2023 Houston Astros Thread

[tx 3 putt 77274]

16 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

Twitterverse is saying Scherzer to the Rangers is imminent. 

 

[TonyTexas 10521]

4 minutes ago, Mitch Hedberg said:

Rangers selling farm and going all in. Gonna be sweet when Astros knock them off.

The Ranger #4 and #6 prospects have been pulled or scratched from their minor league lineups. The prospect cost will be dependent on how much salary Cohen is willing to eat. 

[tx 3 putt 77274]

1 minute ago, TonyTexas said:

The Ranger #4 and #6 prospects have been pulled or scratched from their minor league lineups. The prospect cost will be dependent on how much salary Cohen is willing to eat. 

maybe they can start selling out games ?

[Mitch Hedberg 2090]

7 minutes ago, runthebone said:

Ohtani is some kind of cyborg, being back in the lineup a day after having cramps.  Astros would have shut him down for 7 weeks.

Funny because it’s true.

[The Dog 44074]

 

[runthebone 8027]

The Mets have their catcher of the future, or else a potential JV deal would no doubt have centered on Korey Lee.

[tx 3 putt 77274]

[Chuckie Finster 22716]

The Mets have their catcher of the future, or else a potential JV deal would no doubt have centered on Korey Lee.

Mets would have needed to throw in Alonso as well for many on this board to be okay with losing Lee.

[runthebone 8027]

Haha, Cincinnati.  I'm sure he'll waive his no trade clause to go there.  Kate, let's pack up, we're moving to northern Kentucky.

[Rockethorn1978 6102]

Let’s go get JV and another bat. Whatever happened to the cease and Robert jr rumors?

[David Dennison 18944]

If we do get JV, the future value meltdown will be epic.

[tx 3 putt 77274]

4 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

If we do get JV, the future value meltdown will be epic.

trade for jv

extend maldy and dusty the same day 

sit jv for two weeks 

Edited July 29, 2023 by tx 3 putt

[DaysOff 7966]

Haha, Cincinnati.  I'm sure he'll waive his no trade clause to go there.  Kate, let's pack up, we're moving to northern Kentucky.

Yeah. Them titties are driving the bus. He'll go where told.

[Snake Diggity 4627]

I wonder if JV is presenting different conditions for the teams trying to trade for him:

Astros: “I’m good, maybe gimme a $50k trade bonus.”

Dodgers: “My vesting option becomes a player option.”

Cincy: “My vesting option becomes a player option and I get a $40M 4th year player option added.”

[Rockethorn1978 6102]

The future is now. Fucking get another arm and another bat. 

[WBT 20649]

54 minutes ago, runthebone said:

Haha, Cincinnati.  I'm sure he'll waive his no trade clause to go there.  Kate, let's pack up, we're moving to northern Kentucky.

But they were dying to get to Houston?

[WBT 20649]

Lame, Fox only tonight

[The Dog 44074]

 

[David Dennison 18944]

Good lord.

[David Dennison 18944]

Never mind.

Edited July 29, 2023 by David Dennison

[Wulaw Horn 19145]

Safe. 

[cabowabo 4502]

Not enough to overturn. 

[lilMAC25 3802]

Rangers trade 2 top 10 org prospects and get Scherzer, Astros trade a top 5 org prospect and get a bullpen arm? 
 

seems like we got the worst of those two trades.

[Wulaw Horn 19145]

Why wasn’t Lf there?  Shit, can’t have Bregman backpedaling like that. 

[WBT 20649]

Looked safe.

I want to see the replay again...could Yordan or Pena not gotten there?  They would have been in better position to throw.

[Wulaw Horn 19145]

Got a break. Yeah. 

[WBT 20649]

Yeah, looked like they both had too far to go and wouldn't have gotten there.  Still looked safe to me but I'll take it.

[TonyTexas 10521]

 

2 minutes ago, lilMAC25 said:

Rangers trade 2 top 10 org prospects and get Scherzer, Astros trade a top 5 org prospect and get a bullpen arm? 
 

seems like we got the worst of those two trades.

Apples and oranges 

Edited July 29, 2023 by TonyTexas

[David Dennison 18944]

4 minutes ago, lilMAC25 said:

Rangers trade 2 top 10 org prospects and get Scherzer, Astros trade a top 5 org prospect and get a bullpen arm? 
 

seems like we got the worst of those two trades.

