2015 Random Astros Trade Thread

Why Arizona traded away a good left handed reliever when they are in a wild card hunt?

 

Hamels, 5.93 ERA with the Rangers, and will not pitch tonight due to groin injury.

Well, Rangers, you have your guy there.

 

Uh, WOAH.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hearing credible buzz tonight about Astros being in Utley chase. Could get time 1B, DH. 6 teams apparently in: Cubs, SF, NYY, 2 LA</p>&mdash; Jim Salisbury (@JSalisburyCSN) <a href="https://twitter.com/JSalisburyCSN/status/632358354866827264">August 15, 2015</a></blockquote>
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if we could get 2013 utley, i'd be more than o.k

 

Sad if true. Basically an admission that they botched the non waiver trade deadline and are in extreme desperation mode.

 

I'll just repost my thoughts from before since they fell off and were before this was a possibility

@conquistador--I'd be fine with 2014 Utley also

 

Not at all but ok.

 

I'd be okay with it. We can hope for a Lidge situation... Change of scenery leading to a championship.

 

Yes, half the contending teams are interested, but we're the stupid desperate ones.

 

I don't recall, what 1B/DH types were moved at the deadline?

 

Well, you're putting words into my mouth buddy.

But by your silly math, I guess that would make the other half of the contending teams stupid.

 

Another Phillie will spurn Houston.
Not sure they'd really "miss" missing on Utley.

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This could be just to drive the price up for the Angels. If they end up getting him cheap, why not add a veteran whose been through the playoffs?

 

Cris Carter was available.

 

So, the Astros acquire two very able starters and a good center fielder, yet they botched the trade deadline? Most pundits give them an A, but what do they know.

 

Lets end this speculative talk till we see if they actually make a desperation move like trading for the ghost of chase utley at the aug 31 trade deadline to play him at 1st base, mmkay?

 

http://m.phillies.mlb.com/news/article/143167276/phillies-weighing-offers-for-chase-utley

 

let's also wait and see how he actually plays. he's looked alright since coming off the DL, and he was fine last year

 

I'd like him to come here but there's no chance he'll waive his no trade clause to play first and DH when he could play 2B for another contender.

 

You're the one that said they botched the Non-waiver trade deadline. How exactly did they do that? They acquire three competent starters prior to the non-waiver trade deadline and you said they botched it. There is no speculation involved.