 16. A smart and patient hitter who struck out only 95 times in the three years he played at AAA Tucson, Ramos led the Toros in walks for 1996, and in fact had the third most walks of any Astros farmhand who played at Tucson in the '90's, behind only Mike Simms and Dave Hajek. Started in left and scored a run in Mark Petkovsek's no-hitter for Tucson on May 16, 1994
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Robert Ramsey Cards |
Pitcher |
 | 26th-round pick in 2003 led that year's edition of the Tri-City ValeyCats in ERA. The nine games he pitched for Lexington in 2004 were the last ones for him professionally, it seems. |
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Pete Rancont Cards |
Coach/Manager |
| Hitting coach who debuted in the Astros system at Michigan in 2001 also coached at Lexington Salem and Greeneville before making his managerial debut in the system at Tri-City in 2007. Returned as hitting coach to the Legends in '09 | |
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Randy Randle Cards |
Infield |
| | Second round draft pick in 1985 led the '87 Osceola Astros in triples with 6, but never hit higher than .244 or OPSed higher than .684. Played 46 games for AA Columbus in 1988, then moved on to the Oakland organization. |
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Stephen Randolph Card |
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| Lefty called up from RRx in '07 when Rick White went down was the guy who then got sent down when Hunter Pence finally got his callup. Traded to the Phillies on May 8, 2008 for a PTBNL. |  |
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Merritt Ranew Cards |
| | | Catcher | | | |
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 | Played 71 games behind the plate for the inaugural Colt .45's, and spent some time in 1962 at AAA Oklahoma City, as well. Would never gain a reputation as a solid defensive catcher during his 14-year professional career, and didn't start off so hot with the bat, either, hitting in the .230's for both the Colts and the '89ers. Later became famous for getting hit over the head with a baseball bat during a PCL game at Vancouver in 1966, and for being Jim Bouton's teammate during the first half of Ball
Four. |
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Cody Ransom Cards |
| | | Shortstop | | | |
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| Received from the Mariners for cash on March 30, 2006, Ransom finished second to Brooks Conrad in homers for the '06 Round Rock Express, and was named 2007 AAA MVP for the organization. Played in 19 games for the 2007 Houston ballclub, htting a couple doubles and a homer. | |
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Eric Rasmussen Card |
Pitcher |
| Righthander who won 50 games in the majors by the time he got to Tucson led the 1984 Toros in wins, losses, starts, innings, hits, and homers allowed |
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Neil Rasmussen Card |
Infield |
 Number one pick in the June 1971 draft out of Arcadia High School in Arcadia, California finished second behind Art Gardner on the 1971 Covington Astros in at bats and total bases, but had left the organization by 1974, and never made it higher than AA |
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Dody Rather Cards |
Pitcher |
| Righthander was received in the deal that sent Joe Niekro to the Yankees, and netted Houston Jim Deshaies and Neder Horta. Rather was 12 - 9 with a 3.21 ERA for the 1986 Osceola Astros, while also notching 151 strikeouts, which led not just the O-Astros, but the entire Florida State League. Made an FSL All-Star for it, too. Led the 1987 Columbus Astros in losses. |
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Jim Ray Cards |
| | | Pitcher | | | |
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 Righthander with a fastball and a curve was mostly a middle reliever in his 8 years with the Houston Astros but served as a fifth starter for the 1969 team, for whom he went 8 - 2. Led the 1972 Astros in Games Pitched with 54. 12th all-time in games pitched through 2009, having just been passed by Roy Oswalt. Accumulated 23 saves with Houston |
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Johnny Ray Cards |
Infield |
| Eventual All-Star with the Angels in 1988 had been drafted by the Asttos in the 12th round of the June 1979 draft. Led the 1980 Columbus Astros in hits and the 1981 Tucson Toros with 50 doubles and a .349 batting average, despite being traded on August 31 with
some others for Phil Garner
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Larry Ray Cards |
| | | Outfield | | | |
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| Fourth round pick in the June '79 draft led the 1982 Tucson Toros in homers and got a September callup with Houston during which he was 1 for 6 with a single. In 1983, led the Toros in average, slugging and onbase, then was not rewarded with a similar callup. Missed the '85 season altogether, but was assigned to AA Columbus in '86. The Astros won the Southern League crown and Ray was named a Southern League All-Star at the age of 28. Played the 1987 season--his last in pro ball--at Vancouver in the Pittsburgh organization |
