Da Astros

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Just landed an aboslute stud 18 year old 3b in the draft. A potential, high power, high contact, I should be able to call him up before long. I might just change him up to resemble Correa.

funny thing is there's an *A* pot. 3B prospect im targeting for the #1 overall pick in my upcoming draft...he's 21 tho with better then average power and contact...perfect replacement for that scrub Johnson

[NYYankees42]

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contending teams would kill for a middle-of-the-order bat with a .300 avg with almost double-digit dingers and 30+ rbi's, 2 weeks into june....if ur presented with a good deal now, take it...if not then wait...just make sure u dont wait too long...i always have the *sell when the stock is still somewhat high* mentality cause what if Lee continues on his cold streak or even worse, gets injured for asignificant amount of time...the injury factor also applies to Wandy...i hate to be Mr.Negative but u gotta factor in those situations......i am curious tho....what are u realistically expectin to get for the guys ur lookin to trade away? what are Myers's numbers like atm?

For Wandy I'm expecting to get a deal like the one i proposed a while ago where the Tigers would give me a package containing: SP Brenny Paulino (B), OF Daniel Fields (B) and 3B Ciriaco (C). With Wandy sporting a 3.21 ERA and being one of the league leaders in innings pitched and BB allowed, I feel that this deal would be realistic and fair (Also considering hes 33 and has 2 years left in his contract).

For Lee I'm really not sure. He's 35 and is clearly on the later part of his career. Also he would just be a 1 year rental. I would hope to get a B in return considering he IS having a good season.

Myers currently is in he top 5 in saves but he has an ERA in the high 4s. Lyon's ERA is in the low 2s.

After Wandy's next start I might just pull the trigger on the trade. For Lee I hope he steps it up so I can get a decent prospect back.

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For Wandy I'm expecting to get a deal like the one i proposed a while ago where the Tigers would give me a package containing: SP Brenny Paulino (B), OF Daniel Fields (B) and 3B Ciriaco (C). With Wandy sporting a 3.21 ERA and being one of the league leaders in innings pitched and BB allowed, I feel that this deal would be realistic and fair (Also considering hes 33 and has 2 years left in his contract).

For Lee I'm really not sure. He's 35 and is clearly on the later part of his career. Also he would just be a 1 year rental. I would hope to get a B in return considering he IS having a good season.

Myers currently is in he top 5 in saves but he has an ERA in the high 4s. Lyon's ERA is in the low 2s.

After Wandy's next start I might just pull the trigger on the trade. For Lee I hope he steps it up so I can get a decent prospect back.

in my previous test 'Stros chise, i was able to obtain 3 B's for Wandy, 2 B's and a C for and Lee, a B and 2 C's for Lyon, Myers and Marwin Gonzalez... i know i got back too much for both..that's prolly cause i traded both before the season started...just depends on how ur doin when u trade them....funny thing u mentioned how Myers is doing cause he's the exact same way in my franchise....tons of saves but with a 4-something ERA....similiar ERA with Lyons but he too has racked up holds....what teams need pitching help in ur 'chise?

[NYYankees42]

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in my previous test 'Stros chise, i was able to obtain 3 B's for Wandy, 2 B's and a C for and Lee, a B and 2 C's for Lyon, Myers and Marwin Gonzalez... i know i got back too much for both..that's prolly cause i traded both before the season started...just depends on how ur doin when u trade them....funny thing u mentioned how Myers is doing cause he's the exact same way in my franchise....tons of saves but with a 4-something ERA....similiar ERA with Lyons but he too has racked up holds....what teams need pitching help in ur 'chise?

Niice, eventhough its unrealistic, if you did that you would really add depth to the farm system.

Well, Myers doesn't look like he'll be going anywhere this season. After Wandy matched up with Wainwright and pitched 7.1 innings of 2 run ball with no balls and 9 K's, Myers came in in the top of the 9th to keep the game at 2-1 and he gave up 2 runs .

His ERA is now 5.48.

