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| Height: 6-1
Weight: 170
Throws: R
Bats: R Born: May 23, 1978, Channelview, TX |
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November 18, 2008 Chris Sampson is reportedly doing well following elbow surgery, according to the Houston Chronicle. He said, "It's going real good. I get to see the doctor on Thursday." Our View:He underwent surgery on October 1. He won't be ready to compete for a rotation spot in spring training, but could hold value to the Astros as a reliever when ready to return to the mound. He held a solid 1.20 WHIP over 117.1 innings in 2008. |
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October 2, 2008 Chris Sampson underwent surgery Wednesday to repair a lateral extensor tendon in his throwing elbow, according to the AP. Our View:The 30-year-old righty is expected to be sidelined 4-6 months. He ended the 2008 season with a 4.22 ERA and 1.20 WHIP. |
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September 25, 2008 MLB.com reports that Chris Sampson confirmed on Thursday that he will undergo surgery to repair a tear in a tendon in his right elbow. Recovery time is expected to range from four to six months. Our View:Sampson appeared in 54 games this season and made 11 starts. He was 6-4 with a 4.22 ERA. He will not be ready for the start of Spring Training and likely will not be back until mid-summer 2009. |
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September 23, 2008 Chris Sampson left Tuesday's game in the seventh inning with right lateral epicondylitis, more commonly known as tennis elbow, according to the AP. He is considered day-to-day. Our View:The Astros will likely to the safe thing and shut Sampson down, but it doesn't really matter, since he has no fantasy value anyway. |
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July 5, 2008 Chris Sampson took advantage of a start picked up due to injury to Roy Oswalt, and he used the chance well in his fourth victory of the season. Sampson allowed a mere two hits, and no walks, in holding the Braves to one run over five innings. Our View:Sampson could remain in the rotation depending on whether or not Oswalt finds himself on the DL, but counting on Sampson is akin to playing with fireworks - eventually you are going to get burned. |
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July 4, 2008 Chris Sampson will make the start on Saturday against the Atlanta Braves, taking the turn of Roy Oswalt, who will throw on Tuesday instead, according to Yahoo! Sports. Our View:Sampson has not been effective as a starter, carrying a 6.04 era in the ten games he started this year.. He is much better in relief, and has a 2.16 ERA in that role. If you have him as a reliever in NL-only leagues, make sure you don't allow him to make the start on Saturday. |
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May 27, 2008 Chris Sampson will be the odd man out in the Astros' rotation when Wandy Rodriguez returns from the DL on Wednesday, according to the AP. The righty will be relegated to bullpen duty "He says at this point it's maybe not permanent," Sampson said. "It may be permanent. This game is a funny game and anything can happen. I'm not going to get down. I'm still here in the big leagues, still living a dream." Our View:Sampson holds a 6.04 ERA in 10 starts this year, so his demotion doesn't come as a surprise. Brian Moehter retains his spot on the strength of four solid starts. |
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May 20, 2008 There was one inning of offense for both teams, shared in the same moment, but the Houston Astros managed to prevail over the Chicago Cubs 4-2, a victory built mostly on the arm of RHP Chris Sampson . Sampson went 6 2/3 innings to give up two runs (both earned) on seven hits, sporting just one walk allowed versus four strikeouts. Our View:This is Sampson's second win this month in four starts, the others resulting in no decisions. |
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May 11, 2008 Houston RHP Chris Sampson was solid off the mound in the Astros 5-0 win over the LA Dodgers this evening. Sampson went seven full innings to allow zero runs on just three hits, walking one and striking out three. Our View:Sampson has been wildly inconsistent this season, making him a volatile but potentially rewarding fantasy commodity. |
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April 28, 2008 Chris Sampson allowed five runs on seven hits, walked two and failed to record a strikeout in 4.1 inning of work on Monday night. Sampson lost his third game of the season as the Astros dropped game-one of their three-game series against Arizona. Our View:Sampson lost his third game in five starts. His absence of strikeouts against the free swinging Diamondbacks speaks volumes about what kind of stuff he had tonight, and the entire month of April, for that matter. |
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April 23, 2008 Chris Sampson won his first game of the year by limiting the Reds to two runs over seven innings. Sampson walked one, allowed eight hits and had six K on the night. Our View:A great bounce back from his last, ugly, performance. In four starts Sampson has allowed three or fewer runs three times making himself as an intriguing possibility to add to the end of a staff in a deep leagues. |
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April 18, 2008 Chris Sampson was hammered on Friday for six runs on six hits and two walks to pick up his second loss. Our View:So much for his solid start to the season. Sampson is an average pitcher who doesn't put away enough hitters, so he should only be active when the matchup is right. |
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April 9, 2008 Chris Sampson is battling the flu, but is still scheduled to make his second start of the season tonight against St. Louis, according to the Houston Chronicle. He earned a no decision in his first outing, and will square off against Braden Looper, who is 1-0 with a 1.50 ERA. Hopefully he can fight through the illness and pitch effectively. |
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April 4, 2008 Chris Sampson justified his spot in the rotation by holding the Cubs to six hits and two runs over 6.2 innings on Friday. Sampson earned a no-decision, but it was a solid outing by the right-hander. He didn't walk a batter and struck out one. Sampson has value in NL-only leagues and is worth keeping an eye on in deeper mixed leagues. |
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March 29, 2008 Astros manager Cecil Cooper confirmed Saturday that Chris Sampson has earned the fifth starter's job, according to MLB.com. The Astros released Woody Williams earlier in the day, which cleared the way for Sampson to join the rotation. He'll make his first start on Friday. |
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March 26, 2008 Chris Sampson took a line drive off his right hip on Tuesday and had to leave the game early. "As soon as it happened, I had enough adrenaline going that it wasn't really affecting me," Sampson tells the Houston Chronicle. "I went in for the inning after it happened and it started to tighten up." He is day-to-day, and the issue shouldn't affect his chances to earn the fifth spot in the rotation. |
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March 11, 2008 Chris Sampson was scheduled to pitch on Tuesday, but he was a scratch due to a stiff neck, according to the AP. Sampson may move into the rotation at some point this season, but he's likely to begin the season in relief, especially if he misses more games. |
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March 2, 2008 Chris Sampson was tagged for three runs on six hits Sunday in a 6-4 loss to the Braves. With the Shawn Chacon signing, Sampson was likely on the outside looking in for a starting job, and this outing certainly isn't going to change that perception. |
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February 21, 2008 Chris Sampson had hoped to be in the mix for a spot in the starting rotation for the Astros, but it appears that the signing of Shawn Chacon has scuttled those plans according to MLB.com. "Not that I wasn't working hard before, but if they felt like they needed to go out and sign somebody, then obviously they weren't very confident in the guys that were going for the rotation as of right now. I'm going to go out, pick it up and try to do my best to prove them wrong." Sampson could still end up in the rotation if Chacon or Woody Williams fail to impress, but given his success out of the pen in the past, it seems only natural to assume that Sampson will start the year in the bullpen. |