Astros roster moves:
— Matt Kawahara (@matthewkawahara) July 31, 2023
* LHP Matt Gage called up from Triple-A Sugar Land. Brandon Bielak optioned to Triple-A.
* RHP Jake Cousins claimed off waivers from Brewers. LHP Blake Taylor designated for assignment.
We are DHing a guy w/ a .293 wOBA / .292 xwOBA (bottom 13% of the league)EastCoastAgNc said:dustybrain.pngMr.Bond said:ChasEastCoastAgNc said:Regularly scheduled Monday lineup.
— Houston Astros (@astros) July 31, 2023
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also assume this means by the time Bielak's spot would have come back around they believe Jose will be ready and he will be brought back. Gage sent down at that timeEastCoastAgNc said:Astros roster moves:
— Matt Kawahara (@matthewkawahara) July 31, 2023
* LHP Matt Gage called up from Triple-A Sugar Land. Brandon Bielak optioned to Triple-A.
* RHP Jake Cousins claimed off waivers from Brewers. LHP Blake Taylor designated for assignment.
Blake Taylor has been designated for assignment, per the Astros
— Michael Schwab (@michaelschwab13) July 31, 2023
AustinCountyAg said:
The most feared hitter in baseball batting 5th and the hottest hitter the Astros have had all month not playing. Genius
**** you Dusty
yea, it's probably meant to get some bullpen depth in the short term and give the big arms a rest until urquidy's slot in the rotation comes around.Lonestar_Ag09 said:also assume this means by the time Bielak's spot would have come back around they believe Jose will be ready and he will be brought back. Gage sent down at that timeEastCoastAgNc said:Astros roster moves:
— Matt Kawahara (@matthewkawahara) July 31, 2023
* LHP Matt Gage called up from Triple-A Sugar Land. Brandon Bielak optioned to Triple-A.
* RHP Jake Cousins claimed off waivers from Brewers. LHP Blake Taylor designated for assignment.
Roster moves prior to tonight's game:
— Houston Astros (@astros) July 31, 2023
โขRHP Jake Cousins has been claimed off waivers from Milwaukee and optioned to Triple A Sugar Land
โขRHP Brandon Bielak has been optioned to Sugar Land
โขLHP Matt Gage has been recalled from Sugar Land
โขLHP Blake Taylor has been designatedโฆ
The Orioles are one team to watch on Justin Verlander.
— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) July 31, 2023
Baltimore has the prospects to be involved in any trade. @MLBNetwork @MLBPipeline
Younger Josh James?Farmer1906 said:Throws hard. High spin. Can't control it. Not bad to take on as a project.EastCoastAgNc said:Farmer1906 said:Brewers roster move: RHP Jake Cousins claimed off waivers by Houston.
— Adam McCalvy (@AdamMcCalvy) July 31, 2023Jake Cousins made nine major-league appearances this season in Milwaukee. He had been dealing with a shoulder injury, but went on a rehab assignment two weeks ago.
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) July 31, 2023
meh...4.92 ERA
My biggest question about the tradeโฆโwhat do we do with Josh Bell?โ
— Chris Rose (@ChrisRose) July 31, 2023
Itโs not in the Guards DNA to eat part of 17M due next year. I mean cutting Zunino for like 3.5M was a shock.
Also, anyway we trade for a backend SP for a minor league SS???
Switch-hitter too, has local roots. It would continue our yearly tradition of making a trade with the team we're playing at the deadline (21 Mariners, 22 RedSox).Farmer1906 said:My biggest question about the tradeโฆโwhat do we do with Josh Bell?โ
— Chris Rose (@ChrisRose) July 31, 2023
Itโs not in the Guards DNA to eat part of 17M due next year. I mean cutting Zunino for like 3.5M was a shock.
Also, anyway we trade for a backend SP for a minor league SS???
Bell would make a nice bench bat / DH / back up 1B. He's due a little favorable recession.
Lonestar_Ag09 said:
I'm surprised Taylor went before him
EastCoastAgNc said:Astros roster moves:
— Matt Kawahara (@matthewkawahara) July 31, 2023
* LHP Matt Gage called up from Triple-A Sugar Land. Brandon Bielak optioned to Triple-A.