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Claude Raymond Cards |
| | | Pitcher | | | |
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| Plucked from the Milwaukee Braves in a special draft after the 1963 season, the French Canadian Raymond led the 1966 team in saves and in games pitched, and was named a National League All-Star. Traded to the Braves for Wade Blasingame on June 15, 1967
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Tim Redding Cards |
| | | Pitcher | | | |
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| 20th round pick in the June '97 draft had hit 98 on the gun and become a Midwest League All-Star by '99. Named Florida State League Most Valuable Pitcher in 2000, while pitching for the Astros' last FSL entry to date. Named Texas League Pitcher of the Year in 2001 after having made his major league debut July 2nd. Split '02 between AAA New Orleans and Houston, and posted a 5.00+ ERA at both locations. Pitched the entire year at Houston in '03. His Bazooka card noted that Redding's 10 - 16 record in '03 was belied by his 3.68 ERA, but failed to note that his 3.68 ERA was belied by his 1.39 WHIP. Excellent in Spring Training of '04, but not so much during the regular season, Redding found himself exiled to New Orleans for most of August. After a Spring Training of '05 that saw him post a 4.60 ERA, Purpura sent Redding to the Padres on March 28 straight up for Humberto Quintero
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Dennis Reed Cards |
Pitcher |
 | Lifetime 10 - 8 record, with a 3.51 ERA over three single-A seasons in the early '90's |
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Jeff Reed Cards |
Catcher |
| Catcher who'd played 1200 major league games was invited to Spring Training in January 2001. Reed hit in the .280's in 21 games, but still found himself released on March 28th. Topps somehow failed to notice this, and included him in their flagship set, and in three parallels to it. | |
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Ryan Reed Cards |
Rightfielder |
| Hit seven home runs in 93 at bats and finished second on the team to Josh Flores when he repeated at Greeneville in 2005. Got to High A Salem in 2007. He hit 10 homers, but batted .233. Broke camp in '08 with the Avs again, but was released in early May after having hit .196 with no power |  |
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Toncie Reed Cards |
Outfield |
| 31st round selection in the June 1987 draft led the 1989 Auburn Astros in triples with 5, and in fact tied with Lance Madsen for the fourth most triples among all Astro farm hands over the period of 1989 - 1990 with 13. Nonetheless, he never had a seasonal slugging above .415, and had a career OBP of .292, so found himself released in early 1991 |
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Jim Reeder Cards |
Outfield |
| Lefthanded batter tied Jesus Farraez to co-lead the 1996 Auburn Astros in triples with four |  |
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Rob Reed Cards |
Pitcher |
| | Righthander selected from the Mets in the AA phase of the December 1992 Rule V draft pitched at Quad City in 1993 and won seven times, while finishing with the team's third best ERA |
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Uvaldo Regalado Cards |
Pitcher |
 | Righthander from Santo Domingo, DR had a 26 - 25 record over a career in the Astros organization which saw him pitch for six teams over six years. Reached the AA level, at Colubmus, only in his last year of 1984. Finished with 175 strikeouts and 173 walks. |
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Nick Regilio Card |
Pitcher |
| Righthander from Miami Florida pitched for the Rangers in 2004 and 2005, then missed two entire years before coming back and pitching for the Express in 2008. Went 4 - 4 with a 3.00 for Round Rock, and led the team with nine saves before being allowed to walk. |
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Chad Reineke Cards |
Pitcher |
| | 6'6" Righthander was named South Atlantic League Pitcher of the Week on August 21, 2005. Midseason Carolina League All-star in '06, and finished second on the Salem Avalanche in WHIP and K/BB, before a promotion to AA Corpus. Named Baseball America's number ten prospect in the Astros organization before the 2007 season, and placed on the 40-man by the end of the year. Placed in AAA Round Rock's rotation for 2008, Reineke was traded to the Padres in July for Randy Wolf |
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Frank Renner Cards |
Coach |
| Strength Coach for the Round Rock Express in 2008 and 2009 |
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Mike Rennhack Cards |
Outfield |
