July 23, 2024 • 9 mins
With the deadline drawing near, the Astros have approached a few major decisions to make regarding their roster. With a promising farm system and a practical World Series rotation, could the Astros be looking to trade Chas McCormick for an addition? What might they gain if anything in return?
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(00:00):
I Live, but the Shawn SalisburyShow continues potentially be sellers at the trade
deadline. Yesterday, Cubs president JedHoyer made it official, barring a big
win streak over the next week,anything the team does at the trade deadline
will be to help them in thefuture years. So if they lose,
(00:26):
don't figure it out. There's anotherteam that could be sellers. They've got
some good players they do so sayingyou're gonna go on a roll in a
week, yeah, you gotta goon a roll in a week. So
you go, hey, we're ona five game win streak. Okay,
so that's gonna change your thought process, that philosophy. You know who your
(00:46):
team is at this stage. Right. Let's see in that division, the
Chicago Cubs are nine games back.At the Central they are forty nine and
fifty three. They have won twoin a row. And then over on
the wild card standings, the Cubsare three and a half back. You've
(01:08):
got the Braves, Cardinals and Mets. Braves just lost Auzie Albi's for eight
weeks. Yep, saw that Cardinalsin that second wildcard spot. And then
there are the Mets Pirates half gameback. Padres half game back, diamondbacks,
one back, and then there arethe Cubs at three and a half
back. But then you got theGiants in the Reds and the Nationals all
four and a half back. Awildcard is up for grabs for anybody.
(01:34):
So with the president of the Cubscoming out and saying, unless you have
a win streak, well, they'regonna be sellers. So I would say,
when you look at some of theguys up and down there their lineup,
let's see Cody Bellinger, Well he'son the il, but I'm sure
his name will be mentioned ian Hap. I'm not sure about Danzby Swanson if
(01:56):
I'm not mistaken. He signed apretty nice little contract. And then of
course you know you're going to lookat Jamison tie On. I bet would
be a name as a local kid. Yep, is going to be a
name that's probably going to be uhsworled in trade rumors. So he could
be one, you know, apotential target depending on what the Cubs would
(02:17):
be asking for. He's seven andfour with a three point one ER's pitching
well so far this season. SoI found it interesting that the Cubs his
bread. The president comes out andsays that when they're still within the striking
distance of that all right, Isay, I don't think all teams that
are still have playoff hope are justautomatic buyers or state stand patt. I
(02:39):
think some realize their team's not athreat and are going to sell anyway.
And the Cubs may be one ofthose. You know, what's a threat,
a threat that you can compete andpossibly get to the playoffs, or
you know the current status of yourteam to say we're okay, we're kind
of hanging on by a thread.Let's get rid of this and give it,
get up, get rid of somesalary, and get some assets and
(03:00):
start to build it a little different, just because you're if they're like when
people say, well, there's eighteenteams that are in playoff within eight games.
You may be within eight games,but you may not trust your team
as a front office, right so, and somebody above you may be saying,
cut payroll, dude, we're notthat good. You know, you
don't know what's going on, rightSo, I don't believe a five game
(03:23):
win streak between now and the tradedeadline all of a sudden changes. Now,
if you win eight in a rowand you're going in trade deadlines here
and you say, you know we'rein it. We've closed the gap by
two games and now we're only youknow, three out of the wild card.
Well, then have at it.But I still think teams that are
within striking distance will still be willingto sell some if they don't trust their
(03:44):
team as a championship team. Also, when we're talking about this trade deadline,
which is right around the corner,there was another report that I saw
yesterday in regards to Pedro Leon.I teased earlier. The sources the Astros
are expected to have Cuban outfielder PedroLeon as a trade piece by the trade
deadline. Lee Leon is not anoption to be promoted and the franchise has
no room for him. He Owesowns one of the best performances this season
(04:08):
in Triple A, sitting three hthree, nineteen bombs, seventy four home
runs or excuse me, nineteen homeruns, seventy four RBI and twenty two
stolen bases. Why not give hima shot? He's getting no run up
here, No, not at all, Like not even been discussed. We
haven't heard one thing about it potentiallyhim being brought up. So if you're
(04:30):
gonna give him no run? Ishe an asset to move? He?
