YouCanPutItOnTheBoardYES! Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Martes, Tucker, Reed, Paulino, Laureano, and Stubbs. Anything less isn't enough. Force Lunhow to bend over backwards to get Q. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 QUOTE (steveno89 @ Dec 13, 2016 -> 09:42 AM) For what it is worth, Stubbs was outhit by Tim Tebow in the Arizona Fall League and batted only .171 in 20 games That just signals that Stubbs is far from sniffing the mlb level Most of the guys we have gotten are years away from MLB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 QUOTE (steveno89 @ Dec 13, 2016 -> 07:42 AM) For what it is worth, Stubbs was outhit by Tim Tebow in the Arizona Fall League and batted only .171 in 20 games That just signals that Stubbs is far from sniffing the mlb level I think I just like the potential upside of a catcher plus a guy like Reed who raked in the minors and maybe just needs a bit more exposure at the major league level. Might blow up too though. I try not to get overworked at a sample size as small as AFL, especially because a guy could be there to work on a specific matter, which can have a direct impact on his stats. That said, it is always hard to look at some of the offensive minor league numbers of the Astros A/AA/AAA guys because those leagues are such hitters havens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrlesque Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 QUOTE (chisox802 @ Dec 13, 2016 -> 09:13 AM) From a speculation stand point, I think the Rockies make way too much sense. Quintana is one of the few pitchers that might actually pitch decent in Coors as well. I live out here in CO, and as a Purple Row article mentioned, I think it could benefit both teams greatly. I have not seen Rodgers play, but everyone raves about him here... Also, if there was anyway ever we could get David Dahl, sign me up. Seen him play multiple times and is going to be the real deal. Just a pipe dream though. With the Rockies, I would think Dahl might be in play. They have so many major league OFs as it is, maybe they'd consider trading Dahl instead of Blackmon for an elite starter. I'm not as high on Tapia, and I think Riley Pint is too young and risky to center a package around. So Dahl and/or Rodgers would be to be involved for my money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GermanSoxFan Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 (edited) QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ Dec 13, 2016 -> 04:40 PM) I know Houston wouldn't but I'd do a straight up Q for Bregman If the Astros wouldn't do this trade, they would be insane. But if I were Rick Hahn, I wouldn't trade Q for Trout(if you weren't allowed to turn around and trade him again for some reason) straight up in the situation the Sox are in. You need quantity in a rebuild. Look at the recent trades the Indians made for CC and Lee. The headliners did nothing (Laporta and Marson) and those trades were saved by secondary pieces performing better than expected. Edited December 13, 2016 by GermanSoxFan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Con te Giolito Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 With Reed there is the Anthony Rizzo comp that gives you enough hope to be excited about the guy even if you dont believe in him that much. His value has really tanked now too, he's basically a throw in to these deals. He's probably 3rd on depth chart at 1b for them behind Gurriel and Marwin Gonzalez, and this is a team that still seemed pretty hot in their pursuit of EE until something happened at 11th hour that really turned them off. Perhaps a failed medical who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Con te Giolito Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 (edited) If the Astros wouldn't do this trade, they would be insane. But if I were Rick Hahn, I wouldn't trade Q for Trout(if you weren't allowed to turn around and trade him again for some reason) straight up in the situation the Sox are in. You need quantity in a rebuild. Look at the recent trades the Indians made for CC and Lee. The headliners did nothing (Laporta and Marson) and those trades were saved by secondary pieces performing better than expected. You've lost your mind. Trout!? For Quintana?! Edited December 13, 2016 by Con te Giolito Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GermanSoxFan Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 QUOTE (Con te Giolito @ Dec 13, 2016 -> 04:58 PM) You've lost your mind. Trout!? For Quintana?! That was just a hyperbolic statement to emphasize how ill advised if would be to trade for a single player in a rebuilding situation no matter how good you perceive him to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveno89 Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Dec 13, 2016 -> 09:46 AM) I think I just like