steveno89

Eloy >>> Meadows without a doubt. Despite his defensive shortcomings, his bat has the potential to be a special weapon. a 60/65 hit tool combined with 70+ power is similar to what Giancarlo Stanton is, an offensive force. Cease's improvement puts him certainly ahead of Glasnow in value for me. Younger, and more likely to remain in the rotation.

Eloy/Cease >>> Meadows/Glasnow right now

Meadows and Glasnow are assets that are close to deteriorating in value. The Pirates were arguably smart to cash in on them while they are still "prospects". Both of them had more value in the winter of 2017 than they do now

Not sure this deal qualifies as selling high on a player with three more seasons of arbitration control. Arguably it is selling low.

Players absolutely care about things like this. They have girlfriends, wives, families, sisters, moms as well.

Sad, but true. Perez and Paulino heading to Toronto, along with Giles

Domestic abuse should be taken far more seriously than considering the player a "distressed asset". I really question the integrity of the Astros front office on this one.

Ugly look for Houston to be trading for Osuna before his case goes to court in August.

We are not at the point where we should be shipping out multiple top prospects for mlb talent. In 12 months we will have a much better idea of what we have in some of these young players.

If the asking price starts with Robles, I'd imagine either Eloy, Kopech or Robert would have to be included...which I would not do. Sox won't be in on him.

Bryce Bush is quietly putting up big numbers in 13 games so far in the AZL batting .425 with more walks than strikeouts, 1.061 OPS. I know the AZL isn't the great competition, but he is still only 18.

Call isn't a bad prospect by any means, but he doesn't have a ton of upside to profile as a regular in the outfield. He's not really fast enough to cover center field, and lacks the power to profile as a corner. The upside is a solid 4th outfielder/bench bat, which our system has a ton of depth at right now. Jimenez/Robert/Rutherford/Adolfo/Basabe/Gonzalez/Walker/Call/Booker are all battling for a couple spots.

Meh, a 27 year old journeyman minor league reliever. Not seeing much upside here. Plenty of other arms in our system will get a look before he does.

There will always be 24-26 year old relief prospects available in the rule five draft each season, as teams run out of space to protect those guys in favor of other prospects. All you can do is hope a couple of these guys we acquire end up sticking

Doubt Rodon gets moved. His injury history and years of control remaining make him difficult to value. The Sox would be asking for a large return and I don't think another club will pay that price. Avilan/Cedeno/Shields may get moved for a crappy return

I like our system, but I'd have to say the Padres have the best farm in baseball right now. The Rays have a sneaky good system as well that nobody is really talking about. White Sox, Braves, Padres, Rays have the strongest systems right now I'd say Diamondbacks, Mariners, Red Sox, Cubs have the weakest

We might start having our own 40 man roster crunch in a season or two, as we will be unable to protect all these prospects we have acquired. It's a good problem to have as some will inevitably become trade assets. On an unrelated note, The Tampa Bay Rays have very quietly assembled an impressive and deep farm system of talent. I can see them being a force in 3 seasons.

Clarkin as had a rough year. He's pretty injury prone and has been too hittable in AA. His stuff does not profile well out of the bullpen either, given his low strikeout rate. I doubt any team would pick Clarkin up if left unprotected at this point.

Our farm used to look very much like the Seattle Mariners...just full of crap

Should be pretty easy to clear up 6-7 40 man roster spots as we trim the fat this offseason Medieros will need to be protected, likely taking Clarkin's spot?

I doubt Mendick would have to be protected. Stephens and Adams absolutely should be protected though.

Medieros' future will very likely be out of the bullpen given his control issues. I like that we added a left handed pitcher with some upside, something out system is not very deep with.

the top 30 is as deep as it has been in quite some time. Each of those players has a legitimate chance of becoming a major league player.

Guys like AJ Reed, JD Davis, etc. could be interesting I'd prefer younger players though

I would take that deal and run. I be surprised if the Astros would part with that much talent, but their farm is so deep they likely can absorb it. Huge haul