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Julia Morales was the first to break the news
Cosart is saying goodbyes on the field.
— Julia Morales (@JuliaMoralesCSN) July 31, 2014
Cosart hugs his former teammates. pic.twitter.com/LeOSi6NLSq
— Julia Morales (@JuliaMoralesCSN) July 31, 2014
Cosart: "It's tough. I'm from here. Kinda caught me off guard."
— Julia Morales (@JuliaMoralesCSN) July 31, 2014
Kiké Hernandez is gone, too. Time for more hugs.
— Julia Morales (@JuliaMoralesCSN) July 31, 2014
Dallas Keuchel just said he has nothing but love for Cosart and Kiké. Was shocked by the trade.
— Julia Morales (@JuliaMoralesCSN) July 31, 2014
Jarred Cosart will start for the Marlins tomorrow. He's about to jump on a plane. #astros
— Julia Morales (@JuliaMoralesCSN) July 31, 2014
Brian McTaggart had some player reactions
"It's pretty bittersweet," Cosart said
— Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) July 31, 2014
"I'm kind of shocked," Dallas Keuchel said
— Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) July 31, 2014
A few members of the media chimed in
In 2013, Astros thought seriously about taking Colin Moran with the 1st pick, not Mark Appel
— Peter Gammons (@pgammo) July 31, 2014
I know some fans think this trade is about the future, but I promise you the staff wanted a legit CF like Jake. Addresses a big need now.
— Jose de Jesus Ortiz (@OrtizKicks) July 31, 2014
Good haul for HOU RT @Joelsherman1: Cosart, Hernandez, Wates from #Astros to #Marlins for Marisnick, Moran, comp pick and a young pitcher.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 31, 2014
Astros GM Jeff Luhnow shed some light on the trade
"(Cosart) is the one player we got the most traction on," Luhnow said. "Hernandez became an important part of the package."
— Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) July 31, 2014
Luhnow says finalizing email with Marlins trade was sent with "seconds to spare"
— Evan Drellich (@EvanDrellich) July 31, 2014
Moran to report to Double A Corpus Christi
— Evan Drellich (@EvanDrellich) July 31, 2014
Jake Marisnick is on his way to Houston and will be in the lineup tomorrow.
— Julia Morales (@JuliaMoralesCSN) July 31, 2014
Luhnow talking about Keuchel: "he's our ace."
— Julia Morales (@JuliaMoralesCSN) July 31, 2014
"We feel really good," Luhnow said.
— Jose de Jesus Ortiz (@OrtizKicks) July 31, 2014
"He is the player that was the most sought after," Luhnow said.
— Jose de Jesus Ortiz (@OrtizKicks) July 31, 2014
"There were several clubs involved. The Marlins were the most aggressive," Luhnow said.
— Jose de Jesus Ortiz (@OrtizKicks) July 31, 2014
"We think he's going to be a really special player," Luhnow said of Moran.
— Jose de Jesus Ortiz (@OrtizKicks) July 31, 2014
"He's one of the Marlins' top prospects," Luhnow said. "He's going to be one of ours."
— Jose de Jesus Ortiz (@OrtizKicks) July 31, 2014
"I think he will be a 15-game winner plus," Luhnow said of Cosart.
— Jose de Jesus Ortiz (@OrtizKicks) July 31, 2014
Luhnow said Jake Marisnick will be in the Astros' lineup tomorrow. "He plays a plus center field," Luhnow said.
— Jose de Jesus Ortiz (@OrtizKicks) July 31, 2014
"Jake's a premium center fielder," Luhnow said.
— Jose de Jesus Ortiz (@OrtizKicks) July 31, 2014
"When he was not available everybody turned to Cosart," Luhnow said of Keuchel. Luhnow says Keuchel drew the most trade interest.
— Jose de Jesus Ortiz (@OrtizKicks) July 31, 2014
"We still have a lot of depth in pitching," Luhnow said.
— Jose de Jesus Ortiz (@OrtizKicks) July 31, 2014
"That's something that we sought out," Porter says if CF
— Jose de Jesus Ortiz (@OrtizKicks) July 31, 2014
Luhnow says Moran moves ahead of Ruiz in 3b pecking order. Moran to Corpus. Ruiz stays at Lancaster.
— Jose de Jesus Ortiz (@OrtizKicks) July 31, 2014
Astros manager Bo Porter had some thoughts
"That's something that we sought out," Porter says if CF
— Jose de Jesus Ortiz (@OrtizKicks) July 31, 2014
"Once those guys went down internally that was something we discussed internally," Porter said of the need to get a CF.
— Jose de Jesus Ortiz (@OrtizKicks) July 31, 2014
Odds are Peacock returns to the rotation, Porter said.
— Jose de Jesus Ortiz (@OrtizKicks) July 31, 2014
Fan reactions varied
@brianmctaggart Excellent trade. We dealt from a surplus and addressed a weakness in the farm and on the field.
— Jared Webb (@webberoo11) July 31, 2014
@astros This is ridiculous Cosart is one of our best pitchers and Kike was doing so good!
— Alex Gumm (@gummale) July 31, 2014
@brianmctaggart like it. Got some quality players in return. Hate to see Kike leave but definitely think cosart is replaceable
— Austin (@asmith_4031) July 31, 2014
@astros stupid stupid stupid, cosart needed to stay.
— Addison Goscinski (@addison_g12) July 31, 2014
@astros @MLBNetwork The Astros GM is a wizard. Moran is gonna be amazing. Springer, Fowler, Singleton, Correa, Moran
— Nate Dogg (@NOlshan) July 31, 2014
@brianmctaggart makes zero sense to me, but I don't run a front office. So mad.
— preston pohl (@PrestonPohl) July 31, 2014
@brianmctaggart Tremendous. Two high-upside guys (incl MLB-ready OF) & a high pick for good (not great) SP and solid organizational prospect
— David Weiner (@BimaThug) July 31, 2014
@JDavidoff21 @brianmctaggart I keep up with every single astros game. And all I know is keke is better than marisnick by a longshot.
— Daniel Hodges (@DanielHodges55) July 31, 2014
@brianmctaggart Luhnow does it again!
— Justin Blum (@jblum50) July 31, 2014