2019 Houston Astros Thread

[perfectchaos007 6780]

If verlander only gave up 2 long balls today we could’ve won

[Victor Lazlo 1812]

[Wishbone 4958]

We put a lineup out there like that tonight and still dropped one. You never know.

[rvm96 1643]

Astros number 25 prospect according to MLB.com had a career high strikeout performance. He was signed in 2015 for $10,000

 

[rvm96 1643]

24 minutes ago, rvm96 said:

Astros number 25 prospect according to MLB.com had a career high strikeout performance. He was signed in 2015 for $10,000

 

I haven't really heard of him so I went to look at his game logs. Including this game he has made 5 appearances. In three of the appearances he has pitched a combined 16 innings allowing 0 runs on 3 hits and 4 walks. In the other 2 appearances he has pitched a combined 7.2 innings allowing 11 runs on 11 hits and 5 walks. Also, MLB.com says his fastball tops out at 96 while a Twitter post I saw said he was sitting at 97 tonight. 

[Hank Chinaski 6359]

We talked about this before the season, but I wonder if Grienke will be available this month, and if the club would have any interest?

Cons: he's old (almost 36) and he's owed a lot of money (I think north of $65 million over next 2 years)

Pros: he's still good (3.20, 3.21, 2.73 ERA in 2017-19; 3.34, 3.44, 3.61 xFIP); if acquired, we'd have 2 full years for him to compliment JV, plus give you a front 3 of J/Cole/Grienke this year; he profiles as a guy that should age fairly well.

AZ is only a game under .500, so not sure if they'd move him...but they're buried in that division, so at best they're playing for a 1-game wild card berth. I'm sure they wouldn't mind getting rid of that salary, and they seem unlikely to challenge the Dodgers in the next couple of seasons (plus, Grienke figures to have declining value over the remainder of the contract). 

Obviously, if AZ wanted top-end prospects, they'd have to eat some of the money. Like, if they wanted Tucker, I'd be open to that, provided that they pay it down some. 

I think the team will be looking for a guy that has some years left to fill the likely vacancy Cole will leave after the season. I ordinarily wouldn't be interested in an older guy like Grienke but we have a window here so it makes some sense. 

[rvm96 1643]

Regarding the post above I personally don't see it happening. It doesn't seem like a Luhnow trade target. 

[tx 3 putt 78677]

I’d rather use that money to re-sign Cole 

Edited July 6, 2019 by tx 3 putt

[DaysOff 8209]

What's the status with Lance? Is he even a part of this team going forward and if so is 2021 the first full season back. That's what's fucked the rotation.

[Hank Chinaski 6359]

57 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

I’d rather use that money to re-sign Cole 

Well yeah, but the total dollars you'd spend on Grienke would be less than of half what Cole figures to get. Plus, there's no guarantee you'd even be able to sign Cole on the open market. So the comparison would be:

(1) Grienke at, say, 2.5 years / $70 million, including this year's postseason with Cole, and you lose a few good prospects; or

(2) Let's say a 15% chance of signing Cole as a FA, at maybe 5-6 years and $150+ million (and a very strong chance you don't get him at all). 

Grienke wouldn't make sense for a lot of teams; he would for HOU because (a) we're likely losing Cole; and (b) you have JV and Correa for 2 more years and Springer/Brantley for 1 more year. 

I'm not saying it's likely, just that it does make some sense. Somebody like Stroman is probably more likely to happen though. 

[Scraps 13799]

Yep...mentioned before but id rather have Greinke.

I don't want to be locked into Cole for the # of yrs he is gonna get.

Plus I personally don't think he is gonna sign here....I think a team like SD is gonna throw stupid money at him

[henrygandorf 29225]

i think any commitment to a big money sp in a trade (greinke, scherzer, etc) would be tied to the knowledge that we already know what's going to happen with cole.

for better or worse, they likely know already, and so does cole.

personally i would like to resign him.  lmj is coming off tjs.  martin is about to have tjs.  whitley is whitley.  with our offense, we need a strong sp2.

[Planet Houston 4950]

From what I’ve read and heard on MLB radio, I’d be very surprised if Cole signs anywhere but the Angels or Padres. 

[Jshep34 2425]

Correa in west palm beach getting ready to come back and wreck shop

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[Planet Houston 4950]

51 minutes ago, Jshep34 said:

Correa in west palm beach getting ready to come back and wreck shop

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Is he at Bob Kraft’s preferred establishment?

[UTexasFight 9818]

Is he at Bob Kraft’s preferred establishment?

