<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Today is July 29, Amaro's favorite day to deal. Added Lee, Oswalt, Pence on this day. Could subtract Hamels today. Rangers, LAD, Hou in play</p>— Jim Salisbury (@JSalisburyCSN) <a href="https://twitter.com/JSalisburyCSN/status/626387967226028032">July 29, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Astros owner Jim Crane has given the all-in for a big trade, but the feeling in the organization is that Cole Hamels go to Houston</p>— Peter Gammons (@pgammo) <a href="https://twitter.com/pgammo/status/626391476038168576">July 29, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Spoiler <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Cole Hamels makes more than double the Astros’ highest paid player. There’s no precedent for this ownership group to add that kind of salary</p>— Evan Drellich (@EvanDrellich) <a href="https://twitter.com/EvanDrellich/status/626401423497011200">July 29, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Someday, Jim Crane is expected to treat the Astros like something other than the small market club he’s run them so far. Hasn’t happened yet</p>— Evan Drellich (@EvanDrellich) <a href="https://twitter.com/EvanDrellich/status/626401517831090176">July 29, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Astros’ opening day payroll in 2013 was $26,105,600 per Cots. Cole Hamels makes $22.5 million next year.</p>— Evan Drellich (@EvanDrellich) <a href="https://twitter.com/EvanDrellich/status/626401934979768320">July 29, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Yeah, I’m saying thus far, we have never seen a move like this. Would he _really_ do it? Seeing would be believing. <a href="https://t.co/U1p4PcRd1X">https://t.co/U1p4PcRd1X</a></p>— Evan Drellich (@EvanDrellich) <a href="https://twitter.com/EvanDrellich/status/626402326270619648">July 29, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
He already put himself in the corner. He already has been cut off and he isn't going to ever get a story from the Astros. At this point the best he can do is try to take an even stronger anti-Astros stand and hope it keeps him relevant.
Think McTaggart is the only one who could get breaking news. I miss Footer's work on the beat, she was great.
I don't mind McTaggart. I suspect that the Astros will leak to someone in the national media. I am a little surprised that Mark Berman hasn't become the source of choice. Bob Allen had great connections but he reports nothing unless it is 100% certain.