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The Reds tried to acquire Hunter Pence from the Astros, according to Hal McCoy of the Dayton Daily News, and GM Walt Jocketty has said he thought he made a better offer to Houston than the one it eventually accepted from the Phillies. McCoy reports that the Astros wanted Devin Mesoraco and adds that lefty Aroldis Chapman was not available.
Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark. In our obscurity, in all this vastness, there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves. -- Carl Sagan (Pale Blue Dot)
Didn't we hear the same thing from Walt last year in regards to Cliff Lee? That our package was supposedly better than the Rangers'
Heh, if you say so Walt. Uh huh, The Reds have been in on every big trade the last few years. And offering a better package! Opposing GMs must just really hate The Reds.
That, or Walt doesn't want to admit he's been asleep at the wheel.
Phil Castellini puts the FUN in Trust Fund.Originally Posted by BCubb2003
Maybe to him, his offer was better than what the Phillies offered. Not everyone sees all of these players in the same light. Mesoraco is certainly a better prospect than anyone that was traded for Pence, but maybe the other parts weren't as good as the ones offered and that is what swayed the trade.
Or maybe he's telling the truth.
It wouldn't surprise me a bit if Lee and Pence would prefer to play for the best team in the National League.
We'll go down in history as the first society that wouldn't save itself because it wasn't cost effective ~ Kurt Vonnegut
What does that have to do with trading for them? They weren't free agents.
All my posts are my opinion - just like yours are. If I forget to state it and you're too dense to see the obvious, look here!
Teams often won't trade their best players to a division rival. It's like surrendering a walk -- it can come back to haunt you.
Or that Houston doesn't want t0 see Pence 18 or so times next year.
I once asked out Morgan Fairchild.
Yeah, that's it. That's the ticket.
WJ doesn't strike me as playing Jim Bowden games. He seems to be a straight shooter and professional, so I find it far fetched to consider that he just made this up.
"Rounding 3rd and heading for home, good night everybody"
Pence is a very expensive overrated player.
Sure he helps the Phillies who don't have to worry about the overrated part with a huge payroll.
But Pence would have been very poor value in lost trade chips and used up payroll space.
I asked out a future playmate in High School...
She didn't go out with me, but I gave it a go. She had a better deal lined up with one of the cool kids
My girlfriend is a Playmate....I asked out a future playmate in High School...
She didn't go out with me, but I gave it a go. She had a better deal lined up with one of the cool kids
Ok a pornstar. But should still count.
I.wanted nothing to do with Pence. Especially with Mez as the centerpiece. I would wager Mez has a higher WAR over the next 5 years.
There was an Astros scout watching Yas, Soto and others before the deadline.
Ha wow, I hope that was pure sarcasm and I just did not get it. It almost has to be right?
"Today was the byproduct of us thinking we can come back from anything." - Joey Votto after blowing a 10-1 lead and holding on for the 12-11 win on 8/25/2010.
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