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Post by abregmanfan on Aug 3, 2020 16:58:39 GMT -6
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Post by blcoach8 on Aug 3, 2020 19:18:21 GMT -6
I hope they aren't expecting much out of him. Surely, there are better options. |
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Post by abregmanfan on Aug 3, 2020 19:25:51 GMT -6
I hope they aren't expecting much out of him. Surely, there are better options. His K/BB numbers scare me. But, guess it's worth a shot. |
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Post by thomasj13 on Aug 3, 2020 19:32:15 GMT -6
I hope they aren't expecting much out of him. Surely, there are better options. His K/BB numbers scare me. But, guess it's worth a shot. Fireball? |
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Post by abregmanfan on Aug 3, 2020 19:34:21 GMT -6
His K/BB numbers scare me. But, guess it's worth a shot. Fireball? ? |
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Post by thomasj13 on Aug 3, 2020 20:06:02 GMT -6
It's a shot of cinnamon whiskey. |
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Post by abregmanfan on Aug 3, 2020 20:59:06 GMT -6
It's a shot of cinnamon whiskey. I was on the same page... |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Aug 4, 2020 14:40:20 GMT -6
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Post by thomasj13 on Aug 4, 2020 15:05:03 GMT -6
You aren't annoymous, we all know you have your a-hole moments |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Aug 4, 2020 18:16:05 GMT -6
You aren't annoymous, we all know you have your a-hole moments ** 1/2 |
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Post by thomasj13 on Aug 4, 2020 18:25:11 GMT -6
You aren't annoymous, we all know you have your a-hole moments ** 1/2 Just like Rodney Dangerfield, No Respect, I tell ya. |
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Post by thomasj13 on Aug 5, 2020 18:10:10 GMT -6
Brandon Bielak got promoted to the starting rotation.... I we are all impressed with him so far, but don't we need him more in the bullpen than the rotation?
Starters are now
Greinke, McCullers, Valdez, Javier and Bielak?
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Post by blcoach8 on Aug 5, 2020 18:40:50 GMT -6
Brandon Bielak got promoted to the starting rotation.... I we are all impressed with him so far, but don't we need him more in the bullpen than the rotation? Starters are now Greinke, McCullers, Valdez, Javier and Bielak? I think James earned a demotion. Hopefully, Urquidy can come up and help the rotation. |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Aug 7, 2020 13:07:13 GMT -6
I we are all impressed with him so far, but don't we need him more in the bullpen than the rotation? If you don't have a starting rotation, what good does a BP do you? |
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Post by abregmanfan on Aug 7, 2020 15:15:20 GMT -6
I we are all impressed with him so far, but don't we need him more in the bullpen than the rotation? If you don't have a starting rotation, what good does a BP do you? Bingo. |
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Post by thomasj13 on Aug 8, 2020 7:19:21 GMT -6
Just for discussion sake, because of injuries, if this isn't the Astros season, who should be on the trading block before the trade deadline?
I am thinking Brantley (pending FA) Correa (2022 FA) and possibly Greinke (2022 FA).... All of these three are performing well right now and are big names, so I would hope Click would be able to get great returns for them....
I'm hesitant on Greinke, because by trading him that means the Astros would not be in true contention for 2022.
I don't see the Astros being able to re-sign all 3 pending FAs: Springer, Gurriel and Brantley. So out of that three, I would think Springer is the must re-sign and Yuli would not ask for too much.
Not saying Springer is not going to cost a fortune, but if he is a must re-sign, I don't see how the Astros would have any leftover money to re-sign Correa in 2022. If Correa can continue hitting before the deadline, I think he would fetch a huge return. And between us that might be a smart thing to do, given his injury history.
