– Southern Maryland has signed RHP Paul Estrada.  The move puts them at 24 players.  Keith Ramsey is expected to be added on Monday, which would put them at the limit of 25.
Estrada, 26, was in Double-A with the Astros this season.  He was 0-1 with one save and a 10.80 ERA in seven games before being released in early May.
Coming into the season, he had a career 28-25 record with 4.55 ERA in nine seasons, most of which came in the Astros organization.
– Kevin Kotch was working out with …

The Houston Astros have signed Southern Maryland Blue Crabs pitcher Kenny Baugh.  Baugh, 30, has been assigned to Double-A Corpus Christi.
The Houston native was 6-3 with a 4.52 ERA in 13 starts for the Blue Crabs this season.

The Lancaster Barnstormers signed infielder Vic Guitierrez, according to Jason Guarente’s Barnstorming blog. Guitierrez, 30, was signed to add some infield depth to the team after injuries to both Quincy Foster and Danny Bravo were injured.
Gutierrez  has been around the Atlantic League over his career, spending time with the Camden Riversharks, York Revolution and Newark Bears over the past few seasons. Last season with the Bears he hit .301 in 65 games.
Overall Guitierrez is a career .278 hitter over his 13 year career.

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(PR) Bridgewater, NJ – The Four-Time Atlantic League Champion Somerset Patriots have clinched the 2009 Freedom Division First Half Championship and playoff berth by defeating the Lancaster Barnstormers on Wednesday night.
The Half Championship was Somerset’s league record tenth half title and eighth playoff appearance in the league’s 12-year history.
The Patriots have placed 2009 Playoff Tickets on sale with two guaranteed playoff games at TD Bank Ballpark in the Freedom Division Championship Series. Games One and Two will take place at 7:05 pm on Thursday, September 24th and Friday, September 25th.
Ticket …