https://nypost.com/2022/07/24/cardinals-potential-frontrunner-in-juan-soto-trade-sweepstakes/ The St. Louis Cardinals, who have a bevy of highly regarded young players, are viewed by rivals as a potential front-runner to land superstar Juan Soto. The Mets and Yankees are among at least a half-dozen teams believed to have checked in. But there is no early sense that either New York team is at the forefront of talks. A few suitors have been told the Nats are focusing on one or two teams at the moment, and some believe the Cardinals are in the group getting early attention. The Mariners are yet another team seen early as having a chance in this derby. In addition to the Cardinals and the two New York teams, the Dodgers, Padres, Giants and Mariners are among other teams thought to be showing interest.
Soto to the Mariners would probably be a bad thing for Houston. Marte, Kelenic, Ford, and Hancock (plus 1-2 complementary prospects) would probably be a start they’d listen to, and may be enough if they take back Corbin.
I have heard a lot of rumors regarding Seattle's interest in Soto. Not sure if true or not but that isn't the first reputable source to say they are looking into him. But at this point, I would not be surprised if the Nats just wait until the offseason to trade him, since they are not budging on their asking price and teams are running out of time to up their offers. For JV, I would offer him the Scherzer deal as a baseline and hope he takes it and publicly commits to getting to 300 wins and 4000 strikeouts. I have no idea what he will do, but staying with the Astros will definitely help him in the wins department.
One consideration for Verlander is that with another 2-3 effective years and another ring, he probably goes into the hall as an Astro.
I don’t really think Houston can include a player as valuable as Peraza. They could start with Brown and include enough quantity to overcome it but it would get silly.
If the Yankees want him let them pay that big amount I don't think it'll cost that much Honestly The Alec Burleson from the Cards should be an add we look into. Watching him play and some at bats he is pretty darn good
I know you are just repeating what you hear (and I really appreciate that) but that really bums me out to think that out budget isn’t right up to the tax line during the middle of our window, because we’ve got a ton of money we can spend before we get there.
I think it would take Luis Garcia, Hunter Brown, Colin Barber, and one more guy in the top 20 of our system...
Garcia by himself should be more valuable than Castillo by all $ and War matters. I’m ok with them asking for more but not our top prospect, another top 5 prospect, and another top 20 guy. That would be a gross and disgusting overpay.
I know us as Astros fans can be cocky (rightfully so at times), but if the Yankees add 1 of Soto or Castillo, that can't be ignored. They instantly become a serious threat.
I'm not saying I would do that deal, but I expect what many on here will consider a significant overpay to be the price....
I would rather have them get Soto. A 1-2 punch of Cole - Castillo would be dangerous. Both games could easily be a 3-2 /2-1 type games which could go either way(Astros winning or losing). It'll remind me of 2019 when they had to face Scherzer and Strasburg back to back.
Odo to Cards Juan Yepez to Nats Bell to Astros Cards get a #3 or #4 pitcher for their shallow underwhelming rotation and only give up a 40 grade prospect that is on the end of their bench. Nats get a young controllable MLB ready first baseman who is above average hitter his rookie year. Astros get a run producing bat to extend the lineup/bench and 1B/DH insurance. Astros worry about 2023 1B after the World Series.
Scherzer is overpaid by $10M per year. We can give JV $33M per year. We can even give him Cole Money at $36M per year. Now I'd like to structure it as $36M for 2023, a $11M signing bonus and that $25M dollar player option for 2024 with 130 IP AND a right of refusal to match any contract if he does not exercise his player option. I think this structure can make him an Astro for life.
Is that MLB Marathon account legit? They are older (created in 2018) and have a few thousand followers so I don't think they're as much of a joke as those nobodies that pop up every July, never get more than 200 or so followers, and disappear after the deadline passes. I will say, it is very strange to see all 3 of those Yankees prospects get pulled at the same time. Could mean nothing, but, it's also interesting that one of them (Sweeney) had 3/4 of the cycle and was about to bat with his team down by 4 and in a potential rally. But it's always fun to read into things like this. Still, the Yankees are to be taken seriously and winning 5/7 means nothing once the playoffs start.
They already are a serious threat, they have the best record in baseball. We will have to wait and see what happens. I am not a big fan of Peraza, but the reports for Castillo involve 2-3 top 100 prospects for a pitcher with only one year of additional control left. I don’t know how the Yankees can be in on Soto unless they plan on letting Judge walk. The prospect cost would be huge for Soto on top of Castillo.
