Jesus… Preller traded 22 minor leaguers from the Padres system, including 9 in their 30 - and their #1 prospect. Cocaine is a hell of a drug. If I were an owner, I would let Preller draft for my team for 3-4 years, and then fire his ass the day before the trade deadline. He can draft better than anyone but he makes trades like a coke head desperate for a bump.
I f I feel like a coke head desperate to boof a catastrophically obese gator tail in anticipation of watching the Houston DynAstros play their next ball game - as they are not only the greatest team in the history of sport, but cumulatively posses both the largest and most devastating {measured in mass and collateral ecto-Houstonia anal gapery, respectively} agglomeration of mammoth dong ever to occupy a single club house and fan base, taboot. This is about more than baseball, gentlemen. We were sent to this planet on a mission from The Beyond the Beyond State to help others remember what they were sent here to forget. But before you take the wheel, First you must break the wheel. Go 'Stros.
Twins fans are legit the nicest fanbase I’ve ever encountered at a road game. They deserve so much better
Maybe he thinks he can replace them easily or he doesn't rank them that high. What value do AAAA really have? You know I don't know **** about prospects and I'm talking out of my ass. Imagine if you had a magic ball that could tell you who would make it and who wouldn't. You could just sell high on all the guys you knew wouldn't make it.
Every time I get pissed at Crane for firing or not retaining people, I remember that he was the one that found them, vetted them, interviewed them, and hired them in the first place. Dude just knows how to build an office.
How he acts is exactly how I’d act if I was an MLB GM. I wouldn’t be surprised if he was brilliant/a genius and being obsessed with his job just sits and has 1000 ideas a night spinning in his head and then he gets out of bed and just has to do something.
With prospects, there is a both a quality and quantity component that's important. If Nook' number is just this year, trading 22 players is, more or less, trading away an entire team and that is *a lot* - even if ~20/22 amount to not much. As we've seen this year with the Astros, farm systems are not remotely about *top* prospects; ithey're a vital component of supplementing your MLB team. But, specifically, trading De Vries - widely regarded as one of the top prospects in baseball - for a closer who might throw 60 innings/year and a very mediocre starting pitcher seems like a gigantic overpay, moreso when you consider the Padres have a pretty good - albeit not young - closer and Miller has a long history of arm issues that limits how often he can be used. That one was a real headscratcher.
Going into the deadline I wanted us to stand as we were. To much uncertainty about those potentially coming back and not wanting to empty the farm. What happend yesterday is everything a fan would want. Got controllable talent for the next few years. Filled holes that were more like caverns. And did not deplete the farm. A master class on how to improve without trading top talent. I am impressed. And for anyone who thinks Correa will not do well, consider who would be manning 3rd base the rest of the season.
This can't be understated....the recent lineups were hauntingly taking me back to the Matt Dominguez, Brett Wallace days.
Urias, alone, represented a significant upgrade. He'll now be able to float between positions (w Dubon), and jeep everyone fresh & healthy. Some of the AAA guys had their moments - but this team was starting to crater under having to lean too heavily on them.
Not to take anything away from Crane who is one of the best owners in the sport, but the bar for this is low.
The reverse side of that is the Baltimore Orioles having won essentially 200 games over a 2 year span and didn't do jack at the trade deadlines. I'll got with cocaine, it's a helluva drug.
And let's see how the bullpen chemistry shakes out. Somebody has to pitch the 8th inning out of those 2 beasts. One of the worst trades I've ever witnessed. De Vries is going to be a superstar. Think De La Cruz. The A's are looking like the 2011-2014 Astros. That are now at that 2014 stage. Watch out if they can get starting pitching.
Given the Asking price, it’s no wonder the Astros didn’t pull the trigger on that trade. Especially not for a rental.
Tooting my own horn for throwing this out there in the baseball God’s hands. You’re welcome my clutchfans brethren.