Absolutely he is. I would isthat I'm talking about that? I know
the name and they're in their ownmind. Or is he he guys on
touchy He just does he hits norun, No none at all. His
name's been featured four years, right, it's no run. It's kind of
weird, it is. So ifthat, if that's if that's what get
(04:51):
rid of him is part of thesting that we've you know, it's gonna
sting a little bit, then that'sit. But I'm wondering the guy and
the guy's versaal too. He canplay it, he can play shortstop,
he he can do a lot ofthings. And he's got some power in
his back. He's got pop.He's a good player. So I don't
know. It almost feels like,what are you priming him to go and
be an asset that gets you partof a package that gets you a bigger
(05:15):
frontline pitcher. He will be moved. I think you're right. I feel
like he'll be moved far more thanI even thought Corey Lee was going to
be moved. Yeah, you knowwhen I was conditions right, Yeah,
But I was going to compare righttoo, held in high regard doing it
and him next thing, you know, he's playing somewhere else. Yeah,
so see he'll be moved. Ithink I don't argue that at all.
Brother. I mean, when you'rehitting three zero three with nineteen bombs,
(05:36):
seventy four RBIs, twenty two stolenbases, and you're not getting any runner
even a potential to bring brought upto the big league level, what doesn't
he do well? I don't know. With all that power and dry and
run producer and multiple positions and cansteal bases, that would be a guy
in certain organizations you'd say he's oneof our top prospects. Yes, we
(05:58):
got to get him up here rightright, and see how he does.
I mean, if we got what'sthe hold up? I don't know.
I mean, I know you havea surplus of arms excuse me, not
arms, but outfielders. I getthat. So if you move Chas McCormick,
does that mean we see more PeterLeone or does that mean low Berfido
is gonna play a lot? That'sthat's probably low perfedo, right, So
(06:18):
yeah, I mean I'm not sayinghe's too good for the minor leagues,
But hasn't hey proven enough to say, come on now, like, at
least get time, get a series? Yeah, well, or fifty at
bats, yeah, the second halfof the season, I mean win.
I understand that it's a blessing anda curse. A blessing to be on
a great in a great organization,a curse to be on a team that
doesn't give you a lot of movement. With Kyle Tucker in line with the
(06:40):
way Jake Myers playing, you're notgonna play shortstop because Page is really good
third. I mean, no matterwhat position, I don't know, can
he play first base? You knowwhat I'm saying. You start to look
around and say, where can youfind him? I mean, I guess,
But how long you're you gonna lethim sit down there without getting swings
up here? Well, I guesswhat's the You know, people always talk
about the clock, like your majorleague clock, your your options and all
that stuff. I guess maybe they'rekeeping him down to be a fresh Hey,
(07:03):
this guy's never spent any big leaguetime, so you can you can
have him under arbitration for the nextfour years, three years, whatever.
But it's not like he lose hisor does his frustration start to mount.
It's probably already there because they tellyou put numbers up at every level.
And when you're putting numbers up likehe has done, that is that okay,
got to give the guy a shot. Yeah, don't be surprised if
(07:25):
he's playing somewhere else after this,he's going to be moved. Yeah.
I think you're probably right, becauseespecially especially if that's a piece that gets
you a guy who is going tobe a three pitcher, that moves him
up to whoa, that's a numbertwo, that that's a I don't want
to say wow factor, but that'sgot some clout right, yeah, you
know. And then also, youknow, one of the names that's going
to continue to be brought up untilthe trade deadline at the big league levels,
Chas McCormick. We know what he'sdone in the past. The ops
(07:46):
is usually up there a little bitbetter than it is this year. The
defenses is you know, is productive, but yet he is looks atrocious this
season. So it's like, whatteam is going to be calling for him?
The teams are gonna be calling forJake Myers. Teams are gonna be
calling for Joey Lo Braffito, howare you gonna be able to package Chas
McCormick into something if you try toget rid of him. He's not swinging
(08:07):
it well, agreed. So thatjust shows me that pedro Leone is going
to be moved even more so.And if it, if it gets him
out of here and he gets toplay every day, I'm sure he'll be
Absolutely. I wouldn't blame him eitherfor one. I mean, I'm assuming
he's probably saying, if they're notgonna get me run here, please trade
me, yeah, so I cango play. Yeah, agreed, It's
crazy. I read these numbers lastnight and we brought him up I don't
(08:30):
know, three months, four monthsago. Yeah, we've been talking about
since the season started writing win whenand he's just gone out and got more
productive and he's kind of I don'twant to say, the lost forgotten guy
mm hmm. But whenever we're talkingwith Tying Low Perfito on a bunch of
names, his name doesn't get talkedabout. Yeah ever ever, excuse me,
it's like, well, when when'she cot? I don't know,
(08:50):
but I can tell you this,I guarantee there's gonna be if he gets
traded, somebody's gonna covet him andsay, come play right now. We
got especially a team that's out ofit and wants to see what they got
in the future. Go play him, Find him a spot and put him
in the lineup. Seven one three, two one two five. Seven ninety
is the number to join talking aboutthe trade deadline. It's right around the
corner. There's another name that wasdfad yesterday. Could he be a target
(09:11):
for the Astros? That's next inSports Talk seven ninety
I Live, but the Shawn SalisburyShow continues potentially be sellers at the trade
deadline. Yesterday, Cubs president JedHoyer made it official, barring a big
win streak over the next week,anything the team does at the trade deadline
will be to help them in thefuture years. So if they lose,
(00:26):
don't figure it out. There's anotherteam that could be sellers. They've got
some good players they do so sayingyou're gonna go on a roll in a
week, yeah, you gotta goon a roll in a week. So
you go, hey, we're ona five game win streak. Okay,
so that's gonna change your thought process, that philosophy. You know who your
(00:46):
team is at this stage. Right. Let's see in that division, the
Chicago Cubs are nine games back.At the Central they are forty nine and
fifty three. They have won twoin a row. And then over on
the wild card standings, the Cubsare three and a half back. You've
(01:08):
got the Braves, Cardinals and Mets. Braves just lost Auzie Albi's for eight
weeks. Yep, saw that Cardinalsin that second wildcard spot. And then
there are the Mets Pirates half gameback. Padres half game back, diamondbacks,
one back, and then there arethe Cubs at three and a half
back. But then you got theGiants in the Reds and the Nationals all
four and a half back. Awildcard is up for grabs for anybody.
