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Well so long Gerrit. I understand that this will be met with a ton of skepticism by Pirate fans and understandably so due to previous track record......but I'll be honest, I'm not as high on Gerrit as most Pirate fans. He has one hell of a fastball that he falls in love with and gets himself in trouble too much. Teams invariably catch up to it and start hitting homers off him. I don't think he will ever be truly "ace" material mostly because of his emotional make up. You can bank on the fact that as soon as he gives up a couple hits or a homer early in the game he falls apart mentally and never recovers. He's a fiery competitor but in his case, it works against him most of the time.
The Astros sent back Colin Moran, Joe Musgrove, Michael Feliz and Jason Martin.
Moran is 25 years old, their #5 prospect and will start at 3rd base next year for the Bucs. He was a .300+ hitter at AAA last year and ended up making his major league debut for the 'Stros late in the season. He was again hitting over .300 for them with a homer in a handful of games in the majors and then he unfortunately fouled a ball off his face and missed the rest of the season with a broken jaw. He has pretty good power and hit around 18 homers in AAA last year. He will be ready to start the year off in the majors and fill a big hole in the Pirates lineup at 3rd.
Musgrove is a 25 year old pitcher who spent the last 2 seasons on the Astros major league club. He started 15 games for the Astros last year and then got moved to the bullpen to work him out of a slump he got into. He excelled in the Houston bullpen with a 1.44 ERA. He could be a starter or reliever but I imagine the plan is for him to start. As a starter, he had a 4.06 ERA in 2016 and a 4.77 ERA in 2017. He actually got credited with a win during the World Series last year while pitching out of the pen.
Feliz is a 24 year old reliever who made 98 appearances for the Astros major league club over the past 2 years out of the bullpen. He is a flamethrower who can bring it with a high 90's fastball, but has some control issues at times. He struggled a good bit last year and his ERA was up there at 5.26. If Ray Serage can harness that wildness, you may have something there. He should start the year in the Pirates bullpen and will probably be given every opportunity to serve as the 8th inning set up man for Rivero.
Jason Martin was the Astros #15 prospect this year and is a Center fielder. He spent the year at their AA affiliate at 22 years old, which is pretty good. He hit .273 with 18 homers in the minors last year. Reportedly is a better offensive than defensive player at this point. My guess is that he will start out at AA Altoona and by mid season he will be taking over in CF for Austin Meadows at AAA Indianapolis when Meadows gets the call from the Pirates.
It will remain to be seen if it's another quantity over quality trade that doesn't work out for the Bucs. They got 4 intriguing guys, 3 of which should be on the Pirates opening day roster this year. Should be interesting. The other thing is that Cole was gone after 2 years. Rosenhaus would never have let him sign another contract in Pittsburgh.
EDIT: Boras not Rosenhaus. I'm a dope lol.
The Astros sent back Colin Moran, Joe Musgrove, Michael Feliz and Jason Martin.
Moran is 25 years old, their #5 prospect and will start at 3rd base next year for the Bucs. He was a .300+ hitter at AAA last year and ended up making his major league debut for the 'Stros late in the season. He was again hitting over .300 for them with a homer in a handful of games in the majors and then he unfortunately fouled a ball off his face and missed the rest of the season with a broken jaw. He has pretty good power and hit around 18 homers in AAA last year. He will be ready to start the year off in the majors and fill a big hole in the Pirates lineup at 3rd.
Musgrove is a 25 year old pitcher who spent the last 2 seasons on the Astros major league club. He started 15 games for the Astros last year and then got moved to the bullpen to work him out of a slump he got into. He excelled in the Houston bullpen with a 1.44 ERA. He could be a starter or reliever but I imagine the plan is for him to start. As a starter, he had a 4.06 ERA in 2016 and a 4.77 ERA in 2017. He actually got credited with a win during the World Series last year while pitching out of the pen.
Feliz is a 24 year old reliever who made 98 appearances for the Astros major league club over the past 2 years out of the bullpen. He is a flamethrower who can bring it with a high 90's fastball, but has some control issues at times. He struggled a good bit last year and his ERA was up there at 5.26. If Ray Serage can harness that wildness, you may have something there. He should start the year in the Pirates bullpen and will probably be given every opportunity to serve as the 8th inning set up man for Rivero.
Jason Martin was the Astros #15 prospect this year and is a Center fielder. He spent the year at their AA affiliate at 22 years old, which is pretty good. He hit .273 with 18 homers in the minors last year. Reportedly is a better offensive than defensive player at this point. My guess is that he will start out at AA Altoona and by mid season he will be taking over in CF for Austin Meadows at AAA Indianapolis when Meadows gets the call from the Pirates.
It will remain to be seen if it's another quantity over quality trade that doesn't work out for the Bucs. They got 4 intriguing guys, 3 of which should be on the Pirates opening day roster this year. Should be interesting. The other thing is that Cole was gone after 2 years. Rosenhaus would never have let him sign another contract in Pittsburgh.
EDIT: Boras not Rosenhaus. I'm a dope lol.
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