Let's recap what has happened so far on the Astros wing of the Opryland Hotel...
*Those battered bastions of baseball morality, the Miami Marlins, are - or are not - prepared to deal Jose Fernandez. And the Astros are a #MysteryTeam linked to this possible - or impossible - deal, according to ESPN's Jayson Stark. Nah, says Evan Drellich's source.
*Jeffrey Loria said of Fernandez:
There is nothing I am thinking about doing at the moment with him.
I'll echo Drellich's sentiments here: the Astros are easy to float in a rumor because they have a lot of prospects to offer for a big package, and that can be used to increase other teams' offers.
*Aroldis Chapman is "untradeable" according to Jon Heyman, while teams let MLB investigate last night's bombshell news of the alleged domestic assault.
*The Rockies signed Chad Qualls to a 2yr/$6m deal.
*The Rangers are "surveying" rival teams' interest in Prince Fielder.
We didn't come out here to play tiddlywinks, son.
-Hal Smith
