Astros trade Steve Pearce to Yankees for cash

Success.

 

Very nice. Pearce was about as expendable as they come and only taking up a spot that Paredes deserved.

 

Now if we could just sell Scott Moore

 

Sell...DFA...outright release

Whatever. Just get rid of him.

 

SPLASH!!!

 

Scott Moore is pretty bad but he isn't worse than Brian Bogusevic.

 

Though I do not mind that Pearce is not longer with the team, I do not understand why the Astros went through the exercise to claim him on waivers less than a month ago. If they had even received a lesser 'prospect' in return it would have made a bit of sense..but as it is, cash out a month ago, cash in today.

The cynic in me believes the true reason for the move was not in order to call up Paredes, but to create a spot on the 40 man for a local SP who has shown he can top out at 88 mph and, maybe, work through three innings (see also, 'the circus is coming to town').

 

Scott Moore's WAR = -0.9
Bogey's WAR = 0.4

They both suck balls offensively, but at least Bogey is solid defensively.

 

4 days till rosters expand to 40. Bring em both

 

Another DH

I know it's the AL, but you do at some point have to catch the ****ing ball

 

You mean Paredes? At least he isn't to blame. That is on the organization for waiting until a month ago to try and transition him to the OF.

 

And they are still waiting to teach him plate discipline.

 

That will never happen, unfortunately.

 

was it cash out a month ago?

Are you sure we didn't claim him off waivers for free, and then only pay his prorated salary for a month? And then trade him for cash, which likely exceeds that prorated salary since it's such a small amount? (or at worst would be equal) which would mean net 0 or + for giving him a quick tryout..

 

I don't think you have to pay cash to claim a player off waivers. I could be wrong. He might be talking about the cash the Astros paid in the Tyler Greene trade.