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Post by bearbryant on Jul 20, 2018 14:56:46 GMT -6
Richard Justice confirms we've asked about José Abreu
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Post by thomasj13 on Jul 20, 2018 15:01:39 GMT -6
Richard Justice confirms we've asked about José Abreu That is good news. |
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Post by Saint on Jul 20, 2018 15:11:04 GMT -6
Funny thing is no one even sees the fact that Realmuto is the clear way to go and to sacrifice one of Tucker or Alvarez is the clear choice. Sorry it's just a positive route. The Astros have not had a clear offensive Catcher in like forever. Maybe Pudge lol. So thinking on those lines he would clear the black hole we have there. Sure Stassi has done a decent job, but he has kinda slide down alittle. And he would be a perfect back up . This is clearly the direction that our ownership has done before. Recent quotes from McCann leave doubt in his ability stating he will be back for the post season and 100%. But once the knees go the Catching gos.. But again 2 months of McCann teaching pitch framing would be awesome for Realmuto js. Another note. There is a way to sign Bregman Springer and Correra long term. But it just doesn't seem like the contracts are set correctly like in the NFL like front loaded or back loaded. Idk I guess they cant do that in the mlb.... "Funny thing is no one even sees the fact that Realmuto is the clear way to go and to sacrifice one of Tucker or Alvarez is the clear choice. Sorry it's just a positive route." It's ONE route to go. I don't know that it's the best route. A catcher upgrade would be nice, but you're acting like he's a known superstar with no risk. Before this year he was only a 105 OPS+ hitter, and after this season you only have him guaranteed for two more years. Now is all of that valuable in a catcher? Sure. Is it worth trading multiple good prospects when you have a AAA catcher with potential and a current MLB catcher that is doing well already? Probably not. Not when there other areas you can upgrade for less that would likely have a bigger impact right now. LF & 1B are our weakest hitting positions by far. Not Catcher. I was way more interested in Ramos. Better hitting history and he would have been cheaper and wouldn't block Stassi or Stubbs next year. |
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Post by nathangarza29 on Jul 20, 2018 15:37:01 GMT -6
Ramos would be a decent way to go but I think he goes back to the nationals. They have been hot on him since he left. Your wright it's not the only way to go but it's the way I think lunhow and company would go. With the past and track record it's like out of no where trades. Side note. I wouldnt be all in on jose Abreu. He comes with a hefty tag aswell. Eddie Rosario would be an interesting player to inquire about. Can gattis play 1b or is his def horriable? Can Alvarez come up and take a crack at it or to early? What about Chris Dickerson? He can play 1B and OF and Dh.... would be a cheaper addition then Abreu. Then if you look at a player from the white Sox why not Soria and Avisial Garcia?  |
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Post by bearbryant on Jul 20, 2018 15:40:49 GMT -6
Corey Dickerson?
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Jul 20, 2018 15:46:00 GMT -6
Saint You’re saying Yuli has hit worse than McCann and Stassi?
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Post by nathangarza29 on Jul 20, 2018 16:11:58 GMT -6
Yep would be a great add. Plays LF can play 1B and DH. Hits for .300 avg and can put the ball over the fence. Has 2 more years of arbitration. And would be a real decent add. Plus he knows the division really well. Possibly could be had for Derek Fisher straight up |
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Post by bearbryant on Jul 20, 2018 16:18:35 GMT -6
Chris Dickerson hasn't played in 4 years. We could probly get him, a plastic comb and a rubber lizard for Fisher and a bottle of Imodium if he wasn't a free agent
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Post by olpapa on Jul 20, 2018 16:18:49 GMT -6
Astros active roster remains at 24. Barring a player on the active roster going on the DL. Marisnick can’t be called back up until the 24th and White until the 26th. Gotta believe Davis will join the team in Anaheim for tonight’s game. If the Astros haven’t called up a replacement for White by gametime, surely there must be a trade that is imminent.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2018 16:22:11 GMT -6
With Seattle doing as well as they have, I’m surprised marinersbestfan hasn’t found his way to this board. He was the guy who showed up in August last year bragging about how the Astros were choking and the Mariners were going catch them. He vanished in September and we never heard from him again. I hope we wouldn't let him join. Wow, we wouldn't be a real Internet forum without annoying trolls......  |
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Post by abregmanfan on Jul 20, 2018 16:43:37 GMT -6
I'm glad we have vodoo back. I missed his trade ideas. Yes, trolls are good at times.
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Post by nathangarza29 on Jul 20, 2018 16:48:22 GMT -6
Chris Dickerson hasn't played in 4 years. We could probly get him, a plastic comb and a rubber lizard for Fisher and a bottle of Imodium if he wasn't a free agent Corey Dickerson of the Pirates |
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Post by olpapa on Jul 20, 2018 16:59:44 GMT -6
I'm glad we have vodoo back. I missed his trade ideas. Yes, trolls are good at times. I remember there was a nice lady Mariners fan that visited the old board after we clinched the division last fall and wished us luck. She continued to visit the board throughout and after playoffs. I can’t remember what her handle was. I remember the Tigers fan, dddtfan, who visited the board frequently after we traded for JV. He was a nice guy. There was a guy from Florida whose wife had treatments at MD Anderson in the past. He would visit the old board occasionally. His handle was manatee something or something manatee. He was a nice guy. I miss folks like that who were fans of other teams, but would drop in on us from time to time to talk baseball. |
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Post by olpapa on Jul 20, 2018 17:03:25 GMT -6
Yep would be a great add. Plays LF can play 1B and DH. Hits for .300 avg and can put the ball over the fence. Has 2 more years of arbitration. And would be a real decent add. Plus he knows the division really well. Possibly could be had for Derek Fisher straight up Corey Dickerson has never played 1B in his professional career. |
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Post by marshall on Jul 20, 2018 17:04:08 GMT -6
I must have been kicked off the old board by the time Voodo was in his prime. I vaguely recall his name, but not as a beloved contributor like OMB. But I welcome anyone who can think outside the box with trades.
