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re: Cubs trade for Astros' Dexter Fowler
Posted on 1/19/15 at 10:40 am to rlebl39
Posted on 1/19/15 at 10:40 am to rlebl39
quote:You got plenty for Fowler. Valbuena is a very good contributor and Dan Straily has shown some good potential. Your rotation is very thin, so you get a 26 year old starting pitcher with some talent to give your club innings. He'll most likely start right out the gate for the Astros.
Wish we could have gotten more for Fowler.
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Posted on 1/19/15 at 10:41 am to Lester Earl
quote:
and Valbuena is a nice LH bat off the bench
Valbuena will be starting.
Posted on 1/19/15 at 10:42 am to PurpleAndGold86
Dominguez is garbage. Valubuno would have to sick very badly not to start over him
Posted on 1/19/15 at 10:45 am to The Sad Banana
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This post was edited on 4/3/23 at 1:34 am
Posted on 1/19/15 at 10:46 am to msutiger
Astros are 1 DL stint away from disaster with that rotation.
Posted on 1/19/15 at 10:46 am to Tiger Ryno
Very underrated player for the Cubs and has surprising power.
Posted on 1/19/15 at 10:47 am to rlebl39
quote:
Wish we could have gotten more for Fowler
Astros greatly needed starting pitching depth and Luis Valbuena probably wins the starting 3rd baseman job out of Spring. Not sure how much more the Astros could have gotten. Maybe a contending team would have paid more for Fowler at the trade deadline, but then the Astros are gambling that Fowler remains healthy until then.
Posted on 1/19/15 at 10:47 am to PurpleAndGold86
quote:
Valbuena will be starting.
he could, but more than likely he'll platoon
Posted on 1/19/15 at 10:48 am to bwallcubfan
Damn. Love Fowler
Posted on 1/19/15 at 10:49 am to bwallcubfan
What if they win this year like in Back to the Future
Posted on 1/19/15 at 10:55 am to Lester Earl
Fowler isn't squat. Decent deal for the Astros.
The Gattis trade was horrible. But this one was fine.
The Gattis trade was horrible. But this one was fine.
Posted on 1/19/15 at 11:26 am to Tigerfan_95
quote:
Astros got trade raped 2 times in a week.
Fowler is not that good. Injury prone, no power, defense is garbage, FA after this year..
This could be a win for both teams but definitely not a trade rape.
Posted on 1/19/15 at 11:28 am to PurpleAndGold86
quote:
has surprising power.
Not really
Posted on 1/19/15 at 11:29 am to CQQ
quote:
Fowler is not that good.
5 of your 8 regulars have OBP .300 or under, and he's not that good
Posted on 1/19/15 at 11:33 am to Lester Earl
His OBP is a good tool for him but I don't know why he has to be compared to the rest of the lineup to draw the conclusion that he's not that good. He's missed an average of 35 games a year, the power is not coming out, and his defense is terrible.
Stros upgrade their OF defense by sliding Marisnick to CF, upgrade 3B (Valbuena will start immediately), and get a lottery ticket in Straily.
Stros upgrade their OF defense by sliding Marisnick to CF, upgrade 3B (Valbuena will start immediately), and get a lottery ticket in Straily.
Posted on 1/19/15 at 11:39 am to CQQ
quote:
Not really
You don't have any idea what you're talking about then.
Posted on 1/19/15 at 11:48 am to CQQ
Lineup will probably be something like
Altuve 2B
Lowrie SS
Carter DH
Springer RF
Gattis LF
Valbuena 3B
Castro C
Marisnick CF
Singleton 1B
What I don't like about this deal is that it appears they will play Gattis in LF which is pretty terrifying. I think Valbuena slides nicely into the lineup though and Straily is intriguing.
If the Cubs can get a full season out of fowler they may have gotten a steal but I don't mind what we got back
Altuve 2B
Lowrie SS
Carter DH
Springer RF
Gattis LF
Valbuena 3B
Castro C
Marisnick CF
Singleton 1B
What I don't like about this deal is that it appears they will play Gattis in LF which is pretty terrifying. I think Valbuena slides nicely into the lineup though and Straily is intriguing.
If the Cubs can get a full season out of fowler they may have gotten a steal but I don't mind what we got back
Posted on 1/19/15 at 11:48 am to PurpleAndGold86
Valbuena has a CAREER batting average of .229 and has never hit higher than .249. Is this someone any team would want???
Astros got RAPED.
Astros got RAPED.
Posted on 1/19/15 at 11:50 am to PurpleAndGold86
quote:
You don't have any idea what you're talking about then.
okPosted on 1/19/15 at 11:52 am to SportsGuyNOLA
quote:
Posted by SportsGuyNOLA
Valbuena has a CAREER batting average of .229 and has never hit higher than .249. Is this someone any team would want???
Yes. Valbuena is a solid player.
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