A native Houstonian drafted in the 21st round by the Astros in 2001, Albers reached the majors in 2006 then had several starts in 2007 before he was included in the trade that brought Miguel Tejada from Baltimore.

Stats

Pitching         W   L   PCT   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  GF   IP     H    R    ER   BB   SO
2006             0   2  .000  6.00   4   2   0   0   0   15     17   10   10    7   11 
2007             4  11  .267  5.86  31  18   0   0   2  110.2  127   77   72   50   71
Totals           4  13  .235  5.87  35  20   0   0   2  125.2  144   87   82   57   82


Batting          G     AB    R   H   2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB   SO   SB  CS   AVG   SLG   OBA   OPS
2006              4     4    0    0   0   0   0    0    0    3    0   0  .000  .000  .000  .000
2007             31    29    0    2   0   0   0    0    0   17    0   0  .069  .069  .069  .138
Totals           35    33    0    2   0   0   0    0    0   20    0   0  .061  .061  .061  .121    

Astros Trades & Transactions

Dec 12, 2007 - Traded Matt Albers (P), Troy Patton (P), Dennis Sarfate (P), Luke Scott (OF) and Mike Constanzo (IF) to Bal-A for Miguel Tejada (IF)

This Date in Astros History

Jan 20, 1983 - Matt Albers is born in Houston, TX. The righthanded prospect compiles a 4-13 record playing for his hometown team over parts of two seasons (2006,2007) before being dealt to Baltimore.

Dec 12, 2007 - Houston deals five players to Baltimore for shortstop Miguel Tejada, a former American League M.V.P. The Astros send outfielder Luke Scott and minor leaguer Mike Constanzo to the Orioles along with pitchers Troy Patton, Matt Albers and Dennis Sarfate. In a related move, Houston waives veteran shortstop Adam Everett.