Every player involved in this trade is inconsequential. Only the $2.5 mil matters to Houston which makes sense. Gordon was never going to be a fixture with our team or tradable for anything valuable.
I don’t think it is a good or bad deal for the Astros. Gordon is basically a DFA type player - and the Astros wanted that 2.5 million in space.
Trade deadline is in a couple weeks. Maybe we trade away some of that roster glut or injuries happen. Unless LMJ wanted to go, I don't like it right now. Others have options as well, you just never would (Brown) or need permission (Imai).
I guess I am in the minority. McCullers wasn’t going to be kept on the roster and Gordon is easily replaceable. I would rather have 2.5 million more to spend. If I have any complaint it would be that they never had Lance be a reliever, but even then you can’t count on his arm not falling off. Now I wish they could get someone to take Javier and get out of some of his money. Javier’s arm isn’t the same either.
Good point, but she did inherit the team from Bob, so she kinda had to run the org for a short while. Now if you want to post this about Bob/Cal/Hannah you would be correct and their leadership is what has lead to a major lawsuit. Janice had very little to do with running the day to day operations of the team.
That was my point; this trade illustrates Gordon was a barely above DFA level player. I thought he had more value than that. I guess teams just don’t think he can fix that elevated loud contact he’s given up in the majors that he wasn’t giving up in AAA.
I speak like if there's a will there's a way if Crane wants to make this move, which obviously at this time he doesn't. You make it seem like moving bad contracts is impossible. It's not.
I don’t engage with baseball client as much as I do with my other sports, but it seems like the Astros should sell? Is that accurate? I know that they are close to making the playoffs, but it just seems like the talent deficit is not in our favor.
It isn't. This isn't some hard cap, and with the labor deal expiring, there may be no negative consequences being this season for going over the luxury tax line.
Except for every team ahead of them. I'm not opposed to trying to win this season, because making the playoffs gives you a chance, but our odds aren't great.
Losing the series to the Rangers didn’t help but their odds are about 25-30% to make the playoffs. They were closer to 40% going into the Nationals series.
Class act, thank you LMJ! Jim Crane reached out to McCullers a few days ago and said they were trying to trade him: “We spoke for a good amount of time and felt me approving the trade leaves the Astros in the best possible position they can be in for the Deadline. It gives them ability to go and compete, and obviously I won't be part of the organization moving forward as a player, but it’s still an organization that I care about a lot.”
That's cute in theory but generally reserved for well rounded teams that had a rough patch. Astros don't have any kind of starting pitching that can compete in the post season this year and would get wiped out quick or self destruct eventually. That has to be address otherwise post season means nothing but a worse draft pick.
No, I am saying it would have been horrifically expensive to deal LMJ 2 years ago and there were no idiot GMs sitting around wanting to take on LMjs contract. The Astros would have had to eat north of $20-25MM of LMJs contract and surrender prospect capital … all at the expense of making other moves. You made a simple minded blanket statement that the Astros just “should’ve” dealt LMJ two years ago. Just as simple minded as saying “if there’s a will there is a way”.
