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  1. 4 hours ago, Wulaw Horn said:

    There is absolutely no reason Correa should have to handicap his total earnings potential. The Astros have the money, they can pay it.  So what if the contract becomes an Albatross 8 years from now- you can trade it or consider it the cost of doing business.  They're getting ridiculous production for the cost in arms and in the OF.  They have the money to give Correa whatever the hell he wants. Give Correa the Bryce Harper deal. If he wants to stay in Houston that keeps him here until he's 39 or 40. It gives him $330 or something like that.  That's "only" 25 a year.  He won't be worth that in the last 5 or 6 years. But in the next 7 he will be worth somewhere between 40 and 60 million a year. It will be a positive value contract for the team- and it will rip our WS window open for the next 5 years.  5 years from now Altuve will be old- Bregman's deal will be up, Tucker and Alvarez will be going into FA and all our pitchers will be on the precipice of FA.  If you've drafted well and developed then you use Correa as the bridge to the next generation of contenders and the rock solid veteran clubhouse guy. If you didn't then your window is closed and you trade him and eat whatever portion of his contract looks like an albatross, b/c you're going to be starting all over again.  But nowhere in giving Correa that kind of contract is there any worry about him stopping us competing, either now or in the future. 

    Fuck, this is not hard and I'm going to be devastated when management doesn't step up and do this. 

    I’d love for them to sign Correa but I just don’t see it happening.  
     

    Personally, I don’t think Crane wants be stuck paying Correa after the Astros’ window closes. Crane has shown a willingness to spend up to the LT threshold when the Astros are competitive, but will likely cut payroll down the bone like he did last time when they are rebuilding.  It sucks but at least we’re not like the A’s and Gaurdians and look to limit payroll in the middle of a competitive window.  All in all, I think he’s a savvy owner who makes good hires (Dusty excepted) and is at least willing to spend when he believes it’s in his interest as an owner to spend. 
     

    Also, I don’t think the world will end if the Astros fail to sign Correa. There are other areas where they can spend to improve the team and reach the LT threshold, which I think they will do.  Ultimately the success of the Astros in the next 5-8 years will depend on Click’s transactions, drafting, IFA signings, and luck. I don’t think Click’s an idiot and he was a solid hire at the time but I think some causes for concern are beginning to emerge with him.  Luhnow IMO could be scummy in how he operated but I don’t think Click will end up performing at his level in keeping the Astros at the bleeding edge of talent evaluation/development.  

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  2. 2 minutes ago, kevwun said:

    I'll believe Click is going to commit money to the bullpen when he actually does it.

    He gave Baez a $6M AAV deal.  The Astros have Pressly and a bunch of mediocrity in the pen available for next season.  They need another sub-3.5 FIP guy with Graveman leaving.  Also, like the A's the Astros also have a number of good SPs in LMJ, Garcia, Framber, and Urquidy, but they could really use a legit ace.  Those guys are so important in the playoffs where you can really leverage them. 

    I just don't see them signing a good SS who would block Pena/Leon. 

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    21 hours ago, TonyTexas said:

    I’d like for Siri to get some fairly significant ABs these last 19 games to see if he’s the real deal. If so, it could help push Crane to step up the Correa negotiations. They could have a really cheap outfield and  pitching staff locked in for the foreseeable future. You have to spend the money somewhere. Maybe even think about trading Uncle Mike to save $16M, pick up some good prospects  and alleviate next year’s OF roster crunch. 

    The only thing that will help with the Correa negotiations is if Correa is willing to handicap his total earnings potential and agree to a substantially shorter deal than what he can likely get on the market.  I think the Astros go cheap at SS hoping Pena is ready sometime next season and spend money elsewhere, maybe in the pen (as Click did last season with that big AAV Baez deal) and maybe for a TORP.

  4. 2 minutes ago, Tex-19 said:

    The fact that Sark wasted no time naming Casey as the new starter says a lot about Card's performance Saturday. Sark clearly watched the film and didn't like what he saw.

    I still think Card will be a baller over time. Just needs more experience

    His PFF grade was putrid, so I imagine his performance does not look good at all on film.  Good on Sark to set his ego aside and do what's best for his team to win this season.

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  5. I just don't see how they overcome the glaring personnel issues on offense unless Sark is able and willing to somehow retool the offense around Casey mid-season.  It would take a miracle for the OL to function in his scheme at an acceptable level with the available personnel by the end of the season.  I have more hope in the defense and I think our struggles had more to due with a terrible gameplan from PK than glaring, insuperable personnel shortcomings.  

  6. 1 hour ago, Hank Chinaski said:

    Meh. Herman was essentially the equivalent of late-stage (2010-2013) Mack, even down to the highly-rated recruiting classes that always disappointed. So yeah, I guess we could have just kept running Mack out there. But to say that we should have kept Mack is basically saying we should have kept Herman. Though I guess it would have prevented the Charlie Strong era, so yeah, why not. At least in seemed like we were trying something. I guess.

    It blows my mind how Strong managed to succeed at Louisville for the time he was there given how awful he was here and at USF.  Just obviously in over his head.  

  7. 2 hours ago, Texaspython said:

    Shouldn’t have gotten rid of Mack. That was incredibly dumb. Now here we are, in a way worse spot.

    Mack was the one who destroyed the program by sticking around three seasons too long.  He should have done what Stoops did and bowed out before the train went off the rails.   

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  8. 1 hour ago, GreenspointTexas said:

    Thompson must be really shitty in practice

    Card certainly fits Sark’s system better, but I’m not sure if he’s a better fit for the personnel on hand.  

  9. 2 minutes ago, maninblack said:

    PFF Grades 

    Kerstetter: 81.8 

    Angilau: 71.4 

    Jones: 68.2 

    Okafor: 63.2 

    Majors: 43.9

     

    If I recall, these look better than the first week grades outside of Majors. 

  10. When the other team can get pressure and stop the run while routinely dropping eight into coverage, you’re going to get stomped. I don’t know if it would have made much of a difference who was playing QB, although I’m surprised he didn’t try Casey coming out of the half to just shake things up if anything. 
     

    It’s bewildering that Sark has abandoned RPOs, which would have punished Arky’s run supporters. Can neither QB execute these plays?  What’s going on?

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  11. 1 hour ago, TwiceHorn said:

    I'm really beginning to think it's a whole bunch of things.  Austin.  The recruiting pool that we choose to draw from.  Something about the campus environment.  Everyone's "We're Texas" ridiculous bullshit. 

    We haven't won an NC in 15 years, or competed for one in more than 10.  Same with conference championships and other hardware. Jackshit in the playoff era. Where any Texas player gets the idea that "he's made it," or the team "has made it" is beyond me.  But something surely seems to create that impression.

    Someone pointed out @Vito Andolini I think, that Vince took it upon himself to destroy the coddling culture in 2004 and 2005 and it seems like it's going to take someone similar to do it again.  It doesn't seem to be something a coach can do singlehandedly.

    I think it’s really hard to get back to being consistently good when you let the program go to shit like we did in Mack’s three year going away party. Also, unless someone like Saban or Meyer falls in your lap, hiring a head coach is hard and unpredictable. Strong was a terrible HC and was a joke at USF. Herman had a thinner resume than Strong when he was hired and was mediocre but not terrible here. 
     

    I couldn’t believe they hired Sark when it was announced given all the red flags, so maybe it shouldn’t come to much of a shock if he fails here too. It’s not like he set the world on fire at UW/USC. Still though, as ugly and inexcusable as this loss is, you can’t ever read too much into a single game. Let’s hope Sark somehow turns it around and is competitive in conference play.   That’s all we can really do. 

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