52 minutes for this response.
Surly is slipping... but holiday weekend so i guess I’ll let it slide

[Scraps 13799]

Go 4-4 then ride the bench

Brantley not in the lineup

[Mez2 4048]

1 hour ago, Jshep34 said:

Correa in west palm beach getting ready to come back and wreck shop

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He's a bitch

[Mez2 4048]

Would you want to give yourself an > 85% chance to win 1 world series this year, versus being in a  good position to win one in the next 3 years? 

 

[Mez2 4048]

Schherzer, JV. COLE versus all yall sucks. Let's do it, bacardi and cola, do it so it

[Ichabod 185]

Damn, Mez got day drunk again

[rvm96 1643]

2 minutes ago, Mez2 said:

Schherzer, JV. COLE versus all yall sucks. Let's do it, bacardi and cola, do it so it

I'm not saying it's the best thing to do, I just don't think Luhnow would do that or Greinke without getting a lot of their contracts paid.

[Limp Brisket 549]

19 minutes ago, Scraps said:

Go 4-4 then ride the bench

Brantley not in the lineup

Fucking maddening.

[UTPhil2006 3930]

17 minutes ago, Ichabod said:

Damn, Mez got day drunk again

Baby Formula and Bacardi

[David Dennison 19538]

4 minutes ago, Limp Brisket said:

Fucking maddening.

Lefty on the mound. Day off before he goes to Cleveland.

[Hank Chinaski 6359]

14 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

Lefty on the mound. Day off before he goes to Cleveland.

He's hitting .333/.408/.460 this year against lefties. 

Hinch drives me nuts by sitting guys when we are already missing key hitters. Especially with multiple days off after tomorrow's game. 

[Mez2 4048]

39 minutes ago, Ichabod said:

Damn, Mez got day drunk again

If guy only kn eww w. UTPhil!

 

I got a baby bot!

[TexArcher 39072]

41 minutes ago, Mez2 said:

Schherzer, JV. COLE versus all yall sucks. Let's do it, bacardi and cola, do it so it

America, fuck yeah!

[Mez2 4048]

6 pac before 1pm, 3 jager bombs 2 shots later  ended up wi th a new kids. Que la chingada?

[rvm96 1643]

 

[David Dennison 19538]

9 minutes ago, Hank Chinaski said:

He's hitting .333/.408/.460 this year against lefties. 

Hinch drives me nuts by sitting guys when we are already missing key hitters. Especially with multiple days off after tomorrow's game. 

It was just a guess.

[Limp Brisket 549]

So Brantley out is due to “a little right hamstring soreness” but could be available.  Whatever.

[tx 3 putt 78677]

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After 4 hits on Friday night, Michael Brantley is out of lineup today with a little right hamstring soreness. He should be available off bench or maybe Sunday, and in his role as starter in Tuesday’s All-Star game, A.J. Hinch said.

[tx 3 putt 78677]

new rotation after the all star break - verlander / miley / cole / ...... per Hinch. it's in pencil, nothing settled yet 

[runthebone 8376]

Good, I would hate to have Brantley play a meaningless regular season game that counts in the standings but not be available for the all-important All Star game.

[Jshep34 2425]

Seriously what is it with the astros and thier hamstrings. Let him rest till Arlington

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[Wishbone 4958]

3 hours ago, Planet Houston said:

Is he at Bob Kraft’s preferred establishment?

Hope not. They do worse than break ribs in there.

[Wishbone 4958]

Great, another boring Fox broadcast.

[TexArcher 39072]

Great piece of hitting by Ohtani there.  Might want to retire the shift against him.

[David Dennison 19538]

Nice replay on the check swing, Fox.

[Wishbone 4958]

Just now, David Dennison said:

Nice replay on the check swing, Fox.

Exactly. Where’s third base cam? Didn’t matter, fortunately.

[WBT 20972]

Scoreless 1st for Cole is nice

[henrygandorf 29225]

2 hours ago, Mez2 said:

6 pac before 1pm, 3 jager bombs 2 shots later  ended up wi th a new kids. Que la chingada?

i like where this is headed.

[Wishbone 4958]

If you’re gonna bunt, that’s how.

[Scraps 13799]

Vintage Tuve

[TexArcher 39072]

Just a perfect bunt against a lefty.  Two-run bomb time.

[Limp Brisket 549]

Pitchers are figuring out that Alvarez likes to swing at a low pitch.

[tx 3 putt 78677]

1 minute ago, Limp Brisket said:

Pitchers are figuring out that Alvarez likes to swing at a low pitch.

 

the alvarez scouting report is out. he has to learn how to lay off that pitch 

[Limp Brisket 549]

FOX dweeb is impossible to listen to.

[Wishbone 4958]

I guess these 4th of July hats are good through the weekend.