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Post by olpapa on Aug 4, 2022 12:29:34 GMT -6
Whitley is scheduled to start for Sugar Land tonight. What kind of future do you think he has with the team? I don’t expect him to have a future at the ML level with the Astros. |
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Post by thomasj13 on Aug 4, 2022 12:30:20 GMT -6
What kind of future do you think he has with the team? I don’t expect him to have a future at the ML level with the Astros. Too many in his way? |
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Post by olpapa on Aug 4, 2022 13:47:09 GMT -6
I don’t expect him to have a future at the ML level with the Astros. Too many in his way? Can’t stay healthy. |
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Post by thomasj13 on Aug 4, 2022 14:46:03 GMT -6
Too many healthy people in his way? Over/under on which player in the Astros organization gets Monkey Pox? My money is on Whitley. |
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Post by olpapa on Aug 4, 2022 19:56:03 GMT -6
Too many healthy people in his way? Over/under on which player in the Astros organization gets Monkey Pox? My money is on Whitley. Whitley started tonight and pitched 1.2 innings, allowed 2 hits, no runs, no walks and struck out 3. He threw 37 pitches, 27 strikes. |
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Post by thomasj13 on Aug 4, 2022 20:12:42 GMT -6
Too many healthy people in his way? Over/under on which player in the Astros organization gets Monkey Pox? My money is on Whitley. Whitley started tonight and pitched 1.2 innings, allowed 2 hits, no runs, no walks and struck out 3. He threw 37 pitches, 27 strikes. Would you re-sign Verlander to a 3 year/$105M deal? |
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Post by olpapa on Aug 4, 2022 20:30:19 GMT -6
Whitley started tonight and pitched 1.2 innings, allowed 2 hits, no runs, no walks and struck out 3. He threw 37 pitches, 27 strikes. Would you re-sign Verlander to a 3 year/$105M deal? Yes. |
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Post by inaltuvewetrust on Aug 4, 2022 20:39:08 GMT -6
Hunter Brown’s line tonight. I don’t think there is much more left for him to prove in AAA.
5.1 IP | 2 H | 1 R | 2 BB | 9 K
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Post by olpapa on Aug 4, 2022 20:40:04 GMT -6
Hunter Brown’s line tonight. I don’t think there is much more left for him to prove in AAA. 5.1 IP | 2 H | 1 R | 2 BB | 9 K I agree. |
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Post by olpapa on Aug 4, 2022 20:46:00 GMT -6
Yanier Diaz 2-4 with a double and his 10th home run in 117 AB since being promoted to AAA. He is batting .274 with a. .901 OPS at AAA.
Leon went 0-3 with 3 K’s.
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Post by abregmanfan on Aug 4, 2022 20:50:57 GMT -6
Whitley started tonight and pitched 1.2 innings, allowed 2 hits, no runs, no walks and struck out 3. He threw 37 pitches, 27 strikes. Would you re-sign Verlander to a 3 year/$105M deal? Wouldn't think twice. |
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Post by olpapa on Aug 4, 2022 21:37:47 GMT -6
We have a few impressive OF prospects in the system. But good lord, can we create a prospect who can play 1B? Maybe we are creating one. Yanier Diaz has played 256 innings in 31 games at 1B for Corpus and Sugar Land this season. He has committed 1 error in 244 total chances at 1B this year. |
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Post by Ashitaka on Aug 4, 2022 23:58:17 GMT -6
But good lord, can we create a prospect who can play 1B? Maybe we are creating one. Yanier Diaz has played 256 innings in 31 games at 1B for Corpus and Sugar Land this season. He has committed 1 error in 244 total chances at 1B this year. Of course, being able to play 1B isn't the real problem. It's creating one who can play 1B and actually hit enough to earn his spot there. |
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Post by Ashitaka on Aug 5, 2022 0:00:22 GMT -6
Would you re-sign Verlander to a 3 year/$105M deal? Wouldn't think twice. $90 million sounds better IMO. |
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Post by Ashitaka on Aug 5, 2022 0:45:52 GMT -6
Watch all nine of Brown's punchouts. Bring this dude up already.
