Now with the additon of Gomez, one of the top bats available on the trade market this summer, Houston is pegged as the favorite to claim the AL West. The Astros held a one-game lead over the Angels for first place heading into Thursday’s games. “We want it bad”.
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Milwaukee general manager Doug Melvin said a trade fell through Wednesday that would have sent Gomez to the New York Mets for infielder Wilmer Flores and injured pitcher Zack Wheeler.
“To be politically correct, there’s a lot of BS out there”, Collins said during an instant-classic, eight-minute press conference. He raved about Gomez.
Although he has struggled a bit this season in all departments while trying to stay healthy, Gomez is still an extremely talented player with incredible upside who will provide big-time support for a struggling offense that has been boom or bust all season long. This guy is exciting. “He really has all the potential in the world”.
The emotional young man in the clip above is New York Mets pitcher Wilmer Flores.
As the game wore out, emotions got the better of the 23-year-old Venezuelan, who began to cry. “I got emotional and when I came in, they told me there was no trade”, Flores said. Already the father to a 6-year-old boy and a 15-month-old boy, Gomez and his wife welcomed a third child 10 days ago. It was something that we’ve addressed dire…I’ve addressed personally with the player involved.
Rumours of the deal were so pervasive Brewers teammates of Gomez took a “farewell” photo on the club’s chartered plane.
The 29-year-old Gomez is hitting. This Astros trade gives the team an All-Star outfielder that has also won a Gold Glove playing center field. With possibly one of the biggest moves made in recent years, the Brewers owe the Mets a Thank You card.
After six straight losing seasons, the Mets are in the middle of a pennant race. He has struck out 121 batters and walked 43 in 118 innings pitched. Fiers will not become a free agent until the end of the 2019 season.
“He’s got a good fast ball”.
Anger, frustration and confusion were the major feelings of last night, as the Carlos Gomez trade broke down.
“I was sad, being a Mets forever. We don’t feel there’s anything wrong with his hip”. Initial reports said the Brewers balked because of medical concerns about Wheeler. “There was nothing I knew about”.
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GM Jeff Luhnow certainly didn’t spare much expense in acquiring the team’s new pieces, sending prospects Domingo Santana, Brett Phillips, Josh Hader and Adrian Houser back to Milwaukee.
