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Post by Saint on Nov 4, 2024 15:41:44 GMT -6
Astros get Taylor Trammell from the Yankees. A LHH outfielder. The return is not known yet but considering he's south of the Mendoza line on his career, probably nothing much of note. Former top 50 draft prospect, tools are still great but strikeout rate has just killed him. Despite that he's a career 104 wRC+ against RHP so there's maybe a little something there. Maybe they can fix his swing, but don't hold your breath. Looks like minor league depth and nothing more. |
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Post by Ashitaka on Nov 4, 2024 16:11:19 GMT -6
Astros get Taylor Trammell from the Yankees. A LHH outfielder. The return is not known yet but considering he's south of the Mendoza line on his career, probably nothing much of note. Former top 50 draft prospect, tools are still great but strikeout rate has just killed him. Despite that he's a career 104 wRC+ against RHP so there's maybe a little something there. Maybe they can fix his swing, but don't hold your breath. Looks like minor league depth and nothing more. Possibly. But he requires a 40-man spot so they do view him at least as a peripheral MLB piece I think. |
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Post by Ashitaka on Nov 4, 2024 16:11:46 GMT -6
Astros have officially given Bregman a qualifying offer. So they will be bidding against people now.
He gone most likely.
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Post by unionstation82 on Nov 4, 2024 18:14:22 GMT -6
Astros have officially given Bregman a qualifying offer. So they will be bidding against people now. He gone most likely. Say hello to more slow rolling base hits. |
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Post by Ashitaka on Nov 4, 2024 18:29:49 GMT -6
Alonso, Walker, and Teoscar Hernandez were among the players to receive qualifying offers. So signing any of them would cost us yet another pick.
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Post by Ashitaka on Nov 4, 2024 21:59:57 GMT -6
Return for Trammell is just cash.
Astros have outrighted Urquidy and no one claimed him. He is a free agent. Wish we had traded him...
Oliver Ortega has been cut. Trey Cabbage, Seth Martinez, and Penn Murfee have been claimed by other clubs.
Five guys have been moved from the 60-day IL back to the 40-man roster: McCullers, Javier, Garcia, France, and Sousa.
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Post by Ashitaka on Nov 5, 2024 8:42:25 GMT -6
MLB Trade Rumors top free agents list is out. Bregman is #3 and predicted to get $182 million over seven years. Kikuchi is #12, $60 million over three years. Walker is #13 with the same prediction. Verlander is predicted to get just $12 million for one year, I would absolutely bring him back for that.
Others of note: Alonso $125 over five, Goldschmidt $15 for one, Conforto $18 million for two, Santana not ranked.
This is the first time I've thought of Conforto in a while. He actually had a solid season and is a lefty who does better against RHP. 112 wRC+ and 20 HR this past year and will be 32 next season. Considering our problems with the OF and limited funds, there could be a fit there.
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Post by Saint on Nov 5, 2024 9:53:50 GMT -6
MLB Trade Rumors top free agents list is out. Bregman is #3 and predicted to get $182 million over seven years. Kikuchi is #12, $60 million over three years. Walker is #13 with the same prediction. Verlander is predicted to get just $12 million for one year, I would absolutely bring him back for that. Others of note: Alonso $125 over five, Goldschmidt $15 for one, Conforto $18 million for two, Santana not ranked. This is the first time I've thought of Conforto in a while. He actually had a solid season and is a lefty who does better against RHP. 112 wRC+ and 20 HR this past year and will be 32 next season. Considering our problems with the OF and limited funds, there could be a fit there. There are improvements that could be made for reasonable money, but it will still force Crane to go to a high lever than he's used to. It's going to be a very interesting offseason... |
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Post by Saint on Nov 5, 2024 12:12:04 GMT -6
I wonder what type of contract Kim would be looking for after opting out of his deal with San Diego... He's an interesting player that could be used in different ways.
