No way the Grocer would trade for Halladay much less do the "stos have
anything to trade for him, unless we're talking about a package
including probably 2 of Pence, Oswalt, Lee and Berkman...



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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.

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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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