Biographical

Bud Norris PAstros

Astros Player Cards | Astros Team Audit | Astros Depth Chart

2013 Projections (seasonal age 28) - Rest of Season Projections

IP	ERA	WHIP	SO	W	L	SV	WARP
Subscribe today for access to projection data!

Birth Date	3-2-1985
Height	6' 0"
Weight	220 lbs

Age	28 years, 2 months, 15 days
Bats	R
Throws	R

: 0.72009
: 1.52010
: 1.92011
: 1.92012
: 0.92013
+proj

WARP Summary

Show All
Player Statistics Only
Transactions
Fantasy Info
PECOTA Only
Splits
Player Comments Only
Pitch f/x
Articles

Standard

YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	GS	IP	IP-SP	IP-RP	W	L	QS	BQS	PA	H	R	ER	HR	TB	BB	UBB	HBP	SO	ERA	FIP	FRA	VORP	WARP
2009	HOU	24	11	10	55.7	52.7	3.0	6	3	5	0	249	59	29	28	9	97	25	24	3	54	4.53	4.73	4.56	7.9	0.7
2010	HOU	25	27	27	153.7	153.7	0.0	9	10	10	1	683	151	94	84	18	243	77	74	6	158	4.92	4.19	4.49	13.8	1.5
2011	HOU	26	31	31	186.0	186.0	0.0	6	11	16	3	795	177	93	78	24	291	70	63	5	176	3.77	3.99	4.32	16.4	1.9
2012	HOU	27	29	29	168.3	168.3	0.0	7	13	17	0	732	165	90	87	23	275	66	64	8	165	4.65	4.27	4.50	18.8	1.9
2013	HOU	28	9	9	50.0	50.0	0.0	4	4	4	0	218	59	29	24	5	88	18	18	1	33	4.32	4.22	4.59	4.7	0.5
Career			107	106	613.7	610.7	3.0	32	41	52	4	2677	611	335	301	79	994	256	243	23	586	4.41	4.20	4.46	61.6	6.5

Advanced

'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.

YEAR	Team	Lg	G	GS	IP	FRA	FRA+	TAv	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	oppTAv	BABIP	PPF	PVORP	PWARP	VORP	WARP
2006	TCV	A-	15	3	38.2	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.278		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2007	LEX	A	22	22	96.7	4.03	104	.248	.273	.349	.422	.277	.316	99	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2007	SLM	A+	1	1	6.0	4.95	108	.178	.260	.333	.397	.259	.226	99	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2007	nsh	Wnt	7	6	24.7	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.278		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2008	CCH	AA	19	19	80.0	3.93	118	.265	.277	.355	.425	.271	.365	103	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2008	SUR	Wnt	12	0	19.0	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.283		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2009	HOU	MLB	11	10	55.7	4.56	101	.273	.277	.353	.456	.276	.316	102	6.6	0.7	7.9	0.7
2009	ROU	AAA	19	19	120.0	3.68	111	.252	.275	.347	.422	.277	.293	91	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2010	HOU	MLB	27	27	153.7	4.49	94	.278	.269	.341	.429	.275	.314	97	10.2	1.1	13.8	1.5
2010	ROU	AAA	3	3	14.7	4.06	118	.260	.292	.359	.458	.274	.349	95	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2011	HOU	MLB	31	31	186.0	4.32	98	.257	.267	.336	.423	.272	.294	101	14.8	1.6	16.4	1.9
2012	HOU	MLB	29	29	168.3	4.50	98	.265	.270	.335	.436	.274	.301	103	17.3	1.8	18.8	1.9
2012	OKL	AAA	1	1	5.0	8.03	46	.000	.292	.359	.458	.293	.111		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2013	HOU	MLB	9	9	50.0	4.59	97	.284	.265	.335	.430	.281	.335	100	4.7	0.5	4.7	0.5
Career		MLB		106	613.7	4.44	96	.268	.269	.338	.431	.274	.307	72	36.3	3.8	42.8	4.6

