Astros 2020-21 offseason- can't be any worse than last year, right? RIGHT?

[Jshep34 2,308]

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[The Earl of Texas 3,132]

On 3/26/2021 at 12:20 AM, runthebone said:

Click knows he's not in fucking Tampa, right?

You mean the team he put together that beat us and went to the World Series?

[Gourmand 7,774]

 

[WBT 20,561]

Hammerin' Yordan.  Good to see him going oppo to deep left center again.

[TonyTexas 10,508]

Watching Yordan circle the bases is exciting yet painful to watch. I don’t see a lot of triples in his future. 

[henrygandorf 29,189]

love seeing both of them go to center-ish, because i already expect both to have some cheap down the line shots in mmp.

[Scraps 13,561]

Watching Yordan circle the bases is exciting yet painful to watch. I don’t see a lot of triples in his future. 

Yes since thats what we are all looking for with Yordan....triples

[HtownHorn 14,670]

Appel is attempting a comeback with the Phillies.

[henrygandorf 29,189]

7 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

Appel is attempting a comeback with the Phillies.

yawn. wake me up when appel and aiken are starring in a reality show. 

singleton can play the neighbor who’s always stoned. 

[Bender Bending Rodriguez 1,678]

8 hours ago, henrygandorf said:

yawn. wake me up when appel and aiken are starring in a reality show. 

singleton can play the neighbor who’s always stoned. 

And his roommate is Daryl Ward. 

[Wulaw Horn 19,068]

6 minutes ago, Bender Bending Rodriguez said:

And his roommate is Daryl Ward. 

I believe you mean big fat Daryl Ward. That’s his actual name. 

[Gourmand 7,774]

28 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

I believe you mean big fat Daryl  Daryle Ward. That’s his actual name. 

Can you believe that guy had 11 years in MLB? Good for him, nice pension for a journeyman ballplayer.

He's currently the hitting coach for the Reds Double A team. 

Edited March 28, 2021 by Gourmand

[Snake Diggity 4,620]

Not only are there 5 star SS in free agency aside from Correa, Houston also has the option to acquire a corner infielder and move Bregman to SS.  Kris Bryant, Freddie Freeman, or Anthony Rizzo could replace Correa’s offense and none of them will be asking for $300M+.  Houston also has Jeremy Pena, whose prospect stock is rising quickly.  If he continues to show the 20 HR power he displayed since last year he is looking at a career like Brandon Crawford or Willy Adames which is a 3-4 win player.  And if all that fails then you’ve got the option to make a trade or just pay one of the studs (possibly even circling back to Correa).  Giving Correa $200M+ right now would be stupid imho.  $170M/6yrs would be about the max I would offer.

[henrygandorf 29,189]

yeah, i think it's also a little silly that some here or in the media are like, "well, looks like the astros are going to wait and see how he looks this season."

if he's banged up and/or not very good - we won't sign him.  if he's awesome, he'll hit free agency, and someone else will surely pony up far beyond anything we would offer.  the point is to take what we know and make an appropriate offer that makes sense for him, the team, and the fans.  6-120 tells me everything i need to know.

[tx 3 putt 76,874]

i dont see bregman as an every day SS, he needs to stay at 3rd 

[kevwun 15,765]

Yeah, you are giving up great defense at 3rd for him to play a very mediocre short.  It would result in worse defense at both spots which isn't ideal for the left side of the infield.

Edited March 28, 2021 by kevwun

[Scraps 13,561]

Not only are there 5 star SS in free agency aside from Correa, Houston also has the option to acquire a corner infielder and move Bregman to SS.  Kris Bryant, Freddie Freeman, or Anthony Rizzo could replace Correa’s offense and none of them will be asking for $300M+.  Houston also has Jeremy Pena, whose prospect stock is rising quickly.  If he continues to show the 20 HR power he displayed since last year he is looking at a career like Brandon Crawford or Willy Adames which is a 3-4 win player.  And if all that fails then you’ve got the option to make a trade or just pay one of the studs (possibly even circling back to Correa).  Giving Correa $200M+ right now would be stupid imho.  $170M/6yrs would be about the max I would offer.

Lol at your write up and then being down to give him 28 mil a yr

[Scraps 13,561]

yawn. wake me up when appel and aiken are starring in a reality show. 

