Houston Astros

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FILE -- Houston Astros' Fernando Martinez, now a member of the New York Yankees organization, reacts to striking out to end the first inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012, in Houston. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)

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FILE -- Houston Astros' Sergio Escalona in a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates Tuesday, June 14, 2011, in Houston. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)

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Houston Astros starting pitcher Bud Norris (20) throws in the first inning of a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics, Wednesday, July 24, 2013, in Houston. (AP Photo/Patric Schneider)

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Seattle Mariners' Michael Morse rests during batting practice before a baseball game against the Houston Astros, Wednesday, June 12, 2013, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Texas Rangers' Yu Darvish, right center, is congratulated by teammates as manager Ron Washington heads out to the mound to pull him from the baseball game against the Houston Astros on Tuesday, April 2, 2013, in Houston. Darvish pitched eight and two-thirds perfect innings before giving up a hit to Astros' Marwin Gonzalez in the Rangers' 7-0 win. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)

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Texas Rangers' Yu Darvish delivers a pitch against the Houston Astros in the fifth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, April 2, 2013, in Houston. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)

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Washington Nationals pitcher Chris Young delivers a pitch during the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the Houston Astros on Monday, March 25, 2013, in Kissimmee, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Washington Nationals outfielders Denard Span, left, and Bryce Harper run to the dugout during the fourth inning of an exhibition spring training baseball game against the Houston Astros on Thursday, March 14, 2013, in Viera, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)