Steve Sparks

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$Minor league deal with Astros in December of 2005. Released by the Astros in March of 2006.
PFree Agent  
March 30, 2006
The Astros released Sparks on Wednesday, the team's official site reports.
ANALYSIS
Sparks was in consideration for the final spot in the rotation, but with the strong springs of Taylor Buchholz and Fernando Nieve, he was pushed out of contention.
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2005
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If you take out his Coors Field outings and a nightmarish start in Miami (10 R in 2.7 IP), Sparks' ERA for 2004 falls to 4.80. That's not Cy Young material, but an AL GM who needs an innings-eater could find him attractive. In the right ballpark as a fifth starter, he might have some roto value.
Rescued by the A's from the Tigers late in the season, Sparks will try to land a bullpen or 5th-starter role with Arizona.
After a solid 2000 season and an outstanding 2001 campaign, Sparks was awful most of last year, save for a three-week stretch in late July and early August. Given the fickleness of the knuckleball and the new left-field dimensions at Comerica Park, we'll need to see a bunch of good results from Sparks before we're willing to risk our 2003 fortunes on him.
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PHouston Astros  
March 28, 2006
Sparks allowed five runs, including a grand slam to Brandon Inge, in just 1 2/3 innings of relief against the Tigers on Monday, the Houston Chronicle reports.
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PHouston Astros  
March 11, 2006
Sparks, a non-roster invitee in Astros' camp, settled down after giving up two runs in the first inning to come back and earn the win over the Nationals on Friday, the Houston Chronicle reports.
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PHouston Astros  
December 22, 2005
Sparks signed a minor league deal with the Astros on Thursday, the Associated Press reports.
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POakland Athletics  
May 17, 2005
Sparks was signed to a minor-league deal by Oakland, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
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PFree Agent  
April 27, 2005
Sparks, who has spent the past four seasons at the major league level, has been granted his release from Padres' affiliate Triple-A Portland, according to The Oregonian.
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