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Peavy says he'd waive no-trade clause to be Astro

Discussion in 'Houston Astros' started by vstexas09, Oct 17, 2008.

  1. Hey Now!

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    no freaking kidding....
     
  2. Hey Now!

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    couldn't they... you know... and i'm just spitballin' here, but couldn't they just flip peavy for prospects?.......

    valverde was dealt a year ago; he didn't land anything but, more or less, roster fodder. he's not, imo, a viable trade chip.

    it's starts with pence; you then have to find two high-quality arms.
     
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    Daryl Morey would find a way!
     
  4. MadMax

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    could be...maybe i'm overrating valverde's value on the trade market. it's just the best we have to trade without trading someone named lance or roy, i think. and i'm hopeful you could get more or valverde now then you could have last season....simply because, oops he did it again.
     
  5. HeyDude

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    lol thats not gonna happen, Sabathia will break the bank, prolly $ 80 - 100 mil. I'd hate to give up Pence, I have more faith in him than others. But then again, the best case scenario of him is he turns out to be a Vlad. But when you think about it, thats still equal value for Peavy, he's that good.

    And giving up Valverde would not be the end of the world. This is a good year for relief pitching free agents.
     
  6. HeyDude

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    There's always Carlos Lee... Just saying, you could get yourself some young talent for sure for the dude. Hey, pitching over batting right?? :D
     
  7. texanskan

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    yes he would, that dude is the Tiger Woods of GM's
     
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    After seeing what happened to Puma once Caballo left, we can't trade him!
     
  9. Nick

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    Well, we already knew that the Astros by themselves have not much to offer.... that's why they need to get a third team involved, which requires a little bit more innovation, work, and effort by OUR GM.

    If we go to them and say... the Mets have already agreed to give you x and y prospects when we give them Valverde, and the Reds will fork over p and q prospect/everyday player when we give them Wiggington/Wandy... you gotta think Kevin Towers' ears will perk up.
     
  10. MadMax

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    of course the mets would have to want wigginton and wandy :)

    i can't see us getting this done without pence being involved. i'd be giddy if it did, though.
     
  11. Nick

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    I'm assuming Pence goes to the Padres straight up.... and I used the Reds (not the Mets) as a possible trading partner for the W's (not that they have much value either).

    Basically, you have to sell it to another team... I tend to undervalue Wandy/Wigginton, while I overvalue Valverde. Teams will overpay when they shouldn't, and laugh in our faces when they should.
     
  12. MadMax

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    True...a lot of times I can't believe what a player fetches on the market...or what he won't fetch...because i just ascribe different value, obviously.
     
  13. rrj_gamz

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    word...
     
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    I'm confused, are you saying that the Pads would want Pence for Peavy straight up, or did I misread or miss something along the line? I'm not being a smart-ass either, just asking if that what you meant.
     
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    he meant Pence will go to the Pads "straight up" (as in he goes there without an intermediate team), while Valverde or Wigginton or Wandy or whoever would go to a 3rd party team, who would send prospects to the Pads.

    (all a part of the same deal...Pence would be a part of the deal, and the other pieces would be a part..neither would exist on its own)
     
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    Got you. Thanks.
     
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    Looks like the Braves won't be in the running either.

    Hmm... his value can't be getting higher...

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