22
Jul
2008
Astros Trade for Padres’ Wolf
Posted by RumorMill as Houston Astros Rumors, San Diego Padres Rumors
The AP is reporting that the San Diego Padres have traded starting pitcher Randy Wolf for minor league pitcher Chad Reineke.
Wolf, 6-10 with a 4.74 ERA will be a free agent at the end of the year and had a limited no trade clause which limited San Diego's options when seeking trading partners. Houston, however, is not on that list and needed a starter after ace Roy Oswalt hit the DL earlier this week.
Obviously the Astros are trying to compete this year, however, I don't really see that happening with the three strongest teams in the NL at least 10 games ahead of them in the division.
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One Response
KSolo
July 29th, 2008 at 11:05 am
1This is Ed Wade’s first full season as Astros GM, and I must say he is a complete punk. As an Astros fan and native Houstonian, I can speak for the Astros when I say that the void of Biggio and Bagwell (along w/ Clemens and Pettite) has a huge role to play in the struggles of this ball club, but I would be far more excited to see the Astros trade their high priced, high profile players for a refreshing new look to the farm system. While the trade for Randy Wolf is not a bad one, it sends the wrong message to the fans that, “hey we’re not that far off.” Uh, from a pitching stand point, that couldn’t be farther from the truth. I see no reason to have Valverde on this roster considering we are not competitive, nor do I see much more reason for Tejada, Ty Wiggington, or Kaz Matsui. Ed Wade wants a “middle relief” guy now…WHAT? Is he serious? We don’t need bullpen help before finding some young arms to fix our rotation. Wandy’s been plagued w/ injuries and is very inconsistent, Backe is a major dissapointment, Roy-O is showing some wear and tear, and the rest of our rotation is laughable. Ed Wade, sir, you must leave.
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