Let the purge begin
It has started. The Astros are making changes to their roster in an attempt to keep it competitive. The first couple of moves were not unexpected, but who was involved was a little bit of a surprise.
First the Astros have traded Dan Wheeler to Tampa Bay (the one franchise that is worse than us) for Ty Wigginton. Now look at the start of the article and tell me if this is a move of a team that is the worst in the National League this year.
Near future? What are they expecting? Someone from the minors to come up and be a productive player in the next two or three years? Jose Ortiz is right about one thing: getting Wigginton who can play four positions makes it easier to trade Lamb and Loretta for some prospects. I mean, the player who is closest to the majors as a third baseman is Neil Sellers and you can see his stats at Corpus AA ball. If they do trade Lamb or Loretta, then this guy needs to be given a chance since there is no real young prospect on the AAA team. The other parts of this trade were the corresponding roster moves. Chad Qualls will be the setup man, Mark McLemore was called up to take Wheeler's place in the bullpen, and Morgan Ensberg was designated for assignment meaning he will be traded or released in ten days.The Astros found the player they believe will be their third baseman for the near future Saturday by acquiring Ty Wigginton and cash considerations from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in exchange for reliever Dan Wheeler.
These are the first steps; however, there may need to be more. This team needs to get younger, and fast. If they want to be a contender next year we should see three or four more players moved in the next few days.
Posted by bweldon @ 07/30/07 10:25 AM | Print | Comments (0)
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