Need another arm for bullpen, probably will be LHP

Stros have dealt with Pirates and Cubs before

I've been calling for Brian Reynolds for months. It's good to see the Astros have interest.

I'd love to have Mullins, but I think his price would be considerably higher.

BadAggie said:

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Need another arm for bullpen, probably will be LHP

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Who you sending down?

agproducer said:

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I've been calling for Brian Reynolds for months. It's good to see the Astros have interest.

I'd love to have Mullins, but I think his price would be considerably higher.

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The Orioles and Pirates are at different points in their rebuilding arc and would want different things in a trade. The Pirates are in a permanent state of rebuild, so they want prospects. The Orioles are close to contending, so they want guys in or close to the majors. We are better suited to trade with the Orioles than we are the Pirates right now, so I doubt we'll get Reynolds.

Remember... Baltimore's GM was in our front office for about 8 years.

bearkatag15 said:

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The multiple team interest in Siri is a nice development

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Very nice. Surely not as anything more than a throw-in. I can't believe any organization would trade anything more than 6th inning RP on an expiring contract for a 27 y/o extreme long shot lottery ticket.

I would however love to see Siri's stat line for a cellar dweller that gives him 150 CF starts in a season. He could be the first member of the 30/30 club to hit under .200.

Harry Dunne said:

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bearkatag15 said:

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The multiple team interest in Siri is a nice development

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Very nice. Surely not as anything more than a throw-in. I can't believe any organization would trade anything more than 6th inning RP on an expiring contract for a 27 y/o extreme long shot lottery ticket.

I would however love to see Siri's stat line for a cellar dweller that gives him 150 CF starts in a season. He could be the first member of the 30/30 club to hit under .200.

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Trade him to the Brewers for Josh Hader

Comparing Contreras and Murphy, the seem to be pretty close, offensively, with Contreras edging out in power and walks. Murphy looks slightly better, defensively (96th percentile pop time, 88th framing). Contreras hits the ball harder, more often.

Mullins' numbers are down from last year but he's going to see a lot more pitches to hit in our lineup. Especially if he's in the two-hole with Bregman and Yordan behind him.

I think last year was a bit of an outlier for him, but I do believe he's a legit .275 guy who will give you around 20 home runs and steal a bunch of bases. Big upgrade and a welcome addition to the lineup if we can pull it off.

I like Reynolds more and think he has legitimate elite upside and would obviously benefit from hitting in our lineup as well. I just think the price would be quite a bit higher.

What would it realistically take to get Mullins? Urquidy/Meyers/Barber/Solomon? That would sting to give up but I want a World Series dammit and he makes us better.

I'm thinking any team that needs Siri is simply looking for a OF depth or strictly defensive help.

So, regarding CF...looks like Jake's biggest problem is striking out. Has a .351 BABIP, but K 34% of the time. oof

uh...would Houston really give up much for this?

Who is that

Reynolds

That's Reynolds. He's a had a down year for sure but he's under team control for I believe 4 years and he's been underperforming in a big way. I think playing on a contender would light a spark. He has very high upside IMO.

redline248 said:

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uh...would Houston really give up much for this?

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Look at 2021. Again, it's definitely been a down year but I think he's much closer to the 2021 Bryan Reynolds than the 2022 version.

Farmer1906 said:

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BadAggie said:

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Need another arm for bullpen, probably will be LHP

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Who you sending down?

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Odorizzi

redline248 said:

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Reynolds

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What about Mullins?

Cedric Mullins Statcast, Visuals & Advanced Metrics | MLB.com | baseballsavant.com

His advanced numbers are also down this year, but again I think he would benefit greatly from hitting in front of Bregman and Yordan. Look at the 2021 numbers. I wonder how much of that has to do with the dead ball.

Ag_07 said:

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I'm thinking any team that needs Siri is simply looking for a OF depth or strictly defensive help.

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It's too bad his choices are so reckless, because he would be perfect for that postseason PR & defensive sub Derek Fisher end of the bench spot if he played with more discipline.

The correct answer should be no.

So Urquidy and/or Siri might be headed out

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redline248 said:

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Reynolds

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What about Mullins?

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The only issue, or reservation, I have with "look at last year" is Alex Bregman. How long did we wait on him to return to 2019 numbers before we realized he probably never will?

redline248 said:

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The only issue, or reservation, I have with "look at last year" is Alex Bregman. How long did we wait on him to return to 2019 numbers before we realized he probably never will?

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That's completely fair. I guess the only difference here is we've given him 2+ years to return to form. Reynolds is just a little over half a season removed from last year.

redline248 said:

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Comparing Contreras and Murphy, the seem to be pretty close, offensively, with Contreras edging out in power and walks. Murphy looks slightly better, defensively (96th percentile pop time, 88th framing). Contreras hits the ball harder, more often.

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Edge to Contreras for having been on a WS team

Right we should trade based on 2022 performance and compare that to the guys we already have (Chas / Meyers).

I'm just not sure if the upgrade is going to be that meaningful.

But for an elite hitting catcher? Certainly

Wonder what player the Astros are in on whose name hasn't been rumored?