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Post by abregmanfan on Nov 5, 2024 15:01:00 GMT -6
I wonder what type of contract Kim would be looking for after opting out of his deal with San Diego... He's an interesting player that could be used in different ways. I would be worried about his health. |
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Post by Ashitaka on Nov 5, 2024 15:14:03 GMT -6
MLB Trade Rumors top free agents list is out. Bregman is #3 and predicted to get $182 million over seven years. Kikuchi is #12, $60 million over three years. Walker is #13 with the same prediction. Verlander is predicted to get just $12 million for one year, I would absolutely bring him back for that. Others of note: Alonso $125 over five, Goldschmidt $15 for one, Conforto $18 million for two, Santana not ranked. This is the first time I've thought of Conforto in a while. He actually had a solid season and is a lefty who does better against RHP. 112 wRC+ and 20 HR this past year and will be 32 next season. Considering our problems with the OF and limited funds, there could be a fit there. There are improvements that could be made for reasonable money, but it will still force Crane to go to a high lever than he's used to. It's going to be a very interesting offseason... Depending on the deal, I am leaning back towards Bregman. Unless they really start a more serious rebuild, which I think we can all agree is exceedingly unlikely, there is basically no way they will not be over the cap again. The pick we would get for Bregman is basically going to be a 5th round pick because of it. Which is not worthless, but that would just not be much considering the loss. I hope Crane is just willing to take the hit. We are still feeling the effects of the lost picks from the cheating scandal, which isn't really his fault, but the firing of Click and the subsequent poor moves certainly are. He needs to view this next season especially as a time where he needs to bite the bullet to make up for past mistakes and see us through. That's not to say he needs to go totally wild, but Bregman, Kikuchi, Goldschmidt/Santana, and Conforto would be a great offseason. I'd bring back JV on the cheap as well, good chance he rebounds to a solid #2-3. Then you could trade Framber and, if they know they won't keep him, Tucker as well. Let's say you are (in millions of dollars) +10 over what Bregman cost this year. Let's say Kikuchi, Goldy/Santana, and Conforto are $40 million total. So +50 so far. If JV comes back for $12 million that is -5 over what we had to pay him this season. Framber and Tucker are projected to make anywhere from $35-40 million combined in their final arbitration years. So you could potentially do all the above and only add 5-10 million over last year's payroll (not including other arb guys on the team etc.) |
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Post by Ashitaka on Nov 5, 2024 15:17:05 GMT -6
I wonder what type of contract Kim would be looking for after opting out of his deal with San Diego... He's an interesting player that could be used in different ways. Great defender at SS and 3B. You could lead him off and go Kim R, Yordan L, Altuve R, Tucker L, Diaz R. That is a nice top of the lineup. If he's healthy I don't see less than a three year deal, and maybe four. Probably around $15 million each plus incentives. |
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Post by Saint on Nov 5, 2024 15:19:46 GMT -6
I wonder what type of contract Kim would be looking for after opting out of his deal with San Diego... He's an interesting player that could be used in different ways. I would be worried about his health. He's averaged 135 games since he came to the MLB. Did something happen this year? |
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Post by Saint on Nov 5, 2024 15:31:05 GMT -6
I wonder what type of contract Kim would be looking for after opting out of his deal with San Diego... He's an interesting player that could be used in different ways. Great defender at SS and 3B. You could lead him off and go Kim R, Yordan L, Altuve R, Tucker L, Diaz R. That is a nice top of the lineup. If he's healthy I don't see less than a three year deal, and maybe four. Probably around $15 million each plus incentives. If you lost Bregman, but added him and Conforto, you'd probably overall stay similar (or maybe even a little better) in overall offensive production without losing anything on defense. (Plus Kim is a pretty good basestealer.) Kim Yordan Altuve Tucker Diaz Conforto Pena Singleton/Dezenzo Chas That's a potentially pretty beefy all-around lineup. |
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Post by abregmanfan on Nov 5, 2024 15:39:33 GMT -6
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Post by Saint on Nov 5, 2024 15:43:19 GMT -6
Sounds like he expects to be ready for the season. Definitely makes it a bit trickier though. |
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Post by abregmanfan on Nov 5, 2024 15:56:27 GMT -6
Sounds like he expects to be ready for the season. Definitely makes it a bit trickier though. We need to tear it all down and start over, imo. I love OUR team, but it is going to be hard to keep up with the pocket books of the Dodger, Yankees, etc... |
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Post by Saint on Nov 5, 2024 16:10:37 GMT -6
Sounds like he expects to be ready for the season. Definitely makes it a bit trickier though. We need to tear it all down and start over, imo. I love OUR team, but it is going to be hard to keep up with the pocket books of the Dodger, Yankees, etc... When the division is so winnable, I just can't imagine tearing it down yet. If you get into the postseason anything can happen. It's one thing if it looked like we were several pieces away from being a winning team, but we're not that far off from being as good or better than this year if they can make some good moves. To me, if they can make a few successful moves, we have a great shot to have another great season next year. AFTER next season is when things get dicey, but I don't think they should (or will) rebuild after we just won the division. I'd be open to trading Framber and/or Tucker for a good return, but I don't think we should give up and completely tear it down when we have a core of Yordan, Yainer, Altuve, Pena, Javier, Spaghetti, Brown, Abreu, and Hader ready to go for multiple seasons. The ALCS run may be over, but it's not like we had a bad season. Plus, once you commit to a rebuild, you never know when your next window will open. And odds are, we'll never see a window like this again. |
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Post by thomasj13 on Nov 5, 2024 16:28:26 GMT -6
Sounds like he expects to be ready for the season. Definitely makes it a bit trickier though. We need to tear it all down and start over, imo. I love OUR team, but it is going to be hard to keep up with the pocket books of the Dodger, Yankees, etc... You trade Tucker and Valdez to land some great, major league prospects , and they turn out to be major contributors on the team is how you beat the Dodgers/Yankees of the world |
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Post by Ashitaka on Nov 5, 2024 16:38:52 GMT -6
Great defender at SS and 3B. You could lead him off and go Kim R, Yordan L, Altuve R, Tucker L, Diaz R. That is a nice top of the lineup. If he's healthy I don't see less than a three year deal, and maybe four. Probably around $15 million each plus incentives. If you lost Bregman, but added him and Conforto, you'd probably overall stay similar (or maybe even a little better) in overall offensive production without losing anything on defense. (Plus Kim is a pretty good basestealer.) Kim Yordan Altuve Tucker Diaz Conforto Pena Singleton/Dezenzo Chas That's a potentially pretty beefy all-around lineup. Yeah. If they would do that and throw the Bregman money at Tucker instead, I'd be incredibly on-board with it. Kim could be a great fit in this lineup, and in MMP he could be a 20-30 or even 20-40 guy with excellent defense. He could at least get very close, if not match, Bregman's production overall, and might cost roughly half the money and years. |
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Post by Ashitaka on Nov 5, 2024 16:48:04 GMT -6
Sounds like he expects to be ready for the season. Definitely makes it a bit trickier though. I wasn't aware it was a dominant arm labrum surgery. I think that's usually like nine months or so for a position player. Assuming he had it a month ago, he might end up missing the first half of the season (though maybe he could come back earlier DHing). Definitely puts a damper on things... |
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Post by Ashitaka on Nov 5, 2024 17:19:37 GMT -6
Dana Brown confirming that he is going to speak to JV's agent today about a possible contract.
