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OT: Wandy R to Pirates

Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 12:46 pm
by rdtx2005
http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/ ... -a-win-win

http://baseball.realgm.com/src_wiretap_ ... rodriguez/

Didn't think they would do anything

Pirates:
Wandy Rodriguez

Astros:
Rudy Owens
Colton Cain
Robbie Grossman

Re: Wandy R to Pirates

Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 1:22 pm
by dagger
Houston is paying $12 million to make that contract disappear.

Re: Wandy R to Pirates

Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 1:26 pm
by diddykong
if houston is paying most of that contract, why didn't the jays include him instead of happ?

Re: Wandy R to Pirates

Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 1:45 pm
by dagger
diddykong wrote:if houston is paying most of that contract, why didn't the jays include him instead of happ?


It's still less than half of his contract, so he's still pricy, but certainly less so now. But if AA is saying he can't take back any significant money in trades, then even a subsidized Wandy is too expensive for Toronto.

Re: Wandy R to Pirates

Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 1:51 pm
by Rhettmatic
dagger wrote:
diddykong wrote:if houston is paying most of that contract, why didn't the jays include him instead of happ?


It's still less than half of his contract, so he's still pricy, but certainly less so now. But if AA is saying he can't take back any significant money in trades, then even a subsidized Wandy is too expensive for Toronto.


Sorry, as usual I'm a little bit out of the loop on the Jays. Is AA really saying that? Because that's infuriating.

Re: Wandy R to Pirates

Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 1:57 pm
by Holmes
It's almost impossible to not for the Pirates right now to make the playoffs.

Re: OT: Wandy R to Pirates

Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 4:17 pm
by jrsmith
Dang, I guess we won't be wasting another 2 years on the possibility of being saved by Wandy. AA needs a new guy.

Re: OT: Wandy R to Pirates

Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 4:34 pm
by Al_Oliver
jrsmith wrote:Dang, I guess we won't be wasting another 2 years on the possibility of being saved by Wandy. AA needs a new guy.


We already got Happ and I doubt Wandy would have been any better, especially on his contract.
What we need are some higher standards on players to acquire!

Re: Wandy R to Pirates

Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 9:48 pm
by Hamyltowne
Holmes wrote:It's almost impossible to not for the Pirates right now to make the playoffs.


You're missing a verb.

Re: OT: Wandy R to Pirates

Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 10:10 pm
by mini
jrsmith wrote:Dang, I guess we won't be wasting another 2 years on the possibility of being saved by Wandy. AA needs a new guy.


I think the "new" guys are Floyd from CWS, or McCarthy from Oak. Those guys have been hovering around AA rumours forever it seems.