If we gave that up for Max Scherzer I would be livid.

[lilMAC25 3802]

2 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

 

Apples and oranges 

Maybe. Maybe the Yets just didn’t like the players the Astros were willing to give up, but still. 
 

We need a starter in the worst way.

 

ETA: need a couple middle relief guys as well, but starters are almost always more important in my mind.

Edited July 29, 2023 by lilMAC25

[Wulaw Horn 19145]

Scherzer might not even be good. 4 era. 4.75 fip. 

[rvm96 1643]

6 minutes ago, lilMAC25 said:

Rangers trade 2 top 10 org prospects and get Scherzer, Astros trade a top 5 org prospect and get a bullpen arm? 
 

seems like we got the worst of those two trades.

If you're going by MLB pipeline they haven't updated their prospect list since the beginning of the season.

[WBT 20649]

9 minutes ago, lilMAC25 said:

Rangers trade 2 top 10 org prospects and get Scherzer, Astros trade a top 5 org prospect and get a bullpen arm? 
 

seems like we got the worst of those two trades.

Who's supposed to be going to the Mets?  I still haven't seen anyone report any names, just speculation.

[rvm96 1643]

Just now, WBT said:

Who's supposed to be going to the Mets?  I still haven't seen anyone report any names, just speculation.

Acuna's little brother is one of them apparently. Brock Porter got pulled from his game today in the third inning.

[lilMAC25 3802]

6 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

Scherzer might not even be good. 4 era. 4.75 fip. 

Graveman’s 2023 FIP is 4.85

 

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/graveke01.shtml

[WBT 20649]

Yainer!!

[Wulaw Horn 19145]

Too bad maldy couldn’t start today. 

[rvm96 1643]

1 minute ago, Wulaw Horn said:

Too bad maldy couldn’t start today. 

Deep down we all know you love the Machete

[Scraps 13570]

Rangers trade 2 top 10 org prospects and get Scherzer, Astros trade a top 5 org prospect and get a bullpen arm? 
 
seems like we got the worst of those two trades.

He isnt a top 5 org guy

[lilMAC25 3802]

Is that a Yanny Yeet?

[lilMAC25 3802]

4 minutes ago, Scraps said:

38 minutes ago, lilMAC25 said:

Rangers trade 2 top 10 org prospects and get Scherzer, Astros trade a top 5 org prospect and get a bullpen arm? 
 
seems like we got the worst of those two trades.

He isnt a top 5 org guy

Fair enough. The articles I read stated he was. 

[HtownHorn 14760]

40 minutes ago, lilMAC25 said:

Rangers trade 2 top 10 org prospects and get Scherzer, Astros trade a top 5 org prospect and get a bullpen arm? 
 

seems like we got the worst of those two trades.

Lee wasn't a top 5 prospect in the organization anymore. More like bottom of the Top 20.

[WBT 20649]

Hmm

 

[Chuckie Finster 22716]

Fair enough. The articles I read stated he was. 

Even if he was, it’s an insanely ignorant way to analyze trades. The Rangers system is far superior to ours due to their many years of shittiness. Their top 10 guys carry a lot more value than ours.

[David Dennison 18944]

Good for Arlington. Let's hope they get 2022 post-season Max Scherzer.

[HtownHorn 14760]

1 minute ago, WBT said:

Hmm

 

That would be hilarious. Scherzer refuses to waive no trade clause, but Verlander waives his for only Houston.

Edited July 30, 2023 by HtownHorn

[rvm96 1643]

I haven't watched the first few innings. Has Brown been throwing more curveballs?

[WBT 20649]

Yordan seems rusty.  Kind of defeats the purpose of the rehab assignment to make him sit around and not play for 3 days.

[Hank Chinaski 6315]

8 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

Lee wasn't a top 5 prospect in the organization anymore. More like bottom of the Top 20.

 

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/houston-astros-top-38-prospects-2023/

Edited July 30, 2023 by Hank Chinaski

[henrygandorf 29194]

1 minute ago, Hank Chinaski said:

 

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/houston-astros-top-38-prospects-2023/

if you believe that list, he's #2 lol.