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OOTPRealTime · 01-02-2014, 05:52 PM

VETERAN DOTEL RETURNS TO HOUSTON
The Astros sign 40-year old to one-year deal
By: Jason Brooks - Astros.com

Just when you thought the ageless wonder Octavio Dotel has had enough, he comes back and saves 22 games for the Detroit Tigers in 2013 and earns one more contract. He'll be heading back to Houston, where he enjoyed four and a half fine seasons from 2000-2004. He became the closer in that 2004 season and closed out 14 games before a trade to Oakland as a part of a three-way deal that sent Carlos Beltran from Kansas City to Houston.

Dotel's journey began when he signed as an international free agent with the New York Mets on March 20, 1993. He was considered a starter when he made his MLB debut for New York in 1999, starting 14 games (of 19 appeared in) and posted an 8-3 record with a 5.38 ERA. He was traded that off-season to Houston in a deal that landed the Mets both Mike Hampton and Derek Bell.

982 1/3 innings pitched later, he's still at it. He boasts a 3.73 career ERA and 131 saves in 15 seasons with 12 different organizations. Instead of making it lucky number 13 - he comes home to Houston.

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We had some bad weather in St. Louis and it delayed the flights of our Palm Beach staff, so we pushed back the meetings with the Hi-A ball staff. We hope they can make it in tomorrow and we can take a closer look at the Palm Beach roster and outlook.

01-02-2014, 05:52 PM	#100
OOTPRealTime Minors (Double A) Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 147	Dotel Signs in Houston VETERAN DOTEL RETURNS TO HOUSTON The Astros sign 40-year old to one-year deal By: Jason Brooks - Astros.com Just when you thought the ageless wonder Octavio Dotel has had enough, he comes back and saves 22 games for the Detroit Tigers in 2013 and earns one more contract. He'll be heading back to Houston, where he enjoyed four and a half fine seasons from 2000-2004. He became the closer in that 2004 season and closed out 14 games before a trade to Oakland as a part of a three-way deal that sent Carlos Beltran from Kansas City to Houston. Dotel's journey began when he signed as an international free agent with the New York Mets on March 20, 1993. He was considered a starter when he made his MLB debut for New York in 1999, starting 14 games (of 19 appeared in) and posted an 8-3 record with a 5.38 ERA. He was traded that off-season to Houston in a deal that landed the Mets both Mike Hampton and Derek Bell. 982 1/3 innings pitched later, he's still at it. He boasts a 3.73 career ERA and 131 saves in 15 seasons with 12 different organizations. Instead of making it lucky number 13 - he comes home to Houston. ---------------- We had some bad weather in St. Louis and it delayed the flights of our Palm Beach staff, so we pushed back the meetings with the Hi-A ball staff. We hope they can make it in tomorrow and we can take a closer look at the Palm Beach roster and outlook.