re: DAT July 10, 2015 @ Tampa Bay

List needs to obey overlord Chicken

I tweeted at list so hopefully he can come get us unanchored

The topic of whether Lunhow is sitting on his hands too long is interesting. Ryno says not to panic, think he is right. While I would like to have gotten a deal done last week, it isn't necessarily something Lunhow controls. The Athletics continue their ruse (my opinion) that they are "trying to decide whether we are buyers or sellers" to get closer to the deadline. The reds are also going to wait, as are the Phils. Just them driving up the price and urgency for a bigger payoff.

Yeah Lunhow is a smart guy, and think he knows what he is doing. The sellers aren't in any hurry to make a deal.

Stolen from Clutch fans astros forum
Astros spending less on payroll per win than anyone in the league, guess thats neat.

1) Astros $ 70,910,100 (48-34) $1,477,293
2) TB $ 76,061,707 (42-40) $1,810,993
3) Mia $ 68,479,000 (35-46) $1,956,542
4) Pitt $ 88,278,500 (45-34) $1,961,744
5) Clev $ 86,091,175 (38-41) $2,265,557
6) Oak $ 86,086,667 (37-46) $2,326,666
7) Ariz $ 91,518,833 (39-41) $2,346,636
8) Cards $120,869,458 (51-28) $2,369,989
9) Mets $101,409,244 (41-40) $2,473,396
10) ATL $ 97,578,565 (39-41) $2,502,014
11) K.C. $113,618,650 (45-32) $2,524,858
12) SD $100,675,896 (39-43) $2,581,433
13) Minn $108,945,000 (42-38) $2,593,928
14) Balt $110,146,097 (42-38) $2,622,526
15) Cubs $119,006,885 (42-36) $2,833,497
16) Tor $122,506,600 (42-40) $2,916,823
17) Col $102,006,130 (34-46) $3,000,180
18) Mil $105,002,536 (34-48) $3,088,309
19) Sea $119,798,060 (37-43) $3,237,785
20) Reds $117,197,072 (36-42) $3,255,474
21) White Sox $115,238,678 (35-42) $3,292,533
22) Texas $142,140,873 (41-40) $3,466,850
23) Angels $150,933,083 (42-38) $3,593,644
24) Wash $164,920,505 (44-36) $3,748,193
25) SF $172,672,111 (42-39) $4,111,240
26) Detroit $173,813,750 (40-39) $4,345,343
27) Philly $135,827,500 (27-55) $5,030,648
28) Boston $187,407,202 (37-45) $5,065,059
29) Yankees $219,282,196 (43-37) $5,099,585
30) Dodgers $272,789,040 (45-36) $6,061,978

Good god Philly is in such bad shape. They need both a salary dump and an infusion of young talent. Not sure they will get both. Will be interesting to see if they demand a top tier prospect for Hamels and cover a huge portion of his contract or just settle to dump his salary on take some lower level prospects.

Next few weeks will be interesting.

It feels good to now longer be the league's designated dumpster fire. Thanks Philly and Miami.

We need to sweep or at least take 2 of 3...I hope lunhow is burning up the phones right now. It's time to make the dealz.

The deals shall come. I'm on the Lind train now. Toot toot.

I thought Singleton looked decent last night, just missed one.

Feel like maybe swinging earlier in the count might help.

Whoever said last night that Marisnick needs to shorten his swing...yea huh

That was me. If Jake could shorten up and hit more singles, he would be so good. With his speed, hitting a single basically turns into a double with him stealing bases

Listy Listy Listy come on now