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The Toronto Blue Jays and Houston Astros have completed a 10-player trade, according to Shi Davidi of Sportsnet:
Blue Jays swng 10-play deal with Astros. They get JA Happ, Brandon Lyon and David Carpenter.
— Shi Davidi (@ShiDavidi) July 20, 2012
In the trade, the Blue Jays send seven players to the Astros, including right-hander Francisco Cordero, outfielder Ben Francisco, minor league right-handers Joseph Musgrove and Asher Wojciechowski, minor league left-handers David Rollins, and minor league backstop Carlos Perez along with a player to be named later.
In exchange for this haul of players, the Blue Jays receive right-handed relievers Brandon Lyon and David Carpenter along with left-handed starting pitcher J.A. Happ from the Astros.
Buster Olney of ESPN spoke with a talent evaluator who says there are no “game-changers” involved in the trade. He added that Musgrove “is the best of the prospects.”
Rival evaluator on the TOR/HOU trade: "There are no game-changers in this deal and Musgrove is the best of the prospects."
— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) July 20, 2012
The Astros will need a starting pitcher to take Happ’s spot in their rotation, and Zachary Levine of the Houston Chronicle thinks Dallas Keuchel would be “fine rest-wise” to takeover.
Dallas Keuchel would be fine rest-wise to take J.A. Happ's rotation spot, but nothing official yet.
— Zachary Levine (@zacharylevine) July 20, 2012
On the Blue Jays end, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports notes that the trade finally opens up a spot for former top prospect Travis Snider in Toronto.
One other aspect of the #BlueJays' 10-player trade with #Astros: It finally opens up a roster spot for Snider with Jays.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 20, 2012
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What are your thoughts on this massive trade?
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