If that $10-11 million figure is true, the Astros were never even close to that. Further, if his knees aren't good, the Rangers wasted a lot of money just like they did with Roy Oswalt last year.

I probably would have not paid $7-8 million for Berkman if I were running the Astros despite all the positives he would bring to the organization.

"We don't do anything easy. We're the Astros." - Craig Biggio