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Don't see the Rays FO taking a player telling them about spending well.

No one seems to be moving the Low A players. Most of the prospects traded this deadline seem to be on the 40 or near their year they need to be added.

Oh Teoscar. At least Japan won't care about your defense when you hit 40

Wisler and Tucker out of options next year. Next time they struggle it's probably a DFA. Maybe try out Wisler and Sims as relievers and see how that works. Braves going to bench Acuna against LHP? And then bring in Duvall as a late inning defensive replacement.

BA's article https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/astros-pay-hefty-price-for-blue-jays-roberto-osuna/ Hector Perez, RHP Age: 22 After signing as an 18-year-old, Perez has quickly made up for lost time. He recently had been promoted to Double-A Corpus Christi after minor improvements in his delivery helped him show improved control in his final month with high Class A Buies Creek. Perez always has a mid- to upper-90s fastball that can blow some hitters away, but it’s less effective when he has bouts of wildness. His control wavers from below-average to average. Perez throws an extremely hard, 88-90 mph slider with modest depth and he’s improved his splitter that serves as his changeup. At the least, he should be an effective power reliever for the Blue Jays. But if he can continue to improve his secondary pitches and his control, he has the makings of a potential mid-rotation starter. David Paulino, RHP Age: 24 Paulino has long been one of the most talented pitchers in the Astros' farm system, but he also has been one of the most frustrating. Between injuries and a suspension, the 6-foot-7 Paulino has thrown just 273.1 innings in eight pro seasons and he’s never thrown more than 90 innings in a season. Paulino has missed time with Tommy John surgery, a disciplinary suspension, elbow soreness, bone chips in his elbow and an 80-game suspension for testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug. This year, he’s missed most of the season with a shoulder injury, although he has returned to action and was working on a rehab assignment in the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League. If Paulino tests positive again, he will be suspended for a full season. Paulino’s fastball isn’t as firm as it was at his best in 2015-2016, but it’s still a potential plus pitch with plenty of angle and velocity. His curveball gives him a second plus offering. His changeup has even flashed plus as well, although getting all three synced up has been difficult because Paulino has missed so much time. Paulino is a perfect buy-low candidate to acquire in a trade. His struggles to stay healthy may prevent him from reaching his still-lofty ceiling, but if he puts it all together he could still be a mid-rotation starter or an elite reliever.

Sure if you only look at the pitching...and hitting. I don't think the Bye Weeks were ever that bad

I really hate when the fans chant the city name. I know "A's" isn't easy to chant but I am just bothered by "Lets go Oakland". That's all!

83 wins I think. Seems pretty accurate to me.

King put it in your calendar for a 2028 bump

if we get anything out of this deal it's a win. As Osuna was never going to pitch here. So really it's just a comparison to the other teams the Jays were talking to. And as much as we'd love to know what those offers were, the Jays aren't going to leak even who they were talking to.

Please allow me to do the same thing for Osuna He is mentally fragile and had to leave the team last year after a breakdown. He knocked up multiple women last year He beat up one woman this year He is roundly disliked by his teammates, and was upset that no one supported him publicly He was upset that he had to get his own lawyer rather than a team appointed one All of these are facts or things I heard directly from team sources. Paints a bad picture of him that makes it sound like he's a head case. I guess Houston is getting a s***** pitcher as well as a s***** person. ALL CLOSERS are head cases.

Now please give your narrative about Osuna

Holy f*** the Jays are playing Morales and Martin in the field today and DH'ing Solarte

Houston it's about playoffs and maybe another World Series (and they aren't likely going away in the next three years with the solid core they have). They have survived making a lot of bad moves in the past, because they have developed a pretty deep org.

Move your political s*** to the off topic or just go back into not posting.

f*** it, I'll give you the reaction you appear to be begging for (all while spelling the f***ing guys name wrong). Jeremy Jeffress the top 30 reliever in the majors right now would be a great comp for him and a very good outcome for this guy

Number 7 on the Astros mid season update from BA 7. Hector Perez, RHP Double-A Corpus Christi Age: 22 Perez was spraying the ball all around (but rarely in) the strike zone early in the season, but after some work to simplify and clean up his delivery, he’s throwing many more strikes and seeing the results that come with improved control. With a mid-90s fastball, an improving splitter and a hard 88-91 mph slider, Perez has the stuff to dominate if he can get ahead in counts.

Luhnow and Osuna statements Interesting that Osuna did not mention the Jays. Osuna's statement makes me think this deal has been done for a while.

And Toronto. Her initial article said that gaining assets from trading a women beater was as bad if not worse.

You have 2 years and 2 months of Giles. No need to flip him immediately unless you feel there is reason in his performance

ftfy. while I"m more on the SJW side than most here, cheating on spouses or taking PEDs are not in my DBag radar. My response to BTS was a joke

This is why you are a lawyer and not media. Giles has character issues and Osuna is a good guy but it's the #MeToo movement which hurts his case is how this statement would be read.

PED user...we can't have a cheater in the lineup.

Hector Perez and David Paulino. Great haul along with Giles considering all the circumstances. I was told from very early on that the Jays F.O. had decided that Osuna would never put on a Jays uniform again.