Wandy's ERA is now down to 3.20. He is 3rd in IP, top 10 in WHIP, 2nd in BB allowed. As for teams that would be interested in him are (in greatest need to least order): Tigers (2nd in AL Central), Royals (1st place in AL Central but they dont have a true ace), Orioles (2 games behind in the wildcard and don't have an ace), Jays (3 gb in wildcard and thei back of heir rotation hasnt been good), Red Sox (1st in wildcard, Bard and Lackey awful), Miami (3rd in East with Zambrano and Sanchez struggling), Nationals (1st in East with decent pitching), Braves (2nd with hanson and 5th starter pitching poorly).

Also I just completed my draft and I ended up picking my guy Christian Hernandez with the frist pick. He's a left fielder, 19 y/o, 6'3" 195, switch hits, C overall, D power and contact, F fielding, D speed, and B potenial. I gave him a 4 year $6.1 M deal.
With my 2nd round pick i took a 3B who i hadnt scouted. His name is Hubert Stokes, 21 y/o, hits right, 6'4" 191, D overall, F contact, C power, F fielding and speed, unfortunately D overall. Contract is 4 years $ 1M. I figure since he is already 21 he can come to the bigs pretty soon and give my lineup a true 5 hitter with power.
With my 3rd i picked a reliever unscouted. He's 18 y/o, throws right, 6'4" 186, throws 5 pitches, D overall, F poential, but has velocity and control bar halfway filled, and break a litle more than half. Gave gim a 4 year $1M contract. Figured I draft a future closer.
With my 4th i picked a 21 y/o, 6'3" 193, catcher. He's F overall, F+ power, contact, and fileding, D+ speed, and D potential. Seemed like a solid catcher. 2 year contract.
5th round i picked an F outfileder.

Also I decided to look at their potential after i gave them a contract to make it more realistic (as u can see by me giving 1 M to an F potential reliever).

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Niice, eventhough its unrealistic, if you did that you would really add depth to the farm system.

Well, Myers doesn't look like he'll be going anywhere this season. After Wandy matched up with Wainwright and pitched 7.1 innings of 2 run ball with no balls and 9 K's, Myers came in in the top of the 9th to keep the game at 2-1 and he gave up 2 runs .

His ERA is now 5.48.

Wandy's ERA is now down to 3.20. He is 3rd in IP, top 10 in WHIP, 2nd in BB allowed. As for teams that would be interested in him are (in greatest need to least order): Tigers (2nd in AL Central), Royals (1st place in AL Central but they dont have a true ace), Orioles (2 games behind in the wildcard and don't have an ace), Jays (3 gb in wildcard and thei back of heir rotation hasnt been good), Red Sox (1st in wildcard, Bard and Lackey awful), Miami (3rd in East with Zambrano and Sanchez struggling), Nationals (1st in East with decent pitching), Braves (2nd with hanson and 5th starter pitching poorly).

Also I just completed my draft and I ended up picking my guy Christian Hernandez with the frist pick. He's a left fielder, 19 y/o, 6'3" 195, switch hits, C overall, D power and contact, F fielding, D speed, and B potenial. I gave him a 4 year $6.1 M deal.
With my 2nd round pick i took a 3B who i hadnt scouted. His name is Hubert Stokes, 21 y/o, hits right, 6'4" 191, D overall, F contact, C power, F fielding and speed, unfortunately D overall. Contract is 4 years $ 1M. I figure since he is already 21 he can come to the bigs pretty soon and give my lineup a true 5 hitter with power.
With my 3rd i picked a reliever unscouted. He's 18 y/o, throws right, 6'4" 186, throws 5 pitches, D overall, F poential, but has velocity and control bar halfway filled, and break a litle more than half. Gave gim a 4 year $1M contract. Figured I draft a future closer.
With my 4th i picked a 21 y/o, 6'3" 193, catcher. He's F overall, F+ power, contact, and fileding, D+ speed, and D potential. Seemed like a solid catcher. 2 year contract.
5th round i picked an F outfileder.