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Post by thomasj13 on Aug 5, 2022 3:10:23 GMT -6
$90 million sounds better IMO. At this rate, $105M is sounding more likely. |
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Post by thomasj13 on Aug 5, 2022 3:12:53 GMT -6
Watch all nine of Brown's punchouts. Bring this dude up already. Can the Astros put Brantley on 60 day IL? If he does actually recover, would it allow him to be back before the playoffs? Any guesses to what his injury is, torn labrum? |
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Post by olpapa on Aug 5, 2022 7:25:46 GMT -6
Watch all nine of Brown's punchouts. Bring this dude up already. Did you notice the helpless look of the batters as they walked away after he blew them away? He is being wasted at AAA. Astros could use that arm now. I would have no problem with him being added to the rotation now, but it would sure be nice to have another arm in the pen who could be called on to just come in and blow batters away. His ERA as a reliever is 1.16 as opposed to 3.29 as a starter. His WHIP as a reliever is 0.87 as opposed to 1.30 as a starter. |
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Post by thomasj13 on Aug 5, 2022 7:34:44 GMT -6
How would you rank the Astros prospects now?
1. Brown
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Post by olpapa on Aug 5, 2022 7:42:23 GMT -6
Maybe we are creating one. Yanier Diaz has played 256 innings in 31 games at 1B for Corpus and Sugar Land this season. He has committed 1 error in 244 total chances at 1B this year. Of course, being able to play 1B isn't the real problem. It's creating one who can play 1B and actually hit enough to earn his spot there. Absolutely. Diaz has hit… and hit really well… at every level of the minors. IMO if we have any prospect in the minors who will be able to hit well enough at the ML level to be a regular at first base, it is Diaz. |
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Post by thomasj13 on Aug 5, 2022 7:46:01 GMT -6
Of course, being able to play 1B isn't the real problem. It's creating one who can play 1B and actually hit enough to earn his spot there. Absolutely. Diaz has hit… and hit really well… at every level of the minors. IMO if we have any prospect in the minors who will be able to hit well enough at the ML level to be a regular at first base, it is Diaz. Do you think they will let Diaz play 1B and Catcher? |
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Post by olpapa on Aug 5, 2022 7:54:25 GMT -6
$90 million sounds better IMO. At this rate, $105M is sounding more likely. For sure. Verlander will, no doubt, turn down his player option for next year and become a FA. This from an article posted at MLBTR yesterday: “The obvious comparison point is the record-setting contract scored by his former teammate Max Scherzer last winter. The three-time Cy Young winner signed a three-year, $130MM deal with the Mets. That obliterated the previous all-time high annual salary, with Scherzer’s $43.333MM annual payout topping any previous contract’s yearly salary by more than $7MM. Scherzer was coming off a 179 1/3 inning, 2.46 ERA campaign in which he struck out 34.1% of opponents between the Nationals and Dodgers. That better swing-and-miss stuff might tip the nod in Scherzer’s favor, but Verlander and his representatives at ISE Baseball seem likely to try to top that AAV record — particularly if he holds a sub-2.00 ERA all year. Even if he doesn’t quite hit Scherzer’s heights, beating the $36MM annual salary that ranks second all-time feels attainable for Verlander. It’ll be equally interesting to see the length of the contract Verlander might receive. Scherzer’s deal began with his age-37 campaign and takes him through 39, Verlander’s current age. With Verlander still at the top of his game, a multi-year pact feels likely. Whether a team would go to three years and sign him through age-42 remains to be seen.” |
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Post by thomasj13 on Aug 5, 2022 8:07:29 GMT -6
At this rate, $105M is sounding more likely. For sure. Verlander will, no doubt, turn down his player option for next year and become a FA. This from an article posted at MLBTR yesterday: “The obvious comparison point is the record-setting contract scored by his former teammate Max Scherzer last winter. The three-time Cy Young winner signed a three-year, $130MM deal with the Mets. That obliterated the previous all-time high annual salary, with Scherzer’s $43.333MM annual payout topping any previous contract’s yearly salary by more than $7MM. Scherzer was coming off a 179 1/3 inning, 2.46 ERA campaign in which he struck out 34.1% of opponents between the Nationals and Dodgers. That better swing-and-miss stuff might tip the nod in Scherzer’s favor, but Verlander and his representatives at ISE Baseball seem likely to try to top that AAV record — particularly if he holds a sub-2.00 ERA all year. Even if he doesn’t quite hit Scherzer’s heights, beating the $36MM annual salary that ranks second all-time feels attainable for Verlander. It’ll be equally interesting to see the length of the contract Verlander might receive. Scherzer’s deal began with his age-37 campaign and takes him through 39, Verlander’s current age. With Verlander still at the top of his game, a multi-year pact feels likely. Whether a team would go to three years and sign him through age-42 remains to be seen.” Does he get $40M a year? Jeez Astros offer 2 years/$80M with a 3rd year $40M vesting option? |
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Post by thomasj13 on Aug 5, 2022 8:09:59 GMT -6
If McCullers we're to get injured again, would you then make him the $15M a year closer?
