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Josh Fields | Relief Pitcher

Team: Houston Astros
Age / DOB:  (27) / 8/19/1985
Ht / Wt:  6'0' / 180
Bats / Throws: Right / Right
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Josh Fields (forearm) will begin a minor league rehab assignment Friday with High-A Quad Cities.
Fields is scheduled to throw two innings. The Rule 5 pick appeared in two games with the Astros in early April prior to being placed on the disabled list. If all goes well, he could return to the big club sometime this month. May 9 - 4:39 PM
Source: Brian McTaggart on Twitter

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Josh Fields - R - Astros

Josh Fields (forearm) threw a 30-pitch bullpen session on Monday at about 90 percent intensity.

Fields is gradually increasing the intensity each time out and will be ready to face hitters in a few days. He seems likely to be ready to return from his forearm strain early next month.
Source: Astros.mlb.com
Apr 22 - 9:22 PM
Josh Fields - R - Astros

Astros placed RHP Josh Fields on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to April 4, with a right forearm strain.

A Rule 5 pick, Fields appeared in two games with the Astros before suffering the injury. Paul Clemens has been recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City in a corresponding move.
Apr 8 - 1:59 PM
Josh Fields - R - Astros

Astros selected RHP Josh Fields from the Red Sox with the first pick in Thursday's Rule 5 Draft.

Fields posted a 2.01 ERA, 0.96 WHIP and 78/18 K/BB ratio in 58 1/3 innings this past season between Double-A Portland and Triple-A Pawtucket. The 27-year-old right-hander could land a middle relief job in Houston.
Thu, Dec 6, 2012 10:05:00 AM
Josh Fields - R - Astros

Red Sox acquired RHP Josh Fields and LHP Erik Bedard from the Mariners in Sunday's seven-player trade.

Fields, 25, has registered a 3.92 ERA and 39/32 K/BB ratio in 39 innings of relief this season between Double-A and Triple-A. He could turn into a decent middle reliever in the Red Sox system.
Sun, Jul 31, 2011 04:50:00 PM
Josh Fields - R - Astros

Mariners reassigned RHP Josh Fields, RHP Tracy Thorpe, C Israel Nunez, INF Callix Crabbe and INF Oswaldo Navarro to minor league camp.

Fields, who finally signed with the Mariners a month ago, didn't get a chance to appear in a game this spring. Still, he might start his pro career in Double-A. It's disappointing that the Mariners didn't take a longer look at Crabbe as a possible utilityman. The former Brewers prospect was 4-for-11 with a steal this spring.
Related: Oswaldo Navarro, Tracy Thorpe, Callix Crabbe
Fri, Mar 13, 2009 12:56:00 PM
Josh Fields - R - Astros

Mariners signed RHP Josh Fields, their 2008 first-round pick.

Fields is believed to have received about $1.75 million. He was drafted as a college senior and he's 23 years old, so it shouldn't be long before he's ready to help the Mariners as a reliever. It'll probably be 2010 before he's a candidate for saves, but as little as the team has in front of him, he's a deep sleeper for this year.
Mon, Feb 16, 2009 08:19:00 PM
Josh Fields - R - Astros

MLB.com reports that the Mariners and 2008 first-round pick Josh Fields have reached an agreement.

Fields had been holding out for $2 million since he was drafted in June. The Mariners were believed to be offering about $1.5 million. Even if they didn't come up very much, Fields was smart to take the money. As a Mariner, he'd seem to have a very good chance of becoming a closer at some point within the next couple of years. He could then make far more money in arbitration than he would as a setup man elsewhere.
Fri, Feb 13, 2009 08:42:00 PM
Josh Fields - R - Astros

The Mariners are still trying to work out a deal with 2008 first-round pick Josh Fields.

"We have had discussions with his agent, Scott Boras, both in Las Vegas and again with him last week," GM Jack Zduriencik said. "Sometimes these things are a little sensitive, but we are having discussions." Fields was a college senior, so the Aug. 15 deadline didn't apply to him and the Mariners. The reliever is believed to want a $2 million bonus from Seattle, while the Mariners originally offered $1.5 million.
Source: Mariners.mlb.com
Tue, Jan 13, 2009 02:12:00 PM
Josh Fields - R - Astros

Mariners selected RHP Josh Fields with the 20th pick in the 2008 draft.

Fields slipped to the second round and the Braves last year, but he didn't sign. The Mariners have enough long-term needs that picking a reliever in the first round seems pretty foolish, but the staff in Seattle knows it's running out of time and Fields will be ready to help earlier than practically anyone else left on the board. He could turn out to be a fine setup man.
Thu, Jun 5, 2008 04:04:00 PM

Depth Charts

Batters
PosRoleName
C1Jason Castro
2Carlos Corporan
1B1Carlos Pena
2B1Jose Altuve
2Jacob Elmore
SS1Marwin Gonzalez
2Ronny Cedeno
3B1Matt Dominguez
LF1J.D. Martinez
2Brandon Barnes
CF1Justin Maxwell
2Robbie Grossman
3Trevor Crowe
RF1Jimmy Paredes
DH1Chris Carter
Starting Pitcher
PosRoleName
S1Bud Norris
2Lucas Harrell
3Jordan Lyles
4Dallas Keuchel
5Erik Bedard
Relief Pitcher
PosRoleName
R1Jose Veras
2Wesley Wright
3Hector Ambriz
4Josh Fields
5Jose Cisnero
6Paul Clemens
7Travis Blackley
8Edgar Gonzalez
9Alex White