Houston agrees to send Oswalt to Phillies; deal awaits Oswalt's approval

[yisman]

http://www.myfoxhouston.com/dpp/sports/mlb/100728-astros-await-oswalt%27s-ok-on-trade-to-phillies

Houston - Major League baseball sources told FOX 26 Sports the Houston Astros have a deal in place to trade pitcher Roy Oswalt to the Philadelphia Phillies if Oswalt agrees to waive his no-trade clause.
Sources told FOX 26 the Astros have approached Oswalt. He is aware of the deal that is on the table and the club is waiting for his response.
MLB sources told FOX 26 the Astros and Phillies have agreed on the amount of money Houston will take back in the deal and the two teams have agreed on the players Philadelphia will be sending.

[jayroy25]

Id rather keep happ. He looked good first game back and can give you plenty of years to come in the future. As for ozwalt who knows with his back and what future holds. Dont get me wrong he great pitcher but happ could be here for years to come and for alot less and can shut down a line up

[sweethook]

they want something for atlanta

[dtp]

houston wants to ship oswalt bad..

[bobbyfk]

Cool...wonder who we have to give up?

[jagaf22]

I don't see this news anywhere.

[jjgold]

[sundin4prez]

if this trade goes threw philles are going to have a dangerous 4 starters for the playoffs...

[cadillac pete]

I can't see why he wouldn't waive it. If he doesn't it just tells me he's a player who doesn't care about winning.

[LuckyBeans]

Oswalt has to waive the no-trade clause. He'd have to been insane not to.

[tomcast]

Philly hasn't exactly been tearing it up this season but you know they are dangerous and if they add Oswalt, that is a deadly rotation.

[rthoughton]

they had the exact same record at 81 games as they had in the previous 2 seasons (both NL champs). The phillies are a second half team and are in the midst of a 7-game win streak.
They will win the division, running away, and Oswalt only makes them nastier.
considering all of their injuries, I think they have been doing pretty damn well.
How good did Dom Brown look last night?!

[Doc JS]

The Phillies could have had Cliff Lee this year for 9 million...

[Willie Bee]

Without knowing all of the particulars, the Astros are fools to pay one penny of Oswalt's remaining 2010 salary to pitch somewhere else. Utterly ridiculous if that part is true.

[Mr KLC]

I'm curious as to who the other players are other than Happ in the deal.

[rthoughton]

they're saying they could pay up to a third... that would hurt.

[Ninersnut]

Also http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/..._approval.html

[Willie Bee]

they're saying they could pay up to a third... that would hurt.

Well that would be less than $2 million. Still, there shouldn't be any dollars from Houston to Philly. Either the Phils want Oswalt, or they don't.

Ed Wade under-sold Lidge to the Phillies a couple of years ago, and could be doing the same with Oswalt here. Two big deals since joining Houston, and both with his former club. Hmmmm? If I'm Drayton McLane, I tell Wade that any money in the deal comes out of his salary.

[Ryangene]

I think they would be better without him, he just doesnt look that healthy anymore in my opinion.

[Onefreedm1nd]

Phillies to the World Series again

[juuso]

Might be a good deal for both teams if Oswalt doesn't want to stay in Houston anymore.

[fox sixers]

oswalt to phillies. roy has to approve thoughts?




If you were a phillies fan... which I am...


So does anybody else rather have Haren than Oswalt? got to be serious? haren has a career 5 era in the second half? Oswalt is not a top 10 pitcher he was 3 years ago... but still top 25 in my opinion... still does a really solid job... any thoughts?

[fox sixers]

I like to see other points of views...

[philswin]

I hear Phillies are sending Happ, Worley and a couple single A players. Why would Houston pay any of his salary? other then Ed Wade is clueless or Houston really wants to dump him.

[yisman]

I don't see this news anywhere.

You obviously don't know where to look.

[kidk]

id rather have oswalt !!!! haren is good but he seems to tire really bad at end of season oswalt you pretty much know what your getting every time out.

[Bob Loblaw]

Oswalt has actually pitched like an ace pitcher this year. Haren hasn't even pitched like a #3 since last july. For a team trying to make a playoff push I'd take Oswalt now.

[Duby]

That would be huge for Phillies!

[Rixsaw]

If you were a phillies fan... which I am... So does anybody else rather have Haren than Oswalt? got to be serious? haren has a career 5 era in the second half? Oswalt is not a top 10 pitcher he was 3 years ago... but still top 25 in my opinion... still does a really solid job... any thoughts?

Haren who? Dan Haren? He already got picked up by the Angels, so it's not even a choice.

[AL1322]

id rather have oswalt... thats the move that wins the nl east for the phillies

[BillAccpetor]

That would be huge for Phillies!

Yes! And worse for the ASTROS!

[JNic]

yess this would be so big for phils, i wonder who the unnamed prospects are... hopefully not domonic brown

[jeepsguy004]

I am not sold on this trade. You are sending a solid lefty pitcher who has a bright future ahead of him for an aging righty and who is going to cost you a boat load of money. They should keep Happ and use some money to sign Jayson Worth back and Ibanez is getting a little bit older in which Dom Brown would be able to take his place in the outfield. Solid lefties are far to come by then solid righties and if you keep Happ and Hamels and Halladay I feel that is solid top 3 rotation. Kendrick is the bum out of all the starters in Philly it is just nobody wants him. I am sure Happ will get sent away and he will turn out to be a great pitcher. I have seen it many times with Philly teams when they get rid of someone and it bites them in the behind.

[Willie Bee]

...other then Ed Wade is clueless....

Bingo!

One story at ESPN says the Astros will pay $11 million of the $23 million Oswalt is owed through 2011. By my reckoning, that moves Wade and the Astros front office well below the 'clueless' level.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5420095

The Astros will pay $11 million of the approximately $23 million that the 32-year-old right-hander has guaranteed through 2011, sources said.

[TexansFan]

Oswalt has agreed to waive his no trade clause.