Astros clean house!!!!!!!

[Blissit02]

Love it!!!! Just three years over due......Astros are going to be a problem for the AL in 2015 or 16.....

[Cheme82]

A problem because of the poor quality of team they have or what?

[ttwarrior1]

[Mr KLC]

Its going to be lean the first couple of AL years, but this GM knows what he is doing. There will be life in this franchise in 2015.

[Cheme82]

How long has the GM been here?

[paranoyd androyd]

weird thing is, they're really not cleaning out anything of real substance or material contract dollars.

basically, they traded a bunch of guys - the majority of whom were home grown in their farm system - but couldn't produce at the majors. and in exchange they got a bunch of the same garbage back including some worthless draft picks.

[Mr KLC]

How long has the GM been here?

Luhnow is in his first year. He came from the Cardinals organization, and is using their model.

[Blissit02]

Paranoyd, I agree that some of these guys should have been traded earlier, however in each trade we got a top prospect (top 10) in the other teams farm system. Far better than what we currently had.....Time will tell....

[Cheme82]

I really hope this rooster_eater know what he's doing. It sucks to have a shitty team. The Rockets won't do shit next year either so it's all Texans and UH for me. Maybe a little Dynamo lol.

[paranoyd androyd]

it's just disgusting how the stros organization has allowed themselves to get played so badly by bud selig

[Mr KLC]

Francisco Cordero is working his 2012 magic tonight. Astros up 2-1 going into the 9th. Now down 3-2 with potentially more runs coming.

[Blissit02]

Paranoyd, that I agree.....Drayton sold out Houston to the AL and Jim Crain bought into it....

[Blissit02]

Welcome to Houston Cordero!!!!

[HoulihansTX]

Cordero was brought in to lose games. Shrewd move by the new GM.

[Mr KLC]

I hope Luhnow was not looking to flip Cordero for more prospects. He could maybe get some used minor league baseballs for him right now.

[Blissit02]

Number 1 draft pick two years in a row? We get the pitcher from Stanford....this GM might be the brightest in Baseball....Bring in Cordero to lose games.....I love it! Stock the minor league.....

[Cheme82]

That works for me, I got Cin in this game but Chapman doing his best to keep them in the game.

[HoulihansTX]

If the MLB draft is anything like the NFL/NBA draft, then yes losing games is key here.

Being mediocre is a waste of time. Bottom out, and drafting becomes fool-proof.

Ask the Nationals about the advantages of picking first in the draft.

[Chi_archie]

If the MLB draft is anything like the NFL/NBA draft, then yes losing games is key here.

Being mediocre is a waste of time. Bottom out, and drafting becomes fool-proof.

Ask the Nationals about the advantages of picking first in the draft.

its not at all alike...

can't think of many ways it is close....

well the Nats recent run of what seem to be some of the top draftees in2-3 years in MLB history is in the same universe I guess

[greenhippo]

Good to see a few Houston fans here. Texans will help us forget about the Astros and the first half of the rockets horrid upcoming season.