I hear tell that Fast Eddie is telling folks at the Winter Meetings that Clank IS going to play first base (if he can’t trade him to some dumbass AL team) and that Bret Wallace could use another year at AAA. Yeah, he needs another year at AAA like he needs to gain 30 pounds in his butt.
Oh – and get THIS – he is trying to trade Jeff Keppinger because his 105 OPS+ is too unsatisfactory at second base, unlike, say, Clint Barmes and his 67 OPS+ and it can’t be because Keppinger is arb eligible and due a raise from 1.15 mill because Barmes is gonna make 3 times that, easily.
And he’s trying to move Matt Lindstrom and his 1.65 mill because he is arb eligible. True that he was hurt in the second half and uck-sayed. I get that. BUT, get this:
Instead of playing Bogusevic, a lefty hitting LF, he’s trying to sign Jeremy Hermida, who hasn’t hit well since 2007, who was dumped by the Marlins and failed with the Red Sox and Athletics, is a lousy fielder at all 3 positions, and cost over 3 mill last year. Oh yeah – and Ryan Church, who was a VERY good player until he was injured during the 08 season and was so lousy that he was traded for Jeff Francoeur. He has subsequently failed with the Braves, Pirates and Diamondbacks. Interestingly enough, Hermida and Church have very high similarity scores on Baseball-reference.com.
So riddle me this – why, WHY “slash payroll” by getting rid of a middle infielder who can actually HIT, replacing him with one who can’t who is MORE expensive, and why bother to have a “youth movement” when you insist on continuously signing the Cory Sullivans of the world?
Oh yeah – and I also hear tell that Fast Eddie is chasing after Jeff Francis (who used to be good before he was hurt) and HE is hardly a “youth movement” or going to be cheap.
sigh
Man I hope this franchise gets sold right quick and Tal Smith and Fast Eddie get an immediate pink slip. I’m tired of their stuff.
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IF wade goes back to that line of crap again i’m going to vomit.
The front office must have some devious plan to render the the team unwatchable. It takes rare talent to render a team unpalatable to stat heads, fanboys and the bandwagon.
Outside of Clank, I enjoyed the one September game I saw against the Brewers last year. The kids were fun to watch.
Why is this such a shock??? E Wade is only doing what he’s been told!
Lisa, you and I both know who runs this team….and it ain’t Ed Wade or Drayton.
Tal Smith (never even PLAYED baseball)!! RUNS THIS TEAM!! He’s old, and
an idiot…..but Drayton is in *LOVE* with him. Smith ALSO owns the company
who is the arbitrator for ALL the Astros. McMullin F I R E D the man, because
he saw what an imbecile he is. Blood sucking leech! There,..now I feel better!
way to go Becky, I love it when you talk that way. My kind of girl
sceptor…….I’m a 62yr.old grandmother of 8, been a life long fan of the Astros
for a looooooooooong time. I’m a retired Delta flight attendant, and I used to
charter the team back in the late 60′s and early 70′s. I usually know what
I’m talking about, it ain’t easy hanging with some of you fellas!!
Becky……. I am a 71 year old grandfather of 6 and have been a fan since their inception, and i’m sure you know what you are talking about and you can hold your own with anyone that is plain to see. You know more about the Astros than i will ever know, and its an honor being on this same blog with both you and Lisa.
GO STROS!
Thank you kindly sir!! Lisa is an excellent host, don’t you think?!!
Not too many girls like her! Becky:)
sceptor
if wade goes back to that line of crap again then except for Opening Day, only fans he’s gonna get are all the church group/kids groups, cubs fans and cards fans. fast eddie has always preferred crappy veterans to young players unless they were his OWN number one picks
billy,
you got it
it’s unspeakably tough to even try to get some enthusiasm for what wade is putting together again with his lousy veteran thing
becky,
HOPEFULLY the first thing the new owner does is to dump fast eddie and tal
Wade’s veteran thing…it makes Tal feel young to have his contemporaries around