The Astros are open to the idea of signing Roger Clemens, who will start for the independent Sugar Land Skeeters on Saturday.

"I think the fans might like it," owner Jim Crane told Mark Berman of KRIV-TV in Houston. "It might be fun and certainly get a few people in the ballpark. I don't see anything negative about that, but the Astros wouldn't want to do it for the money, the extra gate or anything like that."

Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow is sending a scout to watch Clemens.