* RHP Jake Cousins claimed off waivers from Brewers. LHP Blake Taylor designated for assignment.
My gut and my info tells me that the Astros are formulating the best offer they can muster to acquire JV. Guy that told me said was already โagreedโ to last week. Maybe he was wrong. But, that is what he said and I was/am excited about that as an optimistic Stros fan. Thatโs it. https://t.co/3oceZv11OI
— Bonda (@BenOndaTop) July 31, 2023
EastCoastAgNc said:Switch-hitter too, has local roots. It would continue our yearly tradition of making a trade with the team we're playing at the deadline (21 Mariners, 22 RedSox).Farmer1906 said:My biggest question about the tradeโฆโwhat do we do with Josh Bell?โ
— Chris Rose (@ChrisRose) July 31, 2023
Itโs not in the Guards DNA to eat part of 17M due next year. I mean cutting Zunino for like 3.5M was a shock.
Also, anyway we trade for a backend SP for a minor league SS???
Bell would make a nice bench bat / DH / back up 1B. He's due a little favorable recession.
Presumably this means that either J. Naylor or Bell is going to find a new home, and it's probably not going to be Naylor, who has been one of the few very good Cleveland hitters this year.
— Mike Petriello (@mike_petriello) July 31, 2023
Not surprisingly, the Yankees are said to be still working hard to get an outfielder. Their left fielders went into Sunday Night's game 27th of 30 teams in OPS, and last in some key defensive metrics.
— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) July 31, 2023
Or to put another way we are designating as a HITTER a guy who hasn't had one of those in 27 plate appearances.Farmer1906 said:We are DHing a guy w/ a .293 wOBA / .292 xwOBA (bottom 13% of the league)EastCoastAgNc said:dustybrain.pngMr.Bond said:ChasEastCoastAgNc said:Regularly scheduled Monday lineup.
— Houston Astros (@astros) July 31, 2023
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Why?
This is where Brown needs to upgrade the roster. If we give Chas a day off, then we need someone on the bench who can hit righties. Brantley would be ideal.Go get Brown, Verdugo, Gleybar,Cron, Candelario, etc.
Literally just saying whatever he wants because he can brag later on if he's right or he can say "things fell apart because a,b, and c" - oldest schtick in the bookFarmer1906 said:My gut and my info tells me that the Astros are formulating the best offer they can muster to acquire JV. Guy that told me said was already โagreedโ to last week. Maybe he was wrong. But, that is what he said and I was/am excited about that as an optimistic Stros fan. Thatโs it. https://t.co/3oceZv11OI
— Bonda (@BenOndaTop) July 31, 2023
Still on the JV deal
Like Iโve seen a bunch sub tweeting going on and stuff about me sharing that scoop. Which yeah, itโs annoying. Sometimes funny. But, like, I hope ppl understand I care nothing about attention in this field. I just love my Astros and exchanging dialogue with others who do as well.
— Bonda (@BenOndaTop) July 31, 2023
Lot of action around Pham and Canha now. Not much on Quintana detected. Verlander remains the big Mets chip/story and due to all the issues (no trade, option, etc.), theyโd prefer to have a framework in place today for JV deal.
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) July 31, 2023
I'm not sure how much he will brag if we don't acquire him...how does that even sound? You don't really brag about things falling apart, nobody is interested in hearing it at that point.CFTXAG10 said:Literally just saying whatever he wants because he can brag later on if he's right or he can say "things fell apart because a,b, and c" - oldest schtick in the bookFarmer1906 said:My gut and my info tells me that the Astros are formulating the best offer they can muster to acquire JV. Guy that told me said was already โagreedโ to last week. Maybe he was wrong. But, that is what he said and I was/am excited about that as an optimistic Stros fan. Thatโs it. https://t.co/3oceZv11OI
— Bonda (@BenOndaTop) July 31, 2023
Still on the JV deal
Cleveland #Guardians president Chris Antonetti says that Kyle Manzardo will be their starting first baseman, hopefully in 2024, with Josh Bell under contract through only next season.
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) July 31, 2023
They are still trying to figure out who will replace Aaron Civale in the starting rotation.