Statistics For All Levels

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	SV	G	GS	IP	H	BB	SO	HR	GB%	BABIP	H/9	BB/9	HR/9	K/9	WHIP	ERA	VORP	WARP
2006	TCV	A-	2	0	2	15	3	38.2	28	13	46	1	0%	.278	6.6	3.1	0.2	10.8	1.07	3.77	0.0	0.0
2007	LEX	A	2	8	0	22	22	96.7	85	41	117	8	49%	.316	7.9	3.8	0.7	10.9	1.30	4.75	0.0	0.0
2007	SLM	A+	1	0	0	1	1	6.0	4	1	2	0	58%	.226	6.0	1.5	0.0	3.0	0.83	1.50	0.0	0.0
2007	nsh	Wnt	2	1	0	7	6	24.7	16	12	33	1	0%	.278	5.8	4.4	0.4	12.0	1.13	3.64	0.0	0.0
2008	CCH	AA	3	8	0	19	19	80.0	89	31	84	8	50%	.365	10.0	3.5	0.9	9.4	1.50	4.05	0.0	0.0
2008	SUR	Wnt	0	0	1	12	0	19.0	14	13	20	1	0%	.283	6.6	6.2	0.5	9.5	1.42	1.89	0.0	0.0
2009	ROU	AAA	4	9	0	19	19	120.0	104	53	112	6	50%	.293	7.8	4.0	0.5	8.4	1.31	2.62	0.0	0.0
2009	HOU	MLB	6	3	0	11	10	55.7	59	25	54	9	41%	.316	9.5	4.0	1.5	8.7	1.51	4.53	7.9	0.7
2010	ROU	AAA	1	0	0	3	3	14.7	16	6	14	1	41%	.349	9.8	3.7	0.6	8.6	1.50	3.06	0.0	0.0
2010	HOU	MLB	9	10	0	27	27	153.7	151	77	158	18	45%	.314	8.8	4.5	1.1	9.3	1.48	4.92	13.8	1.5
2011	HOU	MLB	6	11	0	31	31	186.0	177	70	176	24	42%	.294	8.6	3.4	1.2	8.5	1.33	3.77	16.4	1.9
2012	HOU	MLB	7	13	0	29	29	168.3	165	66	165	23	40%	.301	8.8	3.5	1.2	8.8	1.37	4.65	18.8	1.9
2012	OKL	AAA	1	0	0	1	1	5.0	3	3	7	2	18%	.111	5.4	5.4	3.6	12.6	1.20	3.60	0.0	0.0
2013	HOU	MLB	4	4	0	9	9	50.0	59	18	33	5	39%	.335	10.6	3.2	0.9	5.9	1.54	4.32	4.7	0.5

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2013-05-14	-	DTD	-	-	-	Low Back	Spasms		-	-
2012-09-09	2012-09-20	DTD	11	0	Right	Fingers	Blisters	Middle Finger	-	-
2012-08-28	2012-08-28	DTD	0	0	Right	Fingers	Blisters		-	-
2012-08-16	2012-08-22	DTD	6	0	Left	Foot	Contusion	Batted Ball	-	-
2012-06-13	2012-06-29	15-DL	16	0	Left	Knee	Sprain		-	-
2012-05-31	2012-05-31	DTD	0	0	Right	Hip	Strain		-	-
2012-03-08	2012-03-17	Camp	9	0	Right	Upper Arm	Tightness	Triceps	-	-
2011-09-21	2011-09-29	DTD	8	8	Right	Shoulder	Soreness		-	-
2011-08-01	2011-08-01	DTD	0	0	Right	Fingers	Blisters	Middle Finger	-	-
2011-03-07	2011-03-07	Camp	0	0	Right	Thigh	Soreness	Hamstring	-
2010-05-24	2010-06-28	15-DL	35	32	Right	Shoulder	Inflammation	Biceps Tendinitis	-
2010-05-24	2010-05-24	On-Alr	0	0	Right	Shoulder	Inflammation	Bursitis	-
2010-03-14	2010-03-21	Camp	7	0		General Medical	Illness	GI	-
2009-09-24	2009-10-04	DTD	10	9	Right	Shoulder	Fatigue		-
2008-05-23	2008-07-06	Minors	44	0			Not Disclosed		-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2014	HOU	$
2013	HOU	$3,000,000
2012	HOU	$511,000
2011	HOU	$437,500
2010	HOU	$401,000

