http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5015186.html July 31, 2007, 2:41PM Ensberg sent to San Diego for player to be named The Houston Astros announced today that the club has sent infielder Morgan Ensberg and cash considerations to the San Diego Padres in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations. Ensberg, 31, hit .232 (52x224) with eight home runs and 31 RBI in 85 games for the Astros in 2007. In 673 career games over seven seasons with Houston (2000, 2002-07), he has hit .266 (551x2072) with 105 home runs and 335 RBI. Ensberg’s 105 career home runs rank second all-time among Astros third basemen, and in 2005, he finished fourth in the NL Most Valuable Player voting after hitting .283 (149x526) with 36 home runs and 101 RBI. Ensberg made his first NL All-Star appearance in 2005 while also receiving The Sporting News NL Silver Slugger Award at third base. Selected by the Astros in the ninth round of the June 1998 draft, Ensberg appeared in 26 postseason games for the club from 2004-05 and hit two home runs in the postseason, including one in Game 2 of the 2005 World Series.
Olney Just reported the astros are trying to move Loretta. Main suitor is the Mariners. Nothing more then what was said in the Chronicle
and that player is - Brad Ausmus, who will leave the Astros this year and sign with the Padres to finish his career but be shipped back to the Astros. Wouldnt that be hilarious?
Morgans Salary: $4,350,000 Prorated Amt Left (Est.): $1,530,555.56 League Minimum: $380,000 Prorated Amt Left (Est.): $133703.70 So rather than Drayton paying $1.4 million and the Pads paying roughly $0.13 million, the Astros get a prospect- perhaps nachos or a few rodeo burgers from burger king for heavy p - and drayton ends up saving a few hundred thousand dollars. Seems like chump change when you look at the money being thrown around, but its still a LOT of money and uncle drayton figured why not. Astros: Save a little cash - not the whole 1.5 mil, and pick up a prospect Padres: Pick up a 3B and dont have to get into bidding for his services after he clears waivers Good Deal for both sides, good luck Morgan.
you don't trade away top prospects who initially struggle in their first year in the majors. so we can land luis castillo? or was kenny lofton more your speed? there was one player dealt this year that would qualify as "better than average" and that was mark texieria. that's it. everyone else dealt held little value.
Would you have traded Loretta for a class A player? Because it looks like that's all we were gonna get: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/baseball/325793_mtrade01.html The Mariners had a few potential scenarios in play but only came close on one, which Bavasi described as coming down to the final three minutes before the 1 p.m. PDT deadline before the other team decided to stand pat. Sources later revealed that the deal would have brought former All-Star second baseman Mark Loretta from Houston in exchange for a Class A pitcher and a player to be named later. Loretta, who is batting .294 this season while playing every infield position for the Astros, would have been a right-handed bat off the bench. Personally, I'd rather have the draft pick.
Thus, Fats was not an idiot for not making that deal. Or maybe he was an idiot for not getting a AA or AAA player instead of a A player added into the deal.
i would too but dont they have to offer arbitration? just dont see drayton saying ok to that since he didn't do it for clemens/pettitte. hope they do though
Doesn't it depend on who the prospect is? Just because the prospect is in A ball doesn't mean he isn't worthwhile or valuable. Some of the best prospects in baseball haven't graduated from A ball, so i don't think you can make a decision based soley on what level the player is at. Esp, since the player being traded away isn't or shouldn't be in the long-term plans of the franchise and more than likely won't be on the next astros team to legitimately compete for a pennant.
and may may never get out of high A ball may never get out of AA ball may never get out of AAA ball may never be more than a role player in The Bigs may never be more than an average player in The Bigs etc.
Pujols might get hit by a bus tomorrow and never play again. would you still trade for him? You obviously take that into consideration but that's why you do your research and scout players. Thats the one of the reasons you have a scouting and development program. To say that you would never trade for a A player because there is risk is silly.
It's also crazy to think that there is less risk involved in a draft picks, who is younger, hasn't hit with wood bats and is likely at more risk for arm injuries. At least with A players you have a better track record.
It would be interesting to see what % of first round draft picks go on to be MLB starters and what % of low A/high A/AA/AAA top prospects go on to be MLB starters. I think the obvious best bet would a AAA top prospect, but that would also include the likes of Jason Lane.