(01:34):
So with the president of the Cubscoming out and saying, unless you have
a win streak, well, they'regonna be sellers. So I would say,
when you look at some of theguys up and down there their lineup,
let's see Cody Bellinger, Well he'son the il, but I'm sure
his name will be mentioned ian Hap. I'm not sure about Danzby Swanson if
(01:56):
I'm not mistaken. He signed apretty nice little contract. And then of
course you know you're going to lookat Jamison tie On. I bet would
be a name as a local kid. Yep, is going to be a
name that's probably going to be uhsworled in trade rumors. So he could
be one, you know, apotential target depending on what the Cubs would
(02:17):
be asking for. He's seven andfour with a three point one ER's pitching
well so far this season. SoI found it interesting that the Cubs his
bread. The president comes out andsays that when they're still within the striking
distance of that all right, Isay, I don't think all teams that
are still have playoff hope are justautomatic buyers or state stand patt. I
(02:39):
think some realize their team's not athreat and are going to sell anyway.
And the Cubs may be one ofthose. You know, what's a threat,
a threat that you can compete andpossibly get to the playoffs, or
you know the current status of yourteam to say we're okay, we're kind
of hanging on by a thread.Let's get rid of this and give it,
get up, get rid of somesalary, and get some assets and
(03:00):
start to build it a little different, just because you're if they're like when
people say, well, there's eighteenteams that are in playoff within eight games.
You may be within eight games,but you may not trust your team
as a front office, right so, and somebody above you may be saying,
cut payroll, dude, we're notthat good. You know, you
don't know what's going on, rightSo, I don't believe a five game
(03:23):
win streak between now and the tradedeadline all of a sudden changes. Now,
if you win eight in a rowand you're going in trade deadlines here
and you say, you know we'rein it. We've closed the gap by
two games and now we're only youknow, three out of the wild card.
Well, then have at it.But I still think teams that are
within striking distance will still be willingto sell some if they don't trust their
(03:44):
team as a championship team. Also, when we're talking about this trade deadline,
which is right around the corner,there was another report that I saw
yesterday in regards to Pedro Leon.I teased earlier. The sources the Astros
are expected to have Cuban outfielder PedroLeon as a trade piece by the trade
deadline. Lee Leon is not anoption to be promoted and the franchise has
no room for him. He Owesowns one of the best performances this season
(04:08):
in Triple A, sitting three hthree, nineteen bombs, seventy four home
runs or excuse me, nineteen homeruns, seventy four RBI and twenty two
stolen bases. Why not give hima shot? He's getting no run up
here, No, not at all, Like not even been discussed. We
haven't heard one thing about it potentiallyhim being brought up. So if you're
(04:30):
gonna give him no run? Ishe an asset to move? He?
Absolutely he is. I would isthat I'm talking about that? I know
the name and they're in their ownmind. Or is he he guys on
touchy He just does he hits norun, No none at all. His
name's been featured four years, right, it's no run. It's kind of
weird, it is. So ifthat, if that's if that's what get
(04:51):
rid of him is part of thesting that we've you know, it's gonna
sting a little bit, then that'sit. But I'm wondering the guy and
the guy's versaal too. He canplay it, he can play shortstop,
he he can do a lot ofthings. And he's got some power in
his back. He's got pop.He's a good player. So I don't
know. It almost feels like,what are you priming him to go and
be an asset that gets you partof a package that gets you a bigger
(05:15):
frontline pitcher. He will be moved. I think you're right. I feel
like he'll be moved far more thanI even thought Corey Lee was going to
be moved. Yeah, you knowwhen I was conditions right, Yeah,
But I was going to compare righttoo, held in high regard doing it
and him next thing, you know, he's playing somewhere else. Yeah,
so see he'll be moved. Ithink I don't argue that at all.