 | Switch-hitter led the 1993 Asheville Tourists in doubles, and tied RJ Bowers for the 1994 Quad City River Bandits lead in Games Played |
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Ed Renteria Cards |
Infield |
| Older brother of NL All-Star Edgar played six years in the Astros organization, finishing second on the 1987 Auburn Astros in hits and average, and leading the 1988 Asheville Tourists in games and at-bats. Hit 4 home runs in 1925 at bats within the organization. Got as high as AAA Tucson for parts of 1990, and went on to play some in the Japanese Leagues. | |
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Robert Resnikoff Card |
Pitcher |
| Lefthander acquired from the Mets in the December 1990 Rule V pitched well at Osceola and at Jackson in 1991 before leaving baseball for some reason |
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Jason Reuss Card |
Pitcher |
 | | Son of pitcher Jerry below was drafted # 11 by the Astros in the June 2002 draft and then failed to hit .200 in either of his years at Short A Tri-city. However: because of the 7 extra base hits he had out of 18 hits total, Reuss did lead the '02 V-Cats in Isolated Power with a .151 |
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Jerry Reuss Cards |
| | | Pitcher | | | |
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| 18th winningest lefty of all time through the '09 season spent two years in Houston, having been acquired from the Cardinals for Scipio Spinks and Lance Clemons on April 15, 1972. Led the Astros that year in strikeouts, losses and walks, while pacing the NL in HBP with 10. In '73, Reuss led the Astros (and the National League) with 40 starts and 117 walks. Traded to the Pirates on Halloween of 1973 for Milt May. Signed with the Astros as a free agent at the age of 41 in 1990, and pitched at both AA Columbus and AAA Tucson before his release after about a month | |
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Carlos Reyes Card |
Catcher |
 | | Dominican led the 1985 Gulf Coast Astros in Games, Hits, Batting Average, RBI and OPS. Hit .234 at Asheville in '86 and was evidently released. |
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Jesus Reyes Cards |
Pitcher |
| Lefthander who had also pitched in the Red Sox organization for 1971 served as a reliever for the 1973 and 1974 Cedar Rapids Astros | |
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CRAIG REYNOLDS Cards |
| | | Shortstop | | | |
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| Lefthanded-batting jack of all trades was received straight up from the Mariners for Floyd Bannister in December of 1978 became an All Star in his first season as an Astro despite having an OPS+ of 75. Served as the team's starting shortstop until Dickie Thon won the job in 1982, then got the job back in 1984 when Thon was out because of the Torrez beaning. Featured in a classic lefthand/righthand platoon with Thon in '85 and '86, then had the short job to his lonesome again in 1987 after Thon had been traded to the Angels. The trade for Rafael Ramirez turned Reynolds into a utility player for his last two seasons with the club.
In all, Reynolds played every defensive position but catcher and centerfielder for the club, and pitched twice, too. He remains the Astros' all-time leader among those who played 100 or more games at short in Hits Doubles and Total Bases
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Don Reynolds Cards |
Coach |
 | Brother to two-time AL All-Star Harold Reynolds served as roving hitting instructor for the organization in 1990, then became hitting coach for the new AA affiliate at Jackson for 1991. Moved to AAA Tucson in the same capacity for 1995 and 1996 |
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Ronn Reynolds Cards |
| | | Catcher | | | |
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| Received from the Phillies straight up for Jeff Calhoun on April 2, 1987 split the season between Houston and Tucson, hitting .200 at AAA and .167 in the majors | |
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| One of only eight pitchers (and one of only five homegrown) to have won 100 games in an Astros uniform had uncanny control of his split finger and a predeliction for the long ball. Pitcher of the '90's in the Astroman's humble opinion as Shaner led Houston hurlers of the decade in Wins, Decisions, Starts, Innings, K's--and Home Runs allowed. Five-time Opening Day starter and an All-Star in 2000. Reynolds was surprised to say the least when he was cut at the end of Spring Training '03, but Atlanta and Arizona both concurred that Mr. Reynolds was in fact done |  |
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Kirkland Rivers Card |
Pitcher |
 Lefthander from Texas A & M was a 37th round pick in the June 2008 draft. Had a 49:21 ratio at Tri-City the summer after he was drafted, but walked more than he struck out in 18 and some odd innings at Lexington in '09 |
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Strength Coach at High A Lancaster in 2009 