The 2015 Winter Meetings (Dec 7-10)

[BTS]

Zolecki tweets there's a fourth player involved.

 

If the other player is pretty inconsequential I like it for Houston. The odds of Velasquez being as good as Giles are pretty small, and a back-end soft-tosser + non top-100 prospect is a pretty fair price for the sure thing IMO.

[Orgfiller]

Velasquez, Oberholtzer, and Fisher for Giles.

 

Wtf? Awful deal for the Astros.

[Orgfiller]

If the other player is pretty inconsequential I like it for Houston. The odds of Velasquez being as good as Giles are pretty small, and a back-end soft-tosser + non top-100 prospect is a pretty fair price for the sure thing IMO.

 

Velasquez showed real promise as a starter last season. I don't get why the Astros soured on him.

[BTS]

Velasquez showed real promise as a starter last season. I don't get why the Astros soured on him.

 

Looks like they never really saw him as a starter. Two-pitch pitcher that they haven't trusted with a big workload.

[Followthelight]

Do they all get together and get hookers and do Blow after the meetings?

[reedjohnsonfan]

Lawrie to the White Sox! Donaldson trade looking worse for them now.

[burlingtonbandit]

Wtf? Awful deal for the Astros.

 

Yeah I would of moved Osuna for that package in a heartbeat.

[P2F]

If the other player is pretty inconsequential I like it for Houston. The odds of Velasquez being as good as Giles are pretty small, and a back-end soft-tosser + non top-100 prospect is a pretty fair price for the sure thing IMO.

 

Pretty much. Nothing of crazy significance given up, imo. Seems totally worth it for Houston.

[P2F]

Mets getting Asdrubal.

[BTS]

[burlingtonbandit]

Lmao Mets gave Asdrubal Cabrera 18.5 Million

[Followthelight]

Lmao Mets gave Asdrubal Cabrera 18.5 Million

 

Jesus wtf is wrong with some of these GM's.....outrageous contracts.Most of these will backfire.

[GD]

Velasquez showed real promise as a starter last season. I don't get why the Astros soured on him.

^^^ Owns Velasquez in LOD

[KingKat]

Do they all get together and get hookers and do Blow after the meetings?

 

Only Stewart.

[Followthelight]

Only Stewart.

 

That explains a lot. Must have been on a huge bender when he made the trade.

[Captain Adama]

Looks like they never really saw him as a starter. Two-pitch pitcher that they haven't trusted with a big workload.

 

Had terrific numbers as a starter in the minors. Still think he has promise as a starter.

 

 

Which works for me since I own him in the bbdl.

[Orgfiller]

^^^ Owns Velasquez in LOD

 

I'm actually excited about this deal because Velasquez should get the opportunity to start in Philly.

 

Am I wrong though? Maybe the Astros don't buy into his durability but scouts seemed to like VV and his numbers as a starter in the MLB rivaled those of McCullers, who(m?) the Astros are much higher on.

[BTS]

I hope he ends up in middle relief.

[Captain Adama]

I'm actually excited about this deal because Velasquez should get the opportunity to start in Philly.

 

Am I wrong though? Maybe the Astros don't buy into his durability but scouts seemed to like VV and his numbers as a starter in the MLB rivaled those of McCullers, who(m?) the Astros are much higher on.

 

And worse peripherals than Velasquez, mind.

[GD]

Had terrific numbers as a starter in the minors. Still think he has promise as a starter.

 

 

Which works for me since I own him in the bbdl.

^^^owns him in the BBDL

 

<----- traded him to you in the BBDL

[Captain Adama]

^^^owns him in the BBDL

 

<----- traded him to you in the BBDL

 

You're a little late to the party GD

[Orgfiller]

Fwiw, AdamGreenwood, who is excellent at recognizing breakout players, likes Velasquez quite a bit. 'Nuff said

[Laika]

I think it's a crummy trade for Houston, great one for Philly. Velazquez is probably a back end reliever if they plop him in the pen right now. Likely not quite as good as Giles, but still solid. Fisher is a toolshed with plus raw, plus speed, and some demonstrated OBP skeez. Oberholtzer might not be great but he has 5 years of control left and was solid in 2014.

 

This is like Osuna + Alford + for a closer.

 

C'mon

[Orgfiller]

But how good of a prospect can he be after so many years playing basketball?

[Boxcar]

Whats with all the love for Heyward around here. Is the upgrade over Pillar/Pompey worth a $200M contract?

 

Holy f***

[GD]

But how good of a prospect can he be after so many years playing basketball?

 

you can leave now

[Frenchsoup]

Padres looking for a SS.

[GD]

Padres looking for a SS.

 

Goins goins gone

[Nafro]

http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/2015-rule-5-draft-preview-names-remember/

[Laika]

Vince Velasquez is good right now. I'd rather have him than Giles. Maybe even for 2016.

 

North WTF is happening in baseball right now?

 

Kimbrel trade is retarded

Giles trade is retarded

Greinke contract is retarded

Jose Fernandez asks are retarded

Miller trade was SUPER retarded

 

I've never seen so much stupid in such a flurry