The teardown began this offseason. A.J. Durability. The Astros also sent catcher Max Stassi to the Angels for Minor League outfielders Rainier Rivas and Raider Uceta. ET Trade Deadline hit. Lovullo said Greinke did not say a word. Hinch after the game for doing the exact same thing a year prior. The Diamondbacks will send the Astros $24 million to help offset what’s remaining on the six-year, $206.5 million deal Greinke received in December 2015. Instead, the Diamondbacks both bought and sold. I am prepared to explain my thinking on Friday when the team gets back. Hazen did not dispute that the deal could be viewed as something other than a true commitment to this year’s roster. We ended up conceding at the last moment.”. Considering he was the team's biggest earner, trading Greinke was the next logical step in the Diamondbacks' cost-cutting process. The club went into Wednesday’s trade deadline expected to be a clear seller. Tucker is 13th on MLB.com's list of the top 100 prospects. “It was let’s see if we can figure out a way to satisfy some long-term pieces and figure out a way to maybe make the team deeper even if we maybe took a little tick back in trading a number one starting pitcher.”. In comments to reporters, Hazen seemed to sort of toe a line between acknowledging that his team’s uneven play in recent weeks – the Diamondbacks are 54-55 after losing 7-5 to the New York Yankees on Wednesday – played a hand in his willingness to part with Greinke, while also suggesting he expects his team to remain in the hunt for a wild card despite losing its best pitcher. Right-hander Corbin Martin has already reached the majors and could have mid-rotation potential, but he underwent Tommy John surgery on July 3 and could miss all of next season. We were very excited.”, Wow... that escalated quickly! His fastball velocity has declined in each of the past four seasons as well, averaging 90 mph in 2018, per Brooks Baseball. At 54-54, Arizona is 15.5 games back of the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers and three games off the final wild-card spot. In the bullpen, relievers had the game on a television when they heard the broadcast mention the deal. Martin recently had Tommy John surgery and is out for the season. He dominated at Miller Park, going 11-0 with a 3.13 ERA in 2011. He’s won 197 games in his career with a 3.36 ERA and won the 2009 AL Cy Young Award with the Royals. Did they just say Greinke?’ ” Diamondbacks reliever Archie Bradley said. The Astros also acquired starting pitcher Aaron Sanchez, reliever Joe Biagini and Minor League outfielder Cal Stevenson in a trade with the Blue Jays, as well as veteran catcher Martin Maldonado from the Cubs in exchange for Tony Kemp. 1 starter in Arizona to likely being third in Houston's rotation behind Justin Verlander and Gerrit Cole. He can still use a variety of off-speed pitches to keep hitters on their toes, just not with the same strikeout rate he could manage during his prime. According to Baseball-Reference.com, Greinke gives the Astros four starting pitchers with an ERA+ of more than 140 for the first time since the 1907 Cubs. Infielder Josh Rojas, a product of Millennium High in Goodyear, was the fourth piece. Whether they’ll allow the Diamondbacks to remain competitive in this year's wild-card race remains to be seen. CLEVELAND -- The Astros were gathered in the visiting clubhouse at Progressive Field about three hours before Wednesday’s game against the Indians, minutes before the 4 p.m. Some, like Justin Verlander, tweeted about the anticipation. We were really resisting giving up all four of those guys and tried different permutations and different replacements, but at the end of the day, that’s the deal they insisted on and that’s the only deal that was going to get done. However, this move signals the franchise's shifting priorities. They were refreshing their phones and staring at the TVs, eager to find out the latest trade news. He is limited positionally; some view him as a first baseman at best, others as strictly a designated hitter. Some. Pollock and Patrick Corbin left as free agents and the Diamondbacks traded Paul Goldschmidt to the St. Louis Cardinals as he entered the final year of his contract. “That would have been a nonstarter.”. Veteran right-hander Zack Greinke cracks this list in large measure because he was the biggest name moved at the recent trade deadline. The move could be a tough sell in the clubhouse. The Diamondbacks traded Zack Greinke to the Astros just ahead of the MLB trade deadline, but GM Mike Hazen stayed away from a total rebuild mode. “I think he’s a Hall of Famer and I think he’s one of the best pitchers of our generation. Zack Greinke and the Houston Astros were able to keep their season alive on Wednesday with a thrilling win over Tampa Bay. Leake and Gallen, both of whom are expected to move into the rotation, will have a hard time approximating Greinke’s value. “Incredible day for the organization and our team,” Hinch said. “I’m sure there were deals we could have done in other places, but I never really looked at going into today thinking this was, ‘Tear it down to the studs,’ ” Hazen said. Luhnow told teams Tucker and top pitching prospect Forrest Whitley were untouchable as part of any deal. “For us,” Luhnow said, "Zack Greinke was at the very top of our list in terms of players that we thought could impact our chances to win the World Series this year and could really fit in well