Carroll: Astros-Rangers Trade?

That's a terribly terrible lopsided trade.

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.

There's little to no match with Houston and Texas outside of a trade to acquire Blalock as part of a package for Tejada.

Dude's slugging .293, that's the only reason you should be laughing you ass off.

And slugging is the most important stat. Very doubtful. This deal would have to include something else.

OK, slugging and OBP are the two most important. Ausmus is beyond awful in both.

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.

Steve Phillips said on Espn that Blalock for Lidge is Being disscused then Ensberg to Padres for Linbrink if Blalock happpens

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?

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.

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

Does this mean the Astros will be turning their full attention to Soriano now?

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.