10 Months of Leaked Houston Astros Trade Discussion

[TDotttt2005]

Jon Morosi ‏@jonmorosi 1m

 

Regarding leaked notes, Astros say “a portion of the material was embellished or completely fabricated.” FBI notified of breach.

[itaos]

Jon Morosi ‏@jonmorosi 1m

 

Regarding leaked notes, Astros say “a portion of the material was embellished or completely fabricated.” FBI notified of breach.

 

I would make that claim too if I were the Astros

[Dr. Dinger]

I don't know what's more embarrassing, the data breach or all the [sic]s.

[Dr. Dinger]

Aaron Sanchez untouchable. Jesus.

 

I read that as "off the table" for Norris, as he should be.

[Dr. Dinger]

HOLY f***, Luhnow is jaysblue!

[G-Snarls]

"They" being the Astros of course. Nothing came of it and I see nothing wrong with finding out what the prices are for pitchers like Norris.

 

Exactly. This is fascinating.

[over500]

So, MLB GMs aren't much different from fantasy owners who send out godawful trade offers.

[G-Snarls]

Jon Morosi ‏@jonmorosi 1m

 

Regarding leaked notes, Astros say “a portion of the material was embellished or completely fabricated.” FBI notified of breach.

 

And I call ******** on that

 

They're probably just saying that so that a team like Miami can pretend a trade proposal wasn't real. Helps other teams save face. They don't even have to say which proposals were supposedly fictional. Leave that to other teams.

[Boxcar]

What stood out to me is the ease with which Stroman was discussed. For Bud Norris? Jason Castro?

 

BALLS IN THE AIR

 

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[eastcoastjaysfan]

lol @ "FBI notified of breach"

 

American taxpayers dollars hard at work.

[JaysFan4Ever]

I can imagine the FBI's response:

"Uh huh. Astros website got hacked? You want us to track down who's behind it? Well, we have to file your report by law. We'll be in touch. Hey, Smith! The Astros want us to investigate who hacked their site and reported their insane asking prices for average players!"

"Hmm well, I guess that investigating into who's behind the hacking of credit and debit cards stealing millions a day from hard working people will just have to wait. Wait, they were talking to AA? That makes it international! Let's call INTERPOL! I'm sure they're just as eager to get on this as we are."

[DuckDuckGose]

Man we were that close to dealing Stro...

 

Seeing as AA said no I don't think we have any idea how close they were to pulling the trigger.

[Brenner]

"balls in the air" sounds just like AA, this looks mostly legit.

[DuckDuckGose]

Aaron Sanchez untouchable. Jesus.

 

In the context of a Bud Notris trade he shouldve been untouchable. No idea what you find so egregious.

[DuckDuckGose]

"10/18/2014","TOR reached out on Jason Catro. They said their No. 1 priority this off season is to upgrade over Arrencibia. They want to get a sense for what the price would be on Castro."

 

Nice! So all that hogwash from AA about how the offseason was all about pitching and they were fine with Arencibia was just for the media. They really were desperate to upgrade at catcher.

 

You have to keep in mind these are the HOU's notes not the Jays' notes. There is a high probability that there is misinterpretation, misdirection or bias in all of the notes.

[ElNik2013]

Seeing as AA said no I don't think we have any idea how close they were to pulling the trigger.

 

 

They weren't close at all, some guys just look for anything they can find to hammer AA.

 

Anyway...

[GD]

BALLS IN THE AIR

 

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Anthopoulos' balls are in the air

 

Tallet's are to the wall

[DuckDuckGose]

They weren't close at all, some guys just look for anything they can find to hammer AA.

 

Anyway...

 

AA values information and the communication was cleary an information gathering session.

[ElNik2013]

AA values information and the communication was cleary an information gathering session.

 

 

Yup, that's how I interpreted this as well. I do hope he learned something from the Dickey trade where he seemed too willing to meet the Mets' asking price and didn't seem to use the impass in contract talks between the Mets and RAD against them, among other things.

