re: DAT 7/31: Tampa Bay (Cobb) @ Houston (Morton) 7:10 CT - DEADLINE DAY EDITION

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If the A's or twins didn't want the guys we offered

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There were no rumors at all that we offered anything. Why? Because we probably didn't.

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Once again, comparing prospects traded to your prospects doesn't mean shite. If the A's or twins didn't want the guys we offered, 94 preferred the Nationals offer what are you going to do?

You end up over paying and everyone has a meltdown anyway

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Somehow our farm is high up in every ranking and everyone except for actual GMs like our prospects. Every single team just likes every other teams prospects

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I doubt Luhnow went into the trade deadline saying, "frick it Liriano will do" he's not an idiot, no matter what people think.

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He went into the trade deadline saying, "I'm not overpaying for anyone". That's all we know. Apparently, based on the results after the deadline, what he thought was "overpaying" was actually the point to which he needed to go to get a deal done, like many other clubs did, and he decided not to do it.

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There were no rumors at all that we offered anything. Why? Because we probably didn't.

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Everything doesn't always get leaked, especially early. Hell the Cubs and White Sox team accounts broke the Quintana trade.

I'm not a vehement Luhnow proponent, but he's done a good job and any other GM could have been in the same situation.

I just think the want to fix every hole we have is kind of outlandish. Some yell for the bullpen and the also wanted to add Gray or Darvish.

It appears Luhnow went the bullpen route and got fricked. Who knows what else he's worked on for the past week that could have been

For those scoring at home, Sipp's last 6 appearances:

4.2 IP
9 hits
10 ER
4 HR allowed
19.29 ERA

This Astros team can and will beat the shite out of average and less than average pitching. Maybe like no other team in the history of the game.

Seriously.

But pitching dominates playoff games, because the teams that get that far have above average pitching.

We had pitchers of the month in consecutive months, but most still knew we needed one more playoff arm. Not only did we not get that arm, one of our pitchers of the month without much in the way of a MLB resume, is going back to the DL for the second time, having shown no signs of sniffing his previously good results after 4 starts.

Many of the respected posters in this thread spent the first half of this season realizing Giles was not fit to be our playoff closer. But just to give you an idea of the shape of the pen now, many feel he might be the MOST reliable arm in there at this point.

I've followed the Astros through every single playoff season and series they have ever played. Been around the game all my life. Anything can happen. I'm gonna be there til the end, but make no mistake, all of the other contenders got better recently, while the Astros did not.

Don't be ridiculous. Nobody wants lunhow fired. He is a great farm director

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find it hard to believe that with all the activity that was completed people see our prospects as junk and yankees/cubs/dodgers prospects in each respective organizations second tier mind you as the second coming of Mike Trout. Neither the yankees nor dodgers gave up their top guys and the Cubs didnt have to give up any of their recent promotions that arent even starting.

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Since no one gave out top tier prospects, maybe, just maybe, other orgs have better or had more highly sought after or other teams liked a particular one better than our 2nd tier prospects?

It's just a thought. And I'll leave it at that. I've had enough for the day.

Go Stros