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07-31-2019, 02:30 PM | #2866 |
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Got the Astros 3, 4, 5 and 22nd ranked prospects. Did not get Kyle Tucker though.
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07-31-2019, 02:30 PM | #2867 | |
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07-31-2019, 02:40 PM | #2868 | |
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Greinke has been traded for a buttload of players. |
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07-31-2019, 02:41 PM | #2869 |
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07-31-2019, 02:43 PM | #2870 | |
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07-31-2019, 02:43 PM | #2871 |
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So doing a bit of digging here....
Seth Beer looks like the best prospect in that deal as odds are he'll be an above average hitting 1st baseman. However the rest of that deal is very...Martin just had Tommy John surgery, Bukauskas has serious questions on if he can be a starter or not due to his delivery and the other dude is a wildcard, like the Astros 20th ranked prospect. So I think Beer is a legit prospect then you have 2 fringe top 100 prospects with questions and a flyer, I'm assuming the Astros took back all the money on Grienke's deal to avoid giving up Whitley and Tucker here. |
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07-31-2019, 02:46 PM | #2872 |
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Sounds like the Dbacks are sending $24 million and the Astros are eating the rest.
They basically had the same evaluation on MLB Network. Beer is going to be a solid major league hitter who probably doesn't have a position other than 1B, but there are questions about the other guys. |
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07-31-2019, 02:50 PM | #2873 | |
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07-31-2019, 02:58 PM | #2874 | |
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And when he struggled in summer ball wood bat tournaments, teams started to get a little nervous about him as a potential AAAA slugger type with no defensive chops. I still liked him as a hitter but understood why he was slipping a bit. I was going to be disappointed if the Cards didn't take him until Gorman fell in their laps. The D-Backs did well here; shed about 2/3 of Greinke's salary and got some guys with potential. |
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07-31-2019, 03:00 PM | #2875 | |
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Kinda freaky how good Houstons system is considering all the deals and winning. |
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07-31-2019, 03:03 PM | #2876 | |
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They have so much talent on that squad that they aren't likely to have a need for a guy like Bauskas. A guy like Josh James is an afterthought for them and he'd be the next great pitching prospect for most teams in the league. Its completely insane how good that organization is. And they're aggressive to boot. They're the blueprint right now. Glad we let the shitty Jeff Luhnow walk... |
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07-31-2019, 03:06 PM | #2877 |
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I'm hoping for Houston to curb stomp NY and LAD if they end up facing either of them. These teams who refuse to give up anything of value need to realize the opportunity they missed by stockpiling minor league talent instead of making trades.
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07-31-2019, 03:09 PM | #2878 | |
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What they're doing would be like if after the Royals called up all their guys the farm system was still top 5 instead of barren. When you have a young team that is awesome and a top farm system pulling trades isn't gonna hurt you much, you're dealing guys with no spots. Where would Seth Beer play on the Astros? |
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07-31-2019, 03:13 PM | #2879 |
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The Royals’ unwillingness to eat money on Ian Kennedy is frustrating.
You look at what the Braves gave up for Shane Greene - lovely product Joey Wentz as the centerpiece - for 1.3 years of Greene, and you have to think the Royals could have landed something similar had they been willing to pay the rest of Kennedy’s 2019 salary and 1/2 of 2020. The market for Merrifield should be a lot better in the offseason, when more teams are in “buy” mode. Even then, it would still take a real haul. |
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07-31-2019, 03:16 PM | #2880 | |
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