Why would you even want to watch that

[tx 3 putt 76,874]

24 minutes ago, Scraps said:

 

 

Why would you even want to watch that

 

 And they have a tiger sanctuary !

[tx 3 putt 76,874]

26 minutes ago, Scraps said:

3 hours ago, Snake Diggity said:

Not only are there 5 star SS in free agency aside from Correa, Houston also has the option to acquire a corner infielder and move Bregman to SS.  Kris Bryant, Freddie Freeman, or Anthony Rizzo could replace Correa’s offense and none of them will be asking for $300M+.  Houston also has Jeremy Pena, whose prospect stock is rising quickly.  If he continues to show the 20 HR power he displayed since last year he is looking at a career like Brandon Crawford or Willy Adames which is a 3-4 win player.  And if all that fails then you’ve got the option to make a trade or just pay one of the studs (possibly even circling back to Correa).  Giving Correa $200M+ right now would be stupid imho.  $170M/6yrs would be about the max I would offer.

Lol at your write up and then being down to give him 28 mil a yr

Or sign Correa for 23mil / year ?

[DaysOff 7,947]

Do we have any idea of the number Carlos slid across the table?

[Wulaw Horn 19,068]

54 minutes ago, DaysOff said:

Do we have any idea of the number Carlos slid across the table?

According to John Granato 8/200

[TexArcher 37,770]

58 minutes ago, DaysOff said:

Do we have any idea of the number Carlos slid across the table?

Bout tree fiddy

[Scraps 13,561]

Now that vaccines are open the everyone the team is coming into town to get vaccinated before they head to Oakland  

[clapclapclap 9,000]

Probably smart for Click to wait and see if Correa survives that.

[UTexasFight 9,429]

3 hours ago, Scraps said:

Now that vaccines are open the everyone the team is coming into town to get vaccinated before they head to Oakland  

Very smart move...we have the Mariners in 4 weeks when it’ll be time for the 2nd dose.

[Mo Horn 8,831]

Except for CF, today's game is probably the opening day lineup. 

[WBT 20,561]

Uncle Mike!  RBI double

[henrygandorf 29,189]

so looks like mike fiers will miss the first series of the year against the (checks notes) houston astros.

what a shocking and surprising piece of information.

[WBT 20,561]

While we're going around the division, Blum just said on the broadcast that the Rangers are cutting Odor.  He's still owed $24 million.  That's a shame.

[Gourmand 7,774]

 

There's been a bit of chatter on social media lately about this look. I fuckin HATED these jerseys and can't believe the incredibly outsized positive reception for this look in the last week since LMJ tweeted at Correa about throwback unis. 

What says the surl?

Edited March 29, 2021 by Gourmand

[Gourmand 7,774]

2 minutes ago, WBT said:

While we're going around the division, Blum just said on the broadcast that the Rangers are cutting Odor.  He's still owed $24 million.  That's a shame.

Amazing that a puny little guy like Altuve can stick around when a much better player like Rougie Odor gets DFAd. 

[henrygandorf 29,189]

4 minutes ago, Gourmand said:

 

There's been a bit of chatter on social media lately about this look. I fuckin HATED these jerseys and can't believe the incredibly outsized positive reception for this look in the last week since LMJ tweeted at Correa about throwback unis. 

What says the surl?

i can deal with anything for one game.

they rank ahead of the brick red bullshit.

and behind every other throwback uniform.

[WBT 20,561]

2 minutes ago, henrygandorf said:

they rank ahead of the brick red bullshit.

and behind every other throwback uniform.

That's probably right I guess but I really hate both of them.  Hard to believe Drayton fucked up our unis so bad twice.

[Gourmand 7,774]

2 minutes ago, henrygandorf said:

i can deal with anything for one game.

they rank ahead of the brick red bullshit.

and behind every other throwback uniform.

I didn't like the pinstripe unis either. What I hated then about this one and still hate about it today is the lack of consistency with the color scheme or logo. Where's the orange? And what the fuck is this gold shit? And why is the goddamn star open????

Almost as bad as the Rockets Jetsons-inspired uniform. 

getoffmylawn.gif 

[henrygandorf 29,189]

but that 1998 team could fucking play.

