Dec 12 2006
Willy T. traded? Please say it isn’t so!
[tag]Astros[/tag]Next season just isn’t going to be the same without Willy Taveras after the Astros traded him today to the Colorado Rockies as part of a deal that saw Willy T, Taylor Buchholz and Jason Hirsh traded for Jason Jennings and Miguel Ascensio. That trade just doesn’t make sense to me, Hirsh was primed to have a great major league season for the Astros this year after being the 2006 Triple-A Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Year this last season, Buchholz admittedly didn’t have a great season but Willy T. was a bit of an icon even beginning to approach the kind of status Biggio holds with the crowds especially those of us that sit in center field. Jason Jennings doesn’t seem to be that much of a catch and is hardly a replacement for Pettitte so I don’t know what the Astros were thinking with that trade!
Thankfully last season I managed to get both Pettitte and Willy T. to throw me balls during batting practice and even managed to get Willy to autograph my jersey for me towards the end of the season! It is sad to see Willy T move to the Rockies, Willy you will be missed by the fans!