Also I decided to look at their potential after i gave them a contract to make it more realistic (as u can see by me giving 1 M to an F potential reliever).

oh i knew it was unrealistic...i just wanted a gage of what they're worth to other teams....i do plan on scaling it down a bit if i do trade those guys again....good point on Wandy and the Royals being one of his suitors as that's where i shipped him to in my test franchises...not that Wandy would be an ace anyway but he would be a calming veteran presence on a possible contending team...plus the Royals are absolutely stacked with young talent....not a bad 1st pick in your draft.....a future OF that includes him, Springer, and Santana does not sound bad at all

[NYYankees42]

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oh i knew it was unrealistic...i just wanted a gage of what they're worth to other teams....i do plan on scaling it down a bit if i do trade those guys again....good point on Wandy and the Royals being one of his suitors as that's where i shipped him to in my test franchises...not that Wandy would be an ace anyway but he would be a calming veteran presence on a possible contending team...plus the Royals are absolutely stacked with young talent....not a bad 1st pick in your draft.....a future OF that includes him, Springer, and Santana does not sound bad at all

gotcha

What prospects did you get in exchange for Wandy? I would think that prospects like Bubba Starling, the A potential 3b, and SP Mongomery are unrealistic in exchange for Wandy.

I think Wandy can be considered an ace in their staff considering the season he's having, his veteran leadership, and reliability. The only problem i see with trading him to KC is that he is earning 7 Mil for 2 more years and i dont think they would want to spend that type of money.

In the group of OFs youre forgetting about JD, he's gonna be in LF for a looong time. BTW Schaffer is no longer a building block for my franchise, after his hot start he is now hitting .250 (although he is 3rd in steals and plays great OF)

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gotcha

What prospects did you get in exchange for Wandy? I would think that prospects like Bubba Starling, the A potential 3b, and SP Mongomery are unrealistic in exchange for Wandy.

I think Wandy can be considered an ace in their staff considering the season he's having, his veteran leadership, and reliability. The only problem i see with trading him to KC is that he is earning 7 Mil for 2 more years and i dont think they would want to spend that type of money.

In the group of OFs youre forgetting about JD, he's gonna be in LF for a looong time. BTW Schaffer is no longer a building block for my franchise, after his hot start he is now hitting .250 (although he is 3rd in steals and plays great OF)

i'll copy and paste my post when i performed these transactions:

I traded Wandy and Rene Garcia to KC for Brett Eibner (B), Noel Arguelles (B), and Jorge Bonifacio (B)....then i traded Lee to Milwaukee for Jimmy Nelson (B), Jorge Lopez (B), and David Goforth (C)....and finally i shipped Myers, Lyon, and Marwin Gonzalez to Colorado for Tim Wheeler (B), Coty Woods (C) and Ben Paulsen (C)......i will go on the record and admit first-hand that i would not make any of I traded Wandy and Rene Garcia to KC for Brett Eibner (B), Noel Arguelles (B), and Jorge Bonifacio (B)....then i traded Lee to Milwaukee for Jimmy Nelson (B), Jorge Lopez (B), and David Goforth (C)....and finally i shipped Myers, Lyon, and Marwin Gonzalez to Colorado for Tim Wheeler (B), Coty Woods (C) and Ben Paulsen (C)......i will go on the record and admit first-hand that i would these trades in my real-life franchise as on paper, i got the better end of all 3....i just wanted to know what my vets were worth to the CPU

regarding Wandy's contract, how much payroll flexibility does KC have?, if it's extremely slim, then u might have to look at bigger-market teams who'd have a need for a reliable #3 starter.....i do want JD to be my franchise LF but with contracts these days, who knows if i'd have the resources to keep him around after a few years......regarding Schafer, i'm just...............speechless lol....curious question...are u doing 1-team or 30-team control in ur franchise?

