Doyers will get him for a Reese's and a bag of popcorn along with cash considerationsWabs said:
I'll be interested to see what somebody has to give up to get Flaherty.
Doyers will get him for a Reese's and a bag of popcorn along with cash considerationsWabs said:
I'll be interested to see what somebody has to give up to get Flaherty.
The San Francisco Giants, who dumped DH Jorge Soler and his contract last night, plan to keep starter Blake Snell and give their team a legitimate shot at the playoffs.
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) July 30, 2024
They are 4 games back in the wild-card race (53-55) with their next 12 games against teams with losing records.
Bag said:
so... trying to find a silver lining, trading the heir apparent of Bregman might mean we are signing Bregman to an extension?
Wagner was never going to replace Bregman. He's a poor third baseman. He probably projects as a second baseman and/or first baseman if he makes the show.Bag said:
so... trying to find a silver lining, trading the heir apparent of Bregman might mean we are signing Bregman to an extension?
even if none of the three turn out good, this was still a terrible trade. they could have been used as trade pieces for other deals.Quote:
That said, after sleeping on it, I'm going to let it all play out. It seems like Houston got fleeced but there's really no way to know until a couple years down the road. There's a chance one or two of these kids turn out to be really good big leaguers.. but there's also a chance they never really pan out
Bag said:
so... trying to find a silver lining, trading the heir apparent of Bregman might mean we are signing Bregman to an extension?
Bag said:
so... trying to find a silver lining, trading the heir apparent of Bregman might mean we are signing Bregman to an extension?
my gosh. Bloss has appeared in three total games in his mlb career and sports an almost 7 era. Before this summer 98% of every Astros fan around didn't even know who the **** he was. The amount of crying over this trade is insane. He very well could be a good mlb arm one day, but at the same time we have other pitchers in MiLB who project as the same caliber of pitchers. We did t trade away the Astros version of Paul Skenes here.AggiEE said:BadAggie said:
If the future depended on Bloss, Loperfido, and Wagner we were already fckked.
It stacks up
They may not be all stars, but Bloss could be a cheap #3 starter with years of control. Loperfido would be useful if Tucker is gone
Having quality players, even if not elite, that makes a well rounded club, especially when cheap, is how you win championships and keep the momentum going
Agreed. Except the last part, I think I'm good on trades this year. The only one left that's a fit is Yandy and I can't imagine us beating out other teams with him being the last bat available.texasaggie2015 said:Wagner was never going to replace Bregman. He's a poor third baseman. He probably projects as a second baseman and/or first baseman if he makes the show.Bag said:
so... trying to find a silver lining, trading the heir apparent of Bregman might mean we are signing Bregman to an extension?
That said, after sleeping on it, I'm going to let it all play out. It seems like Houston got fleeced but there's really no way to know until a couple years down the road. There's a chance one or two of these kids turn out to be really good big leaguers.. but there's also a chance they never really pan out.
Only time will tell. Until then, I'm not going to lose sleep over it. Let's see if they can snag one more piece today.
of course they tried. nothing suggests I don't think they tried.texasaggie2015 said:
You don't think they tried?
The honest truth of the matter is that we have a really thin farm system.
Astros GM Dana Brown: "We were having a lot of discussions about most of those guys at the top of our board. The price tag of those guys were even higher and more painful."
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) July 30, 2024
texasaggie2015 said:Wagner was never going to replace Bregman. He's a poor third baseman. He probably projects as a second baseman and/or first baseman if he makes the show.Bag said:
so... trying to find a silver lining, trading the heir apparent of Bregman might mean we are signing Bregman to an extension?
That said, after sleeping on it, I'm going to let it all play out. It seems like Houston got fleeced but there's really no way to know until a couple years down the road. There's a chance one or two of these kids turn out to be really good big leaguers.. but there's also a chance they never really pan out.
Only time will tell. Until then, I'm not going to lose sleep over it. Let's see if they can snag one more piece today.
Sure they tried, doesn't mean they cant walk away from negotiations when the other team is twisting their arm.texasaggie2015 said:
You don't think they tried?
The honest truth of the matter is that we have a really thin farm system.
All I do is Nguyen said:Doyers will get him for a Reese's and a bag of popcorn along with cash considerationsWabs said:
I'll be interested to see what somebody has to give up to get Flaherty.
Id imagine Dana wanted to stay pat, but with injuries he was forced to make a move for a starter and everyone knows it. Just think about it. Blanco already has a career high in innings pitched. Spencer and Hunter are almost there surpassing career highs. Taylor Scott hasn't pitched this much since 2019, and most of those innings were minor league ball. Seth Martinez is already at a career high at the big league level…… and it's not even August. A move for big league pitching (and hopefully more) had to be made and everyone knows it.MaxPower said:Astros GM Dana Brown: "We were having a lot of discussions about most of those guys at the top of our board. The price tag of those guys were even higher and more painful."
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) July 30, 2024
I would have just stood pat, that was my thought on Flaherty as well. If you think your guys are better than others are valuing them then just stand pat.
top ten in the Astros farm system. Most likely borderline top 20 for many other teams.Mr.Bond said:
It's principal man..... we gave up 2 top 10 prospects for a journeyman rental....... absolutely inexcusable
It would have been better to make no deal at than this deal. Not to mention, this has been a team need since they broke camp- there were still free agents better and cheaper than kuchi at that time. This is unbelievably inept.MaxPower said:Astros GM Dana Brown: "We were having a lot of discussions about most of those guys at the top of our board. The price tag of those guys were even higher and more painful."
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) July 30, 2024
I would have just stood pat, that was my thought on Flaherty as well. If you think your guys are better than others are valuing them then just stand pat.