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Evan & Tiki

Astros probably wouldn't trade with the Yankees

Evan & Tiki

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🗓️ 13 December 2024

⏱️ 12 minutes

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E and T Short: The Yankees dug their own hole with the Astros

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0:00.0

this week has been a frenzy.

0:03.1

Yeah, I like this.

0:04.1

Yeah. And even right now, if you're just tuning in, Devin Williams, the elite closer of the Milwaukee Brewers traded to the New York Yankees for Nestor Kortez and Caleb Durbin.

0:13.4

And at this very hour, reports from all over from the national baseball writers that the Chicago Cubs are very close to acquiring

0:22.4

Kyle Tucker from the Houston Astros.

0:24.4

Why that's a big story is because the Yankees are trying to acquire Kyle Tucker from

0:28.9

the Houston Astros.

0:29.8

But as I warned everybody, the package, sure, they may prefer Chicago's package of their

0:35.1

most recent first round pick, a guy by the name of Cam Smith and Isak Paradis who can help them. They may prefer Chicago's package of their most recent first round pick, a guy by the name of Cam

0:37.5

Smith and Isak Paradis who can help them. They may prefer that package. But here's the other

0:42.5

truth. The Houston Astros, owned by Jim Crane, will not, I repeat, will not make a significant

0:50.4

trade with the New York Yankees. It is not happening. Why?

0:59.8

Because Jim Crane, A, still wants to compete in the American League, where the Yankees are the favorites, and two, I'm sure he hates the Yankees from all the talk of Brian

1:05.1

Cashman saying they're a bunch of dirty cheaters.

1:07.0

Right, like two weeks ago.

1:08.6

Right.

1:09.1

He was saying this.

1:10.7

So I've been skeptical.

1:12.7

Doesn't mean they shouldn't try and they are trying because maybe I'm wrong.

1:16.2

Maybe your package is so good that Dana Brown, their general manager, begs Jim Crane and says,

1:21.4

please, please, please, I need to make this trade.

1:24.1

But I have a hunch that Jim Crane and the Astros would never approve a trade to the

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