Marcell Ozuna to the Pirates. $12M. Pending physical

— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) February 9, 2026

Surprised he got that much given his history of volatility

What if you're a DirecTv or Comcast subscriber? Don't they somewhat get limited access to ESPN unlimited will they have to pay twice?

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Infielder David Hamilton and left-hander Shane Drohan are the other two players going to Milwaukee along with Kyle Harrison in the Caleb Durbin deal, sources tell ESPN.

— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) February 9, 2026

Take the Red Sox off the list for Parades

wow....

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Had a busy weekend but I'm hearing the same as Chandler as far as trade talks ramping up. Frankly at this point I would be pretty surprised if Parades is an Astro at the start of spring training.

I will say.. I'll share some thoughts/info about this whole thing after a move is made that will maybe make this move make sense for those who are on the fence or don't want to move him at all.

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So, does this imply there may be a "trade discount" the Astros are willing to accept to make a deal? As a hypothetical, do the Astros consider Paredes (or a player like Abreu) a health time bomb that results in a lost season (or two, given the likely lockout)?

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Anybody else checking out the WBC at Daikin?

I'm going to USA vs Italy

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Not at Daikin, but we're going to Spring Training during Spring Break, so we decided to check out a couple WBC games in Miami. We're going to DR vs Israel and Venezuela vs Nicaragua.

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Keep an eye out for Ryan Prager on Team Israel

I'm getting nervous with Boston out what this return for parades is going to be..... not feeling confident

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Infielder David Hamilton and left-hander Shane Drohan are the other two players going to Milwaukee along with Kyle Harrison in the Caleb Durbin deal, sources tell ESPN.

— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) February 9, 2026

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Yup. If the Brewers are selling after the rookie season then I don't trust his future moving forward. Boston doing things very cheaply and very young.

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I'm getting nervous with Boston out what this return for parades is going to be..... not feeling confident

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There is nothing obvious left out there on the trade market.

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If that is the case, do we need to worry about Paredes failing a physical screwing up any deal we make?

I have real concerns about Paredes' hamstring. I was surprised he didn't elect to have surgery. That could be the "ticking time bomb."

Not at all

I know it's less than ideal for Paredes to potentially not be in the starting lineup, but it's a nice problem to have in case Correa or Walker have to miss time especially with the former's injury history and how last year went for this team in general.

Why not wait and see if another team loses their third baseman giving us more leverage in a trade?

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If that is the case, do we need to worry about Paredes failing a physical screwing up any deal we make?

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It's Abreu. When he first came up in trade talks and this board started freaking out, Marvin mentioned his proclivity for getting 1-2 runners on frequently and I then mentioned he hasn't been injured yet and I wondered if the org feels like it's only a matter of time.

2015 replied to that and said I was on to something.

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You're on to something.

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If that is the case, do we need to worry about Paredes failing a physical screwing up any deal we make?

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It's Abreu. When he first came up in trade talks and this board started freaking out, Marvin mentioned his proclivity for getting 1-2 runners on frequently and I then mentioned he hasn't been injured yet and I wondered if the org feels like it's only a matter of time.

2015 replied to that and said I was on to something.

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Ok, I was thinking you were referring to Boston's Abreu, not ours.

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I know it's less than ideal for Paredes to potentially not be in the starting lineup, but it's a nice problem to have in case Correa or Walker have to miss time especially with the former's injury history and how last year went for this team in general.

Why not wait and see if another team loses their third baseman giving us more leverage in a trade?

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Paredes better be in the lineup if he's on the Astros. He was an All-Star last year.

It's not leas than ideal if you don't have him in the starting lineup, it's dumb if he isn't.

I have no problem with waiting, but that means Walker is the one to the bench in that scenario.

We aren't sure the drop in defense at 1B if Paredes plays there. Thus the log jam in the infield and the entire reason the org is trying to get value in return for Paredes since they can't for Walker.

I guarantee you if the org could have traded Walker and had someone eat at least half of his contract, the org would have done it yesterday.

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You're on to something.

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If that is the case, do we need to worry about Paredes failing a physical screwing up any deal we make?

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It's Abreu. When he first came up in trade talks and this board started freaking out, Marvin mentioned his proclivity for getting 1-2 runners on frequently and I then mentioned he hasn't been injured yet and I wondered if the org feels like it's only a matter of time.

2015 replied to that and said I was on to something.

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Ok, I was thinking you were referring to Boston's Abreu, not ours.

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Yeah, whether or not it's warranted, it is something I do wonder about with him - like will this be the year his arm blows up. He may totally be fine.

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You're on to something.

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If that is the case, do we need to worry about Paredes failing a physical screwing up any deal we make?

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It's Abreu. When he first came up in trade talks and this board started freaking out, Marvin mentioned his proclivity for getting 1-2 runners on frequently and I then mentioned he hasn't been injured yet and I wondered if the org feels like it's only a matter of time.

2015 replied to that and said I was on to something.

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Ok, I was thinking you were referring to Boston's Abreu, not ours.

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Yeah, whether or not it's warranted, it is something I do wonder about with him - like will this be the year his arm blows up. He may totally be fine.

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For that matter, you could have the same concerns about Framber. Thankfully not our problem though.