Bud Norris RUMORS & NEWS

CBSSports.com "The Giants are never afraid to make a trade in July, and they have two World Series titles in the last three years to show for it. But it's been years since the Giants have needed to trade for a starting pitcher in July. Ten years. Sidney Ponson, acquired in July 2003 from the Orioles, for Ryan..." June 11

Houston Chronicle "The names and numbers continue to change. Players come and go. Bud Norris keeps taking the mound at Minute Maid Park. Owning it. Delivering. Embracing the honor of being a No. 1 starter in Major League Baseball and throwing as if every pitch, every count and every game matter. The 28-year-old..." May 09

MLB.com "Astros manager Bo Porter on Wednesday named right-hander Bud Norris as the team’s Opening Day starter. Norris will start March 31 against the Rangers, with Lucas Harrell pitching April 2 and Philip Humber going on April 3 in the series finale. It will be the first career Opening Day assignment..." March 20

Houston Chronicle "Imagine you’re Bud Norris. The No. 1 pitcher on the worst team in baseball. The highest-paid athlete on an Astros’ roster worth far less than any other club in the game. A talented, confident righthanded starter whose name has been floated so often in trade rumors that part of your life becomes..." February 27

Houston Chronicle "Astros manager Bo Porter said Monday starter Bud Norris will leave the team Tuesday and Wednesday to deal with the death of his grandmother. “We need to keep him in our prayers and keep his family in our prayers,” Porter said. Norris attended practice Monday morning and is scheduled to throw..." February 18

Houston Chronicle "Astros starting right-hander Lucas Harrell considers Bud Norris the team’’s No. 1 starter. First-year manager Bo Porter isn’’t ready to give the ball to Norris just yet. Porter said the Astros’’ top-of-the-rotation pitcher hasn’’t been set, while spots four and five will be a “competition”..." February 11

Houston Chronicle "One day after Astros starting pitcher Bud Norris’ name again surfaced in trade rumors, Houston general manager Jeff Luhnow said Wednesday the club is not attempting to deal the right-hander. “Right now, we’re not having any discussions with teams about Bud Norris,” Luhnow said during a national..." February 07

The Crawfish Boxes "As we take a look at the pitchers who are about to report for the Houston Astros Spring Training, we can pretty easily divide them into two groups: Those who are Bud Norris, and those who are not Bud Norris. The ones who are Bud Norris are pretty easy to spot. They're the ones wearing the #20..." February 06

Houston Chronicle "Bud Norris is the Astros’ highest-paid player and potential No. 1 starter during the 2013 season. He’s also available to be traded and “drawing interest,” according to FoxSports’ Ken Rosenthal. Norris, 27, recently signed a one-year, $3 million deal with Houston to avoid arbitration. He’ll..." February 06