2021-2022 Astros Offseason Thread

[runthebone 7929]

17 hours ago, WBT said:

Just remembered this, maybe Carlos just wanted the chance to hit up the Minnesota state fair again.

 

He has plenty of money for the $1 all you can drink milk stand.

Edited March 22, 2022 by runthebone
that includes choco milk, by the way

[Scraps 13531]

wanna barf?

 

[OB3 3608]

 

[Scraps 13531]

palate cleanser from a few days ago

 

 

[tx 3 putt 76159]

Astros goodbye …

[Mez2 4020]

1 hour ago, HtownHorn said:

I am fine with the AL and the burgeoning rivalry with the Yankees.

It's not a rivalry if we always win

[tx 3 putt 76159]

7 minutes ago, Mez2 said:

It's not a rivalry if we always win

[Scraps 13531]

2 hours ago, Scraps said:

real players playing today? 

meh 

 

[Storm the Field 5270]

2.5 starters in that lineup. Progress.

[Wulaw Horn 18963]

27 minutes ago, Storm the Field said:

2.5 starters in that lineup. Progress.

I like to think of it as 4 guys who will break camp with the team instead.  Glass half full

[TonyTexas 10478]

Couple of arb settlements 

 

Edited March 22, 2022 by TonyTexas

[Snake Diggity 4614]

Valdez and Maton are both extension candidates.  Could be why they haven’t settled yet.

[Lat22 3990]

They sent a King Air to pick him up? lol

[TonyTexas 10478]

50 minutes ago, Snake Diggity said:

Valdez and Maton are both extension candidates.  Could be why they haven’t settled yet.

Doubtful. Maton  is on arb2 but he’s hardly worth locking up. Framber,  as a super 2 player, has 4 years of arbitration remaining. They’re aren’t giving all of that away at this point. 

[Snake Diggity 4614]

41 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

Doubtful. Maton  is on arb2 but he’s hardly worth locking up. Framber,  as a super 2 player, has 4 years of arbitration remaining. They’re aren’t giving all of that away at this point. 

I have very high hopes for Maton.

[kevwun 15595]

If Maton keeps working on the ridiculous side ways breaking pitch and builds off of his pitching in the playoffs, I'd be all for keeping him.

[HtownHorn 14446]

He's already 29, and while he was awesome in the playoffs, he also has been the complete opposite for his entire career. You have him under control for 29 and 30. There is no need to give away future dollars on Phil Maton.

Edited March 22, 2022 by HtownHorn

[kevwun 15595]

I'm not saying now, but if he has a good year I'd be open to it.

[HtownHorn 14446]

Why extend him? He is under control for 2 more years, and has never consistently been as good as he was in the playoffs in his entire career. Maybe he finally figured something out but there is absolutely no reason to give him an extension before he's a FA, at which time he will be 30 and the Astros will likely have found the next Maton with 2+ years of team control.

[kevwun 15595]

Because I saw him throw pitches in the playoffs that defied the laws of physics.  If he can master that pitch, he's worth keeping.  I've never seen a ball break like that and there's most assuredly not a line of dudes who can do that.

Edited March 22, 2022 by kevwun

[TonyTexas 10478]

 

[TonyTexas 10478]

Only Framber left. His number should be in the low to mid $3M

 

[TonyTexas 10478]

Sigh 😞 

And they’re done with arb cases. Framber signs for $3M

[David Dennison 18606]

Ugh, do not like the ghost runner rule.

Edited March 22, 2022 by David Dennison

[Sleepygrad 1029]

Bregman completely disappearing in the playoffs was a total head scratcher....he really needs to get back to form now that Carlos is gone

[Wulaw Horn 18963]

1 hour ago, Sleepygrad said:

Bregman completely disappearing in the playoffs was a total head scratcher....he really needs to get back to form now that Carlos is gone

Had surgery right after the season. Hope that’s it. Been pretty meh since almost winning the MVP. Not fair on Meh, more like not a super star. 

[Gourmand 7774]

I am very high on Montero, Maton, and Josh James this year and think they will become big contributors to a dominant pen.

[Planet Houston 4922]

2 hours ago, Wulaw Horn said:

Had surgery right after the season. Hope that’s it. Been pretty meh since almost winning the MVP. Not fair on Meh, more like not a super star. 

He was never the same after pulling up lame trying to beat out that grounder

[OB3 3608]

Ready to see some more of this

[billfromlaketravis 11352]

I think they need another bat, but it feels like they’ll get cute and roll with Chas/Siri until Meyers gets healthy (?). 

[Scraps 13531]

Problem is there isn't shit worth signing anymore except Conforto 

[Ojo Rojo 1882]

They don't need to do shit else until the trade deadline.  If we're a playoff team then buy from the sellers.  Who knows what injuries and performance issues will dictate we will need at that time.

[huge 3788]

6 minutes ago, Ojo Rojo said:

 If we're a playoff team

If we aren't then our pet's heads better be falling off

[Snake Diggity 4614]

26 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

I think they need another bat, but it feels like they’ll get cute and roll with Chas/Siri until Meyers gets healthy (?). 

I am not sure rolling with Siri is “getting cute”. Dude broke out in a major way last season and has always been a tooled up prospect.  If he plays anywhere near the level he was at last year he’s a star player.  Yes he strikes out a lot but with his speed, defense, and power, he can k 30% of the time and still be very very good.  And while I’m less bullish on McCormick’s ceiling, he posted very good numbers last year in line with a solid everyday player.

I think signing a proven corner bat and forcing Tucker into CF would be “getting cute” more than giving Siri a chance to prove his 2021 wasn’t a fluke.  That said, I wouldn’t be opposed to them adding a corner bat if it’s the right one at the right price.

There just weren’t many good CF options available this offseason.

Edited March 23, 2022 by Snake Diggity

[Storm the Field 5270]

8/10 Opening Day Starters?

 

[tx 3 putt 76159]

18 minutes ago, Storm the Field said:

8/10 Opening Day Starters?

 

[Scraps 13531]

So we do have major leaguers!

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

 

[tx 3 putt 76159]

15 minutes ago, Seasick Sailor said:

 

he should have taken that offer then

hes really coming across as a drama queen now 

[Soliver465 398]

Verlander vs Wainwright 

living the dream

 

 

[tx 3 putt 76159]

[Wulaw Horn 18963]

29 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

The only other acceptable public statement would have been a screed saying we will win another ring before that "so called Captain" ever does, written in Comic Sans.  I'm 51/49 glad we decided to go this way vs the other for the lulz. 

[UTPhil2006 3790]

2 hours ago, Storm the Field said:

8/10 Opening Day Starters?

 

Guessing Diaz is the opening Day SS

[OB3 3608]

 

[Storm the Field 5270]

Totally comfortable confirming, based on this video of one swing taken from 100 yards away, that Bregman's back.

 

[WBT 20397]

 

[Storm the Field 5270]

Yuli just crushed a HR. Saw today that he said he shed about 15 lbs of fat during the offseason, primarily by "cutting out cokes and pizzas."

[OB3 3608]

 

[WBT 20397]

The Yuli!

 

[OB3 3608]

Moving!