Astros sign Crain for one year
HOUSTON — All-Star free-agent reliever Jesse Crain has agreed to a one-year deal with the Houston Astros.
Financial terms were not released.
Crain made the All-Star team last season with a 0.74 ERA in 37 appearances for the White Sox. He had a streak of 29 straight appearances without allowing a run from April 17 to June 22. Crain was traded to Tampa Bay on July 29 but didn’t appear in a game for the Rays because of a right shoulder strain.
Houston general manager Jeff Luhnow calls Crain a “proven reliever” who will “help us win games in 2014.” Houston’s bullpen was one of the biggest problems last season on a team that lost a franchise-record 111 games and had the worst record in the majors.
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