the potential upside of a catcher plus a guy like Reed who raked in the minors and maybe just needs a bit more exposure at the major league level. Might blow up too though. I try not to get overworked at a sample size as small as AFL, especially because a guy could be there to work on a specific matter, which can have a direct impact on his stats. That said, it is always hard to look at some of the offensive minor league numbers of the Astros A/AA/AAA guys because those leagues are such hitters havens. I pretty much disregard any hitting numbers from Houston's class A Lancaster...that place is a jet stream for homers and hitting While Tucker is a good prospect, the power is projection at this point (understandable for a soon to be 20 year old) His brother, Preston, tore up the minors but has struggled since getting called up to the bigs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveno89 Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 QUOTE (Con te Giolito @ Dec 13, 2016 -> 09:58 AM) With Reed there is the Anthony Rizzo comp that gives you enough hope to be excited about the guy even if you dont believe in him that much. His value has really tanked now too, he's basically a throw in to these deals. He's probably 3rd on depth chart at 1b for them behind Gurriel and Marwin Gonzalez, and this is a team that still seemed pretty hot in their pursuit of EE until something happened at 11th hour that really turned them off. Perhaps a failed medical who knows. Reed needs to get in better shape and take care of his body We could use his power potential at 1B or DH Anthony Rizzo would be a big ceiling for AJ Reed to achieve. I'd park him in AAA for awhile and bring him along when he's ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCsoxfan Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Hahn really does hold the cards. Two comparable trades have set the market, and Lunhow doesn't really have a ton of other options. What this is setting up for IMO, is a much deeper & stronger minor league package, once Hahn lets go of Musgrove. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 QUOTE (Con te Giolito @ Dec 13, 2016 -> 09:58 AM) With Reed there is the Anthony Rizzo comp that gives you enough hope to be excited about the guy even if you dont believe in him that much. His value has really tanked now too, he's basically a throw in to these deals. He's probably 3rd on depth chart at 1b for them behind Gurriel and Marwin Gonzalez, and this is a team that still seemed pretty hot in their pursuit of EE until something happened at 11th hour that really turned them off. Perhaps a failed medical who knows. When it comes to Reed, you have to trust your scouts and baseball people. They will be able to tell you if the debut was a fluke, or if there is fire there. Plenty of people flop in their MLB debuts only to come back and have big careers. Heck, Robin Ventura was 0-41 during his debut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMule2545 Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 http://www.minorleagueball.com/2016/12/12/...spects-for-2017 John Sickels' take on the Astros farm for those interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveno89 Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 13, 2016 -> 10:14 AM) When it comes to Reed, you have to trust your scouts and baseball people. They will be able to tell you if the debut was a fluke, or if there is fire there. Plenty of people flop in their MLB debuts only to come back and have big careers. Heck, Robin Ventura was 0-41 during his debut. Martes/Tucker/Reed is an interesting package. Sox needs to start getting some position players in the pipeline I'd love to see one more player like Perez thrown in to sweeten the deal. Martes/Tucker/Reed/Perez is a great package Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FT35 Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 QUOTE (steveno89 @ Dec 13, 2016 -> 10:38 AM) Musgrove is not going to be an ace of a staff, but he has the excellent control to be a #4 or #4 on a playoff team Yes. But how many teams use their #4 starter in the playoffs anymore? The formula seems to be a 3-man rotation--1a, 1b, 3, 1a, 1b in a 5-game series and 1a, 1b, 3, 1a, 1b, 2, 1a in a 7 game series. Depending on how the series is panning out, they might rush their 1a back to stay alive, but #4 is an extra innings eater or a blowout game guy in the post season anymore. You need 2 aces and a #3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Con te Giolito Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 http://www.minorleagueball.com/2016/12/12/...spects-for-2017 John Sickels' take on the Astros farm for those interested. Damn Reed has cratered...he's really #12 now? And then he compares him to Jon Singleton. And Franklin Perez is officially noticed now, I guess the time to strike on him lasted