Astros acquire Yusei Kikuchi

That third paragraph is about as close as you’ll ever see a GM admitting that they panicked.

 

What if Joey Loperfido becomes a Gold Glove Great Center Fielder.

Jim Edmonds Type Career

James Click literally stole away Prospects for a Waiver Pitcher.

 

Like three top end prospects high, Dana?

 

If KiCoochy does well with the Stros, Mariners will sign him and stick it to the Astros. I'm sure one of the quotes is from Cashman. Do GM gets tested also like baseball players?!?!?!?!?!?

https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/why-kikuchi-haul-looks-like-a-win-for-blue-jays/

 

Joey was a rotten cherry on a **** sundae. Our farm system is garbage and he is not a major league hitter. Congrats to him for making some fun plays in the regular season.

 

I have never seen a stronger backlash since Bill O Brien DeAndre Hopkins Trade.

Did Dana Brown have something against Jake Bloss, Joey Loperfido, Will Wagner. Billy Wagner getting pissed too.

 

If he was 28 with 2 years of team control, there would be some enthusiasm.

 

Have you read Astros Twitter. It is Massacre on Dana Brown, Jeff Bagwell, Jim Crane.

 

Dana Brown is a ****ing trash piece of ****.

 

Someone doesn’t watch baseball. Take your reek ass elsewhere.

 

What does JC Correa even provide, not even a Catcher or a Major League Talent.

 

I don’t know if he panicked… the Dodgers, Yankees, Orioles, Red Sox, Mets, Cardinals, Guardians, Padres and Braves and Brewers all want starting pitchers and intend to add at least one.

I think he knew a version of this was coming because he was very early trying to get trades done. It was barely June and he was talking to the White Sox and Reds.

This is also probably why he was so aggressive for Gausman and Snell.

Ideally he would have the job security to wait until the last minute and if nothing happens, then call up that guy in Sugar Land doing well. However, the reality is that Crane wanted it done (deals).

Bloss has the upside of a Musgrove if he puts it together but no guarantees.

I don’t like the deal but not willing to say Brown panicked at this point.

 

Seem like every trades and FA signings has Crane middle finger on it. Will he ever let his GM and FO run the team again? If not, sell the damn team. Everything we hear is Crane want this, Crane want that.

Who would have thought 2 years ago that Cal McNair is the best Houston pro franchise owner 2 years later. And Crane is the worse.

 

I don't know if Brown panicked, but if he did this while calm, then he's simply dumb. Panicking would suggest that this move was out of character for Brown. Not sure if that's the case, based on his track record here.

 

I'm usually with you, but not on this one. He basically said it himself. I mean, if you read his own words, it's hard to interpret it any other way.

 

Team Chemistry - Down
Pressure - Down
Any Talent Upgrade - No

Can you have gotten this type of Pitcher off Waivers for Money Only without Prospects - Yes

Is Kikuchi a Skubal from Detroit - No

 

What bugs me is that we gave a washed Jose Abreu more time to get things right than Joey Loperfido to develop.

 

I can only imagine what we would give up for Mark Canha now. Maybe Melton, Leon and Brice Matthews.

 

Now I want Dana Brown to wreck the Farm and trade his Boy Brice Matthews for Skubal from Detroit. After this Season Dana Brown and Jeff Bagwell are Gone.

 

Crane is far from the worst.