Clemens Makes a Decision?

According to Newsday.com, Roger Clemens has agreed to a 1-year, $3.5M per month contract with...the Houston Astros.

The article has Clemens receiving a total of $10.5M for the rest of the year, which isn't too bad considering that Clemens will get to pitch in his hometown, and won't have to travel.

With Clemens back on the roster, perhaps Andy Pettitte and Brad Lidge will snap out of their funks, and if so, Houston may be able to make a run. The 7.5 game lead that the Cardinals currently have appears safe, but the Cardinals have some injuries (Jim Edmonds, Chris Carpenter) and at some point, people are going to stop pitching to Albert Pujols.

Stranger things have happened.

If the division is out of reach, the Astros can absolutely play with Los Angeles, Arizona, San Diego, San Francisco, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Milwaukee and the Reds for the NL Wild Card.

The addition of Clemens just makes things that much more interesting.

For the other interested parties, the Red Sox, Rangers and Yankees, it's time to move onto Plan B.