Fiers :( and Gomez to Houston

trwi7 · Post #41 » by **trwi7** » Fri Jul 31, 2015 12:31 am

Santana is far better than Davis if he reaches his ceiling.

NerdsterBuck · Post #42 » by **NerdsterBuck** » Fri Jul 31, 2015 12:34 am

Great trade. Now I want more. Melvin, go and get some more prospects!!!

Stoltz3 · Post #43 » by **Stoltz3** » Fri Jul 31, 2015 12:35 am

NerdsterBuck wrote:Great trade. Now I want more. Melvin, go and get some more prospects!!!

He ended his interview with BA and Rock by answering his phone!

Dcebucks11 · Post #44 » by **Dcebucks11** » Fri Jul 31, 2015 12:36 am

[tweet]https://twitter.com/LookoutLanding/status/626900092042113024[/tweet]

Probably fake but thought id post it

Tuxedo38 · Post #45 » by **Tuxedo38** » Fri Jul 31, 2015 12:37 am

At first glance, this deal blows the one with New York out of the water. #2, #7, #14, and #21 prospects from one of the deepest farms in the league is a nice haul.

LittleRooster · Post #46 » by **LittleRooster** » Fri Jul 31, 2015 12:37 am

It always makes me think of WB, but I couldn't think of a more appropriate image

Post #47 » by **ReasonablySober** » Fri Jul 31, 2015 12:38 am

He's a good source and wouldn't post that if he didn't think it was legit. But the face that Parra is playing now makes you doubt it. I wouldn't love that return, to be honest.

Post #48 » by **Mr. E** » Fri Jul 31, 2015 12:41 am

Hello from Houston!

Quite an interesting trade that we just saw go down. As an Astros fan coming off of so many years of heartache I love that I'm seeing my team actually making "win-now" moves.

You guys are getting a guy who was seen by just about every Astros "expert" as being off of the table in trade discussions. Clearly the Astros see something in Gomez & Fiers as contributors to an actual right-now contender, so I am super-excited right now. Even if it cost my team one of our top guys (if not "the" top guy") in our system.

I hope that this trade works out for both of our franchises. Down here in Houston we have developed a particular appreciation for our brothers and sisters up in Wisconsin. The Rockets drafted Sam Dekker, the Astros bring in Gomez & Fiers...hopefully the future Mayor of Houston/Governor of Wisconsin, J.J. Watt, approves of this move!

Yes, he can hold both offices concurrently as far as I'm concerned.

LittleRooster · Post #49 » by **LittleRooster** » Fri Jul 31, 2015 12:42 am

ReasonablySober wrote:He's a good source and wouldn't post that if he didn't think it was legit. But the face that Parra is playing now makes you doubt it. I wouldn't love that return, to be honest.

I wouldn't be either

Kerb Hohl · Post #50 » by **Kerb Hohl** » Fri Jul 31, 2015 12:44 am

A pitcher with a lower ceiling like that - yeah - I'd want to aim a little higher.

old ball coach · Post #51 » by **old ball coach** » Fri Jul 31, 2015 12:45 am

Santana has struck out at least 130 times each of his 1st four years don't get me wrong I like him a lot but yeah that's a little bit of a free swinger

tski1972 · Post #52 » by **tski1972** » Fri Jul 31, 2015 12:46 am

Love the trade although it'd be nice to get a 3rd or 1st base prospect one of these days.

Turk Nowitzki · Post #53 » by **Turk Nowitzki** » Fri Jul 31, 2015 12:46 am

old ball coach wrote:Santana has struck out at least 130 times each of his 1st four years don't get me wrong I like him a lot but yeah that's a little bit of a free swinger

A high strikeout total doesn't necessarily equate to being a free swinger.

Flap Jackson · Post #54 » by **Flap Jackson** » Fri Jul 31, 2015 12:48 am

Mr. E wrote: Even if it cost my team one of our top guys (if not "the" top guy") in our system.

I hope that this trade works out for both of our franchises. Down here in Houston we have developed a particular appreciation for our brothers and sisters up in Wisconsin. The Rockets drafted Sam Dekker, the Astros bring in Gomez & Fiers...hopefully the future Mayor of Houston/Governor of Wisconsin, J.J. Watt, approves of this move!
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Yes, he can hold both offices concurrently as far as I'm concerned

Entertaining post.

You're talking about Brett Maverick Phillips right? His numbers look nice the past two seasons.

Sky Bucks · Post #55 » by **Sky Bucks** » Fri Jul 31, 2015 12:51 am

Gomez and Fiers have been awesome Brewers for the years they have been with us, but it was time for them to go. Now I can root for a team in the playoffs!

Stoltz3 · Post #56 » by **Stoltz3** » Fri Jul 31, 2015 12:52 am

I hope everybody who joked about Flores crying because he was being "traded" to Milwaukee just saw that Carlos Gomez interview.

Post #57 » by **ReasonablySober** » Fri Jul 31, 2015 12:53 am

Stoltz3 wrote:I hope everybody who joked about Flores crying because he was being "traded" to Milwaukee just saw that Carlos Gomez interview.

Word.

Post #58 » by **ReasonablySober** » Fri Jul 31, 2015 12:57 am

Smoke. Fire.

[tweet]https://twitter.com/haudricourt/status/626919388617273344[/tweet]

trwi7 · Post #59 » by **trwi7** » Fri Jul 31, 2015 12:58 am

old ball coach wrote:Santana has struck out at least 130 times each of his 1st four years don't get me wrong I like him a lot but yeah that's a little bit of a free swinger

He's a free swinger if you don't know what free swinger is. A free swinger is someone who swings at everything and isn't patient, like Segura. That's not Santana.

Post #60 » by **Mr. E** » Fri Jul 31, 2015 12:59 am

Flap Jackson wrote:Entertaining post.

You're talking about Brett Maverick Phillips right? His numbers look nice the past two seasons.

He'll be ready to contribute very soon from what I've read and heard.