10 players dealt between Jays and Astros - Happ, Lyon key pieces

[reillymcshane]

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120720&content_id=35239442&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb

 

Let the dealing begin! Will this start the frenzy?

 

Jays get a couple of decent pitchers.

[reillymcshane]

I'm liking what Jeff Luhnow is doing in Houston. He had a bad situation and is going for the hard rebuild. Best thing for that franchise.

[brwrsfan]

Yeah, Houston actually seems to be building something good for a few years down the road. Good thing they'll be in the AL.

[trwi7]

Don't really understand this deal for the Jays. Happ is going to get destroyed in the AL East.

[PrinceEatMeat]

Houston is making some good moves. Very smart for them to completely tear it down and rebuild. Great trade for them. A yawner for the Jays.

[jjfanec]

I am usually wrong on this stuff but it looks like Houston got the better end of that deal. Like trwi said I am not sure Happ will be even decent in the AL East

[reillymcshane]

I like how Houston got Asher Wojciechowski in the deal - a supplemental 1st round pick in 2010. He's pitching pretty good at High A ball this year (after struggling last season). He was 10th on the Blue Jays Top 20 list, and 11th on John Sickels Top 20 list. Is he a great prospect? No. But he's a guy who can potentially help in 2 or 3 years - maybe even be in the rotation. That's the kind of move you have to make when you're rebuilding. They gave up a mediocre starting pitching who makes over $2 million (and will likely get more in 2013). Would Happ be part of your core in 2-3 years - almost no way. Lyons is a FA after 2012, so he's not going to help you. Good move for Houston.

[logan82]

I miss the days when the Astros were buyers at the deadline even when they were out if it. It kept them down for many many years. Kind of like the Brewers this year.

[torts]

david carpenter went to high school with my wife. so awesome to see someone from a small town in west virginia make it into the majors.

[monty57]

I am usually wrong on this stuff but it looks like Houston got the better end of that deal. Like trwi said I am not sure Happ will be even decent in the AL East

 

Teams get desparate as the trade deadline approaches. If a GM receives a phone call when he's in the middle of reading a newspaper article crucifying him about how they're losing games because they need starting pitching, a spreadsheet of how much value Player A has relative to Player B can be thrown out the window.

 

Someone should do a study on "dumb trades" and see how many are done at trade deadline vs how many are done in the offseason. I'd guess more are done at the deadline.

[hawing]

I like how Houston got Asher Wojciechowski in the deal - a supplemental 1st round pick in 2010.

I would get a shirsey for that guy just for the surname.

[reillymcshane]

I like how Houston got Asher Wojciechowski in the deal - a supplemental 1st round pick in 2010.

I would get a shirsey for that guy just for the surname.

it is a great name.

 

would it even fit on the back of a uniform?

[patrickgpe]

looks like the astros got some decent players back but as far as 10 player deals go this seems pretty boring.

[hawing]

The Cardinals manage with Rzepczynski, but that's not quite as long.

 

On the down side (for me), Francisco Cordero's going to be in my grill again. But maybe he'll continue to stink like he did with the Reds vs. Milwaukee last year, she said hopefully.

[HiAndTight]

I miss the days when the Astros were buyers at the deadline even when they were out if it. It kept them down for many many years. Kind of like the Brewers this year.

 

 

Yeah, I'll sure miss the prospects the Brewers have given up this year. It's gonna be hard to build a rotation after all the prospects they've traded away..what..with being a "buyer," this trade deadline.