I can see giving up ONE top prospect and one or two potential rule 5 losses for 2+ years of Realmuto. But Miami may prefer a larger haul of mid level prospects in hopes of increasing their chances of striking gold. We have a lot of RHP depth in the mid levels.
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Post by Saint on Jul 20, 2018 18:03:31 GMT -6
Saint You’re saying Yuli has hit worse than McCann and Stassi? Relative to their positions? Absolutely. But looking it up now I see that Yuli actually is slightly better when you factor in McCann. Stassi still has better offensive numbers though. |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Jul 20, 2018 18:37:48 GMT -6
Now compare them with RISP
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Post by Saint on Jul 20, 2018 18:50:54 GMT -6
Now compare them with RISP I wasn't meaning to badmouth Gurriel really. He's having a fine season now. But it was one of our weaker positions until his last couple weeks. |
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Post by marshall on Jul 20, 2018 18:52:41 GMT -6
I miss a Healthy Correa.
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 20, 2018 19:03:30 GMT -6
Richard Justice confirms we've asked about José Abreu I’m about 50/50 on that. The silver lining is his average season might have lowered his price. |
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Post by bearbryant on Jul 20, 2018 19:06:22 GMT -6
Chris Dickerson hasn't played in 4 years. We could probly get him, a plastic comb and a rubber lizard for Fisher and a bottle of Imodium if he wasn't a free agent Corey Dickerson of the Pirates |
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Post by marshall on Jul 20, 2018 19:08:09 GMT -6
Richard Justice confirms we've asked about José Abreu I’m about 50/50 on that. The silver lining is his average season might have lowered his price. I'm way below 50/50. We're already putting Kemp on the bench to give Tucker a shot (which I agree with) and he'a doing much better than Abreu. Abreu doesn't help us. |
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Post by bearbryant on Jul 20, 2018 19:10:33 GMT -6
Richard Justice confirms we've asked about José Abreu I’m about 50/50 on that. The silver lining is his average season might have lowered his price. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 20, 2018 19:11:54 GMT -6
I’m about 50/50 on that. The silver lining is his average season might have lowered his price. I’m not sure. Another big question is what do we do with Kemp? |
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Post by bearbryant on Jul 20, 2018 19:15:28 GMT -6
It's disappointing to me the rationale behind the trade targets is cause they'll fill a need next season. Why not just trade for them in the offseason I’m not sure. Another big question is what do we do with Kemp? |
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Post by nathangarza29 on Jul 20, 2018 19:22:29 GMT -6
I agree Kemp should be playing and let tucker split at Dh and every other day in lf and rf back and forth see if he can get his bat going
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 20, 2018 19:23:00 GMT -6
Funny thing is no one even sees the fact that Realmuto is the clear way to go and to sacrifice one of Tucker or Alvarez is the clear choice. Sorry it's just a positive route. The Astros have not had a clear offensive Catcher in like forever. Maybe Pudge lol. So thinking on those lines he would clear the black hole we have there. Sure Stassi has done a decent job, but he has kinda slide down alittle. And he would be a perfect back up . This is clearly the direction that our ownership has done before. Recent quotes from McCann leave doubt in his ability stating he will be back for the post season and 100%. But once the knees go the Catching gos.. But again 2 months of McCann teaching pitch framing would be awesome for Realmuto js. Another note. There is a way to sign Bregman Springer and Correra long term. But it just doesn't seem like the contracts are set correctly like in the NFL like front loaded or back loaded. Idk I guess they cant do that in the mlb.... "Funny thing is no one even sees the fact that Realmuto is the clear way to go and to sacrifice one of Tucker or Alvarez is the clear choice. Sorry it's just a positive route." It's ONE route to go. I don't know that it's the best route. A catcher upgrade would be nice, but you're acting like he's a known superstar with no risk. Before this year he was only a 105 OPS+ hitter, and after this season you only have him guaranteed for two more years. Now is all of that valuable in a catcher? Sure. Is it worth trading multiple good prospects when you have a AAA catcher with potential and a current MLB catcher that is doing well already? Probably not. Not when there other areas you can upgrade for less that would likely have a bigger impact right now. LF & 1B are our weakest hitting positions by far. Not Catcher. I was way more interested in Ramos. Better hitting history and he would have been cheaper and wouldn't block Stassi or Stubbs next year. Excuse me, but, how is 1B one of our weakest hitting positions when Gurriel is hitting over .300 and has the best numbers in baseball with runners in scoring position? |
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Post by thomasj13 on Jul 20, 2018 19:25:54 GMT -6
I’m about 50/50 on that. The silver lining is his average season might have lowered his price. I'm way below 50/50. We're already putting Kemp on the bench to give Tucker a shot (which I agree with) and he'a doing much better than Abreu. Abreu doesn't help us. Are you serious that Abreu does not help the team...Look at his career numbers....if he can be had for a discount, you take the discount... |
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Post by nathangarza29 on Jul 20, 2018 19:28:01 GMT -6
This would be another reason why I think Tucker should be available if the wright player is offered.
I'll circle around again
Eddie Rosario would be well worth a look
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Post by bearbryant on Jul 20, 2018 19:28:45 GMT -6
I agree Kemp should be playing and let tucker split at Dh and every other day in lf and rf back and forth see if he can get his bat going |
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