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SirGreatWhite · 06-06-2019, 09:01 PM

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3/21/19 - Traded 1B/DH Tyler White, minor league pitcher Riley Cabral to the Cleveland Indians for 1B prospect Jake Bauers. I was a little surprised at this since Bauers is a decent prospect with pretty good in-game ratings and is 4-5 years younger than White. The pitching prospect we put in was a throw-in...nothing special. Bauers is a good long-term investment that can be a backup at the MLB level right now while one of the top prospects (Yordan Alvarez) continues to develop in AA/AAA. Current 1B Yuli Gurriel is 34 and has 1 more year on his contract through 2020.

3/21/19 - Traded reliever Chris Devenski, pitching prospect Jose Luis Hernandez, and cash to the Boston Red Sox for pitching prospect Durbin Feltman, pitching prospect Jay Groome, and infield prospect Antoni Flores. Similar to the Tyler White trade...I was surprised to get these quality of prospects for a decent relief pitcher and an average prospect. Then again, the Red Sox had a red dot rating in their relief rankings at the trade screen. And they are also in "build a dynasty" mode. So maybe they were willing to overpay for an average reliever to help their bullpen? Devenski was going to be our #4 or #5 reliever at best this year. Saying that now, after knowing how poorly the bullpen has performed though makes me question this in hindsight.

4/22/19 - Traded AAA 1B prospect AJ Reed, minor league CF AJ Meyers, and minor league pitcher Jose Alberto Rivera to the Cleveland Indians for 3B prospect Nolan Jones. AJ Reed is a decent prospect to lose on our end, but we have Yordan Alvarez in AA (soon to be moving up to AAA). Jones is a good long term prospect in case Carlos Correa isn't resigned in 3 years and we move Bregman to SS position. A good long-term investment.

5/2/19 - Traded RHP prospect Kyle Serrano to San Diego for Catching prospect Luis Torrens. By far the worst position in the Astros system (both MLB and minor league levels) is Catcher. Hopefully adding Torrens gives a decent prospect to have as a possible backup at MLB level next year. He currently is in AA. He has a full year of big league experience with San Diego as a former Rule 5 draftee.

5/16/19 - Traded utility man (and fan favorite) Tony Kemp, pitching prospect Brandon Bielak, RHP minor leaguer Misael Tamarez, and minor league Catcher Lorenzo Quintana and cash (most of Kemp's remaining salary) to the St. Louis Cardinals for pitching prospect Alex Reyes and minor league Catcher prospect Andrew Knizer!!! This is a slam dunk of a trade on our end. Kemp is a super-sub that can play several positions and be servicable, but not a long term answer anywhere. Knizer is a pretty solid catching prospect to boost our depth at that position and compete with Torrens for a possible roster spot next season. Reyes has tons of potential if he can improve his command. The Cardinals are in "win now" mode and had quality depth at catcher in their minor leagues. They also had some injuries to their position players which makes me think they were more likely to take Kemp and Bielak (who is a good pitching prospect in his own right). But this trade could be a game changer if Reyes develops to maximize his potential to go along with our #1 pitching prospect Forrest Whitley for the future of the Astros!

One of the owner goals was to sign McHugh to an extension. Wasn't 100% committed to that but figured I likely won't be able to afford Cole in offseason along with upcoming extensions needed for Springer & Correa in near future that we need to plan for. So I signed McHugh to a 3 year extension that decreases value each year and has a player option after year 1 and team option after year 2. So at least it's team friendly.

Will play/sim a few more games tonight and update...

06-06-2019, 09:01 PM	#3
SirGreatWhite Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: Texas Posts: 59	Transactions: 3/21/19 - Traded 1B/DH Tyler White, minor league pitcher Riley Cabral to the Cleveland Indians for 1B prospect Jake Bauers. I was a little surprised at this since Bauers is a decent prospect with pretty good in-game ratings and is 4-5 years younger than White. The pitching prospect we put in was a throw-in...nothing special. Bauers is a good long-term investment that can be a backup at the MLB level right now while one of the top prospects (Yordan Alvarez) continues to develop in AA/AAA. Current 1B Yuli Gurriel is 34 and has 1 more year on his contract through 2020. 3/21/19 - Traded reliever Chris Devenski, pitching prospect Jose Luis Hernandez, and cash to the Boston Red Sox for pitching prospect Durbin Feltman, pitching prospect Jay Groome, and infield prospect Antoni Flores. Similar to the Tyler White trade...I was surprised to get these quality of prospects for a decent relief pitcher and an average prospect. Then again, the Red Sox had a red dot rating in their relief rankings at the trade screen. And they are also in "build a dynasty" mode. So maybe they were willing to overpay for an average reliever to help their bullpen? Devenski was going to be our #4 or #5 reliever at best this year. Saying that now, after knowing how poorly the bullpen has performed though makes me question this in hindsight. 4/22/19 - Traded AAA 1B prospect AJ Reed, minor league CF AJ Meyers, and minor league pitcher Jose Alberto Rivera to the Cleveland Indians for 3B prospect Nolan Jones. AJ Reed is a decent prospect to lose on our end, but we have Yordan Alvarez in AA (soon to be moving up to AAA). Jones is a good long term prospect in case Carlos Correa isn't resigned in 3 years and we move Bregman to SS position. A good long-term investment. 5/2/19 - Traded RHP prospect Kyle Serrano to San Diego for Catching prospect Luis Torrens. By far the worst position in the Astros system (both MLB and minor league levels) is Catcher. Hopefully adding Torrens gives a decent prospect to have as a possible backup at MLB level next year. He currently is in AA. He has a full year of big league experience with San Diego as a former Rule 5 draftee. 5/16/19 - Traded utility man (and fan favorite) Tony Kemp, pitching prospect Brandon Bielak, RHP minor leaguer Misael Tamarez, and minor league Catcher Lorenzo Quintana and cash (most of Kemp's remaining salary) to the St. Louis Cardinals for pitching prospect Alex Reyes and minor league Catcher prospect Andrew Knizer!!! This is a slam dunk of a trade on our end. Kemp is a super-sub that can play several positions and be servicable, but not a long term answer anywhere. Knizer is a pretty solid catching prospect to boost our depth at that position and compete with Torrens for a possible roster spot next season. Reyes has tons of potential if he can improve his command. The Cardinals are in "win now" mode and had quality depth at catcher in their minor leagues. They also had some injuries to their position players which makes me think they were more likely to take Kemp and Bielak (who is a good pitching prospect in his own right). But this trade could be a game changer if Reyes develops to maximize his potential to go along with our #1 pitching prospect Forrest Whitley for the future of the Astros! One of the owner goals was to sign McHugh to an extension. Wasn't 100% committed to that but figured I likely won't be able to afford Cole in offseason along with upcoming extensions needed for Springer & Correa in near future that we need to plan for. So I signed McHugh to a 3 year extension that decreases value each year and has a player option after year 1 and team option after year 2. So at least it's team friendly. Will play/sim a few more games tonight and update...