on this club for the next couple of years while we still have our entire offensive unit together.". NEW YORK – In a move nearly as stunning as when they signed him four years ago, the Diamondbacks traded right-hander Zack Greinke to the Houston Astros on Wednesday afternoon, the last in a flurry of deals executed by General Manager Mike Hazen that he hopes better positions the organization for the future without entirely punting on the present. Follow @brianmctaggart on Twitter. He’s in the top five in WHIP, he’s low ERA, he’s hard to hit, he defends his position, he’s elite across the board. The club will be on the receiving end when it comes to the Leake trade. The trade for Greinke came at a high cost for Houston, though, which gave up three of its top five prospects according to MLB Pipeline: first baseman Seth Beer (No. It’s clear the Astros are pushing all their chips in to make a run at another title. The right-hander has improved following a 2018 campaign in which he was solid but not otherworldly. Through 22 starts, he's 10-4 with a 2.87 ERA and a 3.15 FIP. Astros starter Zack Greinke allowed one earned run on two his and three walks while striking out one over four innings in a no-decision against the Twins on Tuesday. “There was some hooting and hollering,” said right-hander Gerrit Cole, who is a friend of Greinke. The window has probably closed on Greinke winning a second Cy Young Award or enjoying a year like he had in 2015 (2.76 FIP and 5.4 WAR). Luhnow said he didn’t contact the D-backs until the final 48 hours prior to the Deadline. He had a 3.71 FIP and averaged 8.62 strikeouts. “Much like we did with the Paul trade,” he said, “understanding that we were giving up what is certainly the best player in the deal, but knowing that in time we would recover some of that and spread it out in ways that will impact our 25-man roster more thoroughly than, say, one Zack Greinke.”. The Houston Astros announced they have traded for six-time All-Star starting pitcher Zack Greinke from the Arizona Diamondbacks. “Look, the reason we got him is we feel like we can have one of, if not the best, rotation in baseball. 22) and cash going to Arizona. “I know where we are relative to the standings,” Hazen said. © 2020 www.azcentral.com. 4) and Corbin Martin (No. Still, the Astros were able to hold onto top prospect, outfielder Kyle Tucker, who remains a big part of the Astros' future plans. The deal was made in concert with the acquisition of right-hander Mike Leake from the Seattle Mariners, a starter whom they hope will help shoulder some of the workload Greinke had carried in parts of four seasons with the Diamondbacks. The four prospects the Astros sent along are of varying and apparently debatable quality, based on the opinions of sources with rival clubs. Stats are courtesy of FanGraphs unless otherwise noted. The Astros and Diamondbacks were at very different places as organizations when they stunned the baseball world with the Zack Greinke blockbuster just before the trade … 3) and right-handers J.B. Bukauskas (No. Greinke threw five innings of two-run ball at Yankee Stadium earlier on Wednesday before the trade. “Mike was the one that delivered the official news,” Lovullo said. Greinke was 24th among pitchers in WAR (2.9). His goal was to be the first to share the news with the players before they saw it on social media, which meant making a quick dash to the clubhouse. “I was like, ‘Hold up. 22) and cash going to Arizona. The D-backs will pay about a third of his remaining salary, according to multiple reports. Dumping Greinke’s salary should allow the Diamondbacks to spend the savings in a variety of ways in the future, but Hazen said it was far from the only consideration, “We would never have considered trading Zack Greinke without talent (coming back),” he said. For the Astros, the addition of Greinke solidifies the rotation midway through a 2019 season with high expectations. When the Houston Astros needed Zack Greinke to … Yankees? They will pay only $6 million of the roughly $20 million owed to Leake this year and next, and the Mariners will cover Leake's $5 million buyout should the Diamondbacks decline his 2021 option. CLEVELAND -- The Astros were gathered in the visiting clubhouse at Progressive Field about three hours before Wednesday’s game against the Indians, minutes before the 4 p.m. MLB.com's Mark Feinsand noted that Kyle Tucker is not part of the trade. The Diamondbacks also did not part with various other veterans whose names were floating around in rumors throughout the past week, including Bradley, lefty Andrew Chafin and outfielder Jarrod Dyson. There goes Zack.’ ”. Right-hander J.B. Bukauskas was the Astros’ first-round pick in 2017 but he has had spotty results in his minor league career and is viewed by some scouts as a future reliever, at best. Corbin Martin and J.B. Bukauskas, first baseman/outfielder Seth Beer and utility man Josh Rojas. It’s not hard to see how the trades could help the organization in the long run. He's going from the clear No. Houston was leading 4-2 in the top of the sixth. “Fair,” Hazen said. Greinke clearly was happy about Baker’s decision to the point that he chirped A.J. All rights reserved. Greinke: 'It's nice not having fans in the stands' (0:51) Astros pitcher Zack Greinke says he prefers not having fans in attendance at games and explains how it benefits his performance on the field.
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