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Reviewing the Brett Myers Trade

Brian Hamilton — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 14:14:28 +0000

In a trade that left many Astros fans scratching their heads, GM Jeff Luhnow sent Astros closer, Brett Myers, to the Chicago White Sox for RHP Matthew Heidenreich, LHP Blair Walters and a player to be named later, who was later announced to be RHP Chris Devenski. The fact that fans were scratching their heads wasn’t because Myers was traded, but because it was to the White Sox who have arguably the worst farm system in baseball. We’ll take a look at how each player involved in the trade did after the jump.

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Chris Devenski Tosses a No-No

Brian Hamilton — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 13:44:02 +0000

Back on July 21, the Astros traded veteran closer Brett Myers to the Chicago White Sox for RHP Matthew Heidenreich, LHP Blair Walters and a player to be named later – the latter of which seems to have become Jeff Luhnow’s calling card. That player to be named later ended up being RHP Chris Devenski. Last night, that player to be named later had the game of his life as he pitched a no-hitter against the Rome Braves, while striking out 16 batters and only walking one for the Class Low A, Lexington Legends.

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Astros Acquire Chris Devenski, Complete Trade with White Sox

Brandon Wheeland — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 20:00:15 +0000

The trade which sent Brett Myers to the Chicago White Sox has been completed with Chris Devenski (Class A) being sent to the Houston Astros to finalive the deal which included two other White Sox prospects. Devenski, 21, is a 6’3″ RHP who has compiled a 6-5 record with 2 saves and a 4.23 ERA [...]

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