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Seriously. How does this keep happening with Astros fans?

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1) Rangers acquire P Max Scherzer from Mets for Minor League IF Luisangel Acuña

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6) Rangers acquire P Jordan Montgomery and P Chris Stratton from Cardinals for P John King and Minor Leaguers P Tekoah Roby and IF Thomas Saggese

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Houston Astros
Don't wanna be a grump here, as Justin Verlander seems like a nice kid with a bright future, and he instantly makes the Astros better. And there's a lot of utility that comes with acquiring a pitcher who already knows where all the bathrooms are. The Astros won't have to waste precious time explaining to Verlander exactly how they want him to execute their gameplans; he's in, he knows, he's a plug-and-play pitcher. He's also one of the rarest commodities in this market, a pitcher who can help in October even more than he'll help in the second half of the regular season.

Two complaints, though: First, just sign the guy in the offseason, then keep the prospects. Leave the Verlander, take the draft-pick cannolis. I get that they're saving scores of millions doing it this way, with the Mets paying a huge chunk of Verlander's salary, but it's so much easier to just spend the money in the first place.

Second: This feels like a misallocation of resources. The Astros entered the deadline with the fifth-highest Wins Above Average total from their starting pitchers. They're getting absolutely nothing offensively from catcher or first base, ranking close to the bottom for both positions. They ranked second in baseball in adjusted ERA entering the deadline, but only 12th in adjusted OPS. Sure, they're a little scarier in the postseason if they keep their prodigal 40-year-old ace healthy and effective, but the difference doesn't seem worth trading two top prospects from a thin system.

Kendall Graveman is a good get, sure, sure, but where is the lineup help? Man cannot dine on fastballs (and some pretty sweet off-speed pitches) alone. The Astros still need to find dingers somewhere. GB

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DannyDuberstein said:

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Honestly, I wish I was kidding and just taking the opportunity to take an easy crack, but I truly think there is something to it. I think a lot of A&M's athletic decision-making over the decades is reactionary and rooted in obsessing about others, which is not a healthy way to run an organization. And I just see a constant flow of that mindset coming from our largest alumni base.

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alvtimes said:

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This thread alone shows the weird divide between what im gonna call "south zone" Ags and "north zone" Ags. Never once have I been over to the astros thread and posted and deleted "sorry wrong thread". As I sure the majority of yall have either….. we just dont care!!! Yep astros fans, yall weird….. dont care for any comments…. go back to astros thread.. This post is because im seeing quite a few new handles over here. If u a Rangers fan good stuff, If u an astros fan creeping…. weirdo! And no im not gonna spend my time tracking all handles different posts on different threads…… thats f'n weird too

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