24/25 Astros Offseason thread

[hornmpa96 2606]

1 hour ago, Wulaw Horn said:

We should sign Soto.  He's like 26 years old.  12/600. 50 a year wouldn't break the budget with Yordan being cheap for the next 4 years.  Tucker is gone in a year. Bregman is gone this year.  We don't have to pay Yainer for 5 years and then he will be gone like everyone else.  The point is we can afford him and he'd make us a lot better- and who gives a fuck if we suck 9 years from now.  WE should also sign Walker (4/80) and kikuchi- (3/48)

Lineup (166)

Aluve- 27M

Yordan- 17M

Tucker- 20M

Soto- 50M

Walker- 20M

Yainer- 1M

Chas/LHH OF- 10M

Pena- 5M

Dezenzo- 1M

Bench- 15M

 

Starters (70M)

Framber, Brown, Kikuchi, Arrighetti, Blanco, LMJ, Garcia, Javier

 

Bullpen- Trade Presley (30M)

Hader, Abreu, Scott, Whitley, who gives a fuck it's filler from the minors and left over starters

That's a 266M payroll and the best team in baseball.  Yeah- we are eating some money.  That money is all basically gone after this year. we will have about 100M coming off the board in 2025 and 2026 that isn't even being used other than Tucker and Framber.  Kikuchi replaces Framber and Soto replaces Tucker.  But, if you want to do the Soto, Walker and Kikuchi signings and Trade Tucker and Framber and get some real pieces back for them to build for your future, along with getting the payroll down I'm down with that as well.

Note- I don't expect any of this to happen- and certainly not all of it together- but I could see any of those 3 signings happen in an individual sense. I mean- Soto would be shocking but it would be cool. 

 

[Wulaw Horn 19042]

5 minutes ago, hornmpa96 said:

I mean- it's not going to happen. But damn it would be fun. 

[tx 3 putt 76642]

54 minutes ago, Scraps said:

1 hour ago, kevwun said:

I hope Strom is convinced he can fix what Father Time has taken away.

Who is gonna tell him?

 

was it over when the germans bombed pearl harbor ??

[n64ra 1079]

 

Could Red Sox be intrigued by Bregman's possible position switch?

[tx 3 putt 76642]

39 minutes ago, n64ra said:

 

Could Red Sox be intrigued by Bregman's possible position switch?

 

huge pressure to keep with the yankees and baltimore 

 

[Jshep34 2304]

Strom is sitting in a rocking chair on his front porch. 

Should be with the Astros medical staff next to him

[kevwun 15719]

Well I missed that he got fired.

[Dnaguy 11817]

10 hours ago, Wulaw Horn said:

We should sign Soto.  He's like 26 years old.  12/600. 50 a year wouldn't break the budget with Yordan being cheap for the next 4 years.  Tucker is gone in a year. Bregman is gone this year.  We don't have to pay Yainer for 5 years and then he will be gone like everyone else.  The point is we can afford him and he'd make us a lot better- and who gives a fuck if we suck 9 years from now.  WE should also sign Walker (4/80) and kikuchi- (3/48)

Lineup (166)

Aluve- 27M

Yordan- 17M

Tucker- 20M

Soto- 50M

Walker- 20M

Yainer- 1M

Chas/LHH OF- 10M

Pena- 5M

Dezenzo- 1M

Bench- 15M

 

Starters (70M)

Framber, Brown, Kikuchi, Arrighetti, Blanco, LMJ, Garcia, Javier

 

Bullpen- Trade Presley (30M)

Hader, Abreu, Scott, Whitley, who gives a fuck it's filler from the minors and left over starters

That's a 266M payroll and the best team in baseball.  Yeah- we are eating some money.  That money is all basically gone after this year. we will have about 100M coming off the board in 2025 and 2026 that isn't even being used other than Tucker and Framber.  Kikuchi replaces Framber and Soto replaces Tucker.  But, if you want to do the Soto, Walker and Kikuchi signings and Trade Tucker and Framber and get some real pieces back for them to build for your future, along with getting the payroll down I'm down with that as well.

Note- I don't expect any of this to happen- and certainly not all of it together- but I could see any of those 3 signings happen in an individual sense. I mean- Soto would be shocking but it would be cool. 

 

[runthebone 7953]

The Athletic doesn't list the Astros for Soto:

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5912814/2024/11/11/juan-soto-nine-free-agency-fits/

 

 

Suckers!

[Dutchrudder 11126]

Probably included the Astros in that Soto tweet just to trigger Yankee fans. Although, it would be extra sweet to sign him knowing they just ruined the Yankees season before it even starts.

[Scraps 13554]

7X Silver Slugger at 2B tying Sandberg all time for 2B

[Planet Houston 4924]

I literally love Jose Altuve

[Scraps 13554]

OH SHIT DOING WORK

[runthebone 7953]

3 hours ago, Scraps said:

OH SHIT DOING WORK

 

Fuck yeah!

 

(Like you, I checked his position, and he's allegedly a LHRP)

You know Cleveland is kicking itself for letting us upgrade from Mushy to OK-ert

Edited Wednesday at 06:50 AM by runthebone

[HtownHorn 14609]

Okert is the perfect addition to the bullpen. Likes to get K's, BB's, and HR's. Our organization's push to achieve optimum 3-true outcome pitchers rambles on.

[Beau Vine 54080]

IIRC, Okert is a Sooner.

[UTexasFight 9407]

3 hours ago, Beau Vine said:

IIRC, Okert is a Sooner.

He’s no Jack Mayfield, I tell you whut.

[billfromlaketravis 11413]

Is there a new Bregs-Yankee rumor? I caught the tail end of the segment while I was driving home. 