[SimonBolivar 10,957]

11 minutes ago, henrygandorf said:

i can deal with anything for one game.

they rank ahead of the brick red bullshit.

and behind every other throwback uniform.

This will always be the right answer. 

[UTexasFight 9,429]

6 minutes ago, henrygandorf said:

but that 1998 team could fucking play.

Fuck Brown and Hitchcock

(and the Killer B’s for those 4 games)

[Horny Bull 2,759]

 

[Guadaloopy 10,960]

“Siri, kill our chance to win this game.”

”On it!”

[Guadaloopy 10,960]

34 minutes ago, Gourmand said:

 

There's been a bit of chatter on social media lately about this look. I fuckin HATED these jerseys and can't believe the incredibly outsized positive reception for this look in the last week since LMJ tweeted at Correa about throwback unis. 

What says the surl?

This speaks more to indiscretions of my mid-20s than the quality of the uniform, but this is the version of the star I have tattooed on my upper arm.  

[Guadaloopy 10,960]

Odor getting his release from the Rangers is the chef’s kiss to this Spring Training.  

[Hammerin Hank 1,225]

1 hour ago, Gourmand said:

 

There's been a bit of chatter on social media lately about this look. I fuckin HATED these jerseys and can't believe the incredibly outsized positive reception for this look in the last week since LMJ tweeted at Correa about throwback unis. 

What says the surl?

Not a fan of those jerseys. Orange belongs in the Astros color scheme 

[UTexasFight 9,429]

57 minutes ago, Horny Bull said:

 

 

i’ve paid next to no attention to spring training. Somebody tell me why this is a good idea.

has Altuve looked closer to his old self this spring (the guy that makes a pitcher work, takes walks, slaps singles/doubles or whatever the pitcher gives him)

Or closer to the broken, old, worn down slugger who is all or nothing and can barely run to first base that his game has resembled more often than not the past 2 years?

 

 

[TonyTexas 10,508]

1 hour ago, Guadaloopy said:

Odor getting his release from the Rangers is the chef’s kiss to this Spring Training.  

Lulz. They owe him $27M for the next 2 seasons and a 2023 option buyout. 

[drewlaws 126]

2 hours ago, Gourmand said:

 

There's been a bit of chatter on social media lately about this look. I fuckin HATED these jerseys and can't believe the incredibly outsized positive reception for this look in the last week since LMJ tweeted at Correa about throwback unis. 

What says the surl?

I like them but concede is it primarily sentimental as a 10-15 year old playing little league and buying every baseball card I could find during those days. I hate the red/pinstripes. My favorite are the rainbows on the shoulder from the late 80s/early nineties.

[Gourmand 7,774]

 
i’ve paid next to no attention to spring training. Somebody tell me why this is a good idea.
has Altuve looked closer to his old self this spring (the guy that makes a pitcher work, takes walks, slaps singles/doubles or whatever the pitcher gives him)
Or closer to the broken, old, worn down slugger who is all or nothing and can barely run to first base that his game has resembled more often than not the past 2 years?
 
 

[WBT 20,561]

Odorizzi was better today.  3 IP 3 H 1 R 0 ER 1 BB 3 K 0 HR

Also I may have missed it being posted here but I found out on today's broadcast that Urquidy has a pet pig.

[Hank Chinaski 6,314]

1 hour ago, UTexasFight said:

i’ve paid next to no attention to spring training. Somebody tell me why this is a good idea.

has Altuve looked closer to his old self this spring (the guy that makes a pitcher work, takes walks, slaps singles/doubles or whatever the pitcher gives him)

Or closer to the broken, old, worn down slugger who is all or nothing and can barely run to first base that his game has resembled more often than not the past 2 years?

If he hits something like he did in 2019 (.298/.353/.550), that's not terribly different than what we had in Springer (.265/.359/.540 last year). 

I don't think we'll ever see the Altuve of 2014-2018 again. Obviously he was a mess last year until the last 2 playoff series. But if he is more or less what he was in '19 (which seemed disappointing at the time, ah the good ol days), he'll be good. 

[Scraps 13,561]

I like the Blues...but I liked the one with only the star on the chest better. I actually like most of the unis just not anything once they moved into Enron until they changed to current. (I gould tolerate the black ones, but the reds and pinstripe were wack as fuck)