Years	Description	Salary
3 yr	Previous	$1,349,500
2011	Current	$3,000,000
4 yr	Pvs + Cur	$4,349,500
4 yr	Total	$4,349,500

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
3 y 68 d	Joel Wolfe	1 year/$3M (2013)

Details
1 year/$3M (2013). Re-signed by Houston 1/18/13 (avoided arbitration). 1 year/$0.511M (2012). Re-signed by Houston 2/16/12. 1 year/$0.4375M (2011). Re-signed by Houston 2/11. 1 year/$0.401M (2010). Renewed by Houston 3/3/10. 1 year (2009). Contract purchased by Houston 7/29/09. Drafted by Houston 2006 (6-189) (Cal Poly). $0.14M signing bonus.

The rest of this card is restricted to Baseball Prospectus Subscribers.

Not a subscriber? Click here for a free card so you can see what's missing.

Click here for more information on Baseball Prospectus subscriptions or use the buttons to the right to subscribe and get instant access to the best baseball content on the web.

Platoon

SORT_FIELD	PLATOON	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv
10	vs L (Multi)	.265	.353	.437	.281
11	vs R (Multi)	.243	.304	.401	.250
18	Split (Multi)	.022	.049	.035	.031
19	LgAvg (Multi)	.011	.025	.022	.017
30	vs L (2012)	.263	.356	.426	.280
31	vs R (2012)	.245	.300	.420	.251
38	Split (2012)	.019	.056	.006	.030
39	LgAvg (2012)	.009	.024	.021	.017

BP Annual Player Comments

The rest of this card is restricted to Baseball Prospectus Subscribers.

Not a subscriber? Click here for a free card so you can see what's missing.

Click here for more information on Baseball Prospectus subscriptions or use the buttons to the right to subscribe and get instant access to the best baseball content on the web.

BP Articles

Bud Norris is referenced in the following articles.

requires BP Premium access to view, requires BP Premium or BP Fantasy access to view

