The Trade Deadline Thread

[Obst]

Are you still considering Brown a "prospect"? And who was ahead of Cosart?

It could be argued that Trevor May and a healthy Brody Colvin are better and in a year or two I would say Biddle will be better. But I have no clue who is a better hitter in our system than Singleton.

 

[NAHSTE]

I'm still on cloud 9 over this deal. I haven't come down since waking up to the news at 11 AM.

We fucking FLEECED them. Best trade this franchise has seen since Edgar Renteria for Jurrjens and Omar Infante. Completely erases the memory of the Teixeira debacles.

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[Rudi]

Wow Houston. What a deal for the Braves

 

[Chrispy]

Calling the current Astros' roster "cupcakes" for their opponents would be an insult to cupcakes

lol

 

[Mogriffjr]

It could be argued that Trevor May and a healthy Brody Colvin are better and in a year or two I would say Biddle will be better. But I have no clue who is a better hitter in our system than Singleton.

IIRC lot of publications had Cosart as the Phils top pitching prospect though.

and I really like Singleton, who at 19 was posting a similar OPS in the same league that Brown was at 22...and I feel has more star potential than Brown.

 

[EmpireWF]

Are you still considering Brown a "prospect"? And who was ahead of Cosart?

Yes, Brown as a prospect.

I thought Colvin was their top pitcher.

 

[EmpireWF]

Jon Heyman
if #yankees land bell, theyll have greatest set-up combo ever: robertson, soriano and bell (w/joba on shelf). #padres

Don't know why we need another setup man but Robertson, Soriano (He's back), Bell then get the ball to Mo, Game Over

I suppose we can trade Bell after this season but I don't really get it. Unless Mo retires after this season but still has one more year on his deal and we also have Soriano.

Pretty sure Bell is a free agent at the end of the year (though he'll qualify as a Type A guy).

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Astros top 3 minor league teams are a combined 60 games under .500.

Throw in the big league team, and they are 97 games under.

 

[Chrispy]

Ken Rosenthal
Source: #Rangers get Bell. #tradedeadline #MLB

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Ken Rosenthal says Rangers have deal in place for Heath Bell.

 

[Chrispy]

PADRES GET ERLIN AND WEILAND FOR ADAMS #TRADES
Not Bell

 

[EmpireWF]

So both Bell and Adams to Texas?

 

[EmpireWF]

Mike Adams to Texas.

NOT Heat Bell.

 

[Sharkweather]

SOURCE: GEORGE W. BUSH AND NOLAN RYAN ARE NOT IN THE HEATH BELL TRADE.

THE RANGERS ACTUALLY ACQUIRED TREVOR HOFFMAN.

I GIVE UP. THE ENTIRE PADRES BULLPEN IS GOING TO TEXAS IN EXCHANGE FOR THE 2010 AMERICAN LEAGUE PENNANT.

 

[Sharkweather]

Texas controlling Adams and Koji through the 2012 season, not a bad deadline weekend for them.

 

[Chrispy]

Hearing Astros close to trading Wandy Rodriguez to Cleveland for 2 minor leaguers.

WTH are the Indians doing

 

[Mogriffjr]

nice trade for Padres...Erlin has a sick K/BB ratio and is doing well in AA i believe...

 

[ThomasTomasz]

Hearing Astros close to trading Wandy Rodriguez to Cleveland for 2 minor leaguers.

WTH are the Indians doing

Those are actually smart decisions. Sure they are sending away prospects, but thats exactly what they are- prospects. In return, they get two pitchers who have already proven themselves- one right hander and one left hander- and both immediately go to the top of the rotation.

On top of that, Cleveland has both of them through the end of the 2014 season.

 

[Chrispy]

Deal not happening

 

[EmpireWF]

BJays still in on Wandy.