2023 Official Astros World Champs Offseason Thread

[tx 3 putt 76351]

4 minutes ago, Intercourse With Gray said:

I really dont think JV will do well in NY but id love to be proven wrong. Dusty gave JV what he wanted. We got a 6 man rotation sometimes and JV got extra time to rest up. Not sure NYM can provide the same level of comfort. Not sure NYM can give him the same run support we have always given him. JV wants 300 wins and I will eat my hat if he gets that for NYM. 

lot of cold weather games in the NL East 

[Intercourse With Gray 140]

1 minute ago, tx 3 putt said:

lot of cold weather games in the NL East 

He is also trading the division he dominated for the division that dominated him in the WS. 

[WBT 20419]

6 hours ago, Intercourse With Gray said:

He is also trading the division he dominated for the division that dominated him in the WS. 

Lulz at dominated him in the WS.  I bet he manages to have a good year.

[HtownHorn 14485]

8 hours ago, Intercourse With Gray said:

I really dont think JV will do well in NY but id love to be proven wrong. Dusty gave JV what he wanted. We got a 6 man rotation sometimes and JV got extra time to rest up. Not sure NYM can provide the same level of comfort. Not sure NYM can give him the same run support we have always given him. JV wants 300 wins and I will eat my hat if he gets that for NYM. 

I see the Astros going with a 6-man rotation again this season, and it's likely going to be the next big change in MLB. I think more teams will start using 6-man rotations. It makes sense from the standpoint of keeping your main starters healthy for the playoffs. Instead of starting 35 games, keep them in the 28-30 range. Just the way it's going to be moving forward, where the top starters barely get over 200 innings, where most guys are 150-180.

8 hours ago, Intercourse With Gray said:

He is also trading the division he dominated for the division that dominated him in the WS. 

Regular season Verlander is different than post-season Verlander.

[LebongJames 1785]

5 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

I see the Astros going with a 6-man rotation again this season, and it's likely going to be the next big change in MLB. I think more teams will start using 6-man rotations. It makes sense from the standpoint of keeping your main starters healthy for the playoffs. Instead of starting 35 games, keep them in the 28-30 range. Just the way it's going to be moving forward, where the top starters barely get over 200 innings, where most guys are 150-180.

Regular season Verlander is different than post-season Verlander.

Most teams would love to go to a 6 man rotation but they would be starting a likely AAA equivalent starter. Go look around not many teams have 5 quality starters let alone 6.

[kevwun 15643]

Yes, most teams don't have enough starters for a 5 man rotation.  I don't think the 6 man will catch on simply because of that.

Edited December 6, 2022 by kevwun

[BornOrange 1441]

How many contending teams (or maybe any teams) have a starting staff that is completely homegrown?

[billfromlaketravis 11359]

1 hour ago, HtownHorn said:

I see the Astros going with a 6-man rotation again this season, and it's likely going to be the next big change in MLB. I think more teams will start using 6-man rotations. It makes sense from the standpoint of keeping your main starters healthy for the playoffs. Instead of starting 35 games, keep them in the 28-30 range. Just the way it's going to be moving forward, where the top starters barely get over 200 innings, where most guys are 150-180.

Regular season Verlander is different than post-season Verlander.

Seconded. Garcia really benefited from the 6 man rotation. It’ll be tough to find another wipe out arm out of the bullpen, but Hunter Brown appears to be ready to start. 

[texashorne 1177]

4 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Seconded. Garcia really benefited from the 6 man rotation. It’ll be tough to find another wipe out arm out of the bullpen, but Hunter Brown appears to be ready to start. 

Also LMJ. If there's anyone on this staff that needs to be in a 6 man, its him. 

 

[runthebone 7932]

Law says 2 years, $86M for Verlander is "the right move," but 3 years for Abreu is clearly stupid.

[kevwun 15643]

Wait til he says the same about Judge's deal.  I'm sure he loves Trea Turner's contract also.  The reason why none of the Astros' prospects get rated highly anymore is because of the grudge that jackasses like Law hold against the team.

Edited December 6, 2022 by kevwun

[tx 3 putt 76351]

Yankees, Phillies, Dodgers all need more arms. Asap 

[tx 3 putt 76351]

 

[Scraps 13542]

Yankees, Phillies, Dodgers all need more arms. Asap 

Dodgers need to worry about fielding a 3B and SS seeing as though they have none worth a shit

[Wulaw Horn 18980]

1 hour ago, runthebone said:

Law says 2 years, $86M for Verlander is "the right move," but 3 years for Abreu is clearly stupid.

Law is a know nothing cunt almost on par with Drehlic and Passan. 

[Wulaw Horn 18980]

17 minutes ago, Scraps said:

56 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

Yankees, Phillies, Dodgers all need more arms. Asap 

Dodgers need to worry about fielding a 3B and SS seeing as though they have none worth a shit

I’m at the point where I will be pretty surprised if it isn’t correa. 

[kevwun 15643]

I'm sure he was very happy when he saw Turner's deal because he knew the Dodgers were going to be desperate.

[tx 3 putt 76351]

16 minutes ago, kevwun said:

I'm sure he was very happy when he saw Turner's deal because he knew the Dodgers were going to be desperate.

and the giants (wait until judge signs with the Yankees) 

and cubs 

correa is about to CASH in !