Title	Author	Date
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 15th, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-15
BP Fantasy Podcast: Episode 44 is live	Jason Collette	2013-05-14
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 14th, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-14
Fantasy Starting Pitcher Planner: Week Seven	Paul Sporer	2013-05-10
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 9th, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-09
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 4, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-04
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 29, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-29
Overthinking It: This Week in Catcher Framing, 4/26	Ben Lindbergh	2013-04-26
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 24, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-24
Fantasy Starting Pitcher Planner: Week Four	Paul Sporer	2013-04-19
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 18, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-18
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 13, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-13
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 6, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-06
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 6, 2013	Joe Hamrahi	2013-04-06
Painting the Black: The First 24 Hours	R.J. Anderson	2013-04-02
BP Unfiltered: The Velocity Gainers and Losers of Spring 2013	Harry Pavlidis	2013-04-01
What You Need to Know: Opening Day Madness	Daniel Rathman	2013-04-01
Pebble Hunting: The Astros' Best-Case Scenario vs. The Angels' Worst-Case Scenario	Sam Miller	2013-04-01
Fantasy Starting Pitcher Planner: Week One	Paul Sporer	2013-03-29
Fantasy Mailbag: Much Ado About Pitching	BP Fantasy Team	2013-03-29
Skewed Left: Things for Fans of Bad Teams to Root for in 2013	Zachary Levine	2013-03-26
Baseball Therapy: Could the All-Bullpen Approach Actually Work?	Russell A. Carleton	2013-03-25
The Week In Quotes: March 18-24	Andrew Koo	2013-03-25
The Week In Quotes: March 18-24	Pete Barrett	2013-03-25
The Week In Quotes: March 18-24	Jonah Birenbaum	2013-03-25
The Week In Quotes: March 18-24	Hudson Belinsky	2013-03-25
Fantasy Freestyle: 4x4 Versus 5x5	Mike Gianella	2013-03-15
Raising Aces: Under the Gun	Doug Thorburn	2013-03-08
Rumor Roundup: Wednesday, February 6	Daniel Rathman	2013-02-06
The Week In Quotes: January 14-20	Hudson Belinsky	2013-01-21
The Week In Quotes: January 14-20	Andrew Koo	2013-01-21
The Week In Quotes: January 14-20	Jonah Birenbaum	2013-01-21
Skewed Left: How to Analyze the Astros' Spending	Zachary Levine	2012-12-20
Rumor Roundup: Tuesday, December 18	Daniel Rathman	2012-12-18
Collateral Damage: 2012 Year-End Injury Summary: NL Central	Stephani Bee	2012-11-09
Collateral Damage: 2012 Year-End Injury Summary: NL Central	Corey Dawkins	2012-11-09
What You Need to Know: Thursday, September 20	Daniel Rathman	2012-09-20
Resident Fantasy Genius: Using ISO to Legitimize High/Low BABIPs?	Derek Carty	2012-09-10
What You Need to Know: Tuesday, August 28	Daniel Rathman	2012-08-28
Weekly Planner: Week 22	Derek Carty	2012-08-24
What You Need to Know: Wednesday, August 22	Daniel Rathman	2012-08-22
Painting the Black: In Houston, an Unexpected Somebody	R.J. Anderson	2012-08-16
Weekly Planner: Week 18	Paul Sporer	2012-07-27
What You Need to Know: Thursday, July 5	Daniel Rathman	2012-07-05
Weekly Planner: Week 12	Paul Sporer	2012-06-15
Weekly Planner: Week 11	Paul Sporer	2012-06-08
On the Beat: Astros Find New Orbit	John Perrotto	2012-06-07
What You Need to Know: Friday, June 1	Daniel Rathman	2012-06-01
Weekly Planner: Week Nine	Paul Sporer	2012-05-25
On the Beat: Wright on Track	John Perrotto	2012-05-24
Weekly Planner: Week Eight	Paul Sporer	2012-05-18
Value Picks: Starting Pitchers for 5/17/12	Paul Sporer	2012-05-17
What You Need to Know: Tuesday, April 24	Daniel Rathman	2012-04-24