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Post by unionstation82 on Nov 5, 2024 18:05:23 GMT -6
Dana Brown confirming that he is going to speak to JV's agent today about a possible contract. Why does it seem like Verlander is the only player Crane is in love with? |
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Post by thomasj13 on Nov 5, 2024 18:57:01 GMT -6
If you lost Bregman, but added him and Conforto, you'd probably overall stay similar (or maybe even a little better) in overall offensive production without losing anything on defense. (Plus Kim is a pretty good basestealer.) Kim Yordan Altuve Tucker Diaz Conforto Pena Singleton/Dezenzo Chas That's a potentially pretty beefy all-around lineup. Yeah. If they would do that and throw the Bregman money at Tucker instead, I'd be incredibly on-board with it. Kim could be a great fit in this lineup, and in MMP he could be a 20-30 or even 20-40 guy with excellent defense. He could at least get very close, if not match, Bregman's production overall, and might cost roughly half the money and years. Sorry for being a pessimist, but Bregman money will never be enough to sign Tucker. Totally different levels. |
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Post by Ashitaka on Nov 5, 2024 19:22:38 GMT -6
Yeah. If they would do that and throw the Bregman money at Tucker instead, I'd be incredibly on-board with it. Kim could be a great fit in this lineup, and in MMP he could be a 20-30 or even 20-40 guy with excellent defense. He could at least get very close, if not match, Bregman's production overall, and might cost roughly half the money and years. Sorry for being a pessimist, but Bregman money will never be enough to sign Tucker. Totally different levels. Oh yeah, definitely not. I just mean if you don't spend $28-30 million per year on Bregman, it will be a lot easier to spend $30-35 million per year on Tucker (for 2-3 more years, granted). |
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Post by Ashitaka on Nov 5, 2024 19:28:55 GMT -6
Dana Brown confirming that he is going to speak to JV's agent today about a possible contract. Why does it seem like Verlander is the only player Crane is in love with? Hey, for $10-12 million if those kind of projections are true, the reward potential is high without a lot of risk. |
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Post by Ashitaka on Nov 5, 2024 19:33:55 GMT -6
Chandler Rome with some quotes from Dana Brown today:
"Asked if the Astros are in the same ballpark as Scott Boras numbers-wise regarding Alex Bregman, Dana Brown replied 'I would characterize it as optimistic conversations. Bregman’s been a pillar here. Scott is willing to listen and we had really good, productive conversations.'"
Dana Brown on Zach Dezenzo: "If he comes into camp and he plays well, maybe first base will be his every day job. We’re very open to getting production from some of these young guys. I’m not afraid to go with young players."
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Post by Ashitaka on Nov 5, 2024 19:49:49 GMT -6
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Post by thomasj13 on Nov 5, 2024 22:15:31 GMT -6
Sorry for being a pessimist, but Bregman money will never be enough to sign Tucker. Totally different levels. Oh yeah, definitely not. I just mean if you don't spend $28-30 million per year on Bregman, it will be a lot easier to spend $30-35 million per year on Tucker (for 2-3 more years, granted). Tucker ain’t going for $30, or even $35 AAV… more like $40 min |
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Post by Ashitaka on Nov 6, 2024 8:50:53 GMT -6
Oh yeah, definitely not. I just mean if you don't spend $28-30 million per year on Bregman, it will be a lot easier to spend $30-35 million per year on Tucker (for 2-3 more years, granted). Tucker ain’t going for $30, or even $35 AAV… more like $40 min We'll see. It depends on this coming season. $40 million is Trout territory. You have to be a 7-10 WAR guy consistently to get there. So far he has been a rock solid 5.0 WAR guy. He was headed for greater things when he got hurt, but at the end of the day, it has to be wondered if that was just a couple of great months or and indication that he was breaking out into a true superstar. |
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