OT: Wandy R to Pirates

rdtx2005 · Post #1 » by **rdtx2005** » Wed Jul 25, 2012 12:46 pm

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Didn't think they would do anything

Pirates:
Wandy Rodriguez

Astros:
Rudy Owens
Colton Cain
Robbie Grossman

dagger · Post #2 » by **dagger** » Wed Jul 25, 2012 1:22 pm

Houston is paying $12 million to make that contract disappear.

diddykong · Post #3 » by **diddykong** » Wed Jul 25, 2012 1:26 pm

if houston is paying most of that contract, why didn't the jays include him instead of happ?

dagger · Post #4 » by **dagger** » Wed Jul 25, 2012 1:45 pm

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.

Post #5 » by **Rhettmatic** » Wed Jul 25, 2012 1:51 pm

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.

Holmes · Post #6 » by **Holmes** » Wed Jul 25, 2012 1:57 pm

It's almost impossible to not for the Pirates right now to make the playoffs.

jrsmith · Post #7 » by **jrsmith** » Wed Jul 25, 2012 4:17 pm

Dang, I guess we won't be wasting another 2 years on the possibility of being saved by Wandy. AA needs a new guy.

Al_Oliver · Post #8 » by **Al_Oliver** » Wed Jul 25, 2012 4:34 pm

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!

Hamyltowne · Post #9 » by **Hamyltowne** » Wed Jul 25, 2012 9:48 pm

Holmes wrote:It's almost impossible to not for the Pirates right now to make the playoffs.

You're missing a verb.

mini · Post #10 » by **mini** » Wed Jul 25, 2012 10:10 pm

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.