Astros acquire Jon Garland, out of the Pettitte running

[jacksonianmarch]

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/4385643.html

 

Tavaras, Buchholz for Garland. And this all but eliminates the chances of Pettitte going back to the stros.

[BSN07]

Man Williams is giving up alot of pitching for not a hole lot. Watch they will be looking for pitching at the trade deadline.

[riverside sluggers]

Ken Rosenthal has updated that the White Sox will also be getting Jason Hirsh. He is a very good ptching prospect with upside to be a #2 or 3. We could see a 2007 rotation of Buehrle, Contreras, Vazquez, McCarthy and Hirsh

[Cocos Disciples]

WOW! If they get Hirsh, Taveras and Buchholz you gotta think thats a good deal. Hirsh is a real good prospect, Taveras gets a lot of steals and is a solid defender, I believe. Garland is vastly overrated, his BAA was almost .300 in 2006, he doesn't get a lot of strikeouts, and for his whole career he's been a mediocre pitcher, 4.5 ERA and 12 wins or so, except for 2005. The bloated win total in 2006 was mainly because of the Sox' offense.

 

That said, if I were Ken Williams I would have traded Garcia or Garland, not both of them. But their future looks pretty good with Floyd, Gonzalez, Hirsh, Taveras and Buchholz into the mix, and a secure spot in the rotation for McCarthy.

 

EDIT: Another thing that could be going on is Williams sees the likes of the Twins, Guardians and Tigers and realizes he will be competing with them year in and year out in a tough 4 team race. Maybe he is looking towards the future more because those teams have a lot of good young talent, and the White Sox, without these trades, could not compete with them in later years.

[Cocos Disciples]

Taylor Buchholz failed his physical according to SI.com.

[jacksonianmarch]

Taylor Buchholz failed his physical according to SI.com.

 

he isnt a key piece. If Hirsch fails his physical, then this deal is caput.

[Cocos Disciples]

Well then why is the deal dead?

[jacksonianmarch]

Well then why is the deal dead?

 

Buchholz refuted the claim that he failed a physical and currently the deal is in a holding pattern. From what was reported, this morning the houston papers got a woody and posted that the deal was finalized. Later, SI said that the deal was never finalized, but is likely to be finalized in the coming days.

[Cocos Disciples]

http://cbs.sportsline.com/mlb/story/9857070/rss

 

http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20061207&content_id=1754067&vkey=hotstove2006&fext=.jsp

 

Oh.

[jacksonianmarch]

ah, the news about the deal being on hold was breaking when I headed to work for 2, but now that I am home, I see this deal seems to be dead now.