Just saw on ESPNEWS they sent him to the Phillies. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3099599
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Philadelphia Phillies acquired reliever Brad Lidge from the Houston Astros in a five-player trade, a source told ESPN.com. The Phillies sent outfielder Michael Bourn, pitcher Geoff Geary and minor leaguer Mike Costanzo to Houston, and received infielder Eric Bruntlett in addition to Lidge. The teams scheduled an announcement Wednesday night at the general managers meetings in Orlando. ----- Don't know anything about either of these guys...Bourn looks like a potential leadoff type. Geary like an average middle reliever...career 3.94 ERA isn't too bad though.
Umm, what's the word on the guys we got back? I have to say, having Ed Wade's first trade be to the Phillies is really weird.
...AND GET MICHAEL BOURN! There's your CF. Lee-Bourn-Pence http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3099599 ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Philadelphia Phillies acquired reliever Brad Lidge from the Houston Astros in a five-player trade, a source told ESPN.com. The Phillies sent outfielder Michael Bourn, pitcher Geoff Geary and minor leaguer Mike Costanzo to Houston, and received infielder Eric Bruntlett in addition to Lidge. The teams scheduled an announcement Wednesday night at the general managers meetings in Orlando.
Farewell, Brad. You were hated by many here, but even more than the Rockets championships, your stretch of dominance in the NLCS provided me with my greatest memory as a sports fan.
i agree. this is the astros getting prospects..getting younger..getting quicker. that's a good thing.
Taveras could only dream of having the plate discipline that Bourn has. Anyway, thanks for everything, Brad. Truly one of the great guys in the game. The Astros seem to have gotten a very good return and hopefully they can make a run at Cordero.
I'm a very big fan of Bourn. I watched him a lot last year when he started playing a decent amount, but then he got hurt and all.. Geoff Geary had a good season a couple of years ago I think.. and I think last year he was slightly down? Haven't looked at the stats, but that's what I recall (at least partly through the season last year) But if he recovers to the form of 2 years ago, that'd be great. Overall, if this move is combined with signing Cordero...then HUGE grade A..
I'd stay within the organization and develop a closer... while Qualls should get the first crack at the job. The lineup gets better... pitching gets worse (namely, the all-important bullpen depth). But the Astros do add another potential Killer B.
Wade is banking on Costanzo. This kid came on at the end of the year in Double A. Young, power hitter. I like the risk. We were gonna have to shell out megabucks for Lidge.......for a big bag of question marks.
