From the Rockies twitter feed:
#Rockies have acquired RHP Jordan Lyles & OF Brandon Barnes from @astros in exchange for Dexter Fowler and a PTBNL.
From the Rockies twitter feed:
#Rockies have acquired RHP Jordan Lyles & OF Brandon Barnes from @astros in exchange for Dexter Fowler and a PTBNL.
“I don’t care,” Votto said of passing his friend and former teammate. “He’s in the past. Bye-bye, Jay.”
Errrrrrr!
Doesn't look like the Astros gave up much. Would Leake and LaMarre be a Reds equivalent of what the Astros gave up?Originally Posted by Dom Heffner
That team is going nowhere and they pull off Fowler. Ugh.
Last edited by Dom Heffner; 12-03-2013 at 05:33 PM.
A two bit outfielder and and a 6K/9 pitcher.
Just ugh.
bigredmechanism (12-03-2013),TRF (12-04-2013)
Why wasn't Walt all over this? I mean, I know he's got more knowledge than I do about the value of players, but I have to believe he could have topped that deal. Fowler seems like he coulda been an obvious part of the 2014 solution for the Reds.
“Every level he goes to, he is going to compete. They will know who he is at every level he goes to.” -- ED on EDLC
Maybe he's got something bigger cooking...
A guy can dream right?
I(heart)Freel (12-03-2013)
Who could the Reds offer? Reds only good young, cost controlled, close to mlb ready pitcher is Stephenson. Corcino isn't going to do it. Fowler's a good target, but Reds didn't have what the Rockies were looking for.
Hoping to change my username to 75769024
REDREAD (12-03-2013)
Too often this is all it comes down to.
Fowler is an overrated Coors Field mirage.
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Go BLUE!!!
Yeah, I'm not getting the love-fest for some of the guys that get gushed over here. Fowler's one of them.
So Leake and Lamarre wouldn't fit the bill?
“Every level he goes to, he is going to compete. They will know who he is at every level he goes to.” -- ED on EDLC
I had the impression that Coors field didn't produce mirages since the humidor. Coors beer mirages? Absolutely. Coors field mirages? Not so much anymore.
Guy has close to an .800 lifetime OPS. I have to think anything close to that in CF would be a huge lift to the Reds. And he, unlike Choo, is actually a CF.
Last edited by RedEye; 12-03-2013 at 07:35 PM.
“Every level he goes to, he is going to compete. They will know who he is at every level he goes to.” -- ED on EDLC
I know he wasn't perfect. But, this team needs offense, and I think he could've helped. The problem is to replace Choo (and probably Phillips) you need two good players just to break even with last year.
I really hope Walt has a plan, and I know in the past his stuff has been quiet until it happened, but I'm starting to get a little nervous as options come off the board and you hear very little about Cincy.
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