Wigginton chosen in 1st Round

Astros 3B Ty Wigginton was selected by Kentucky with the 11th overall pick in the 1st round of the BRL draft. Wigginton is penciled in as the Horsemen's starting 2B, but could move to 3B if necessary.

Some pre-season forecasts for Wigginton:

HR RBI SB BA ONB
Bill James 2008 Handbook
20 72 4 .269 .332
Fanball.com Magazine
25 84 3 .279 .336
ZIPS
21 69 3 .273 .335
CHONE
24 75 4 .275 .342
Marcel
21 71 4 .273 .341

Horsemen announce keepers

Jarrod Saltalamacchia, C
Travis Hafner, 1B
Chone Figgins, 3B
Jhonny Peralta, SS
Pat Burrell, OF
Grady Sizemore, CF
Nick Markakis, OF
Johan Santana, SP
Brandon Webb, SP
Dan Haren, SP
Chad Billingsley, SP
Greg Maddux, SP
Francisco Rodriguez, RP
Rafael Soriano, RP

Prospects
Evan Longoria, 3B
Max Scherzer,SP