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SirGreatWhite · 06-23-2019, 02:23 PM

On the day before spring training starts, the Astros have agreed to a couple of trades to sure up their bullpen and keep financial flexibility moving forward.

The first one was tough, as fan favorite (and speed demon on the base paths) Myles Straw was traded to San Francisco for LHP Travis Bergen. Houston also included 2B/3B Michael Wielansky while San Francisco included catching prospect Joey Bart and OF Heliot Ramos. This is a huge win for the Astros as left handed bullpen help had been a problem the past couple of years. Last year's trade rental that brought in LHP Will Smith was less than stellar after his performance down the stretch. Bergen has team control left in his contract before hitting arbitration and will be a reliable left hander for a few more years! He also has closer experience with the Giants so he will have no problem in big moments. The addition of Catcher Joey Bart was very surprising as he has very high potential. But the Giants drafted Catcher Shea Langeliers with the 10th overall pick in last year's draft. Straw was blocked in the every day lineup as Springer, Brantley, and newly signed Castellanos occupied the every day spots in the outfield. Straw has the ability to play some shortstop as a backup, but Aledmys Diaz is the primary infield utilityman for the Astros. Straw will get a chance to crack the every day lineup in San Francisco.

The second trade was very unusual. Back in November before the Winter Meeting's, the Astros acquired LHP Zack Britton from the Yankees. Britton and newly acquired LHP Travis Bergen would serve in similar roles, so the Astros shopped Britton (and his $13M salary over the next 2 years - plus team option for year 3)...and received an offer from the Dodgers for RHP Craig Kimbrel!! The Astros issued a $15M qualifying offer to Kimbrel in the offseason, which he accepted and then was traded (along w/ RHP Jayson Schroeder) to the Dodgers for LHP Caleb Ferguson & RHP Marshall Kasowski. So the Astros swapped Britton for Kimbrel and free themselves of Britton's 2 (or 3 w/ option) year salary and keep financial flexibility for the future...which will likely be spent on a George Springer contract extension.

06-23-2019, 02:23 PM	#33
SirGreatWhite Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: Texas Posts: 59	On the day before spring training starts, the Astros have agreed to a couple of trades to sure up their bullpen and keep financial flexibility moving forward. The first one was tough, as fan favorite (and speed demon on the base paths) Myles Straw was traded to San Francisco for LHP Travis Bergen. Houston also included 2B/3B Michael Wielansky while San Francisco included catching prospect Joey Bart and OF Heliot Ramos. This is a huge win for the Astros as left handed bullpen help had been a problem the past couple of years. Last year's trade rental that brought in LHP Will Smith was less than stellar after his performance down the stretch. Bergen has team control left in his contract before hitting arbitration and will be a reliable left hander for a few more years! He also has closer experience with the Giants so he will have no problem in big moments. The addition of Catcher Joey Bart was very surprising as he has very high potential. But the Giants drafted Catcher Shea Langeliers with the 10th overall pick in last year's draft. Straw was blocked in the every day lineup as Springer, Brantley, and newly signed Castellanos occupied the every day spots in the outfield. Straw has the ability to play some shortstop as a backup, but Aledmys Diaz is the primary infield utilityman for the Astros. Straw will get a chance to crack the every day lineup in San Francisco. The second trade was very unusual. Back in November before the Winter Meeting's, the Astros acquired LHP Zack Britton from the Yankees. Britton and newly acquired LHP Travis Bergen would serve in similar roles, so the Astros shopped Britton (and his $13M salary over the next 2 years - plus team option for year 3)...and received an offer from the Dodgers for RHP Craig Kimbrel!! The Astros issued a $15M qualifying offer to Kimbrel in the offseason, which he accepted and then was traded (along w/ RHP Jayson Schroeder) to the Dodgers for LHP Caleb Ferguson & RHP Marshall Kasowski. So the Astros swapped Britton for Kimbrel and free themselves of Britton's 2 (or 3 w/ option) year salary and keep financial flexibility for the future...which will likely be spent on a George Springer contract extension.