2022 Houston Astros Thread

[TonyTexas 10513]

Not having to hear any more “Hey Siri” jokes is reason enough to hope he’s traded. 

[runthebone 7982]

Hey Siri, how do you get another poster to lighten up?

[WBT 20572]

Why would anyone give up anything of value for Siri?  We signed him as a minor league free agent barely 18 months ago and he hasn't shown much since.

Edited July 28, 2022 by WBT

[runthebone 7982]

2 minutes ago, WBT said:

Why would anyone give up anything of value for Siri?

He kills the ball in AAA, is incredibly athletic and explosive with game-altering speed, and plays great defense.  He would be on our playoff roster.

[kevwun 15788]

Someone will always think they can fix him at the plate.  Once in a blue moon, it works out.  See Martinez, JD.

[Js1 85337]

9 minutes ago, WBT said:

Why would anyone give up anything of value for Siri?  We signed him as a minor league free agent barely 18 months ago and he hasn't shown much since.

Teams without hype trading for a position of need

 

Edited July 28, 2022 by Js1

[David Dennison 18860]

Have the Astros shed any light on how Michael Brantley injured his shoulder?

[TonyTexas 10513]

13 minutes ago, runthebone said:

Hey Siri, how do you get another poster to lighten up?

Thanks for validating my post. 

[TonyTexas 10513]

Adding Contreras would really help the playoff roster in that you wouldn’t have to carry the dead weight of Castro or Lee as the 2nd catcher. That’s with the caveat that you’re  willing to take the slight risk of Maldy getting  hurt while Contreras is DHing. You’d lose the DH in that case. 

Edited July 28, 2022 by TonyTexas

[tx 3 putt 76958]

A CF would require no platooning, that’s my first choice after Bell 

[tx 3 putt 76958]

52 minutes ago, runthebone said:

He kills the ball in AAA, is incredibly athletic and explosive with game-altering speed, and plays great defense.  He would be on our playoff roster.

He’s straw with more speed and better pop 

[runthebone 7982]

That douchebag Joc will be available the way the Giants are imploding.

[Guadaloopy 10971]

5 minutes ago, runthebone said:

That douchebag Joc will be available the way the Giants are imploding.

I don’t know how I would deal with this at all.  This scenario is on the level of handing the Time Stone to Thanos.   It’s a terrible option, but it may be the one scenario that leads to victory. 

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

13 minutes ago, runthebone said:

That douchebag Joc will be available the way the Giants are imploding.

Gross

[huge 3793]

5 minutes ago, Guadaloopy said:

I don’t know how I would deal with this at all.  This scenario is on the level of handing the Time Stone to Thanos.   It’s a terrible option, but it may be the one scenario that leads to victory. 

Accurate

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

17 minutes ago, runthebone said:

That douchebag Joc will be available the way the Giants are imploding.

Let's hope they start winning:

 

[HtownHorn 14682]

1 hour ago, kevwun said:

Someone will always think they can fix him at the plate.  Once in a blue moon, it works out.  See Martinez, JD.

Teoscar Hernandez, too.

[tx 3 putt 76958]

Javier is about ready to slide back into the bullpen too. Hopefully he contends for a starting spot next season 

[WBT 20572]

30 minutes ago, runthebone said:

That douchebag Joc will be available the way the Giants are imploding.

[Scraps 13561]

I am curious what the Cards would give us for a starter. They need 2 badly. We could easily give them one, but whats the return?

[Wulaw Horn 19070]

3 hours ago, Seasick Sailor said:

 

A starter for a back up catcher?  Bet fucked Kenny. Unless you mean Odo. 

[Texas St. Armadillos 1381]

1 minute ago, Scraps said:

I am curious what the Cards would give us for a starter. They need 2 badly. We could easily give them one, but whats the return?

