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Who Would Bring A Better Haul: Myers Or Keppinger?

Jon Morosi is also curious. 

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Wonder if more teams will want Jeff Keppinger than Brett Myers. I'm serious. Keppinger has been good, and Myers has a 4.88 ERA.

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After Myers' great season last year, there's no question that he hasn't been pitching as well this season. His start last night only lasted 4.1 innings, and it was his shortest outing since 2008. He had previously thrown 51 consecutive starts of at least five innings. While he has struggled this year, he could be a nice innings-eater for most teams around the league. He is apparently on the Yankees radar, but Jon Heyman wrote that the Astros' front office is going to be tough in all trade negotiations this year.

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One GM predicted that it will be "hard to trade with the Astros.'' He suggested that the Astros would try to "win trades to save their jobs,'' with a new owner coming in. That's too bad, because Houston is done and needs to restock at the upper levels of the minor leagues, competitors say.

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This news tends to scare me a little bit because what goes on at this year's deadline is absolutely crucial to the future of our franchise. Currently 31 games under .500, Houston needs to be sellers. Ed Wade has got to realize that.
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On the other hand, Jeff Keppinger is having another nice season currently batting .303 with 2 home runs and 16 RBIs. He's always been a great contact hitter and has only struck out six times all year. His glove is mediocre, but I think he could net some solid prospects this year. In my mind, most playoff contenders need a right-handed bat that hits lefties well (.400 avg.) and always looks composed in the batter's box, even with two strikes.
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Ed Wade, how do you value these two guys?
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