23 Jan 2016 19:56:00
San Diego capitalizes on the losers in the free agency sweepstakes.

Padres send SP Tyson Ross to Houston. Astros look like the real deal with a rotation of Keuchel, Ross, McHugh, Fiers and McCullers.

Astros send pitcher Brad Peacock, SS prospect Alex Bregman, and pitching prospect Michael Feliz to San Diego. Peacock and Feliz could pitch this year in San Diego, but the centerpiece is Bregman, who is blocked in Houston by Correa and Altuve. Padres then have a future middle infield combo of Bregman and Javier Guerra.

1.) 24 Jan 2016
24 Jan 2016 05:17:26
One more prospect heading to SD and its a good deal.

2.) 24 Jan 2016
24 Jan 2016 08:26:31
I can't see Bregman going for someone like Ross. If Bregman has a big year this season he could headline a deal next offseason for an ace like Sonny Gray, Chris Sale, or Chris Archer. Bregman has that much potential.

3.) 24 Jan 2016
24 Jan 2016 17:13:51
D Backs sent Dansby Swanson plus two others to Atlanta for Shelby Miller. I don't think Bregman is too much for Ross.

4.) 25 Jan 2016
25 Jan 2016 00:22:55
I would never use Dave Stewart as the litmus for trades.

This is the same guy that gave up Touki Toussaint for Bronson Arroyo.

5.) 25 Jan 2016
25 Jan 2016 06:03:39
Yeah but that's the catch. It was Shelby Miller not Tyson Ross.

6.) 25 Jan 2016
25 Jan 2016 17:07:41
Tyson Ross is significantly better than Miller.

Past two years:

Ross- 7.6 WAR, 3.13 xFIP
Miller- 3.9 WAR, 4.27 xFIP

Not to mention Miller's second half was more in line with his career numbers than his first.

Arizona paid for Miller's first half numbers, which they'll never again see, especially not in a tougher division.

7.) 26 Jan 2016
26 Jan 2016 02:29:47
I agree that Ross is a little better than Miller. I guess that actually proves my point. If a team is willing to give up that much for Miller, I tend to believe that a team would give up a similar package for Ross.

8.) 26 Jan 2016
26 Jan 2016 05:30:56
I just feel that Houston has the prospects to get an elite top of the rotation guy. Such as Gray, Sale, Archer, Degrom, Strasburg. I'm saving Bregman for one of those. More than likely Bregman will eventually be moved. I think that with a big year this season his value could be super high and land a really big fish.

9.) 26 Jan 2016
26 Jan 2016 06:33:00
Craig, the Astros would have to give up Correa for Chris Sale. There's not a chance either side would be reasonable in a trade, and it makes sense that such would be the case.

10.) 27 Jan 2016
27 Jan 2016 04:43:43
We'll see. If the White Sox have a bad season with with no hope on the horizon they could be sellers. What if Bregman has a big year and he projects a tick below Correa. Maybe a package of Bregman, Musgrove, Feliz, and one other not named K Tucker, Cameron, Martes or Reed gets it done. Also how long will Oakland go without dealing Gray. I can't see Oakland finishing better than 3rd in the division for the next 5 years. Eventually the Mets are going to have to deal one of their studs.

11.) 27 Jan 2016
27 Jan 2016 08:44:37
The Indians were asking for the likes of Brandon Belt and Joe Panik, for Carlos Carrasco. CARLOS CARRASCO.

The Marlins wanted the world for Jose Fernandez.

The Diamondbacks gave away the #1 overall pick, a criminally underrated OF, and a very good pitching prospect for Shelby Miller, who is the worst of the three people I've named so far.

If you think for a second that the price tags for Chris Sale or Sonny Gray will be significantly lower than those, you're sadly mistaken.

And please, don't be a moron and suggest that those prospects match up to Seager + Urias, or even Belt + Panik. They don't, and the likelihood is, they probably won't. At least not for a while.

12.) 28 Jan 2016
28 Jan 2016 07:04:36
Every season that passes and the Indians, White Sox, and especially the A's don't make the postseason they lose another year that that could begin the process of getting to the postseason, and adding to the disenchantment of an ace pitcher who has no hopes of getting to the postseason. Then they have to sell even lower or lose them to free agency. I get your point but who blinks first?

13.) 01 Feb 2016
01 Feb 2016 17:22:01
Carrasco is a top 20 pitcher in baseball. He is better than miller and ross and not a massive amount behind gray. Carrasco will be an allstar.