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Post by Ashitaka on Oct 4, 2024 19:39:45 GMT -6
Two more 3B options:
Gio Urshela is also a free agent and is solid. You'll get a solid average and 10-15 HR power and slightly above average defense. Also a low strikeout guy like Bregman. Started the year badly but rebounded some once he was traded to Atlanta. Not sexy but a solid and low-cost veteran.
Jose Iglesias is coming off a huge year hitting .337 for the Mets as their everyday 2B. BAbip says not to expect that again, but he'll hit for a good average. Not much else with the bat; no power, no walks. Doesn't strike out. Kind of another Dubon really, except he's a good SS (playing 2B due to Lindor) and a better 3B and 2B. Again, not sexy, but would not cost much and is a solid bat.
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Post by talshill on Oct 4, 2024 21:44:49 GMT -6
Yeah I misread Pressly’s option as a team option and not a vesting option. Bummer. Anyway the big $ falling off the books is Verlander (-21.7M), Bregman (-20M), Kikuchi (-3.3M), and Graveman (-8M), total -53M. Dead money Abreu/Montero/McCullers (yep) 48.7M. Arbitration Framber, Tucker, Urquidy, Dubon, Chas, L Garcia and B Abreu.
Technically $40M falls off the books because that’s what all the arb players earned last year but that plus more will come back on.
31M of the dead money comes off the books in ‘26. So Crane can probably do whatever he wants as long as he’s willing to eat the cap hit in ‘25.
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Oct 5, 2024 19:59:02 GMT -6
I'd sign a couple of players who speak English.
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Post by thomasj13 on Oct 5, 2024 20:27:10 GMT -6
I'd sign a couple of players who speak English. And one that speaks Japanese |
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Post by abregmanfan on Oct 5, 2024 20:57:39 GMT -6
I would start with a new manager.
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Post by thomasj13 on Oct 8, 2024 7:16:05 GMT -6
Do the Astros have any MiLB coaches that could be considered good replacements for Cintron and Stinkpr?
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Post by Saint on Oct 8, 2024 8:08:41 GMT -6
Do the Astros have any MiLB coaches that could be considered good replacements for Cintron and Stinkpr? Not that I'm aware of. |
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Post by thomasj13 on Oct 8, 2024 12:18:30 GMT -6
Do the Astros have any MiLB coaches that could be considered good replacements for Cintron and Stinkpr? Not that I'm aware of. With the Space Cowboys being successful, you would think some promotions could be in order |
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Post by Saint on Oct 8, 2024 13:06:02 GMT -6
With the Space Cowboys being successful, you would think some promotions could be in order If only some of them were good replacements for 1B or 3B or LF.... I want to believe in Dezenzo.... |
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Post by thomasj13 on Oct 8, 2024 14:13:20 GMT -6
With the Space Cowboys being successful, you would think some promotions could be in order If only some of them were good replacements for 1B or 3B or LF.... I want to believe in Dezenzo.... Coaching level replacements. Something has to happen hitting coaching wise |
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Post by Saint on Oct 8, 2024 14:18:08 GMT -6
If only some of them were good replacements for 1B or 3B or LF.... I want to believe in Dezenzo.... Coaching level replacements. Something has to happen hitting coaching wise I'd like to see them go after a patient ex-hitter (like Bagwell) who has a stronger sense of analytics (not like Bagwell). I've always wondered if Berkman would be interested in that type of role. |
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Post by mihdennabios on Oct 8, 2024 15:40:31 GMT -6
Adam Neverhitt should manage the team.
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Post by unionstation82 on Oct 8, 2024 18:43:36 GMT -6
1. Fire Cintrón and Snitker. Strongly re-evaluate Espada and his aggressive offensive strategy.
2. Re-sign Kikuchi.
3. Make a strong play for Bregman. Try for Suarez or Moncada otherwise.
4. Sign Christian Walker.
5. Extend Tucker or trade him before the season.
6. Trade Framber.
7. If Montgomery or Snell declines his option, try for either.
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Post by thomasj13 on Oct 8, 2024 18:45:36 GMT -6
1. Fire Cintrón and Snitker. 2. Re-sign Kikuchi. 3. Make a strong play for Bregman. Try for Suarez or Moncada otherwise. 4. Sign Christian Walker. 5. Extend Tucker or trade him before the season. 6. Trade Framber. 7. If Montgomery or Snell declines his option, try for either. I was the first to like this post! Dilly, Dilly!!! |
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Post by mihdennabios on Oct 9, 2024 10:11:54 GMT -6
Kyle Tucker had more bWAR than Soto, prorated.
