Waiver Trade Deadline (Potential help to solve the triage problem?)

Would be pretty surprised if Astros choose to add someone before the deadline. I’d certainly value Marisnick as a 13th positional player over Cutch. His defense, speed are the things you want when the time is right off the end of the bench. Carrying 13 though is going to be really tough on leaving off a dependable bullpen arm.

Should not close the door on Kyle Tucker when he comes up in September. It’s not out of the question that he catches fire and never looks back again.

LOCKED
1. Springer
2. Bregman
3. Altuve
4. Correa
5. Yuli
6. Marwin
7. Gattis
8. McCann
9. Reddick
10. Maldonado
11. White
12. Kemp
13. Verlander
14. Keuchel
15. Cole
16. Morton
17. Osuna
18. Rondon
19. McHugh
20. Smith
21. Pressly
22. Sipp

UP FOR GRABS
23 & 24. Best option among Devenski, Peacock, McCullers, C Perez & Valdez

25. Final Spot. Holdover of the five above or Marisnick or Tucker

 

I think Stassi needs to be in the conversation

 

Mccutchen would be nice. He's no longer in his prime but he would be enough of an upgrade and depth in case Springer who is playing bang up needs a day off and can platoon at LF as well. He can catch fire for two months. Plus... He will become a free agent after this season.

 

I would of thought so a couple of months ago but with Maldonado now on the team and Stassi's regression as a hitter I don't think he will be on the postseason roster. It is amazing how much he has regressed as a hitter. I had such high hopes for him early on. I guess he was just on a lucky streak.

 

MY playoff roster thus far:

1B Yuli
2B Altuve
3B Bregman
SS Correa
LF Marwin
CF Springer
RF Reddick
C McCann
DH White

Bench Maldonado
Bench Kemp
Bench Gattis
Bench Marisnick

Starter 1 Verlander
Starter 2 Keuchel
Starter 3 Cole
Starter 4 Morton

Bullpen Osuna
Bullpen Rondon
Bullpen Pressly
Bullpen McCullers
Bullpen McHugh
Bullpen Peacock
Bullpen Devo
Bullpen Sipp

bubble guys to me are Devo, Marisnick, Smith, Stassi... Will Harris has lost the confidence of the coaching staff now i'm sure.

 

Sorry, but what good does Gattis give us as a bench bat, especially if we make the WS? Unless he pinch hits for the DH (which is tough to imagine as he and White are both RHH), he's just a one-and-done in a given game since he has absolutely zero defensive value? Sorry, but if White is the main DH, there's really nothing to do with Gattis, he'd just waste a spot that could go to an extra bench bat/glove or bullpen arm.

 

Gattis would be more important in the WS than in the AL playoffs as pinch hitters for pitchers would be needed in NL parks.

 

But, the NL teams never carry a DH-only guy since there are so few interleague games in the RS, and double switches are common when PH'ing for a pitcher. Gattis can't be part of a double switch, but then again it may not even matter. Not every pitcher PH is a double switch, and even the NL teams just take out the PH after one at bat at times. Probably I think that because I'm in the camp who wants Gattis phased out and not back next year.

 

My only point is that with a healthy team and White continuing to produce, Gattis is more relevant in the WS than he would be in the AL playoffs. Regardless, I'd be surprised to see both Gattis and White on the playoff roster.

 

I think there’s room for both Gattis and White. Gattis makes for a fine pinch hitter and 3rd/emergency catcher. He’s been a DH only guy this season, but as recently as last year he was the backup catcher, so he’s not completely worthless as a position player. I think White bumps Stassi off the playoff roster, not Gattis.

 

Their postseason rosters could be a bloodbath.

If, as they did last year, carry 11 pitchers for the ALDS - and assuming Devo & McCullers are both healthy - that's 14 viable arms. I think, with Gattis available to spot-catch in an emergency, that Stassi may not be as valuable as a 12th arm.

 

Yeah, Gattis should be the emergency third catcher. Stassi, I hope everybody is aware of how terrible his numbers have been since June. He just got really lucky with a red hot May, that really inflated his season batting numbers. When McCann is back, Stassi is definitely the odd man out.

 

Current postseason roster prediction:
C (3): McCann, Maldonado, Gattis
IF (6): Gurriel, Altuve, Correa, Bregman, Marwin, White
OF (4): Reddick, Springer, Marisnick, Kemp
SP (4): Verlander, Keuchel, Cole, Morton
RP (8): McCullers, Osuna, Rondon, Pressly, McHugh, Peacock, Sipp, Smith

Next in line:
Devenski
Harris
F Valdez
C Perez
Stassi
Fisher
Tucker
Davis
Guduan
Deetz
Rodgers
Reed

DL: Gustave, Martes

 

Per Jeff Luhnow, if the team plans to make any trades before September 1st, it will be for players that have already cleared waivers. Said any player placed on waivers now will most likely be claimed by other teams that get a higher priority.

Two questions if anyone can answer for me...

1. How does the priority process work on claiming a player?

2. Which players have already cleared?

 

I swear that Chandler guy reminds me of the actor on big bang theory.

In his article, he mentioned that Houston has been beaten on a few waiver claims. I wonder who...

 

probably Daniel Murphy before Tyler White has gone biserk

 

Him, and maybe Harper, too (though VERY unlikely)? Gonna guess Bour as well. None of the three really had a chance to pass through the entire NL and be available for AL teams, though.