The Astros and Wade dosent seem to be wasting any time!

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Astros: The Astros are zeroing in on free agent second basemen Luis Castillo and Kaz Matsui, though it is unclear which target they prefer. The Astros made offers to multiple free agents Monday, though general manager Ed Wade would not identify which free agents the Astros have offered contracts.

"We have multiple offers on the table to multiple free agents, some at the same position," Wade told MLB.com Tuesday. "In some instances we've impressed on [the free agents] that we are more inclined to move on whoever responds to our offer first."

Castillo, a three-time All-Star and triple Gold Glove Award winner, is coming off right knee surgery and if healthy, with shortstop Adam Everett, would give the Astros one of the better defensive middle infields in baseball.

Castillo would also be an option to hit second behind new leadoff man Michael Bourn and ahead of No. 3 hitter Hunter Pence. Castillo was paid more ($5.75 million) than Matsui ($1.5 million) in 2007, and both are 32-year-old switch hitters.

Wade continues to explore potential trades. The Astros are looking for pitching in addition to second base help.

"We had conversations again today with other clubs about trade possibilities," Wade said. "We'll just have to wait and see how things go."

The Astros have made an offer to free agent reliever Scott Linebrink and have also been in contact with the representatives for free agents Jon Lieber, Tom Glavine, Troy Percival, Jeremy Affeldt, Randy Wolf and Francisco Cordero.

Wolf is the latest target to surface on Houston's radar.

"I had talked to [agent] Arn Tellem about him. He's a guy I'm very familiar with from our days in Philadelphia," Wade said of Wolf. "I know he's had some health issues, but if he's healthy, he's a guy we'd like to talk to."

SOURCE:www.mlb.com