Doesnt this ring anyones alarm bells? This seems contrary to the Astros M.O. Usually you dont hear a word about deals the Astros make until they are done. If you do hear about a deal the Astros are supposedly working hard on, it doesnt happen. I think this is either a smokescreen, or Purpura trying to up the bidding on Soriano for one of our competitors who is truly interested in him.

But for the sake of argument, I dont think Soriano is a good fit for the Astros. Even if he were, I dont see him signing an extension and I dont want to give up what hed cost for a rental. IMO Soriano needs to be a DH anyway. I really think in the off-season hes going to sign for big bucks with a big market team, probably in the AL or maybe the Mets.