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Post by Saint on Aug 8, 2020 7:21:50 GMT -6
Just for discussion sake, because of injuries, if this isn't the Astros season, who should be on the trading block before the trade deadline? I am thinking Brantley (pending FA) Correa (2022 FA) and possibly Greinke (2022 FA).... All these three are performing well right now and are big names, so I would hope Click would be able to get great returns for them.... I'm hesitant on Greinke, because by trading him that means the Astros would not be in true contention for 2022. I don't see the Astros being able to re-sign all 3 pending FAs: Springer, Gurriel and Brantley. So out of that three, I would think Springer is the must re-sign and Yuli would not ask for too much. Not saying Springer is not going to cost a fortune, but if he is a must re-sign, I don't see how the Astros would have any leftover money to re-sign Correa in 2022. If Correa can continue hitting before the deadline, I think he would fetch a huge return. And between us that might be a smart thing to do, given his injury history. If we're out of contention for even one of the last playoff spots, anybody that's a free agent next year should be trade bait, and maybe even Correa for the right deal. We have a good enough core to build around for a few more years with the right moves. When is the trade deadline this season? |
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Post by thomasj13 on Aug 8, 2020 7:24:23 GMT -6
Just for discussion sake, because of injuries, if this isn't the Astros season, who should be on the trading block before the trade deadline? I am thinking Brantley (pending FA) Correa (2022 FA) and possibly Greinke (2022 FA).... All these three are performing well right now and are big names, so I would hope Click would be able to get great returns for them.... I'm hesitant on Greinke, because by trading him that means the Astros would not be in true contention for 2022. I don't see the Astros being able to re-sign all 3 pending FAs: Springer, Gurriel and Brantley. So out of that three, I would think Springer is the must re-sign and Yuli would not ask for too much. Not saying Springer is not going to cost a fortune, but if he is a must re-sign, I don't see how the Astros would have any leftover money to re-sign Correa in 2022. If Correa can continue hitting before the deadline, I think he would fetch a huge return. And between us that might be a smart thing to do, given his injury history. If we're out of contention for even one of the last playoff spots, anybody that's a free agent next year should be trade bait, and maybe even Correa for the right deal. We have a good enough core to build around for a few more years with the right moves. When is the trade deadline this season? I believe August 31st. |
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Post by thomasj13 on Aug 8, 2020 7:25:30 GMT -6
Just for discussion sake, because of injuries, if this isn't the Astros season, who should be on the trading block before the trade deadline? I am thinking Brantley (pending FA) Correa (2022 FA) and possibly Greinke (2022 FA).... All these three are performing well right now and are big names, so I would hope Click would be able to get great returns for them.... I'm hesitant on Greinke, because by trading him that means the Astros would not be in true contention for 2022. I don't see the Astros being able to re-sign all 3 pending FAs: Springer, Gurriel and Brantley. So out of that three, I would think Springer is the must re-sign and Yuli would not ask for too much. Not saying Springer is not going to cost a fortune, but if he is a must re-sign, I don't see how the Astros would have any leftover money to re-sign Correa in 2022. If Correa can continue hitting before the deadline, I think he would fetch a huge return. And between us that might be a smart thing to do, given his injury history. If we're out of contention for even one of the last playoff spots, anybody that's a free agent next year should be trade bait, and maybe even Correa for the right deal. We have a good enough core to build around for a few more years with the right moves. When is the trade deadline this season? We need Verlander, Yordan and Urquidy back to make a serious run in the playoffs |
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Post by Saint on Aug 8, 2020 7:29:24 GMT -6
If we're out of contention for even one of the last playoff spots, anybody that's a free agent next year should be trade bait, and maybe even Correa for the right deal. We have a good enough core to build around for a few more years with the right moves. When is the trade deadline this season? We need Verlander, Yordan and Urquidy back to make a serious run in the playoffs That's the thing, it looks bad at the moment, but we could very easily have an excellent team within just a couple weeks or so. Springer CF Altuve 2B Brantley LF Bregman 3B Gurriel 1B Correa SS Yordan DH Tucker/Reddick RF Maldonado/Stubbs C Verlander Greinke Urquidy Javier McCullers/Bielak That's a team that goes deep in the postseason again. |
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Post by thomasj13 on Aug 8, 2020 7:34:25 GMT -6