I think we should make a Soto like trade and get more long term value out of him.
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Post by thomasj13 on Oct 9, 2024 10:37:22 GMT -6
Kyle Tucker had more bWAR than Soto, prorated. I think we should make a Soto like trade and get more long term value out of him. I agree. I think Tucker and Valdez should be traded this offseason. Get max value . Whoever is willing to pay the mega $$$$ for Soto should be interested in Tucker |
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Post by Saint on Oct 9, 2024 12:09:55 GMT -6
Kyle Tucker had more bWAR than Soto, prorated. I think we should make a Soto like trade and get more long term value out of him. I agree. I think Tucker and Valdez should be traded this offseason. Get max value . Whoever is willing to pay the mega $$$$ for Soto should be interested in Tucker It makes a lot of sense if we can pick up a couple of free agent OFers or get an MLB-ready one back in return. |
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Post by thomasj13 on Oct 9, 2024 14:20:39 GMT -6
I agree. I think Tucker and Valdez should be traded this offseason. Get max value . Whoever is willing to pay the mega $$$$ for Soto should be interested in Tucker It makes a lot of sense if we can pick up a couple of free agent OFers or get an MLB-ready one back in return. Astros really should trade Tucker. The return they would get for him would far outweigh their chances to win the WS next season. He is gone for sure in 2026. So time to retool. |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Oct 11, 2024 8:25:56 GMT -6
It makes a lot of sense if we can pick up a couple of free agent OFers or get an MLB-ready one back in return. Astros really should trade Tucker. The return they would get for him would far outweigh their chances to win the WS next season. He is gone for sure in 2026. So time to retool. But then who would play the music in the clubhouse?? |
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Post by unionstation82 on Oct 11, 2024 10:52:02 GMT -6
It makes a lot of sense if we can pick up a couple of free agent OFers or get an MLB-ready one back in return. Astros really should trade Tucker. The return they would get for him would far outweigh their chances to win the WS next season. He is gone for sure in 2026. So time to retool. I agree. Enough of this letting players walk crap. If there’s no intention to compete for his services, get rid of him. |
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Post by Saint on Oct 11, 2024 11:05:22 GMT -6
So the four options I see for Tucker:
A. Sign/Extend him to a huge deal. Probably at least an 8-year $240 type deal.
B. Trade him now for maximum potential return in prospects and save around $15-16 million that he'll probably get in his final year.
C. Finish out his final season and hope to have a deep postseason run. Lose him to free agency but get a high level compensation pick when he rejects his QO.
D. The 2025 season is not going well. Trade him before the deadline and get some prospects in return, but not as high as a return as you would if traded before the season.
My money is on C or D happening.
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Post by Ashitaka on Oct 11, 2024 12:23:15 GMT -6
So the four options I see for Tucker: A. Sign/Extend him to a huge deal. Probably at least an 8-year $240 type deal. B. Trade him now for maximum potential return in prospects and save around $15-16 million that he'll probably get in his final year. C. Finish out his final season and hope to have a deep postseason run. Lose him to free agency but get a high level compensation pick when he rejects his QO. D. The 2025 season is not going well. Trade him before the deadline and get some prospects in return, but not as high as a return as you would if traded before the season. My money is on C or D happening. Honestly even D would be surprising. This team looked totally done at the end of May and they didn't deal Bregman (granted they would have been selling low). I think Crane's policy is just never going to be trading big names, even when he knows he won't pay them at the end of the year. He's afraid people would think they're giving up and stop buying tickets. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Oct 11, 2024 18:16:26 GMT -6
So the four options I see for Tucker: A. Sign/Extend him to a huge deal. Probably at least an 8-year $240 type deal. B. Trade him now for maximum potential return in prospects and save around $15-16 million that he'll probably get in his final year. C. Finish out his final season and hope to have a deep postseason run. Lose him to free agency but get a high level compensation pick when he rejects his QO. D. The 2025 season is not going well. Trade him before the deadline and get some prospects in return, but not as high as a return as you would if traded before the season. My money is on C or D happening. Honestly even D would be surprising. This team looked totally done at the end of May and they didn't deal Bregman (granted they would have been selling low). I think Crane's policy is just never going to be trading big names, even when he knows he won't pay them at the end of the year. He's afraid people would think they're giving up and stop buying tickets. Sounds like Crane’s policy, unless it’s Altuve, is to offer more money to over the hill free agents and letting his homegrown talent walk once their team controlled years end. |
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Post by Ashitaka on Oct 11, 2024 19:46:18 GMT -6
Honestly even D would be surprising. This team looked totally done at the end of May and they didn't deal Bregman (granted they would have been selling low). I think Crane's policy is just never going to be trading big names, even when he knows he won't pay them at the end of the year. He's afraid people would think they're giving up and stop buying tickets. Sounds like Crane’s policy, unless it’s Altuve, is to offer more money to over the hill free agents and letting his homegrown talent walk once their team controlled years end. Crane has given out just two deals of more than five years; Altuve's big extension following the 2017 WS was seven years, and Yordan's was six years. In both cases, each guy took less money than he would have gotten on the open market. Yordan even gave up three free agent seasons with the deal. His take home pay was $10 million THIS season. He's making just $15 million next year. Crane has simply never given out a big, fair-market deal for a position player in which he's had to actually compete for someone's services. Which makes the Hader deal all the more mind-bending. |
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Post by inaltuvewetrust on Oct 14, 2024 10:19:14 GMT -6
Gary Pettis has been let go by the Astros. Can we please hear the same for Cintron next?
