true, but we had also "inquired" about Crawford..Abreu..etc. Those are just preliminary talks--nothing was leaked about an impending deal or anything about who might be involved in any deal.
I like all the options it gives Garner now (roster moves etc.) and that we got a decent player who is hotter than fire right now. What I like most about this though, is it sort of lights a fire under our slumping players asses. Morgan knows he better improve back to his old self, or atleast show some life at the plate or he is going to be either riding the pine or a plane out of town. I guess, in a way, same with taveras. Now, if only brad get's some of these flames and starts to producing some numbers. What is he in now? like a 1 for 45 batting streak? I'm welcoming him here with open arms, just like I did for WIlson. This improves our roster A LOT! Like some of the posts before, this too is reminding me of the summer we got Beltran. i didn't even know who that guy was till we got him, then suddenly he was a freakin god at the plate. I don't know much about Huff either, only his stats that have been posted repeatedly in the trade thread. Oh, and that he is tired of being on a loser team. So, this is another great potential trade to me, just about anything is an improvement than what we were putting out to the plate this past month. And this trade really has made my day. i can't wait to see this guy batting in a stros jersey. Oh, and to see the new batting order and roster positions. Go Stros!
the RJ blog doesn't find it's way into the circulation of MadMax reading time all too often. what we're saying is that this deal happened with no breaking news of an imminent trade coming.
Uh, pretty sure you missed my point there. The Stros have been linked to every single corner position player on the market. The Stros had been "in contact" with the D-Rays about Huff for about 3 years.
Couldn't agree more; to stay a winner you have to keep improving. Hopefully this lights a fire under Mo too, and I love the options Garner has to work with as he can get pretty creative now. And the best part, we didn't give up any of our absolute top prospects.
hate to lose good young prospects, but u gotta do what u gotta do.... talbot i thought will be a stud by the time he gets to AAA, zobrist i wsn't high on since we have burke and everett in the middle fielders, i don't remember if he's a 2b or ss....but yeah, i like the deal, Huff is a Mike Lamb cimbine w/ Orlando Palmero.... a good solid hitter w/ some pop...I like the move w/ sending down Lane, I also would like to see Scott given a chance, he doesn't have anything else to prove at AAA.... let go stros!
I like Zobrist. Same power as Everett, but he'll probably hit for a decent to good average in the majors. You have to give up something to get something though.
All I know is all those people that have accused Drayton of being cheap over the years need to notice where the payroll is after acquiring Clemens and Huff.
Yeah, something needed to be done, but to do a deal, for the sake of doing a deal is just bad business...
Most definitely... but if you can get a deal done, without giving up any of your current players or any of your top prospects (neither Zobrist or Talbot were in the top 10 orgnaizational rankings)... its a GOOD deal to make. This is the perfect harmony of the two factions of Astros fans... those who overreact to every loss and want us to be like the big spenders get their wish, and the conservatives who like to stay the course and are more patient with player's progress (or lack thereof) have a move that didn't cost a lot to get (and it wasn't a "panic" move either... simply something that had to be done).
