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Which players were coming back to Baltimore in the rumored Britton to Houston trade last year? Lots of articles out there about how we squashed it last second, but can’t find any reports of who we would have received in the deal that the Astros thought they had. Thanks in advance. 

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I believe one of the players rumored to be heading to us was 3B Colin Moran, who now plays for the Pirates, and is having a better offensive season than almost everyone on our team right now aside from Manny and maybe Jones.

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Colin Moran almost for sure. Second Britton deal collapsed they sent Teoscar Hernandez for Liriano so stands to reason we could've had him as well. Probably a pitcher on top of those two. Hernandez with a .869 OPS this year in his first full season in majors. Moran is a hair under .800 OPS, .360 OBP.

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38 minutes ago, Naplic said:

Which players were coming back to Baltimore in the rumored Britton to Houston trade last year? Lots of articles out there about how we squashed it last second, but can’t find any reports of who we would have received in the deal that the Astros thought they had. Thanks in advance. 

Colin Moran and a guy who got Tommy John this year. The medicals were right. Of course. Again. 

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1 hour ago, Finisher said:

Colin Moran almost for sure. Second Britton deal collapsed they sent Teoscar Hernandez for Liriano so stands to reason we could've had him as well. Probably a pitcher on top of those two. Hernandez with a .869 OPS this year in his first full season in majors. Moran is a hair under .800 OPS, .360 OBP.

But where would the O's be this year without our ace closer.

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Losing Moran hurts but it seemed like the other piece really was damaged goods and they weren't willing to add a legitimate pitcher to the deal.

Basically as I remember they said you can have Moran and any of our prospect who aren't in the top 10-15.  There were a lot of off limits players.

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Hindsight being what it is, I wish they got the Liriano deal for Britton. Hernandez would look good right now for the O's. They certainly could use an offensive piece like him even in the OF where guys like Mullins, Stewart and Hays are on the way. One or two of them will not pan out. Imagine having Hernandez and Moran. Who needs a pitcher with that kind of return.

With Moran at 3B and Hernandez in the OF along with Mancini at first, some combo of Mullins/Stewart/Hays in the CF and RF and Sisco/Wynns at catcher and the team would have some pieces in place for the long run. Of course, hindsight is what it is. Hopefully, Manny, Jones, Brach and Britton all move and can give the team some good pieces.

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1 hour ago, weams said:

 

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For Harper, the Nationals would have obtained right-hander J.B. Bukauskas, the Astros’ No. 8 prospect according to MLBPipeline.com, and two other minor leaguers, sources said. Catcher Garrett Stubbs, the team’s No. 15 prospect, was in play, and the Nationals would have received another, low-level, minor-league pitcher as well.

The package was far better than the compensatory pick the Nationals will receive after the fourth round of the 2019 draft if Harper turns down their qualifying offer on Monday, as expected, and eventually signs with another club.

The Nationals will qualify for the lowest form of draft-pick compensation after joining the Red Sox as one of only two teams to exceed the $197 million luxury-tax threshold during the  2018 season.

 

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