Jamie Moyer 拒絕被交易到太空人 - 美國職棒

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作者: Berkman (味全龍迷) 看板: Astros
標題: Jamie Moyer 拒絕被交易到太空人
時間: Sun Jul 31 10:05:23 2005

Sources: Astros' attempt to deal for pitcher rejected
By JOSE DE JESUS ORTIZ
Copyright 2005 Houston Chronicle

According to a high-level baseball official, Seattle Mariners veteran
lefthander Jamie Moyer employed his rights under the collective bargaining
agreement to block a trade to the Astros.

As a policy, Astros general manager Tim Purpura does not comment publicly on
any trade discussions he has with other teams. But it was no secret among
the scouts at Minute Maid Park that the Astros made a run and were rejected
by Moyer.


Purpura would only confirm that the Astros were close to a deal for a pitcher
who could have helped as a starter and reliever.

"I would say we are at a point where we could have had a deal done," said
Purpura, who hasn't given up all hope of making a deal before the non-waiver
trade deadline Sunday at 3 p.m.

Moyer, a pitcher who has succeeded because of his superb command of the
strike zone, is 9-3 with a 4.33 ERA over 21 starts. He would have bolstered
the Astros' already vaunted rotation while also serving as an option for the
bullpen.

As a player with more than 10 years in the majors and five in a row with the
same team, Moyer had the right to block the trade based on rights that are
referred to simply as the 10/5 right.

Since reaching the majors in 1986 with the Cubs, Moyer is 201-148 with a
4.16 career ERA.

Purpura has been busy working the phones all week, putting his odds of
making a trade at 50-50 Friday evening. By late Friday night, he admitted
thinking his odds of making a significant trade were at 80 percent.

By Saturday afternoon, he dropped his odds of making a significant trade to
about 20 percent.

"There could still be some minor or lesser situations that could clear," he
said.

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/sports/bb/3289354

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