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Headlines
Astros' Lyon recovering from shoulder surgery
Associated Press (2 hours ago)
Astros reliever Brandon Lyon has had surgery to drain a small cyst in his pitching shoulder but is expected to be ready for spring training.
The five best rotations in baseball
Buster Olney | ESPN.com (11 hours ago)
When Jon Lester is your No. 2 starter, you must have one of the best rotations in baseball, right? But what about when Adam Wainright or A.J. Burnett fills the same role? Buster chimes in with his current rankings on who has the best five.
If baseball doesn't work out …
Buster Olney | ESPN.com (2 days ago)
Buster nominates some major leaguers whom he thinks could play in the NFL. Plus moves, deals and decisions from around the league.
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2009 Salaries
| RK | PLAYER | SALARY (US$) |
| 1 | Carlos Lee | 19,000,000 |
| 2 | Lance Berkman | 14,500,000 |
| 3 | Roy Oswalt | 14,000,000 |
| 4 | Brett Myers | 12,083,333 |
| Team Total | 102,996,414 | |
| Team Rank | 9th | |
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2009 NL Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | GB | RS | RA |
| 91 | 71 | - | 730 | 640 | |
| 83 | 78 | 7.5 | 707 | 672 | |
| 80 | 82 | 11 | 785 | 818 | |
| 78 | 84 | 13 | 673 | 723 | |
| 74 | 88 | 17 | 643 | 770 | |
| 62 | 99 | 28.5 | 636 | 768 | |
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2009 Team Leaders
| WINS LEADER » W. RODRIGUEZ | ||
 | WINS | 14 |
| ERA | 3.02 | |
| SO | 193 | |
| IP | 205 | |
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| HR | C. Lee | 26 |
| RBI | C. Lee | 102 |
| R | M. Bourn | 97 |
| OPS | L. Berkman | .907 |
| ERA | W. Rodriguez | 3.02 |
| SO | W. Rodriguez | 193 |
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2009 National League Ranks
| AVG | R | OBP | SLG | OPS | SB |
| .260 | 643 | .319 | .400 | .719 | 113 |
| 8th | 14th | 13th | 11th | 12th | 4th |
| ERA | BAA | OPS | SV | WHIP | QS |
| 4.54 | .275 | .784 | 39 | 1.45 | 72 |
| 13th | 14th | 13th | 12th | 12th | 14th |
Team Injuries
| PLAYER | POS | DATE | STATUS |
| B. Lyon | RP | 2/09 | DTD |
| B. Bogusevic | RF | 2/04 | DTD |
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Team History
| YEAR | W | L | RS | RA |
| 2009 | 74 | 88 | 643 | 770 |
| 2008 | 86 | 75 | 712 | 743 |
| 2007 | 73 | 89 | 723 | 813 |
| 2006 | 82 | 80 | 735 | 719 |
| 2005 | 89 | 73 | 693 | 609 |
| 2004 | 92 | 70 | 803 | 698 |
| 2003 | 87 | 75 | 805 | 677 |
| 2002 | 84 | 78 | 749 | 695 |
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