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19 minutes ago, kevwun said:

Read what I said.  I wouldn't do Cease for Yainer.

I did, your reason was because Cease is a rental and then offered that down the road Walker is a possible replacement for Diaz.

My response was that Walker is barely hitting above average at high A.  

 

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Walker is a really good catcher though.  Diaz is not.  If Yainer isn't going to hit at a high level, his value isn't very high.  I'm not ready to give up on him yet though.

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51 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

then traded two really good prospects to reaquire him.

 

51 minutes ago, UTPhil2006 said:

Those two prospects suck in the Mets organization currently 

Echoing @UTPhil2006, I don’t think either of those prospects were going to be much more than trade chips.  Their best attribute was draft position and potential.  

 

34 minutes ago, PGFrog said:

So you are merely tying up $33M a year for 3 years for an average at best player on a roster that needs serious reworking and you are looking at having to pay some people pretty damn soon.  

This team has been shedding talent past the point of replacement ever since 2019.  They’ve got to add some back and the best advantage they CAN have is Crane’s willingness to spend money.  

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1 hour ago, UTPhil2006 said:

Those two prospects suck in the Mets organization currently 

Clifford is 21 years old and has a .863 OPS in AA. His career OPS in the minors is .833, he doesn't suck.

Gilbert is 24 and has a .811 OPS in the minors this season. I'd rather give him playing time instead of fucking Cooper Hummel.

 

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2 minutes ago, texashorne said:

Had Walker been hitting all season like he has the past 6 weeks, everyone would be gruntled. 

Had I picked the correct lottery numbers last night I'd be a multi millionaire

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I just want to say that if we get Carlos Correa it will be a very very very happy day at my house and all yall saying no to that deal should feel very bad for being very very wrong.  It's too awesome to happen I'm afraid.  I don't want to get my hopes up.  But come on, make it so.

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Walker has hit .293 last 30 games and .321 in July. It’s been relatively quiet because he still strikes out quite a bit and the rest of our lineup is so weak the rbi opportunities are hit and miss. He’s been far from our worst hitter since June. The main problem is he doesn’t or hasn’t had the home run pop I expected.

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7 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

I just want to say that if we get Carlos Correa it will be a very very very happy day at my house and all yall saying no to that deal should feel very bad for being very very wrong.  It's too awesome to happen I'm afraid.  I don't want to get my hopes up.  But come on, make it so.

What did Habib say about the trade 

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The Houston Astros and Minnesota Twins have discussed a trade of shortstop Carlos Correa, but multiple sources from both teams on Wednesday downplayed the likelihood of a deal manifesting before Thursday’s 5 p.m. CT trade deadline.

Twins sources said the Astros approached them to discuss Correa, who in January said, “I’ve got a full no-trade clause. Let me tell you something: I love Minnesota, and I love the fishing here.”

Even so, the Twins believe the Astros are the one team Correa might approve for a trade because he maintains an offseason home in the Houston area. The two sides have discussed parameters, but people with knowledge of the situation indicated the teams initially were far apart.

The Astros’ interest in Correa was first reported by USA Today.

Correa is in the third season of a six-year deal that guarantees him $96 million through the 2028 season. He is making $33.3 million this year — a figure that, even if paid down by the Twins, would launch the Astros over the luxury tax for a second consecutive season.

This winter, team sources indicated Astros owner Jim Crane did not want to cross the luxury threshold, but he’s been known to alter his outlook if a notable name is available. Houston also has interest in San Diego Padres starter Dylan Cease, another player who would fit that bill.

During his weekly appearance on the team’s flagship radio station Wednesday morning, Astros general manager Dana Brown said the club is seeking “impact first.”

“You want to impact the major-league team,” Brown said. “If the impact is a bat, you take the bat. If the impact is an arm, you take the arm. You look for impact because whatever impact you get, that’s going to help the major-league team the most.”

Crane has long remained a fan of Correa, to whom he offered a five-year, $160 million contract after the 2021 season. After Correa rejected it and signed with the Twins, Crane took the rare step of issuing a statement thanking Correa and his wife Daniella for their contributions to the city and franchise.

How involved Crane becomes in the discussions is crucial to the viability of any potential deal involving Correa. Crane remains an influential voice in baseball operations decisions, though ownership of any team would be looped into these sorts of conversations.

If the Astros did acquire Correa, he would play third base in the wake of Isaac Paredes’ “significant” right hamstring strain. Paredes is seeking a second opinion on the injury, which could sideline him for the remainder of the season.

Shortstop Jeremy Peña, also on the injured list with a fractured left rib, was playing his second minor-league rehab game with Triple-A Sugar Land on Wednesday. He could return to the Astros’ lineup as early as Friday in Boston.

Both Peña and Paredes have two more years of club control, inviting speculation about where Correa would play after this season should the Astros acquire him. There is serious doubt within the organization that Paredes could handle second base.

Correa was out of the Twins’ lineup on Wednesday after exiting the previous night’s game with a migraine headache. He wasn’t in the clubhouse before the game, Twins manager Rocco Baldelli noting the shortstop was undergoing imaging related to the migraine.

Baldelli wouldn’t speculate on whether the migraine is related to the concussion Correa sustained in May, one which resulted in him missing five games.

Baldelli wasn’t aware of the Correa rumors, noting he doesn’t have an active social media account.

“I don’t get wound up by much of what goes on,” Baldelli said. “There will always be things floating around this week. Nothing is really surprising to me.”

Though the Twins are enamored with Correa, believing he’s a difference-maker on the field, the team’s financial picture has changed drastically in the 30 months since he signed his six-year deal. The club has been up for sale since October, which is limiting how much the team can spend on players. Correa’s salary represents 25 percent of the Twins’ current $141 million payroll.

Though the Twins added $15 million to the budget this season, the majority was spent on players who signed one-year contracts, many of whom are expected to be traded.

Still, in January, Correa said the impending sale wasn’t a worry and the team’s inability to spend was a reality.

“We’re in a spot now where we cannot invest — it is what it is,” Correa said. “You’ve got to live with that, and you’ve got to go out and play with the players that you have. I feel like the talent is in this clubhouse, we’ve just got to put it all together.”

Despite featuring a roster with at least 10 players whose names have appeared in trade rumors, the Twins are a mess. A major-league best 13-game winning streak aside, they are 51-56, one of the worst records in the American League.

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2 hours ago, PGFrog said:

So you trade for Cease to help you this year and the plan is to replace your starting catcher with a guy who is hitting .260 at high A ball?  

Where the hell is Mike from Dairy Ashford when we need him?

Not exactly but close...

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13 minutes ago, kevwun said:

Castro just got pulled from the Twins game, so he's going somewhere.

Could be, but they're also getting shelled by Boston so it could be they just decided to sit him. 

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