[BigBounceyBlueBalls]

I can imagine the FBI's response:

"Uh huh. Astros website got hacked? You want us to track down who's behind it? Well, we have to file your report by law. We'll be in touch. Hey, Smith! The Astros want us to investigate who hacked their site and reported their insane asking prices for average players!"

"Hmm well, I guess that investigating into who's behind the hacking of credit and debit cards stealing millions a day from hard working people will just have to wait. Wait, they were talking to AA? That makes it international! Let's call INTERPOL! I'm sure they're just as eager to get on this as we are."

 

Interpol call in the RCMP. The Mounties always get there man!

 

Unlike mangers and their trades! Lol

[G-Snarls]

The New York Yankees were apparently willing not only to eat $4.5 million of Ichiro Suzuki's $6.5 million salary, but to sentence Ichiro to spending perhaps his last year in the majors playing in front of empty Houston houses for the worst team in the majors. Poor Ichiro.

[Slot Machine]

^Seriously? Why would teh Astros be interested in that? Were the Yankees so worried about money that they'd chip in a prospect or two just to save 4mil.

[Dick_Pole]

I would love for someone to hack into AA's database since he started. It would be fascinating to see the details behind shopping Halladay, the Wells dump and the events leading up to the Marlins and Mets trades. We should start a crowdfund for it to give the hackers some incentive

[wilko]

I would love for someone to hack into AA's database since he started. It would be fascinating to see the details behind shopping Halladay, the Wells dump and the events leading up to the Marlins and Mets trades. We should start a crowdfund for it to give the hackers some incentive

 

I think you'd also find a lot of take out orders. Mostly pastas.

[TheHurl]

Beeston doesn't strike me as the kind of guy who would use a computer

 

AA doesn't either. You notice the trade offer was by text. He hates using a computer.

 

this leak is the most interesting thing in ball in years. Love reading this stuff. I like that Luhnow shoots for the moon. Anyway I'm guessing that a former employee leaked this stuff...or Goldstein got drunk

[TheHurl]

I would love for someone to hack into AA's database since he started. It would be fascinating to see the details behind shopping Halladay, the Wells dump and the events leading up to the Marlins and Mets trades. We should start a crowdfund for it to give the hackers some incentive

 

You mean take a picture of the charts on the wall

[burlingtonbandit]

AA doesn't either. You notice the trade offer was by text. He hates using a computer.

 

this leak is the most interesting thing in ball in years. Love reading this stuff. I like that Luhnow shoots for the moon. Anyway I'm guessing that a former employee leaked this stuff...or Goldstein got drunk

 

Well I don't think its a bad thing that he would offer a trade by text over using the computer for email or what not. Hell I cant even remember the last time I checked my email on my computer as its so much easier to use my phone.

[TheHurl]

Well I don't think its a bad thing that he would offer a trade by text over using the computer for email or what not. Hell I cant even remember the last time I checked my email on my computer as its so much easier to use my phone.

 

I don't disagree although I hate my phone for email. But now try analyzing data on your phone or even a quick glance at splits on Fangraphs for that matter. There is no excuse for a GM of a baseball team to barely know how to use a computer.

[burlingtonbandit]

I don't disagree although I hate my phone for email. But now try analyzing data on your phone or even a quick glance at splits on Fangraphs for that matter. There is no excuse for a GM of a baseball team to barely know how to use a computer.

 

Where did you find it he hates to use his computer? I remember him saying he reads a lot about baseball online at outlets like ESPN.com and such. That was right after the Man in White story came out as he was saying he reads it all the time. I assume that would be on a computer? I just find it hard to believe a man with his job and who is that age not like using a computer.

[TheHurl]

Where did you find it he hates to use his computer? I remember him saying he reads a lot about baseball online at outlets like ESPN.com and such. That was right after the Man in White story came out as he was saying he reads it all the time. I assume that would be on a computer? I just find it hard to believe a man with his job and who is that age not like using a computer.

 

Several inside sources...but even the ushers at the RC are aware that he's opposed to using his laptop if possible