Pebble Hunting: Cautiously Sizing Up April Stats	Sam Miller	2012-04-23
Resident Fantasy Genius: Fantasy Tier Rankings: NL Starting Pitchers	Derek Carty	2012-03-13
Prospectus Hit and Run: NL Rotation Rumble	Jay Jaffe	2012-03-12
Prospectus Preview: NL Central 2012 Preseason Preview, Part I	Larry Granillo	2012-03-01
Prospectus Preview: NL Central 2012 Preseason Preview, Part I	Stephani Bee	2012-03-01
Heartburn Hardball: The Race to the Bottom in 2012	Jonathan Bernhardt	2012-02-16
Preseason Value Picks: Starting Pitchers for 2/16/12	Mike Petriello	2012-02-16
Resident Fantasy Genius: I Cannot Tell a Lie	Derek Carty	2011-12-22
Prospectus Perspective: A Fresh Start for the Astros	Bradley Ankrom	2011-12-09
The Keeper Reaper: Starting Pitching for 10/27/11	Mike Petriello	2011-10-27
Resident Fantasy Genius: Fantasy Rumor Mill for 10/17/11	Derek Carty	2011-10-17
Collateral Damage: A Pence for the Phillies' Thoughts	Ben Lindbergh	2011-09-21
Collateral Damage: A Pence for the Phillies' Thoughts	Corey Dawkins	2011-09-21
Kiss'Em Goodbye: The Houston Astros	Ben Lindbergh	2011-09-08
Kiss'Em Goodbye: The Houston Astros	ESPN Insider	2011-09-08
Kiss'Em Goodbye: The Houston Astros	Kevin Goldstein	2011-09-08
Divide and Conquer, NL Central: The Astros vs. the Peanuts Gang	Larry Granillo	2011-08-09
Collateral Damage: Dodger Damages	Ben Lindbergh	2011-08-03
Collateral Damage: Dodger Damages	Corey Dawkins	2011-08-03
Value Picks: Starting Pitchers for 7/29/11	Bill Baer	2011-07-29
Resident Fantasy Genius: The One-Category Pitching Band	Derek Carty	2011-07-25
Painting the Black: Mid-season Heroes and Goats, Part 2	R.J. Anderson	2011-07-14
Divide and Conquer, NL East: Pitching Dominance	Michael Jong	2011-07-11
On the Beat: The Brad and the Ugly	John Perrotto	2011-07-06
Prospectus Hit List: NL: Rising to the Top in Cream City	Tommy Bennett	2011-06-28
BP Unfiltered: The Paper Trail 6/16	John Perrotto	2011-06-16
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #11	Craig Brown	2011-06-10
Divide and Conquer, NL Central: Winners' Weekend	Larry Granillo	2011-06-06
Fantasy Beat: Value Picks in the Rotation	Bill Baer	2011-06-03
Transaction Analysis: Calling for the Cavalry	Ben Lindbergh	2011-05-31
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #8	Craig Brown	2011-05-20
On the Beat: Rebuilding the Astros	John Perrotto	2011-05-20
Fantasy Beat: Bud's Breakout	Craig Brown	2011-05-11
Divide and Conquer, NL Central: Why Would They Do That?	Larry Granillo	2011-05-09
Divide and Conquer, NL Central: Parting with a Puma, Welcoming a Walrus	Larry Granillo	2011-05-02
Prospectus Hit List: Of Phils and Fish	Tommy Bennett	2011-04-26
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #4	Craig Brown	2011-04-22
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #1	Craig Brown	2011-04-04
Fantasy Beat: Value Picks in the Rotation	Bill Baer	2011-04-01
Team Injury Projection: Houston Astros	Corey Dawkins	2011-03-24
Team Injury Projection: Houston Astros	Marc Normandin	2011-03-24
Prospectus Hit and Run: DisAstros in the Making	Jay Jaffe	2011-03-17
Collateral Damage: Greinke Goes Down	Marc Normandin	2011-03-09
Collateral Damage: Greinke Goes Down	Corey Dawkins	2011-03-09
Fantasy Focus: NL Starting Pitcher Rankings	Marc Normandin	2011-02-28
Fantasy Beat: Scoresheet Draft Prep, BP Kings, and You	Rob McQuown	2011-02-25
Fantasy Beat: BP Scoresheet Early Draft Prep	Rob McQuown	2011-02-07
Fantasy Beat: The Cheapest Staff Possible	Jason Collette	2011-02-01
GM for a Day: Houston Astros	Steven Goldman	2010-11-02
Prospectus Hit List: The Finale	Jay Jaffe	2010-10-06
Prospectus Hit and Run: Disasterpiece Theater	Jay Jaffe	2010-09-29
On the Beat: Eyeing The Glass Slipper	John Perrotto	2010-09-29
Prospectus Hit List: NL: Getting Sorted	Jay Jaffe	2010-09-23
Fantasy Beat: Slowing Down With Scott Kazmir	Craig Brown	2010-09-20
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #25	Craig Brown	2010-09-17
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Houston Astros	Kevin Goldstein	2010-09-17
