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Astros acquire Yusei Kikuchi

Discussion in 'Houston Astros' started by tellitlikeitis, Jul 29, 2024.

  1. punkoholic

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    Trevor Richards??? He's playing like garbage lately. Probably worse than Kikuchi. I would prefer Green.
     
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  2. texans1095

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    Possibly, but how do you know that for sure?
     
  3. raining threes

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    I haven't been watching him. The games I saw him pitching in earlier this year, he threw the ball well.
     
  4. texans1095

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    What’s more likely? Fixing a player who has good stuff and was really really good to start the season? Or any of the guys we gave up turning into much of anything at the MLB level long term?
     
  5. Yordan The Great

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    This is beyond depressing.

    Because this is the GM we got in charge. So it's a larger problem than just this move.
     
  6. edwardc

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    They just talked about it it's got to be more to come.
     
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  7. Screaming Fist

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    I can see Loperfido, Wagner, and a throw in but adding a 50 FV borderline top 100 guy is hard to justify. Maybe they are still shook from the Rangers winning the WS off the back of a relatively unheralded rental lol.
     
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  8. phasors28

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    Was there a market for Kuichi? If not the Astros probably could have offered Bloss and just waited until the deadline to see if Toronto bit or countered. Dana panicked
     
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    If Vlad is thrown in when this becomes official, I will be ok with it.
     
  10. punkoholic

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    I'm only stat watching but Google his name and look at his last 10 games. It's pretty bad.

    And looks like you were right. In that 10 games, his ERA was 2.49 but since gone up to 4.64.
     
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    macho GRANDE Elvis, was a hero to most but................

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    Only mentioned that Bloss and another player was missing in the dugout (loperfido im sure). Couldn't say more as nothing was official.
     
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    Waiting for news on Vladimir…please
     
  14. Hank McDowell

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    This organization handled Loperfido incorrectly from the start. They very obviously didn't value him nearly as much as everyone else did. Time will tell, but I think they probably ****ed this all up.
     
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    23@#$@#$@#$@##$#@$ I really @#$#@ hate this trade. I don't get it, I really don't get it. We got punked by all the MLB teams. I hope Yusei fails the physical.
     
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    [​IMG]

    Hearing about a trade during the game, then checking the phone to see what the deal is…
     
  17. lnchan

    lnchan Sugar Land Leonard
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    The latter...
     
  18. raining threes

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    As long as Dana keeps rebuilding the minors the org will be good.
     
  19. Newlin

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    Loperfido and Wagner too? WTF?
     
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  20. bloodwings19

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    We got a player that all MLB teams passed. I'm sure the Mariners are laughing at us, they now have a spy in our team.
     

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