Best possible outcome for this offseason

[D-train]

Given what we now know:

Trade for Nico and Suzuki

Sign Santana

Roll with a Shenton and Bliss Moore at 3b. There are just no external options worth pursuing.

Sign Suzuki.

Trade for Puk. D Backs need a starter and every team needs another draft pick.

Lineup
Robles
Julio
Suzuki
Raley
Cal
Santana
Nico
Bliss/Shenton
JP

Bench

Bliss
Moore
Garver
Rivas

Rotation
Gilbert
Kirby
Miller
Woo
Suzuki

Pen
Brash
Santos
Puk
Munoz
Thorton
Snider
Saucedo
Taylor

[D-train]

Trade Randy for a Reliever to replace Saucedo.

[D-train]

[AZOldDawg]

Bezos buys the M’s

[bpj]

I think the best possible moves remaining at the moment are:

1B: Trade Castillo (and his 4.25 road ERA) for Casas
2B: Trade Arozarena for Arraez+RP (or someone for Brandon Lowe)
DH: Sign Joc Pederson
SP: Sign Suzuki

[D-train]

I think the best possible moves remaining at the moment are:

1B: Trade Castillo (and his 4.25 road ERA) for Casas Red Sox won't do it. It would be done by now.
2B: Trade Arozarena for Arraez+RP (or someone for Brandon Lowe) Love it
DH: Sign Joc Pederson LOVE it
SP: Sign Suzuki LOOOVVVEEE It.

[Big_Maple]

I think the best possible moves remaining at the moment are:

1B: Trade Castillo (and his 4.25 road ERA) for Casas Red Sox won't do it. It would be done by now.
2B: Trade Arozarena for Arraez+RP (or someone for Brandon Lowe) Love it
DH: Sign Joc Pederson LOVE it
SP: Sign Suzuki LOOOVVVEEE It.

Rumors about a trade with the Cubs may accelerate (or maybe decelerate)... the Cubs have their All Star outfielder in Kyle Tucker now. What to do with Belli and Suzuki?

Astros get: IF Isaac Paredes, RHP Hayden Wesneski and 3B Cam Smith (Cubs No. 7 prospect).

Cubs get: RF Kyle Tucker.

[D-train]

I think the best possible moves remaining at the moment are:

1B: Trade Castillo (and his 4.25 road ERA) for Casas Red Sox won't do it. It would be done by now.
2B: Trade Arozarena for Arraez+RP (or someone for Brandon Lowe) Love it
DH: Sign Joc Pederson LOVE it
SP: Sign Suzuki LOOOVVVEEE It.

Rumors about a trade with the Cubs may accelerate (or maybe decelerate)... the Cubs have their All Star outfielder in Kyle Tucker now. What to do with Belli and Suzuki?

Astros get: IF Isaac Paredes, RHP Hayden Wesneski and 3B Cam Smith (Cubs No. 7 prospect).

Cubs get: RF Kyle Tucker.

Great point about Tucker, I was having a brain cramp thinking he was a 1B. They now have Happ, Tucker, Suzuki, Belli, and Pete C-A

[D-train]

[bpj]

I think the best possible moves remaining at the moment are:

1B: Trade Castillo (and his 4.25 road ERA) for Casas Red Sox won't do it. It would be done by now.
2B: Trade Arozarena for Arraez+RP (or someone for Brandon Lowe) Love it
DH: Sign Joc Pederson LOVE it
SP: Sign Suzuki LOOOVVVEEE It.

I heard the Red Sox were still looking?

I assume it would take time to make sure they cover 3B if they make the move, or they could be working through secondary pieces.

I'm still holding out hope!

Trading aging contracts to fill a hole and reinvesting that money into players to fill other holes seems like GM 101 for a low payroll team imo.

We know they can't sign the big bats, they're going to have to make trades.