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Will Carroll's latest rumor mill is churning up a new trade scenario: Brad Wilkerson and Rod Barajas for Brad Lidge, Morgan Ensberg, and Fernando Nieve.
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Barajas is most certainly expendable with Gerald Laird hitting .347/.380/.579 in 121 at-bats this year. Barajas will be a member of this offseason's weak free agent catcher class.
Wilkerson's been subpar this season even while playing at Ameriquest, so I don't see how swapping out Ensberg's bat for his helps the club. Even Barajas's below-average hitting would be an improvement upon Brad Ausmus, but the Astros just wouldn't gain enough in the proposed deal. I have to think more players from Texas would be involved.
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That's a terribly terrible lopsided trade.
Posted by: nom3k | July 30, 2006 at 09:36 PM
Are you kidding me? Ausmus worse than Barajas. LMFAO. No offense I respect your opinions usually, but not this one. Barajas is barely better than Ausmus statistically this season. You are right, more would have to be included there is no way this would go through unless Purpura has gone insane.
Posted by: rdff41 | July 30, 2006 at 09:36 PM
There's little to no match with Houston and Texas outside of a trade to acquire Blalock as part of a package for Tejada.
Posted by: OPERATIONSHUTDOWN | July 30, 2006 at 09:39 PM
Dude's slugging .293, that's the only reason you should be laughing you ass off.
Posted by: RotoAuthority | July 30, 2006 at 09:40 PM
And slugging is the most important stat. Very doubtful. This deal would have to include something else.
Posted by: rdff41 | July 30, 2006 at 09:45 PM
OK, slugging and OBP are the two most important. Ausmus is beyond awful in both.
Posted by: RotoAuthority | July 30, 2006 at 09:46 PM
Ok well then Ausmus is better in OBP this season. .300 vs. .292. See most categories Ausmus is not trailing to far behind. Yes he isnt better, but its nothing that I would call an improvement if Barajas was acquired. VERY VERY VERY minimal at best.
Posted by: rdff41 | July 30, 2006 at 09:50 PM
Steve Phillips said on Espn that Blalock for Lidge is Being disscused then Ensberg to Padres for Linbrink if Blalock happpens
Posted by: Kramerica Industries | July 30, 2006 at 09:59 PM
Makes no sense. If Texas was interested in dealing Blalock for a reliever, they'd just call up SD and get Linebrink.
According to Rosenthal, the Astros already turned down a Linebrink + Bellhorn or Blum package for Ensberg. Would deal Ensberg for Khalil Greene.
Phillips info is stale... he's not much of a scoop guy. Where's Olney when you need him?
Posted by: OPERATIONSHUTDOWN | July 30, 2006 at 10:02 PM
that would be one of the worst astros trades ever...i wouldn't give up enberg and nieve for those two, why would you add lidge.
the astros as really going off the deep end if they are seriously considering making a deal like this or one that involves Oswalt.
Posted by: astrosburner | July 30, 2006 at 10:04 PM
Houston's going to send Lidge to Texas for Blalock
Then...Houston's gonna flip Blalock or Ensberg, Chris Burke, Jason Lane, and Adam Everett for Tejada, Latroy Hawkins, Jeff Conine and Kris Benson
...call me crazy
Posted by: Pimpinpinstripes | July 30, 2006 at 10:29 PM
Does this mean the Astros will be turning their full attention to Soriano now?
Posted by: GhostRaider | July 30, 2006 at 11:08 PM
Highly doubt it GhostRaider. Tejada is more important because Soriano would most likely a rental player and Houston does not like rental players. Look at the last time that happened. Beltran burned them and headed to NY. Soriano will do the same and goto the Yankees. The Tejada for Oswalt is the more likely deal. If the O's deny that then Houston will tell Baltimore go fu*k themselves since the deal is better for the O's anyway. Everett and Oswalt is fine, not Ensberg.
Posted by: rdff41 | July 30, 2006 at 11:14 PM