24/25 Astros Offseason thread

[tx 3 putt 76314]

1 hour ago, UTPhil2006 said:

Coochie couldn't get a QO so his market is even stronger according to Boras. Aka kiss him goodbye 

 

[Scraps 13540]

Boras.....another person who talks out of his ass.

[tx 3 putt 76314]

can he speak spanish ?

 

[Scraps 13540]

Collin...bitch

[Guadaloopy 10918]

1 hour ago, Scraps said:

Collin...bitch

[Hornsbay22 463]

2 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

can he speak spanish ?

 

Only if he unblocks me on twitter will I accept this.

[tx 3 putt 76314]

trading pressley seems like an easy route to some salary cap relief ?

[tx 3 putt 76314]

 

[kevwun 15623]

9 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

trading pressley seems like an easy route to some salary cap relief ?

The problem is finding someone who wants to pay a washed reliever way too much.

[UTPhil2006 3790]

48 minutes ago, kevwun said:

The problem is finding someone who wants to pay a washed reliever way too much.

And then him to approve

[kevwun 15623]

So he's not going anywhere most likely.

[HtownHorn 14468]

8 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

What is amazing is how any modern hitting coach would think the approach the Astros had last season was acceptable.

[kevwun 15623]

Same coaches as 2022.  I'd say the difference is more likely the shift away from analytics.

[Storm the Field 5271]

This article makes it sound like OF is basically set to start the season. Tucker RF, Jake CF, Chas LF when Yordan is DH. Might pick up a cheap left-handed OF if available.

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/astros/article/chas-mccormick-yusei-kikuchi-perezchica-19895083.php

What little room there is in the budget seems reserved for corner infield spots.

 

 

[hornmpa96 2598]

2 hours ago, UTPhil2006 said:

And then him to approve

I think Pressly would approve a trade if he was going to be the closer.

Finding another team to pay his salary and make him a closer is another question.

[Scraps 13540]

If its leaking that they are talking about trading him they need to do it cause after him already being demoted and now this talk he is gonna be fucktarded in the head

[Scraps 13540]

McCuLlErS sTaRtEd To ThRoW

[runthebone 7932]

36yo opening day, no one is going to take him unless we pay his salary

Maybe drop him to 7th inning and see if he rebounds

3 minutes ago, Scraps said:

McCuLlErS sTaRtEd To ThRoW

McCullers/Whitley tandem starts is like having a Cy Young starter every 5 days

100% reliable

[tx 3 putt 76314]

whitley is out of options, he’s on the opening day roster !

[kevwun 15623]

33 minutes ago, Scraps said:

McCuLlErS sTaRtEd To ThRoW

Do they have a standing MRI appointment for the day after every time he throws?

Edited November 7 by kevwun

[runthebone 7932]

7 minutes ago, kevwun said:

Do they have a standing MRI appointment for the day after every time he throws?

They literally have an orthopod scrubbed into an OR.

[Mo Horn 8807]

[HtownHorn 14468]

Wait, a GG winning 3B is willing to move to 2B. That makes no sense, unless he already knows where he wants to go and they have a 3B already.

[WBT 20415]

6 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

Wait, a GG winning 3B is willing to move to 2B. That makes no sense, unless he already knows where he wants to go and they have a 3B already.

Sounds like a Boras thing to be able to claim teams set at 3B are interested.

On 11/6/2024 at 7:47 AM, UTPhil2006 said:

Dana took some pretty hard line stances on his quotes yesterday. I had basically written him off as well so I guess let's see. 

I can't tell if Dana is a liar or just naive

[HtownHorn 14468]

16 minutes ago, WBT said:

Sounds like a Boras thing to be able to claim teams set at 3B are interested.

I don't think he's going to get the same price point as a 2B compared to a GG winning 3B, so that seems kinda counter-productive to the Boras modus operandi.

[tx 3 putt 76314]

42 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

I don't think he's going to get the same price point as a 2B compared to a GG winning 3B, so that seems kinda counter-productive to the Boras modus operandi.

 

boras is going to fuck this up 

[runthebone 7932]

Dana Brown makes outrageous claims, like he invented the question mark.

[IDIOTsavant 8437]

1 hour ago, runthebone said:

Dana Brown makes outrageous claims, like he invented the question mark.

Was his father a relentlessly self-improving boulangerie owner from Belgium with low-grade narcolepsy and a penchant for buggery?

[HtownHorn 14468]

2 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

boras is going to fuck this up 

I mean he's had consecutive awful hot stoves, so this is very likely. It seems Boras has lost his ability to strong arm weak owners and GMs to horrible contracts.

[tx 3 putt 76314]

16 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

I mean he's had consecutive awful hot stoves, so this is very likely. It seems Boras has lost his ability to strong arm weak owners and GMs to horrible contracts.

 

maybe gm's keep watching 'moneyball' ?

@Wulaw Horn

[Mo Horn 8807]

https://twsn.net/2024/11/juan-soto-will-sign-with-the-houston-astros

 

I want to believe gif

[kevwun 15623]

I have an investment opportunity on some ocean front property in Arizona if you're interested.

Edited November 8 by kevwun

[Saint Tacky 1610]

On 11/7/2024 at 9:48 AM, kevwun said:

Same coaches as 2022.  I'd say the difference is more likely the shift away from analytics.

[Wulaw Horn 18972]

On 11/7/2024 at 10:38 AM, Storm the Field said:

This article makes it sound like OF is basically set to start the season. Tucker RF, Jake CF, Chas LF when Yordan is DH. Might pick up a cheap left-handed OF if available.

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/astros/article/chas-mccormick-yusei-kikuchi-perezchica-19895083.php

What little room there is in the budget seems reserved for corner infield spots.

 

 

Get a good LHH platoon partner for Chas and that's probably fine. If you do well at the IF corners.  

[tx 3 putt 76314]

8 hours ago, kevwun said:

I have an investment opportunity on some ocean front property in Arizona if you're interested.

 

[tx 3 putt 76314]

‘retired’ , meats to spend  more time with family 

 

[WBT 20415]

So who forced him out?  Dana or Bagwell?

[tx 3 putt 76314]

dana 

[Scraps 13540]

Mushitski to the Guardians

How will we deal?

[runthebone 7932]

Cleveland is trying to weaken us.  

[UTHornFan014 710]

On 11/7/2024 at 3:16 PM, Mo Horn said:

Wait... Bregman trying to take Tuve's position? 

[kevwun 15623]

Maybe his elbow problem is chronic?  Or he wants to sign somewhere that already has a good 3rd basemen.

[HtownHorn 14468]

One can hope. Crane loves chasing super stars.

[Scraps 13540]

Same clown douche who said Yankees will let Cole walk because of his postseason performance and budgetary constraints lmao, and that Aaron Judge is on PEDs and getting tested before game 3.  

Makes Schwab look like jeff passan

Edited Monday at 02:28 PM by Scraps

[Murfdogg21 4412]

13 hours ago, HtownHorn said:

One can hope. Crane loves chasing super stars.

Am I on peyote or is Rob Reinhart?

[Wulaw Horn 18972]

1 hour ago, Murfdogg21 said:

Am I on peyote or is Rob Reinhart?

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. 

 

Edited Monday at 04:53 PM by Wulaw Horn

[Wulaw Horn 18972]

On 11/8/2024 at 3:12 PM, tx 3 putt said:

 

Oh my goodness- that's Ryan Presley's music. 

[kevwun 15623]

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

[Scraps 13540]

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

Who is gonna tell him?

[Hornsbay22 463]

50 minutes ago, kevwun said:

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

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