Well, this one won't happen, but I am all for the Astros trading for Roy
Halladay.? Apparently, the Blue Jays are looking to deal the former Cy Young
award winner since they are falling out of playoff contention. I am sure that we
won't have enough for him, though.
Otherwise, I don't think the Astros will be looking for trades.? Although our
pitching staff is nothing to sing about, right now we have 6 pitchers that are
performing solidly and they can't figure out which one of them to drop from the
rotation. Therefore, adding pitching would just create more of a log jam since
we would have to drop another pitcher to make room for him.? The bullpen is
starting to perform better with Arias and Fulchino, so I don't think that the
Astros are looking to trade for bullpen help. Finally, the offense is solid and
with Blum and Keppinger holding down 3rd base, I don't see that there is any
hole in the offense that they would be looking to improve, unless it is our
bench.
Therefore, I foresee the Astros staying put.


-----Original Message-----
From: Jacob Hale <jacob-hale@...>
To: houstonsbrandofbaseball@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Mon, Jul 6, 2009 8:40 pm
Subject: [Houston's Brand of Baseball] Trades








Do you think the Astros will make any trades this season

There's less than a month left to the trade deadline, but I haven't heard any
trade rumors surrounding the Astros.

Will it be a big trade? A small one?

And what are the Astros looking for and who are they willing to play?

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