Chandler continues to stir up trade rumors for Paredes. I get he is reporting what he is learning. But is the stove actually hot or is he just making news bigger than it is in reality?
I think that Houston is definitely still trying to make a move. If the roster was set then it would have made a lot more sense for Dana Brown to say so at the last press conference; instead he was pretty clear that they were still trying to add a LHH and didn’t shut down speculation on Paredes and Walker at all. If there were not legit traction toward a potential trade, Brown’s comments over the last 2 weeks would be needlessly causing uncertainty among his players. Paredes, Walker, Sanchez, and Meyers are all sitting in limbo waiting to see what city they will be living in for the next 8 months.
Yeah, I agree with that. But I don't know what benefit the Astros serve to gain in producing so much smoke. When you let that much smoke out other teams have to wonder if the building is on fire.
I agree with this. Pittsburgh is not a good trade partner. The Astros are not trading Paredes for prospects or bench/platoon players. They have 5 batters who hit lefty/switch and play OF or C. Mangum is a defensive specialist platoon bat that does not help the lineup. Suwinski is a AAAA guy. Reynolds is too expensive Bart is a solid secondary piece but not a guy to target. Cruz has crazy tools and absolutely could fit in the bottom half of the lineup where his defense and baserunning can help overcome his 32% K rate. His 20/40 ability should not be dismissed but he has twice the trade value that Paredes does. But we already have Cole who could end up being Cruz 2.0
Who thinks Cruz has twice the value of Paredes? He posted an 86 wRC+ and 1.6fwar over a full season last year. Even in his one good season (where he still only posted 3.1 fwar) he had a 30% k rate. He only has one more season of control than Paredes.
