Wolf Will Test Market

good that Stros are tryin before he gets a ridiculous offer.wait.......nevermind. I do like the way he pitched for us last year though. Bring em back!

I don't really like Wolf, but it just makes sense for the Astros to try and sign him. After all they really have no depth in the minors to rely on and they probably won't be able to reel in a Burnett.

Maybe they could get Sheets though?

Come on back Wolfie!!!! I would love to have him back in an Astros Uniform.... And then Wade could go after Pettitte/Sheets/Hampton....

And myost- I don't think the Astros have a shot a Burnett/Lowe because they want to be on the west or east coast.

I would be extremely surprised if McClane put up 3 for 30 for Wolf. I think he should be right around there, but Drayton is going to low-ball him as much as possible and in the end he is going to end up in NY for some ridiculous offer

myost88-Why don't you like Wolf? He is an innings eater and had a good run in Houston.

I don't know H, Drayton seemed to like Wolf and do remember we have a different GM then Purpura, Wade really like Wolf.... So hopefully Wolf will be back in brick red for a few yrs.

I don't see Wolf landing in New York, unless by New York you might be referring to the Mets?

He's not really the kind of player the Yanks are looking for right now. And if they sign CC they might not go for another lefty.

The only way I see Wolf playing outside of Houston, is if one of the west coast teams offers him a deal. I'm sure he'd like to pitch for the Angels.

4th starter with 190 IP and a 4 ERA - That is worth about 7 mil in todays market. If the 'Stros can get him for that, it'll be a nice signing.

geeezzzzzussss, if Randy Wolf gets 3/30 million; Sabathia is gonna need one of those Oversized Novelty Checks just to fit the zeros.

If the Stros have 30 million to dump on 3 years of a pitcher, they should go with someone a little more talented.

Wolf isn't a bad pitcher, but he certainly isn't good enough to warrant that kind of money.

Yes, because Tim Wakefield is a relevant indicator of what a free agent should make. Here's a hint: when a player only wants to play for one team, and offers to resign every year at 4 million, that does not mean that he has set the entire market for pitchers of his caliber.

my- I was referring to the Mets, sorry for the confusion. I, as an Astros fan, would like to see him back. But I have a feeling Drayton sees him as a number 2. When in reality he is a 3 or 4. And I think 10 mill for Wolf is about right because that is what he is going to get offered by other teams.

Guess my point didn't come off clearly.

If you look at the IP of Wolf v.s Wakefield, it is pretty absurd that any team is talking this kind of money with Wolf. He is 32 and has only 3 seasons where he reached 200 IP.

He is not exactly the definition of the ideal #4 pitcher who eats innings for a team at this point of his career.

Then again, this is the same Astros mgt that traded Taylor Buchholz/Willy Taveras/Jason Hirsh for Jason Jennings.

So clearly they are solid at evaluating pitching talent.

"Then again, this is the same Astros mgt that traded Taylor Buchholz/Willy Taveras/Jason Hirsh for Jason Jennings.

So clearly they are solid at evaluating pitching talent." - baxter4218

At this point Baxter, I'll recommend you stop your banter. This is not the same management team. Tim Purpura made the Jennings deal, he is no longer in MLB. Currently Ed Wade is the GM of the Astros and had no hand in the deal you are lampooning him for making.

So Baxter, looking at what the Devil Rays paid Longoria last year, and what the Cardinals paid Pujols, I guess the Cardinals got ripped off on that deal, huh?

baxter4218,
Do you think you before you leave comments? Or do you just fire away?
Jason Jennings had some solid numbers (at Coors Field, none the less) before he came to Houston that would've suggested he was a solid SP. What the numbers didn't show, and what he didn't reveal was that he was suffering from an elbow injury that eventually made him a disaster. His first game with the Astros would've made you think he was a great #2 behind Oswalt. If I remember, he had 7 K's in 6 IP. I don't think anyone predicted the melt-down that later ensued.

"Then again, this is the same Astros mgt that traded Taylor Buchholz/Willy Taveras/Jason Hirsh for Jason Jennings.

So clearly they are solid at evaluating pitching talent." see!

3/30 is fair market value for Wolf.

I think it would be a stupid deal, but its fair market value.

"If the comments are true that his main goal is to play for a 'winning team', what is that saying to Houston." - stuido179

Seriously? Doesn't EVERY free agent in the history of mankind always say that they just want to play for a winner, and then when some terrible team tosses rediculous money at them, they quickly forget about how important winning is.

My complaint is that just about every Astro fan (and beat writer) believed that for some reason Randy Wolf was a lock to sign with the Astros. Ed Wade tried signing him last offseason and that didn't work out. So what makes this any different? Because he got to live in Houston for 2 months and that somehow is going to sway him into staying? Look I live in Houston and I love it....it's home. But if I wasn't from here, and had to leave San Diego to go to Houston....I'd be a bit pissed. But hey, I'd never have to search for a taquaria in Houston......

Randy Wolf needs to thank Ed Wade for whatever contract he gets, because had Wolf stayed in San Diego and continued to suck he wouldn't be cashing in this offseason. Kind of how Carlos Beltran should be sending Gerry Hunsicker Christmas cards each year with a gift certificate to Pier 1 or something to say "Thanks for giving me the chance to be a $100M baseball player!"

He could really end up being a discount (relative to market) at 3-30...especially if Sheets and Burnett both get 4+ years at 15.

Wolf has always missed bats and appears to be fully healthy again coming off 33 starts