[UTexasFight 9407]

On 11/11/2024 at 11:49 AM, Hornsbay22 said:

Strom is sitting in a rocking chair on his front porch. 

Which barely lasted a month.

 

smart hire

 

[WBT 20522]

If the Pirates had made this move earlier, Cole would have never had to leave.

Also, Skenes is going to be really good now.

[tx 3 putt 76642]

1 hour ago, WBT said:

If the Pirates had made this move earlier, Cole would have never had to leave.

Also, Skenes is going to be really good now.

 

really good for half a season, then tommy john 

[WBT 20522]

Well yeah, he throws 101

[LebongJames 1789]

14 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

really good for half a season, then tommy john 

Too soon

[NBHorn7 60]

20 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

really good for half a season, then tommy john 

Probably, but those mounts and dismounts by Olivia Dunne may get him first. She is a gymnast you know.

 

 

[WBT 20522]

[Wulaw Horn 19042]

13 hours ago, NBHorn7 said:

Probably, but those mounts and dismounts by Olivia Dunne may get him first. She is a gymnast you know.

 

 

You managed to find the ugliest pitcher of her on the internet, congrats?  

[NBHorn7 60]

Yeah, that's a terrible picture of her, sorry that everyone can't meet your standards.

[Wulaw Horn 19042]

40 minutes ago, NBHorn7 said:

Yeah, that's a terrible picture of her, sorry that everyone can't meet your standards.

She’s absolutely gorgeous. That doesn’t show that imo. To each their own. 

[NBHorn7 60]

You should really file a complaint with Sport's Illustrated, they obviously have no experience or no idea how to photograph beautiful women. 

[Beau Vine 54080]

5 hours ago, Wulaw Horn said:

You managed to find the ugliest pitcher of her on the internet, congrats?  

WNB.  

How about you post the best picture of her on the internet for comparison?

[tx 3 putt 76642]

 

[tx 3 putt 76642]

 

[Wulaw Horn 19042]

20 hours ago, Beau Vine said:

WNB.  

How about you post the best picture of her on the internet for comparison?

I am not good at that. I literally googled her name and hit images and they all look better than that. 
she’s absolutely stunning in casual pictures, performing, hair up. I have no idea what that one is about. Also, profile and backside is better. 

[Scraps 13554]

Hear me out....

If we let bregman walk we should trade for.....


Carlos Correa

Yeah I said it

[NBHorn7 60]

12 hours ago, Wulaw Horn said:

I am not good at that. I literally googled her name and hit images and they all look better than that. 
she’s absolutely stunning in casual pictures, performing, hair up. I have no idea what that one is about. Also, profile and backside is better. 

It's from the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue that is very popular to most people that don't live in a cave. They are selling posters of that picture, I guess because it's such a bad picture. You need to get out more. You sound your a 100 years old.

[NBHorn7 60]

[tx 3 putt 76642]

2 hours ago, Scraps said:

Hear me out....

If we let bregman walk we should trade for.....


Carlos Correa

Yeah I said it

[Wulaw Horn 19042]

8 hours ago, Scraps said:

Hear me out....

If we let bregman walk we should trade for.....


Carlos Correa

Yeah I said it

I’d do that in a heartbeat. 

[closetojumping 62303]

“Maybe I’ll click on over to the Astros thread and see what the fellas are thinking about the offseason so far.”

… posts nitpicking Livy Dunne … posts fantasizing about Juan Soto …

”Right.”

[tx 3 putt 76642]

6 hours ago, closetojumping said:

“Maybe I’ll click on over to the Astros thread and see what the fellas are thinking about the offseason so far.”

… posts nitpicking Livy Dunne … posts fantasizing about Juan Soto …

”Right.”

[Wulaw Horn 19042]

6 hours ago, closetojumping said:

“Maybe I’ll click on over to the Astros thread and see what the fellas are thinking about the offseason so far.”

… posts nitpicking Livy Dunne … posts fantasizing about Juan Soto …

”Right.”

Nothings happening of any importance before the winter meetings. 
best case scenario is re-sign Kikichi and Christian Walker and a good LHH platoon partner for Chas in the OF. 
more realistic is 1 quasi important bat and 1 middling arm and the team is again a little worse than it was the year before. 

[runthebone 7953]

It's no Ewers thread, at least

[tx 3 putt 76642]

23 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

Nothings happening of any importance before the winter meetings. 
best case scenario is re-sign Kikichi and Christian Walker and a good LHH platoon partner for Chas in the OF. 
more realistic is 1 quasi important bat and 1 middling arm and the team is again a little worse than it was the year before. 

 

soto has to sign before the FA dominoes start to fall 

[Dnaguy 11817]

16 hours ago, NBHorn7 said:

[Wulaw Horn 19042]

3 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

soto has to sign before the FA dominoes start to fall 

I don’t know man- he might be a market unto himself. 

[UTexasFight 9407]

4 hours ago, Wulaw Horn said:

I don’t know man- he might be a market unto himself. 

Right.

he’s the first domino.

nothing falls until he does

[kevwun 15719]

He really only effects the handful of teams that were trying to sign him though.  He's going to get so much more money than any other right fielder.

[tx 3 putt 76642]

[Wulaw Horn 19042]

7 hours ago, kevwun said:

He really only effects the handful of teams that were trying to sign him though.  He's going to get so much more money than any other right fielder.

Thats my point- yes. This might be the rare instance where the market happens around/without that guy. That happened in the Harper, Machado class. It’s unusual but not unprecedented. 

[Scraps 13554]

Morosi is floating Willy Adames being a target to play 3rd if Bregman is gone (although he is gonna have numerous suitors).  

I wouldn't hate it.