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Houston Astros	Steven Goldman	2010-09-17
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Houston Astros	ESPN Insider	2010-09-17
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Starting Pitchers	Bill Baer	2010-09-10
Fantasy Beat: Breakout Bud	Craig Brown	2010-08-26
Fantasy Beat: 2011's Worst Fantasy Roster?	Marc Normandin	2010-08-24
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #21	Craig Brown	2010-08-20
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #19	Craig Brown	2010-08-06
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Starting Pitchers	Bill Baer	2010-08-06
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Starting Pitchers	Bill Baer	2010-07-30
Fantasy Beat: Rotation Promotions	Bill Baer	2010-07-30
Overthinking It: The Unlikeliest Starter?	Ben Lindbergh	2010-07-26
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Starting Pitchers	Bill Baer	2010-07-23
Fixing The Astros, Part 2: How to Avoid Endless Losing	Marc Normandin	2010-07-22
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Starting Pitchers	Bill Baer	2010-07-16
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Starting Pitchers	Bill Baer	2010-07-09
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Starting Pitchers	Bill Baer	2010-07-02
Transaction Action: Blast, or Blasted?	Christina Kahrl	2010-06-28
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Starting Pitchers	Bill Baer	2010-06-25
Fantasy Beat: Ailing Starters: Who to Watch	Bill Baer	2010-06-23
Under The Knife: Friday Update	Will Carroll	2010-06-11
Prospectus Hit List: Brave New World	Jay Jaffe	2010-06-03
Transaction Action: NL Central Update	Christina Kahrl	2010-06-01
Under The Knife: Monday Update	Will Carroll	2010-05-31
BP Unfiltered: The Paper Trail of May 29	John Perrotto	2010-05-29
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #7	Craig Brown	2010-05-14
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #4	Craig Brown	2010-04-23
One-Hoppers: Moose Stubing Says Hi	Jay Jaffe	2010-04-15
Prospectus Hit and Run: Disastropiece Theatre	Jay Jaffe	2010-04-14
Transaction Action: Turn of the Screw, NL	Christina Kahrl	2010-04-04
Prospectus Hit List: NL Pre-Season Edition	Jay Jaffe	2010-04-04
Contractual Matters: The Renewables	Jeff Euston	2010-04-01
BP Unfiltered: UPDATED NL Projected Opening Day Rosters	John Perrotto	2010-04-01
Fantasy Beat: Depth Chart/PFM Update	Clay Davenport	2010-03-17
On the Beat: Mid-Week Update	John Perrotto	2010-03-17
Fantasy Focus: NL Starting Pitchers	Marc Normandin	2010-03-09
Team Health Reports: Houston Astros	Will Carroll	2010-03-01
Future Shock: Astros Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2010-02-02
Transaction Action: Getting Short-y	Christina Kahrl	2010-01-12
Transaction Action: Oddments	Christina Kahrl	2010-01-10
Prospectus Hit List: Nearly All Wrapped Up	Jay Jaffe	2009-09-25
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Houston Astros	Baseball Prospectus	2009-09-23
Under The Knife: September Shutdowns	Will Carroll	2009-09-15
Transaction Action: Brew'd-up Reunion	Christina Kahrl	2009-08-10
Prospectus Hit List: The Post-Shuffle Shuffle	Jay Jaffe	2009-08-07
Under The Knife: Save the Date!	Will Carroll	2009-07-30
Future Shock: Monday Ten Pack	Kevin Goldstein	2009-06-22
Transaction Analysis: NL Central Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2009-06-18
On the Beat: Sunday Summary	John Perrotto	2009-06-07
Future Shock: Astros Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2008-11-25
Fantasy Focus: Deep in the Heart	Jeff Erickson	2008-06-27
Future Shock: April Pitching Awards	Kevin Goldstein	2008-05-09
Future Shock: State of the Systems, NL Central	Kevin Goldstein	2008-03-25
Future Shock: Astros Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2008-01-28
Future Shock: Hawaiian Winter Baseball Preview	Kevin Goldstein	2007-09-22
Future Shock: Hawaiian Winter Baseball Preview	Mike Plugh	2007-09-22
Future Shock: State of the Systems, NL Central	Kevin Goldstein	2007-04-25

