As anyone who knows me knows, I'm a Cubs fan, but I also follow the Astros simply by dint of living in Houston. So far, I haven't been too terribly impressed by Ed Wade (the new Astros GM's) and his deals.

Let's see:

1. Trade RP Brad Lidge for CF Michael Bourn, RP Geoff Geary, and prospect Mike Costanzo, and then trade CF Josh Anderson for RP Oscar Villareal. What? Bourn is probably better than Anderson, but both Geary and Villareal are definitely worse than Lidge. Two mediocre relievers don't add up to one decent one.
2. Sign 40 year old RP Doug Brocail. Again, what?
3. Sign 2B/SS Kaz Matsui for 3 years/$16.5 million. This is either a horrible, horrible signing or the Astros front office believes his Coors Field/rest of the ballparks in the nation split is a total aberration. (It's not.)
4. And today, they decimated the already thin farm system by trading OF Luke Scott, SP Matt Albers, minor league SP Troy Patton (a top prospect), minor league SP Dennis Sarfate (also a good, but not great prospect), and 1B/3B/DH Mike Costanzo (another top prospect, acquired from the Phils in the Lidge trade) to the Orioles for 2 years of 3B/SS Miguel Tejada.

What I want to know is, where does Ed Wade get his drugs, and how do I get some?