Astros Acquire Miguel Tejada

The Giants signed Rowand. Now, if the Astros had done that, whoever the guy is who runs this site would've jumped all over Ed Wade. It's just a questionable move though, when the Giants do it. Funny.

I agree TrueCubs...
Houston helped themselves but they only took their offense from one of the Worst to borderline top 10-12..

While there Bullpen is BAD... Lidge GONE, Wheeler GONE, Sarfate GONE, Albers GONE, and Patton GONE.

Rotation is Roy O...then Brandan Backe... then what Wandy Roderguiz(he can only pitch in Houston).

Not to mention the Brewers, Cubs and Reds still have better O, and Better Pitching.

I am still not sold on the Reds chances yet... they need another Starter. harang is good.. Arroyo..is more of a #3 guy.
and then they have nothing else really..Bailey struggled last year when he got the chance..did not show nearly the promise that Yovanni Gallardo showed.

I think the Os literally have so many holes to fill that this kind of trade was necessary to justify a trade for elite prospects Bedard would bring...from the critics of the Os, what I'm hearing here is that Patton is a #3 SP at best and the rest is a bunch of parts...the thing is that the Os needed an several legit RPs, OF, and maybe starting pitching depth to add into the deep mix there...in addition to the players from this trade, imagine if we throw in elite prospects that Bedard would bring...and the quality parts Roberts would bring...all of which will see ML service time inthe near future if not in '08...

...well, that's exactly what the Orioles need to be doing...

I agree that it was a great move on Baltimores part. I just think Ed Wade has no idea what the hell he is doing. He's running that organization into the ground. They'll be the worst team in baseball in 3 years, I think

The Stros have been making bad trades of pitching for the last several years...they are paying the price at some point...it's good for the Os...but, it's bad for the Stros...what is it in the water of Texas that having strong offense superceeds everything else?...

Matsui posted a .304 OBP on the road last year, so I think his OBP will be more like .325 next season. And while Bourn should be close to that, he's not a given either.

"Any kind of hitting at the top of the line up would be a waste anyways, with Ausmus and the pitcher ahead of them."

I'm not even sure what this means. Because actually the Astros have a fantastic middle of the order, and getting guys on base before they get up will be integral to that offense.

Astros fans should crucify Wade during the 7th inning stretch, then kill themselves

they should change the name of Minute Maid Park back to Enron Field

Hey Mikieks - Bl;ow up the stadium - kind of like what they should have done to Wrigley 30 years ago. This coming form a team who dropped a 120 mil on an outfielder and got swept in the playoffs and signed a guy who never has seen MLB pitching for 48 mil.

A Cubs fan here and from my humble viewpoint, I really don't think the Astros did all that bad. In fact, barring any major findings from the Mitchell investigation, the addition of MT boosts an already solid lineup. I think there are some MAJOR concerns about your bullpen as some of the young arms (which you guys tend to pull out of thin air) are now gone. Certainly a dreamer when I say that hope this means a couple of pickups (Roberts and Bedard) for the Cubs. Hey, we got Dempster... any takers?

Burke for Dempster straight up.

lol

What a horrible trade by the Astros. 5 young prospects for a mediocare player is redicuosly stupid. Tejada is deffinently worth 5 pretty good prospects. Wow.

not to mention the worst pitching in the NL beyond the Marlins, Nats, and .....well i guess thats it? Well i guess you can kill yourself now

This is basically a homer Cubs fan site. If the Astros or Cardinals make any moves, then they are automatically "stupid" and trashed like crazy on the board. If we somehow pulled off a Santana trade for next to nothing, then some of you Cub fans would find something to pick at about it. Give it a rest.

I'll break this down for you:

Luke Scott: He had no place to play regularly in the lineup, and he isn't very consistant. But he is a good power bat and an ok defender.

Dennis Safarte: Didn't see much of this guy, but he has a strong arm that is stricken with poor control. Kind of a hit or miss guy.

Costanzo: He is a power third basemen in the minors. But he is 30 years old, and doesn't hit fo rmuch average. Not a good defender either.

Matt Albers: For two years, Albers pitched marginally for the Astros. he had good outings and bad. But he didn't ever really show much dominance in his outings.

Troy Patton: This is the only part of the deal I regret. He is the one prospect that I didn't want to see go. He was great in the minors.

Mikeks - Quit the flaming. Berkman has been a career .300 hitter but faltered this year. There's little indication he won't return back to form next year. Some of those predictions are slightly more embellished, but that doesn't mean they're possible. I believe he was trying to give a prediction of what the new lineup could provide if the right chemistry and spark is there.

I have to agree with what aggieastro said, but I also want to add that part of the deal that really hurts, for me as an Astro fan, is losing Everett. He was a ninja out there, and was fun to watch even when our offense was pitiful. The other thing I dislike about the deal is losing pitching and more of our already weak farm system. I also take issue with the fact that Wade keeps stating that he doesn't feel we're at the point to rebuild. While I still think we can get things done by FA signings this year and in the future I'd like to know that we have some home grown prospects in the workings such as Pence.

I still think it's worth looking into acquiring some more FA arms even if they aren't amazing just to have a little more depth.

I definitely think we'll be better than last year because our rotation for the most part will be the same, and our relief core, although different, is pretty much on par with last year. Like aggieastro said, we'll have better offense, and I believe our pitchers will actually relax more. I think Wandy was so bad on the road because he was nervous because we never gave him run support.

I do have to question some of Wade's moves, but I'm not going to haphazardly exclaim that he's bad. I'm interested to see which direction he takes the Astros in over the next couple years. Sometimes a plan cannot be seen just from one season of questionable trades.

You moron Cubs fans don;t get it. I guess thats what happens when you are consistent cellar dwellers for the last century. The mind fades.

TEJADA PLAYED IN BALTIMORE. HE WAS NOT HAPPY.
HE WANTED TO BE TRADED.
HIS SEASON WAS OVER ON APRIL 2.
HIS DIVISION CONTAINED THE YANKEES AND REDSOX.

The guy is one of the best SS in the game. I will bet anyone that his number vastly improve next year. His numbers will be up across the board. Avg, HITS, OBS and Slugging. This was a great trade and get over the fact that you guys can't trade two dimes for a nickel. I'll even bet that we end up ahead of the scrubs with our pitching.