<ducks> I've read Pujols enjoys hitting at Minute Maid. <ducks>

[tx 3 putt 76958]

Sean Murphy - Oakland ? If Contreras falls through 

 

[tx 3 putt 76958]

1 minute ago, Scraps said:

I am curious what the Cards would give us for a starter. They need 2 badly. We could easily give them one, but whats the return?

urquidy 

[Wulaw Horn 19070]

37 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

He’s straw with more speed and better pop 

And much worse on base skills. His contact profile sucks 

[Scraps 13561]

urquidy 

Trading urquidy for urquidy seems stupid

[Amos Moses 795]

I have two urquidys one for each of you.

[runthebone 7982]

You have to remember that Jose himself traded Luis Hernandez for Urquidy, so it wouldn't be the first time in his career.

[perfectchaos007 6642]

We should offer the Nationals Maton and Siri for Soto and see what they counter with 

[The Dog 44051]

1 minute ago, perfectchaos007 said:

We should offer the Nationals Maton and Siri for Soto and see what they counter with 

we should do it just to tie up their phone lines.

[Wulaw Horn 19070]

1 minute ago, perfectchaos007 said:

We should offer the Nationals Maton and Siri for Soto and see what they counter with 

If they say no to that then just say- well would you take those two for Bell?  If they say no to that then ask if they’d take it for Nelson Cruz. If they say no to that then ask if they’d take that for a done foam. 

[Ojo Rojo 1965]

Is Brantley done for the year?

[Scraps 13561]

Is Brantley done for the year?

According to Click...no

In reality....who the fuck knows

[WBT 20572]

12 minutes ago, Scraps said:

According to Click...no

In reality....who the fuck knows

Needs surgery just like Yordan...just ask the surly docs

[perfectchaos007 6642]

The older they get the longer the recovery time. Brantley is up there in age, so the setbacks aren’t surprising 

Edited July 28, 2022 by perfectchaos007

[tx 3 putt 76958]

Surly docs - his arm fell off !

[Jshep34 2308]

I've read Pujols enjoys hitting at Minute Maid.

To soon

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[The Dog 44051]

Warning - may cost brain cells.

[tx 3 putt 76958]

790 report …

Who might that player be? Good question. The trade market is not deep in catchers or center fielders. The obvious potential targets — Orioles center fielder Cedric Mullins, Pirates center fielder Bryan Reynolds, Athletics catcher Sean Murphy — do not play for teams hellbent on making the playoffs. So, the motivation for those clubs to meet the Astros’ price for an established starter would not be especially strong."

Rosenthal goes on to say that some teams are also interested in trading for Jose Siri as well. Whatever happens, it is going to be a very interesting deadline for the Astros.

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[tx 3 putt 76958]

For the record, I’m still high on Siri but he needs to be playing every day to develop into something 

[perfectchaos007 6642]

7 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

For the record, I’m still high on Siri but he needs to be playing every day to develop into something 

Agreed. It took Tucker quite a bit of time to get going, but we kept playing him until he figured it out

[tx 3 putt 76958]

Prospects have a smaller window to crack this line up. Siri had it and couldn’t put it together 

[formermav43 4606]

Top 5 draft pick, top 10 prospect Kyle Tucker and minor league free agent Jose Siri are not exactly comparable situations. 

[HtownHorn 14682]

1 hour ago, tx 3 putt said:

For the record, I’m still high on Siri but he needs to be playing every day to develop into something 

A lot of similarities between Siri and Teoscar, who needed 3 seasons to figure out a workable approach with his swing mechanics. At least Siri is a legit GG caliber CF. The other difference is Siri is also 3 years older than when the Astros traded Teoscar in 2017.

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

Yuli batting second again:

[tx 3 putt 76958]

This could be his last chance to get his bat going

[OB3 3624]

Can’t find anywhere if he signed or not, also don’t know how long his bio has been like that. Would be huge if we actually pulled that off

MLB had him ranked as the 92nd prospect in the draft 

Edited July 28, 2022 by OB3

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

4 minutes ago, OB3 said:

Can’t find anywhere if he signed or not, also don’t know how long his bio has been like that. Would be huge if we actually pulled that off

 

[OB3 3624]

Contract details 

[henrygandorf 29191]

2 hours ago, The Dog said:

Warning - may cost brain cells.

lol a twitter thread about odorizzi?  no way i'm clicking on that.