Houston Astros off-season thread

[Wulaw Horn 19067]

I’m ok on this hire. Could have been a lot worse. I have a couple guys I’d have probably wanted over him but this will be just fine. 
now- get rid of maldonado for sure and that’s a successful off season in and of itself. 

[dr99 559]

5 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

 

Ausmus to third base coach.

[Scraps 13560]

Ausmus to third base coach.

More like bench coach

[TexArcher 37763]

I am gruntled.

[Guadaloopy 10960]

Man… if Crane had just made this hire a week ago it could have made all the difference.  Guess we’ll never know.  

[Gut Wagon 8065]

18 hours ago, WBT said:

Is he choosing to retire?  In any case best of luck to windmill, I really liked him.

He has many years left. Provided he chooses to become a one-man West Texas wind farm. 

[uoftorange 1386]

I'm honestly scared they will try and make Ausmus bench coach.  Hoping he has too much pride to accept that.  Don't want Bagwell having that much influence in the dugout.  I actually am cool with him having some level of front office influence.  Just need to keep it in the proper vertical for him

 

[TejasPedro 1857]

¡Vamos! Joe!

 

[Chuckie Finster 22694]

22 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

 

 

 

[Mez2 4023]

Meeser Coach Joe!

[tx 3 putt 76870]

[tx 3 putt 76870]

142-20, and a World Series title is very doable 

[Guadaloopy 10960]

7 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

142-20, and a World Series title is very doable 

[TonyTexas 10506]

Are we sure that Pettis is staying? Schwab is the only one I’ve seen. reporting this. And he’s not really a reporter. 

[kevwun 15764]

I can't really remember him being frequently wrong though.  3rd base coach isn't a real big news story.

[The Dog 44019]

 

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

10 minutes ago, The Dog said:

 

I'd be more curious to know whether Espada agreed with the decision to PH Singleton in the bottom of the 8th with the bases loaded and two outs in Game 6.

Still infuriates me. 

Edited November 13, 2023 by Seasick Sailor

[tx 3 putt 76870]

great discussion 

Edited November 13, 2023 by tx 3 putt

[Mez2 4023]

7 minute? I'll wait til I'm on the toilet to listen to it. 

[Pimphand 5733]

One of my real good buddies is still pissed and won't talk to me over the Dusty & Maldonando situation   I can't wait till Maldy is on another roster so I can extend the olive branch knowing that my nightmare is now officially over (or at least transfers to other totems)

 

[tx 3 putt 76870]

This will be a tough one if he leaves …..

 

[Fudge Nuggets 19188]

On 11/12/2023 at 11:20 AM, TonyTexas said:

What’s next on the list of things to worry/bitch about?

Signing some fuckers that can hit the God damn ball. 

[tx 3 putt 76870]

8 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

Signing some fuckers that can hit the God damn ball. 

julks, grae, Hennsley, and singleton are already signed 

[Fudge Nuggets 19188]

5 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

julks, grae, Hennsley, and singleton are already signed 

They don’t qualify. 

[tx 3 putt 76870]

4 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

They don’t qualify. 

If you sign new players $$$, they’ll play and line ups will have to change. 
 

 

[Fudge Nuggets 19188]

1 minute ago, tx 3 putt said:

If you sign new players $$$, they’ll play and line ups will have to change. 
 

 

You’re saying Julks, Grae, Hensley and Singleton should be regulars in the lineup?  You drunk?

[tx 3 putt 76870]

2 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

You’re saying Julks, Grae, Hensley and Singleton should be regulars in the lineup?  You drunk?

cheap and on the bench, with spot playing time 

i don’t think singelton makes the roster 

Edited November 14, 2023 by tx 3 putt

[TonyTexas 10506]

12 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

Signing some fuckers that can hit the God damn ball. 

The Astros were top 5 in all the main offensive categories. 

[Fudge Nuggets 19188]

1 minute ago, TonyTexas said:

The Astros were top 5 in all the main offensive categories. 

Great. We should aim for #1. 

[TexArcher 37763]

3 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

The Astros were top 5 in all the main offensive categories. 

Even with a catcher who made Scott Servais look like Johnny Bench.

[Planet Houston 4930]

Glad that I was wrong about Espada not looking like the guy. Turns out they didn’t even interview anyone else. I still don’t get the delay in announcing the decision, but I fully support it as the right move. He was the obvious choice from a continuity and respect of the clubhouse perspective (Omar Lopez getting a look would have been fine too - maybe that was part of the consideration/delay).

Anyhow, go Stros. A lot of that window is still open. 