We need Verlander, Yordan and Urquidy back to make a serious run in the playoffs That's the thing, it looks bad at the moment, but we could very easily have an excellent team within just a couple weeks or so. Springer CF Altuve 2B Brantley LF Bregman 3B Gurriel 1B Correa SS Yordan DH Tucker/Reddick RF Maldonado/Stubbs C Verlander Greinke Urquidy Javier McCullers/Bielak That's a team that goes deep in the postseason again. I agree, my post, as noted previously, was just for discussion sake. Now, If the opposite is happening, Astros are healthy and winning, come trade deadline, we should look into fortifying the bullpen. Thus be buyers, not sellers... Scary thing, after trading way so many prospects in the past, is what do we really have with to barter? |
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Post by Saint on Aug 8, 2020 7:56:24 GMT -6
That's the thing, it looks bad at the moment, but we could very easily have an excellent team within just a couple weeks or so. Springer CF Altuve 2B Brantley LF Bregman 3B Gurriel 1B Correa SS Yordan DH Tucker/Reddick RF Maldonado/Stubbs C Verlander Greinke Urquidy Javier McCullers/Bielak That's a team that goes deep in the postseason again. I agree, my post, as noted previously, was just for discussion sake. Now, If the opposite is happening, Astros are healthy and winning, come trade deadline, we should look into fortifying the bullpen. Thus be buyers, not sellers... Scary thing, after trading way so many prospects in the past, is what do we really have with to barter? Honestly I don't believe we should probably be involved in any trades that give up more prospects this year. I think our potential bullpen could be plenty good enough if we get the rotation settled down. Our postseason bullpen could consist of: Pressly McCullers Javier/Urquidy Paredes Taylor Bielak Rodney (which I think he could be okay still) Scrubb Valdez Based on what we've seen so far, that could be more than adequate. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Aug 8, 2020 9:14:48 GMT -6
In spite of the injuries, pitching has not been the major problem. Lack of hitting, especially with RISP, has killed us. The pitching was good enough last night to win any game but our pitiful offense lost the game. We have to be the worst team in baseball when it comes to situational hitting. We don't move runners or get a SF when needed. All of our guys go to the plate wanting to hit a home run.
The injuries to pitchers has given us the chance to see what we have in Blelak,Javier, Parades, and Scrubb. We have also seen that Sneed needs to be released.
George Springer IS a must-sign. He is the MVP of this team and the spark to the offense. I think Carlos Correa envisions a top dollar contract from the Yankees or Red Sox. I would make him a good offer but let him go if he turns it down. If Baker keeps losing games for us to the point that we don't have a legitimate shot at the WS, I'd deal Correa and Brantley. I think Tucker is a keeper,but, Straw won't help us until he learns to stop hitting everything in the air and improves his defense. I am not opposed to signing Reddick to a much smaller contract than he has now.
If we win, it will be in spite of Dusty Baker.
Since we signed Rodney, get him ready and dump Sneed so Baker can't keep letting him blow games.
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Post by unionstation82 on Aug 8, 2020 11:19:23 GMT -6
I’m not a huge fan of Rodney but surely he can outdo Sneed.
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Post by blcoach8 on Aug 8, 2020 12:08:47 GMT -6
I’m not a huge fan of Rodney but surely he can outdo Sneed. ***** |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Aug 8, 2020 14:31:28 GMT -6
Word on the street is that Springer is prognosticated to bring in a contract just a tad under what Mookie got. No way we sign him.
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Post by Saint on Aug 8, 2020 14:50:38 GMT -6
Word on the street is that Springer is prognosticated to bring in a contract just a tad under what Mookie got. No way we sign him. Ridiculous. There is no way. |
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Post by abregmanfan on Aug 8, 2020 14:56:13 GMT -6
Word on the street is that Springer is prognosticated to bring in a contract just a tad under what Mookie got. No way we sign him. Just depends on how much a "tad" is. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Aug 8, 2020 15:33:21 GMT -6
Word on the street is that Springer is prognosticated to bring in a contract just a tad under what Mookie got. No way we sign him. Where is his laser arm or his consistency? He has neither. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Aug 8, 2020 17:01:03 GMT -6
Word on the street is that Springer is prognosticated to bring in a contract just a tad under what Mookie got. No way we sign him. Where is his laser arm or his consistency? He has neither. Mookie got way more than he is worth. We will have to pay to keep George. He is worth more than Altuve or Bregman. Now, I will be hammered for that but I believe Springer is worth more to the Astros than Altuve or Bregman. |
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