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Post by abregmanfan on Oct 14, 2024 10:49:53 GMT -6
Gary Pettis has been let go by the Astros. Can we please hear the same for Cintron next? I liked Pettis. I wonder if he is retiring from the game, or did we just can him? |
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Post by inaltuvewetrust on Oct 14, 2024 11:26:58 GMT -6
Gary Pettis has been let go by the Astros. Can we please hear the same for Cintron next? I liked Pettis. I wonder if he is retiring from the game, or did we just can him? I liked him also. He was nowhere near the most deserving coach to be canned. Reports say he was let go. Maybe it was mutual though and we will find that out. |
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Post by Saint on Oct 14, 2024 13:49:13 GMT -6
He wasn't fired. He just wasn't re-signed. Supposedly he was interested in going to the Angels last year.
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Post by Ashitaka on Oct 14, 2024 15:55:42 GMT -6
From one of Chandler Rome's articles today:
"Only the Miami Marlins’ lineup chased outside the strike zone more than Houston’s. Only the Marlins and Colorado Rockies swung more. No offense saw fewer pitches and only three worked fewer walks. ... Bregman is one of eight Houston hitters who took at least 400 plate appearances this season. Four of them, including Bregman, had an on-base percentage of .315 or lower. Neither Meyers nor Mauricio Dubón eclipsed .300. Jeremy Peña did, but his .308 mark sat 16 points lower than what he posted last season. ... No offense took extra bases at a lower rate than the Astros’, and just nine stole fewer bases. That, in turn, forced an aging roster to play a station-to-station style it was ill-equipped to maintain. Slugging more would have solved the problem, but dramatic dips from Jose Altuve and Yainer Diaz only magnified it. Both men slugged over .520 in 2023. Last season, neither eclipsed .441."
From another one of Rome's articles today:
"No other changes are expected on the Astros’ staff, though other teams with vacancies could seek permission to interview some sitting Astros coaches, leaving open the possibility of other moves."
ROTFL
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Post by unionstation82 on Oct 14, 2024 19:47:16 GMT -6
From one of Chandler Rome's articles today: "Only the Miami Marlins’ lineup chased outside the strike zone more than Houston’s. Only the Marlins and Colorado Rockies swung more. No offense saw fewer pitches and only three worked fewer walks. ... Bregman is one of eight Houston hitters who took at least 400 plate appearances this season. Four of them, including Bregman, had an on-base percentage of .315 or lower. Neither Meyers nor Mauricio Dubón eclipsed .300. Jeremy Peña did, but his .308 mark sat 16 points lower than what he posted last season. ... No offense took extra bases at a lower rate than the Astros’, and just nine stole fewer bases. That, in turn, forced an aging roster to play a station-to-station style it was ill-equipped to maintain. Slugging more would have solved the problem, but dramatic dips from Jose Altuve and Yainer Diaz only magnified it. Both men slugged over .520 in 2023. Last season, neither eclipsed .441." From another one of Rome's articles today: "No other changes are expected on the Astros’ staff, though other teams with vacancies could seek permission to interview some sitting Astros coaches, leaving open the possibility of other moves." ROTFL The offense was a joke and a testament to Espada blathering on about being aggressive. If Crane bothered to watch the hitting, he’d get rid of these coaches. |
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