"There are three things that the Astros, as they have been and presumably continue to be constructed, do not do.

1. They don't walk

2. They don't, for a poor offensive team, strike out much.

3. They don't hit home runs.

Now Jack Cust has signed with the Astros for $600,000 non-guaranteed plus a 2013 club option that according to agent Bobby Barad is for $1 million.

And there are three things that Jack Cust does do on offense.

1. He walks.

2. He strikes out.

3. He hits home runs, or at least he did.

While the Astros are a bunch of busy work for a defense, a Jack Cust at-bat is an invitation for defense to take a nap. If they had to find one player who absolutely doesn't fit their mold, both in good ways and bad, it's Jack Cust."