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Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Newhan refuses Triple-A assignment, now a free agent

Nick Zaccardi is reporting that David Newhan refused to accept an assignment to Round Rock today and is now a free agent.

That means the Astros have Geoff Blum, Tommy Manzella, Edwin Maysonet and Drew Sutton available as backup infielders (provided Wigginton returns) and only Blum has significant Major-League experience.