[NYYankees42]

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i'll copy and paste my post when i performed these transactions:

I traded Wandy and Rene Garcia to KC for Brett Eibner (B), Noel Arguelles (B), and Jorge Bonifacio (B)....then i traded Lee to Milwaukee for Jimmy Nelson (B), Jorge Lopez (B), and David Goforth (C)....and finally i shipped Myers, Lyon, and Marwin Gonzalez to Colorado for Tim Wheeler (B), Coty Woods (C) and Ben Paulsen (C)......i will go on the record and admit first-hand that i would not make any of I traded Wandy and Rene Garcia to KC for Brett Eibner (B), Noel Arguelles (B), and Jorge Bonifacio (B)....then i traded Lee to Milwaukee for Jimmy Nelson (B), Jorge Lopez (B), and David Goforth (C)....and finally i shipped Myers, Lyon, and Marwin Gonzalez to Colorado for Tim Wheeler (B), Coty Woods (C) and Ben Paulsen (C)......i will go on the record and admit first-hand that i would these trades in my real-life franchise as on paper, i got the better end of all 3....i just wanted to know what my vets were worth to the CPU

regarding Wandy's contract, how much payroll flexibility does KC have?, if it's extremely slim, then u might have to look at bigger-market teams who'd have a need for a reliable #3 starter.....i do want JD to be my franchise LF but with contracts these days, who knows if i'd have the resources to keep him around after a few years......regarding Schafer, i'm just...............speechless lol....curious question...are u doing 1-team or 30-team control in ur franchise?

With JD if he keeps putting up great numbers for me I'm definitely gonna give him a long term contract like the ones many young stars have gotten lately. He'll be my 3 hitter for many years.

And I use 1 team control.

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With JD if he keeps putting up great numbers for me I'm definitely gonna give him a long term contract like the ones many young stars have gotten lately. He'll be my 3 hitter for many years.

And I use 1 team control.

definetly agree with JD...its the second big contract that would scare me if he's being a monster at the plate....only reason i asked if which option u use was so u could manuever some contracts on KC so u can somehow fit Wandy on your roster

[hawks223]

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JD has literally been a machine for me. Thru June 8th he's hitting .314 14 hrs 42 rbis, and he even sat out about 5 games.

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JD has literally been a machine for me. Thru June 8th he's hitting .314 14 hrs 42 rbis, and he even sat out about 5 games.

not bad at all

[Totte]

JD has literally been a machine for me. Thru June 8th he's hitting .314 14 hrs 42 rbis, and he even sat out about 5 games.

Is he the NL LF leader in the ASG voting?

[jknott10]

After reading through this whole thread, I'm gonna have to say y'all did a good job in making up my mind on taking on the tough and brutal role of starting a Astros franchise. I will be starting as soon as I get home.

I'm currently in a franchise with the Braves (favorite team) and looking for more of a challenge. (will keep running the braves franchise)

Would also like to keep trades at (maybe not so much realistic) but deffiantly fair.

With that being said, I turn to you NFG4M37 (sense you seem to be pretty knowledgable on keeping trades far) and note I'm not to worried about them not being realistic.

What would it cost me to bring over Brandon Drury, Arodys Vizcaino, and Christian Bethancourt. I'm ok with doing separate trades?

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After reading through this whole thread, I'm gonna have to say y'all did a good job in making up my mind on taking on the tough and brutal role of starting a Astros franchise. I will be starting as soon as I get home.

I'm currently in a franchise with the Braves (favorite team) and looking for more of a challenge. (will keep running the braves franchise)

Would also like to keep trades at (maybe not so much realistic) but deffiantly fair.

With that being said, I turn to you NFG4M37 (sense you seem to be pretty knowledgable on keeping trades far) and note I'm not to worried about them not being realistic.

What would it cost me to bring over Brandon Drury, Arodys Vizcaino, and Christian Bethancourt. I'm ok with doing separate trades?

im assuming u mean from the Braves to the Astros correct? if so, 2 B's for Bethancourt....2 B's and a C for Vizcaino...and i have no idea who Brandon Drury is....do u think think that sounds somewhat fair?

P.S. Welcome to the Astros!

[jknott10]

im assuming u mean from the Braves to the Astros correct? if so, 2 B's for Bethancourt....2 B's and a C for Vizcaino...and i have no idea who Brandon Drury is....do u think think that sounds somewhat fair?

P.S. Welcome to the Astros!

Yes to the Astros.

Brandon Drury is a 3B prospect for Atlanta. B potential.

And I think I can live with that. When I get home I will play around with it and see what I can come up with. Force trades will be on, but am not looking to cheat the computer either.