It was just announced a few minutes ago on FOXSW during the Astros/D-backs game tonight that the Astros have traded Jay Powell to the Rockies for Ron Villone. Here's a link: http://rockies.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/col/news/col_news_story.jsp?article_id=col_20010627_villone_news&team_id=col ------------------ [This message has been edited by Cold Hard (edited June 27, 2001).]
This can't be possible. Villone plays for the Rockies, not Detroit. I thought we could only trade with the Tigers. ------------------
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In all honesty, I don't see how this helps us. Jay Powell has sucked an awful lot lately, but Ron Villone isn't really any good either . . . I guess they must want to put him in the Bullpen, because we really have no need for another starter, unless Elarton is going down to the minors or to the bullpen for a while. That would give us Redding Miller Oswalt Reynolds Mlicki and Villone in a battle to the death for this spot ------------------ CC.net's most courteous driver Oh yeah, and I'm looking for a job right now, so hire me please
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Can we trade Elarton now? He is turning into another Lima. He's had maybe 2 or 3 good starts all year. Surf ------------------
Elarton has lost about 5mph on his fastball, and its control. I will tell you who I think should go...Burt Hooten. DaDakota ------------------ If you like RTS games, check out this one. www.frontierwars.com coming soon to a PC near you.
HOOTEN SUCKS NUTS. Seriously he does need to go. ------------------ "Break off the block like Maurice Green" --- Steve Francis President of the Moochie Norris fan club.
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Nothing the Astros do can even mirror what the Rockets did last night. Powell for Villone? Thanks Drayton. ------------------
Powell has had problems here the past couple of years. He has never quite come back from arm problems. The Astros have little confidence in him. While Villone may be pitching poorly as well, at least he is pitching poorly from the left side. The Astros intend to move Mlicki to the bullpen and move Redding into the starting rotation. As has been the case recently, Elarton has one hugely bad inning and loses. ------------------
I'll drink to that trade. Yaaaaahhhoooooooooo!!!!!!!! ------------------ "For there is nothing either good or bad, thinking makes it so." - William Shakespeare (1564-1616), Hamlet
I think they're going to find out something's wrong with Elarton's arm. 6'7 young guys don't generally lose that sort of velocity just for the heck of it. I'm sort of sad to see Powell go. I always htought he and Wagner could be the best set-up/closer combo in baseball. I haven't really understood his troubles the past couple of years... good fastbal, decent curve, ='s good pitcher, right? Oh well, best of luck to Jay Powell wherever he goes. At least we didn't trade for Rocker... ------------------ Newbiehad... coming to a bbs near you, October 31st.
So you want to get rid of the man that helped save baseball in Houston, paved the way for a beautiful new stadium and helped position the team to win 3 consecutive division titles as well as be perennial winers in the 90s? He also has spent the money to make the Astros farm system one of the best (if not THE best) in all of baseball. He made competitive offers to keep Randy Johnson and Kile but they wanted even more. Hampton would not negotiate with ANY team until he was a free agent and the Astros did not want to risk losing him for nothing (as they did with Kile). The Astros payroll is in the upper half of the league. What specifically has Drayton done to incur your wrath? ------------------
I think our frustration is that we assumed with a new stadium, Drayton would spend a bit more. I don't know anything about revenue this or that, but I do know that Houston is a top 10 market with a revenue friendly stadium. I think Drayton right now wants to make up for the years he lost money, and I don't blame him for that. ------------------ "norm, would you like to buy an indian scalp ? This deal isn't gonna make or break me Norm, so don't jerk me around." Harry Carey "Norm, if I had a mohawk scalp, I wouldn't be sitting here talking to you."
Hampton and Everett *wanted* to stay in Houston. If the offers had been truly competitive, they would have stayed. They were traded because Drayton knew he wouldn't give them market value. He must have a very loose idea of competitive. Now, Houston's about to lose Alou. If Ward were playing well, MAYBE I could understand it. But he's not. More cheap-skate semantics about going young. ------------------ Don't let those uppity newbies get away with acting like vets... ...all newbies are equal, remember that.
young = cheap in Drayton's mind. I'll be pissed the day Berkman leaves....... ------------------ "norm, would you like to buy an indian scalp ? This deal isn't gonna make or break me Norm, so don't jerk me around." Harry Carey "Norm, if I had a mohawk scalp, I wouldn't be sitting here talking to you."
