Dexter Fowler Traded to Astros

[Goober]

Barnes is a 4th OFer at best and Lyles a 5th starter. This trade didn't make sense for either team when it went down, might of had a little something to do with MLBPA telling the Astros they'll be monitoring their spending habits.

Is this serious? I don't remember. If I were an owner, I would tell the MLBPA to eat a bag of dicks if they were unhappy with the money I was spending.

[Youk]

Is this serious? I don't remember. If I were an owner, I would tell the MLBPA to eat a bag of dicks if they were unhappy with the money I was spending.

It is serious. The Astros have publicly told them that they refuse to change their team's course. However, with a payroll hovering around $30 million last year, I'm sure they got rid of a couple players that were not key pieces to the future in order to have the MLBPA back off. Funny enough though, I did read that the payroll additions didn't convince the MLBPA that they were legitimately trying to win and spend as much as they could.

Anyways, right now it looks like a good trade, but let's hold judgment for a bit to see how long this lasts.

[NAHSTE]

I remember my first time thinking a replacement level player on the Rockies was for real 6 weeks into the season.

[NAHSTE]

So Luhnow, the genius, trades a 23 year old starting pitcher under team control until 2018, and a cheap OF under team control until 2019, for an established bum who makes over $7M and will likely make over $10M next year.

Fowler has reached in 18 straight and is currently slashing .271/.378/.394. That's good for a 121 wRC+, .348 wOBA, and pretty close to his career (.269/.366/.421) and 2013 figures (.263/.369/.407).

#productofcoors though amirite

[Warner2BruceTD]

Is this serious? I don't remember. If I were an owner, I would tell the MLBPA to eat a bag of dicks if they were unhappy with the money I was spending.

The Astros are defrauding the city, the fans, the league, and are also involved in a cable TV dispute.

This is also not the first time the owner has been involved in fraudulent activity.

What they are doing is unethical, and has been for three or four years. Why MLB hasn't made a move to remove the entire ownership group & braintrust is beyond my understanding. Aside from the dirty business, the Astros tanking has influenced pennant races and is bad for competitive balance.

[NAHSTE]

The Astros are defrauding the city, the fans, the league, and are also involved in a cable TV dispute.

This is also not the first time the owner has been involved in fraudulent activity.

What they are doing is unethical, and has been for three or four years. Why MLB hasn't made a move to remove the entire ownership group & braintrust is beyond my understanding. Aside from the dirty business, the Astros tanking has influenced pennant races and is bad for competitive balance.

This is something on which we can agree.