Angels to Acquire Max Stassi for OFs Rainier Rivas, Raider Uceta

[totdprods]

Hear #Angels are trying to finalize a trade with #Astros for Max Stassi

— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) July 31, 2019

Edited July 31, 2019 by totdprods

[mmc]

 

[Scott34]

okay?

[UndertheHalo]

“Cool” 

[Glen]

Who?

[CanadianHalo]

[Chuck]

[Dick Enberg]

I love a parade! another catcher. who's he going to catch? we have no pitching!

[m0nkey]

Yes!!! Thanks billy!

[ScruffytheJanitor]

He's a catcher. If I remember right, he was a pretty big deal as a prep player, and it was a minor upset when he signed with the A's out of high school. While he never lived up to his offensive upside, He turned out to be a decent Defensive catcher.  Not sure if he's better than Garneau, but he's...something.

[2112]

Season saved?  

[Scott34]

3rd best framing catcher last year. 

[Angel Oracle]

He did have a .710 OPS in 250 at bats for the Astros a year ago, and is just 28.

What kind of pitcher handler and defensive guy is he behind the plate?

[Jay]

lol

 

[totdprods]

Out of options, like Smith...

So...who goes? Lucroy or Smith?

Saw the Astros also landed a Toronto reliever, Joe Biagini. 

I wonder if there's a 3-way in the works, with the Angels getting Sanchez and Stassi, Toronto getting Garneau/Smith (as a throw in) and an Angels prospect, Houston getting Biagini...

Edited July 31, 2019 by totdprods

[rafibomb]

 

Kevan Smith to IL probably lmao

[ScruffytheJanitor]

3 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

He did have a .710 OPS in 250 at bats for the Astros a year ago, and is just 28.

What kind of pitcher handler and defensive guy is he behind the plate?

He's a good defensive guy, if I remember correctly. Has a pretty good arm to boot. He's basically the B- version of the B version of whatever Lucroy is at this point.

[Erstad Grit]

This is like when we traded Santiago for that one guy

[Pujols4MVP]

I'd rather they trade for Jeff Mathis just for the LOLs.

[rafibomb]

1 minute ago, ScruffytheJanitor said:

He's a good defensive guy, if I remember correctly. Has a pretty good arm to boot. He's basically the C+ version of the B version of whatever Lucroy is at this point.

Apparently one of the better pitch framers in the league as well

[Scott34]

If we didn't give up anything, good move. Top 5 defensive catcher in baseball. 

[Deek]

He went to the J. Mathis School of Framing...

 

[Vlad27Trout27]

The big piece!

[Pujols4MVP]

So what they did the Angels send to Houstson for a -0.7 WAR catcher ? A used condom & a refurbished condom ?

[totdprods]

With Houston getting Sanchez and Greinke I wonder if there's some way the Angels are still involved in a larger deal involving the fall-out from this.