[The Dog 43802]

 

[Wulaw Horn 18980]

22 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

and the giants (wait until judge signs with the Yankees) 

and cubs 

correa is about to CASH in !

He’s going to get the 10/300 at a minimum he was looking for when he left the astros- especially because to get there now he only needs to do 9/265

[Wulaw Horn 18980]

9 minutes ago, The Dog said:

 

I’m struggling to think of any Japanese player of note that didn’t end up on the west coast or with the Yanks/Red Sox. It’s be an interesting direction for both him and the Astros. 

[tx 3 putt 76351]

Angles should sign him

[Scraps 13542]

Dodgers are so fucked. Freidman is on mlb network

Here is the notes of his interview:

What are you doing with 3B and SS? Don't know

What are you going to do about SP? Don't know may have to bring people up sooner than we wanted

Who is your closer? Don't know


Lmao

[tx 3 putt 76351]

#rebuild 

[UTexasFight 9379]

24 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

I’m struggling to think of any Japanese player of note that didn’t end up on the west coast or with the Yanks/Red Sox. It’s be an interesting direction for both him and the Astros. 

How dare you disrespect Nori Aoki like that 

[HtownHorn 14485]

18 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

Angles should sign him

Angels have OF/DH covered.

Trout, Renfroe, Ward, and Ohtani. That's a decent start to the order. Astros should absolutely be all over this guy.

[HtownHorn 14485]

33 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

I’m struggling to think of any Japanese player of note that didn’t end up on the west coast or with the Yanks/Red Sox. It’s be an interesting direction for both him and the Astros. 

I mean only last year you could find Seiya Suzuki signing with the rebuilding Cubs.

[TonyTexas 10482]

nm

Edited December 6, 2022 by TonyTexas

[tx 3 putt 76351]

Hopefully the Yankees raise the bar 😂😂😂

he’s not playing for rings, he wants the biggest contract. God bless him 😂😂😂

Edited December 6, 2022 by tx 3 putt

[WBT 20419]

Before that the Cubs had old fuk u do me

[HtownHorn 14485]

2 minutes ago, WBT said:

Before that the Cubs had old fuk u do me

Baylor baseball inquiring about his eligibility.

[Macklemore 2870]

41 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

How dare you disrespect Nori Aoki like that 

Was he the guy who was on the IR for hemorrhoids?

[Wulaw Horn 18980]

1 minute ago, Macklemore said:

Was he the guy who was on the IR for hemorrhoids?

No that was Kaz Matsui. But he came from somewhere else to us, not Japan so he doesn’t count. I was talking about initial signings. 

[Mez2 4021]

Yall better put some respect on Kaz Matsui's name, and his anal fissures

[dr99 551]

1 hour ago, Mez2 said:

Yall better put some respect on Kaz Matsui's name, and his anal fissures

[TonyTexas 10482]

Any buyer’s remorse?

 

[WBT 20419]

10 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

Any buyer’s remorse?

 

pm FJLA

[formermav43 4599]

None. Abreu’s the superior player, and making less than $3mil/year more. If anything, that makes the Abreu deal look even better. The extra year might backfire, I guess, but the AAV is right in line with projections, while Bell looks like a big overpay. 
https://blogs.fangraphs.com/2023-top-50-free-agents/

[Gourmand 7774]

I'd much rather have Abreu than Bell and think Bell was overhyped at the deadline as a potential trade target for the Astros. Abreu is the superior player and a great clubhouse fit. 

[Wulaw Horn 18980]

16 minutes ago, formermav43 said:

None. Abreu’s the superior player, and making less than $3mil/year more. If anything, that makes the Abreu deal look even better. The extra year might backfire, I guess, but the AAV is right in line with projections, while Bell looks like a big overpay. 
https://blogs.fangraphs.com/2023-top-50-free-agents/

All of this. Every deal that gets signed makes me even happier with the Abreu deal. 
ready to sign Contreras and I guess a scrub starting pitcher and get to work. 

[Scraps 13542]

Never wanted Bell. Always wanted Abreu.

So no

[Scraps 13542]

I guess Machete is butthurt now.

Wah

[formermav43 4599]

Meh. That could be about literally anything.

[Mstrat 16]

1 hour ago, TonyTexas said:

Any buyer’s remorse?

One disappeared in the playoffs, one didn't. We landed the guy that shows up at the end of the season.

 

[tx 3 putt 76351]

 

[TonyTexas 10482]

^^^
Headline:  “Astros cheated in 2022 with a non-regulation infield configuration “

[Chuckie Finster 22599]

3 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

I honestly can't believe infields weren't uniform already.

[henrygandorf 29174]

1 hour ago, TonyTexas said:

^^^
Headline:  “Astros cheated in 2022 with a non-regulation infield configuration “

i got into a shouting match with a stranger at fucking epcot last month about illegal bats, so yes, this is a conversation one of you will probably have to participate in.

[runthebone 7932]

32 minutes ago, henrygandorf said:

i got into a shouting match with a stranger at fucking epcot last month about illegal bats, so yes, this is a conversation one of you will probably have to participate in.

I recommend a corked bat when hitting a stranger.  Never for a friend, though.  That would be shitty.

[TonyTexas 10482]

New headline: “Yankees at disadvantage due to inconsistent baseballs in 2022”