Brother. I mean, when you'rehitting three zero three with nineteen bombs,
(05:36):
seventy four RBIs, twenty two stolenbases, and you're not getting any runner
even a potential to bring brought upto the big league level, what doesn't
he do well? I don't know. With all that power and dry and
run producer and multiple positions and cansteal bases, that would be a guy
in certain organizations you'd say he's oneof our top prospects. Yes, we
(05:58):
got to get him up here rightright, and see how he does.
I mean, if we got what'sthe hold up? I don't know.
I mean, I know you havea surplus of arms excuse me, not
arms, but outfielders. I getthat. So if you move Chas McCormick,
does that mean we see more PeterLeone or does that mean low Berfido
is gonna play a lot? That'sthat's probably low perfedo, right, So
(06:18):
yeah, I mean I'm not sayinghe's too good for the minor leagues,
But hasn't hey proven enough to say, come on now, like, at
least get time, get a series? Yeah, well, or fifty at
bats, yeah, the second halfof the season, I mean win.
I understand that it's a blessing anda curse. A blessing to be on
a great in a great organization,a curse to be on a team that
doesn't give you a lot of movement. With Kyle Tucker in line with the
(06:40):
way Jake Myers playing, you're notgonna play shortstop because Page is really good
third. I mean, no matterwhat position, I don't know, can
he play first base? You knowwhat I'm saying. You start to look
around and say, where can youfind him? I mean, I guess,
But how long you're you gonna lethim sit down there without getting swings
up here? Well, I guesswhat's the You know, people always talk
about the clock, like your majorleague clock, your your options and all
that stuff. I guess maybe they'rekeeping him down to be a fresh Hey,
(07:03):
this guy's never spent any big leaguetime, so you can you can
have him under arbitration for the nextfour years, three years, whatever.
But it's not like he lose hisor does his frustration start to mount.
It's probably already there because they tellyou put numbers up at every level.
And when you're putting numbers up likehe has done, that is that okay,
got to give the guy a shot. Yeah, don't be surprised if
(07:25):
he's playing somewhere else after this,he's going to be moved. Yeah.
I think you're probably right, becauseespecially especially if that's a piece that gets
you a guy who is going tobe a three pitcher, that moves him
up to whoa, that's a numbertwo, that that's a I don't want
to say wow factor, but that'sgot some clout right, yeah, you
know. And then also, youknow, one of the names that's going
to continue to be brought up untilthe trade deadline at the big league levels,
Chas McCormick. We know what he'sdone in the past. The ops
(07:46):
is usually up there a little bitbetter than it is this year. The
defenses is you know, is productive, but yet he is looks atrocious this
season. So it's like, whatteam is going to be calling for him?
The teams are gonna be calling forJake Myers. Teams are gonna be
calling for Joey Lo Braffito, howare you gonna be able to package Chas
McCormick into something if you try toget rid of him. He's not swinging
(08:07):
it well, agreed. So thatjust shows me that pedro Leone is going
to be moved even more so.And if it, if it gets him
out of here and he gets toplay every day, I'm sure he'll be
Absolutely. I wouldn't blame him eitherfor one. I mean, I'm assuming
he's probably saying, if they're notgonna get me run here, please trade
me, yeah, so I cango play. Yeah, agreed, It's
crazy. I read these numbers lastnight and we brought him up I don't
(08:30):
know, three months, four monthsago. Yeah, we've been talking about
since the season started writing win whenand he's just gone out and got more
productive and he's kind of I don'twant to say, the lost forgotten guy
mm hmm. But whenever we're talkingwith Tying Low Perfito on a bunch of
names, his name doesn't get talkedabout. Yeah ever ever, excuse me,
it's like, well, when when'she cot? I don't know,
(08:50):
but I can tell you this,I guarantee there's gonna be if he gets
traded, somebody's gonna covet him andsay, come play right now. We
got especially a team that's out ofit and wants to see what they got
in the future. Go play him, Find him a spot and put him
in the lineup. Seven one three, two one two five. Seven ninety
is the number to join talking aboutthe trade deadline. It's right around the
corner. There's another name that wasdfad yesterday. Could he be a target
(09:11):
for the Astros? That's next inSports Talk seven ninety
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