Still have work to do.
As long as Iām sucking airā¦
Seth Beer to the Pirates from the D-Backs on the AAA portion of the Rule 5 Draft.
ETA: Marty Costes to the Marlins, too.
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2011 2nd rounder Adrian Houser just traded to the Mets from the Brewers. He was part of the infamous Mike Fiers / Carlos Gomez trade (along with Josh Hader & Brett Phillips).
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/12/mets-to-acquire-adrian-houser-tyrone-taylor-from-brewers.html
We all agreed never to speak of that again
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No math
Interesting to look through MLBās projected opening lineups for former bus riders.
Guys who had at most a short stint in Houston include:
TB - Jose Siri (CF)
BOS - Enmanuel Valdez (2B)
CLE - Ramon Laureano (RF)
LAA - Patrick Sandoval (SP)
SEA - Josh Rojas (3B)
MIA - Bryan De La Cruz (LF)
LAD - Teoscar Hernandez (LF)
And, of course, there were a couple who left via free agency but were developed in the Houston system:
TOR - George Springer (RF)
MIN - Carlos Correa (SS)
And honorable mention to:
CWS - Martin Maldonado (C)
Yeah ā Straw did well for himself with that contract. It will be interesting to see if he accepts the demotion (and keeps the paycheck) or decides he would rather play with the big boys for less money ā assuming anyone is interested at a reduced salary, of course. Iām not sure what the market is for a speedy CF with zero power and not much bat of any kind.
He has accepted the assignment according the the article.
I didnāt read it that way:
āIf Straw were to reject his assignment to the minor leagues, he would forfeit his contract to become a free agent.ā
of course, the article also said that āhe did make the opening day rosterā, so they must be poaching writers from the Chron.
Yeah, I stopped reading after:
" Myles Straw has cleared waivers and accepted an outright assignment to Triple-A Columbus."
And I guess I glossed right over that. Oops.
I am not sure anyone still reads or cares about this thread, but here is an update on Valente Bellozo. Note that I incorrectly claimed he had been traded to the Marlins for Alex Speas, but it was actually for Jacob Amaya, who got a cup of coffee early in the season and is still getting a lot of PT at Sugar Land.
Meanwhile, Bellozo got his MLB debut with the Marlins on June 26 and has done reasonably well in two starts for them so far.
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