all of 12 seconds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsox Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 QUOTE (chisox802 @ Dec 13, 2016 -> 10:13 AM) From a speculation stand point, I think the Rockies make way too much sense. Quintana is one of the few pitchers that might actually pitch decent in Coors as well. I live out here in CO, and as a Purple Row article mentioned, I think it could benefit both teams greatly. I have not seen Rodgers play, but everyone raves about him here... Also, if there was anyway ever we could get David Dahl, sign me up. Seen him play multiple times and is going to be the real deal. Just a pipe dream though. In order to get both Rodgers and Dahl, Sox would have to give up both Q and Abreu. Probably a reliever, too. Rox could throw in a young first baseman and a young catcher. My pipe dream, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrlesque Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 QUOTE (steveno89 @ Dec 13, 2016 -> 10:17 AM) Martes/Tucker/Reed is an interesting package. Sox needs to start getting some position players in the pipeline I'd love to see one more player like Perez thrown in to sweeten the deal. Martes/Tucker/Reed/Perez is a great package I agree that Martes/Tucker/Reed needs (at least) one more piece, but instead of another pitcher like Perez I'd prefer one of the OFs: Fischer, Laureano or Hernandez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCsoxfan Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 QUOTE (Ro Da Don @ Dec 13, 2016 -> 11:15 AM) http://www.minorleagueball.com/2016/12/12/...spects-for-2017 John Sickels' take on the Astros farm for those interested. Just from his descriptions (and nothing else), I'd be more willing to roll the dice on the younger guys such as Perez/Laureano/Hernandez/Sierra to fill out a package headlined by Tucker/Martes. Guys like Fisher/Reed/Stubbs seem less interesting, even if they have a higher floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrlesque Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 QUOTE (oldsox @ Dec 13, 2016 -> 10:21 AM) In order to get both Rodgers and Dahl, Sox would have to give up both Q and Abreu. Probably a reliever, too. Rox could throw in a young first baseman and a young catcher. My pipe dream, too. With Bregman pretty much off the table, this is my top pipe dream target too. The Rockies make some odd choices (Ian Desmond...?), so who knows, maybe they'd pull a Dave Stewart and trade both Dahl and Rodgers for Quintana plus one more piece (Abreu/Robertson/Frazier/Jones). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveno89 Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 QUOTE (Ro Da Don @ Dec 13, 2016 -> 10:15 AM) http://www.minorleagueball.com/2016/12/12/...spects-for-2017 John Sickels' take on the Astros farm for those interested. This analysis makes me feel like taking Musgrove out of the deal and adding Reed + F Perez would be a prudent ask Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 As far as Keith Foulke trade goes, important to keep in mind that Foulke was in a walk year and Koch was pre-arbitration. We also got Neal Cotts back in that trade, who ultimately probably provided us more value than that one year of Foulke would have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GGajewski18 Posted December 13, 2016 Author Share Posted December 13, 2016 QUOTE (NCsoxfan @ Dec 13, 2016 -> 10:13 AM) Hahn really does hold the cards. Two comparable trades have set the market, and Lunhow doesn't really have a ton of other options. What this is setting up for IMO, is a much deeper & stronger minor league package, once Hahn lets go of Musgrove. Lunhow has Danny Duffy and Yordano Ventura available to take him to the playoffs *laughing hysterically writing this* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox59 Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 QUOTE (Buehrlesque @ Dec 13, 2016 -> 10:25 AM) With Bregman pretty much off the table, this is my top pipe dream target too. The Rockies make some odd choices (Ian Desmond...?), so who knows, maybe they'd pull a Dave Stewart and trade both Dahl and Rodgers for Quintana plus one more piece (Abreu/Robertson/Frazier/Jones). Quintana AND Abreu for Dahl and Rodgers? No thanks. I'd need at 2 out of three of Tapia, McMahon and Murphy in addition to those 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GGajewski18 Posted December 13, 2016 Author Share Posted December 13, 2016 QUOTE (ChiSox59 @ Dec 13, 2016 -> 11:04 AM) Quintana AND Abreu for Dahl and Rodgers? No thanks. I'd need at 2 out of three of Tapia, McMahon and Murphy in addition to those 2. Not even that ChiSox. If Quintana AND Abreu are going, i'm requesting Dahl, Rodgers, Hoffman +2 lottery tickets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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