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Post by olpapa on Aug 5, 2022 8:10:48 GMT -6
Absolutely. Diaz has hit… and hit really well… at every level of the minors. IMO if we have any prospect in the minors who will be able to hit well enough at the ML level to be a regular at first base, it is Diaz. Do you think they will let Diaz play 1B and Catcher? I don’t see why they wouldn’t. If Lee and Diaz are ML ready next season, I could see them alternating between C and 1B… Lee the primary catcher and Diaz the primary first baseman. |
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Post by thomasj13 on Aug 5, 2022 8:32:18 GMT -6
Do you think they will let Diaz play 1B and Catcher? I don’t see why they wouldn’t. If Lee and Diaz are ML ready next season, I could see them alternating between C and 1B… Lee the primary catcher and Diaz the primary first baseman. This is going to be an interesting offseason. |
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Post by olpapa on Aug 5, 2022 8:40:59 GMT -6
For sure. Verlander will, no doubt, turn down his player option for next year and become a FA. This from an article posted at MLBTR yesterday: “The obvious comparison point is the record-setting contract scored by his former teammate Max Scherzer last winter. The three-time Cy Young winner signed a three-year, $130MM deal with the Mets. That obliterated the previous all-time high annual salary, with Scherzer’s $43.333MM annual payout topping any previous contract’s yearly salary by more than $7MM. Scherzer was coming off a 179 1/3 inning, 2.46 ERA campaign in which he struck out 34.1% of opponents between the Nationals and Dodgers. That better swing-and-miss stuff might tip the nod in Scherzer’s favor, but Verlander and his representatives at ISE Baseball seem likely to try to top that AAV record — particularly if he holds a sub-2.00 ERA all year. Even if he doesn’t quite hit Scherzer’s heights, beating the $36MM annual salary that ranks second all-time feels attainable for Verlander. It’ll be equally interesting to see the length of the contract Verlander might receive. Scherzer’s deal began with his age-37 campaign and takes him through 39, Verlander’s current age. With Verlander still at the top of his game, a multi-year pact feels likely. Whether a team would go to three years and sign him through age-42 remains to be seen.” Does he get $40M a year? Jeez Astros offer 2 years/$80M with a 3rd year $40M vesting option? If JV stays healthy for the rest of this season…, and especially if he wins the CY Young…, yes, I think he will get $40 million a year from some team. JV is unique. His retooled arm seems to be at least as good as before. I remember reading years ago that Nolan Ryan is his idol and that he followed the workout regimen of Ryan to take care of his body. Ryan pitched until he was almost 50 years old before his arm finally played out on him. I am confident that JV will do the work to stay healthy and continue to pitch well into his mid-40’s. I would offer him the 2 years/$80M with a 3rd year $40M vesting option, if that would keep him in Houston. |
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Post by olpapa on Aug 5, 2022 9:00:28 GMT -6
If McCullers we're to get injured again, would you then make him the $15M a year closer? I don’t know what I would do with McFragile. He and his agent were wise to sign the contract they did with Houston. The Astros paid the guy $15.95M this season and so far all they’ve got in return is some HEB salsa night commercials (paid for by HEB). He gets another $15.95M next season and then $17.7M per season for 2024, 2025 and 2026. We already have Pressley signed at $14M per year for 2023-2024 with a $14M vesting option for 2025. IMO $14M for Pressley plus $15.95/$17.7M for McFragile is a lot of money to throw at the 8th and 9th innings. So there we are. What to do with McFragile? Keep him as a starter who “might” give us 1/2 season of work each year? Or move him to closer, trade Pressley and hope to get a full season from McFragile each year? |
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Post by Saint on Aug 5, 2022 9:31:54 GMT -6
If JV wins the CY and has a good postseason, I think we can easily start the bidding at 2-year $80 million.
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Post by thomasj13 on Aug 5, 2022 9:37:25 GMT -6
If JV wins the CY and has a good postseason, I think we can easily start the bidding at 2-year $80 million. JV, remember the beaten to death horse saying: Texas doesn't have a state income tax. Plus, we aren't a town that invades your privacy. |
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