It's been a busy offseason for the Halfwits. The team made a staggering 9 trades in all, most of which sent out veteran players in return for prospects, as GM gumbercules appears to be building for the future. It'd be overwhelming to analyze each deal, so we'll stick with a summary of the important players.
Veterans dealt: 2B Wilt Nelson (OKC), SS David Lopez (IA), SP Bud Pavlik (IA), C/DH Frederick Weiss (IA), RP Fergie Walsh (OAK), SP Clarence Bollea (AZ), RF Andrew Mateo (OKC)
Prospects acquired: 2B Terry Everett (OKC), 2B Kevin Millwood (IA), SP Glen Marion (IA), Santiago Santayana (IA), SS Billy Coleman (OAK), 3B Edward Osting (AZ), SP Gordon Forest (OKC), RP Luis Bautista (OKC).
That mostly covers the first 6 trades. The Halfwits sent pitching prospect Earl Hardy and OF prospect Vicente Silva to Oakland with Walsh and got back ML starting SS Sean Parrish in addition to Coleman.
After those 6 deals, Houston made a few moves to solidify their roster for this season. They picked up veteran C Joe Mattes from Philadelphia for RP prospect Emil Xavier, reacquired 2B Brant Pulsipher from Iowa City (sent with Pavlik to acquire Millwood, Marion, and veteran LF Benji Siqueros) for minor league 3B Jonathon Newfield, and added to their SP depth by dealing MIF prospect Douglas Walsh (acquired with Santayana for Weiss) for ML starter Nate Clayton and pitching prospect Terrence Cuyler.
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