[Guest]

30 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

The Astros were top 5 in all the main offensive categories. 

Not at Minute Maid Park they weren't.

Edited November 14, 2023 by slorch

[tx 3 putt 76870]

7 minutes ago, slorch said:

Not at minute Maid Park they weren't.

[Js1 85275]

11 minutes ago, Planet Houston said:

I still don’t get the delay in announcing the decision

Did Dana get sick at the winter meetings? Can understand it when it’s coming out of both ends for a while 

[TonyTexas 10506]

17 minutes ago, slorch said:

Not at minute Maid Park they weren't.

I was talking overall but you are dead on about the home/away splits. The difference is startling and inexplicable. 

Home  .227/.303/.399

Away   .279/.348/.509

Edited November 14, 2023 by TonyTexas

[LCHorn 2615]

10 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

I was talking overall but you are dead on about the home/away splits. The difference is startling and inexplicable. 

Home  .227/.303/.399

Away   .279/.348/.509

Many years from now we’ll discover that MLB perpetrated a league wide conspiracy to steal signs but only at Minute Maid and only provided to the away teams.  

[Planet Houston 4930]

Astros need to do aggressive alcohol sales and free handouts of Yankee, Dodger and Rangers gear at every game next year. It’s the only way. 

[Scraps 13560]

One of my real good buddies is still pissed and won't talk to me over the Dusty & Maldonando situation   I can't wait till Maldy is on another roster so I can extend the olive branch knowing that my nightmare is now officially over (or at least transfers to other totems)
 

Is it putt?

[WBT 20561]

3 hours ago, Pimphand said:

I can't wait till Maldy is on another roster so I can extend the olive branch knowing that my nightmare is now officially over (or at least transfers to other totems)

lulz, maldonado isn't making a roster

[Scraps 13560]

Someone should sign him just for all the Astros intel alone

[Welch 635]

14 minutes ago, Scraps said:

Someone should sign him just for all the Astros intel alone

Well that and for the 15 extra wins he provides, according to Correa.

He can sign with the Braves and they’ll push 120 Ws.

[tx 3 putt 76870]

1 hour ago, TonyTexas said:

I was talking overall but you are dead on about the home/away splits. The difference is startling and inexplicable. 

Home  .227/.303/.399

Away   .279/.348/.509

they repainted the batter’s eye !

[tx 3 putt 76870]

 

[Snake Diggity 4619]

6 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

Gonna be hard to keep that streak going.  Only chance I see is if an OF emerges in the spring to take an everyday spot and relegate Dubon/Meyers to pure bench duty.  Loperfido, Barber, and Corona are options there.  Otherwise maybe a pitcher like Arrighetti comes up early and is a lights out reliever.

[runthebone 7967]

50 minutes ago, Snake Diggity said:

Gonna be hard to keep that streak going.  Only chance I see is if an OF emerges in the spring to take an everyday spot and relegate Dubon/Meyers to pure bench duty.  Loperfido, Barber, and Corona are options there.  Otherwise maybe a pitcher like Arrighetti comes up early and is a lights out reliever.

Come on, ROY is Whitley's to lose.

[WBT 20561]

How many ABs did Julks get?

[Snake Diggity 4619]

27 minutes ago, runthebone said:

Come on, ROY is Whitley's to lose.

You joke but if the league rejects their appeal for another option year, then he will have a major leg up on a roster spot to open the year.  Stranger things have happened than a dude who throws 98+ having sudden major success in the bullpen after a minor league career riddled with injuries and inconsistency.

[Snake Diggity 4619]

23 minutes ago, WBT said:

How many ABs did Julks get?

He got 323 pa.  Alvarez only got 496, so half of those would go to Alvarez if he stays healthy.  McCormick only got 457, so the other half should have gone to him.

But in an ideal world I don’t think Dubon gets 492 pa and Meyers gets less than 341.  So there’s definitely room for a near-everyday OF in the lineup.  I haven’t totally written off Meyers, and if they stick with him I will be hopeful that he can put up a career year and finish as a 2.5+ win/yr player.  But I am pretty confident that 2023 was peak Dubon and that asking him to significantly improve on that is probably unrealistic.

[WBT 20561]

It was just a joke about whether he still met rookie requirements.  I know that he does not.

[formermav43 4606]

25 minutes ago, WBT said:

It was just a joke about whether he still met rookie requirements.  I know that he does not.

Well if he’d ridden the bench like he should instead of getting starts over Diaz, he might still be eligible AND Diaz might have gotten ROY.

Still waiting for the day we thank Dusty for that.