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2011-06-21 13:00:00	Do you think Brian Matusz will get right this year? Opens on DL, comes off, pitches mediocre at best, tweaks hammy.... I had high hopes for him, and now am at the point of cutting him for free agent Bud Norris. (Yatchisin from Santa Barbara)	I wouldn't give up on Matusz, but if you can drop him for Norris, I'd definitely do it. (Derek Carty)
2011-01-18 13:00:00	Need 3 keepers from the following… Carlos Ruiz $3, Nyjer Morgan $10, Johnny Cueto $12, Jorge Delarosa $9, Bud Norris $1, Jonathan Sanchez $10, Ubaldo $26. NL only, 12 teams $260 budget (D Brown from Pittsburgh)	I say Ruiz, De La Rosa and Sanchez. Rob McQuown says Ruiz, Cueto and Sanchez. Cueto and DLR should both get good run support and have quality defenses behind them, though Colorado is obviously a potential problem. (Marc Normandin)
2010-07-09 13:00:00	Bud Norris: really nice K rate plus ridonkulous BABIP and LOB equals him a much worse ERA than he should have - you buying in a 12 team league? (don from lansing)	Norris still has no idea where the ball is going when he throws it, and Houston's defense is horrendous. They're converting 62 percent of balls in play into outs. Toss Norris in a vacuum, free of his current context, and I'm buying. As an Astro? I think this analyst has the right idea: (Marc Normandin)
2010-06-02 13:00:00	Give me one good reason why I should spend my hard earn money to watch the Astros play this season. (Upset Astros Fan from Houstons)	Um, because you like going to the ballpark and keeping score? Bud Norris is kinda cool? (Tommy Bennett)
2010-05-14 13:00:00	Hi Jay Could you rank the following pitchers going forward: Bud Norris, Kenshin Kawakami, John Ely and Chris Narveson. Thanks (Ed from Cranford, NJ)	Except for Ely, they're all sporting pretty high ERAs at the moment. Narveson has shown he can can miss bats, which is pretty handy for a lefty, Kawakami and Norris showed they belonged at the major league level last year. Ely certainly didn't register as the type of stopper he's been in the past two outings, so I worry that his success may be more short-lived. (Jay Jaffe)
2010-04-16 13:00:00	Hi Brad What do you think of Bud Norris this year? Will he stay in the rotation or move to the bullpen? Thanks (Ed from Cranford, NJ)	Looked good against the Cardinals yesterday. The Astros win! Norris has been a positive on team with a lot of negatives and has 66 Ks in 63+ big-league innings. I don't see him headed to the pen anytime soon. (Bradford Doolittle)
2008-05-21 13:00:00	Can you tell me something good about the Astros system? Last week's future shock blurb was really depressing. Seriously, is there any bright spot there in the darkness? (Fred from Houston)	Bud Norris. (Kevin Goldstein)
2008-05-05 12:30:00	How about Corpus Christi's rotation so far? Do any of those kids ( James, Norris, Bogusevic, Douglass) have a future in Minute Maid Park? (Darin from Houston, TX)	Oh, Darin, you know who you're asking this to, right? This is the guy that had Bud Norris as a preseason breakout prospect this winter, and Brian Bogusevic as a breakout prospect the year before that. I'm a believer, dude. I really like Bud Norris, I think he was a great pick and his handling grades out as an A+. Bogusevic is sort of a different beast, and he's just never turned that corner for me. I think Norris is the only one who has a good start at Minute Maid, but I won't turn away the idea of a relief career for Bogu or a long relief career for James. (Bryan Smith)

BP Roundtables

No BP Roundtables have mentioned this guy.

PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

A Collaboration between BrooksBaseball.net and Baseball Prospectus - Pitch classifications provided by Pitch Info LLC