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Post by m240 on Oct 31, 2018 14:43:50 GMT -6
Are the writers at Bleacher Report idiots? They predict, for Keuchel: Contract Prediction: Four years, $84 million For Eovaldi: Contract Prediction: Four years, $60 million For Corbin: Contract Prediction: Five years, $110 million The only one I think they are off on is Corbin. I do not think he gets the 5th year. |
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Post by m240 on Oct 31, 2018 14:45:05 GMT -6
I like the idea of Cutch but it sounds like they've already made up their mind about Tucker for LF. Could be the veteran bench guy we need. I like the idea of Cutch, he can play all three and is good insurance in case Tucker craps the bed |
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Post by blcoach8 on Oct 31, 2018 14:50:41 GMT -6
Are the writers at Bleacher Report idiots? They predict, for Keuchel: Contract Prediction: Four years, $84 million For Eovaldi: Contract Prediction: Four years, $60 million For Corbin: Contract Prediction: Five years, $110 million The only one I think they are off on is Corbin. I do not think he gets the 5th year. With Strom as his pitching coach, i think Eovaldi at 4 years, $60 million could be a bargain.........Keuchel 4 for $84 million is throwing away good money that could be better spent. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Oct 31, 2018 14:51:52 GMT -6
Could be the veteran bench guy we need. I like the idea of Cutch, he can play all three and is good insurance in case Tucker craps the bed I had rather have Cutch than a lot of others who would be available. He would also provide needed veteran leadership. We didn't have much of that in 2018 |
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Post by unionstation82 on Oct 31, 2018 15:15:27 GMT -6
Darvish got $21M per last winter so those predictions aren't too far off I assumed some Dodgers fan assassinated him. I haven’t heard from him in a while. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Oct 31, 2018 15:18:47 GMT -6
Are the writers at Bleacher Report idiots? They predict, for Keuchel: Contract Prediction: Four years, $84 million For Eovaldi: Contract Prediction: Four years, $60 million For Corbin: Contract Prediction: Five years, $110 million The only one I think they are off on is Corbin. I do not think he gets the 5th year. I liked the idea of Corbin until Tim showed me an article that reminded me of how his velocity has been down since his TJS. I’m not sure about him now even though he just had a great year. |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Oct 31, 2018 15:29:51 GMT -6
We could maybe grab JA Happ for a couple years (he's 36 yo)
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Post by Saint on Oct 31, 2018 15:46:53 GMT -6
I like the idea of Cutch but it sounds like they've already made up their mind about Tucker for LF. Could be the veteran bench guy we need. We have enough good veteran leadership with Verlander and Altuve. I don't care if we go old or young as long as they're productive. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Oct 31, 2018 16:12:54 GMT -6
Could be the veteran bench guy we need. We have enough good veteran leadership with Verlander and Altuve. I don't care if we go old or young as long as they're productive. i can agree with that. I had rather go young if possible. |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Oct 31, 2018 18:07:17 GMT -6
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Post by nathangarza29 on Oct 31, 2018 19:37:53 GMT -6
Evoildi would be a heck of a Dallas replacement.
And Cheaper.
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Post by olpapa on Oct 31, 2018 19:57:12 GMT -6
These Astros Top 30 Prospects are eligible for the Rule 5 draft in December if they are not added to the 40-man roster by the deadline: #12 Rogelio Armenteros #15 Garrett Stubbs #17 Riley Ferrell #24 Trent Thornton #26 Randy Cesar Stubbs definitely gets added. Armenteros probably gets added. Ferrell and Thornton maybe. I don’t think Randy Cesar gets added. Astros can add 4 of the 5 to the 40-man roster and still have 3 spots for signing FAs. |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Oct 31, 2018 20:01:37 GMT -6
What are the rules on removing them after the Rule 5 draft?
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Post by unionstation82 on Oct 31, 2018 20:09:57 GMT -6
No more Jandel Gustave? But who will they now call up when they’re out of ideas??? |
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Post by unionstation82 on Oct 31, 2018 20:10:34 GMT -6
Evoildi would be a heck of a Dallas replacement. And Cheaper. Yes, I agree about EOVALDI. |
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Post by olpapa on Oct 31, 2018 20:12:45 GMT -6
What are the rules on removing them after the Rule 5 draft? I am not an expert on the 40-man roster rules, but I think that if one of those players was placed on the 40-man roster, if the team wants to remove them they would have to be released or designated for assignment. From mlbdailydish: “A team can outright release a player. This generally does not happen unless it is clear the player has zero trade value. A team can "designate for assignment" the player. This is a procedural move where the player is removed from the 40-man roster. The player is also placed on waivers, allowing any team the opportunity to claim him. During this time, the player is generally in limbo for 10 days, and is not able to play either in the Majors or in the minors. If the player clears waivers through this process, they are "outrighted" to the minors.” |
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Post by olpapa on Oct 31, 2018 20:21:46 GMT -6
Important dates this offseason from CTH:
October 29th: The start of an exclusive five-day negotiating period between teams and their free agents.
October 31st: Players with opt-out clauses must be exercised by this date.
November 3rd: The deadline for teams to extend qualifying offers to their free agents. Players have ten days to consider the qualifying offer and can still negotiate with other teams during this window. Following a 5 PM ET deadline on this date, all free agents are free to negotiate with other clubs.
November 6th-8th: Annual general managers meeting; this year the meetings take place in Carlsbad, California.
November 13th: The final day for free agents to accept or reject qualifying offers from their previous club.
November 20th: In anticipation for the Rule V draft, teams have to set their 40-man roster by this date.
November 30th: For arbitration-eligible players, this is the last date teams can tender contracts.
December 9th-13th: Annual winter meetings; this year the meetings take place in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Post by blcoach8 on Oct 31, 2018 22:07:22 GMT -6
These Astros Top 30 Prospects are eligible for the Rule 5 draft in December if they are not added to the 40-man roster by the deadline: #12 Rogelio Armenteros #15 Garrett Stubbs #17 Riley Ferrell #24 Trent Thornton #26 Randy Cesar Stubbs definitely gets added. Armenteros probably gets added. Ferrell and Thornton maybe. I don’t think Randy Cesar gets added. Astros can add 4 of the 5 to the 40-man roster and still have 3 spots for signing FAs. I would definitely add Armenteros, Stubbs, and Ferrell. Letting McCann and Gustave go made perfect sense. |
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Post by m240 on Nov 1, 2018 6:39:57 GMT -6
These Astros Top 30 Prospects are eligible for the Rule 5 draft in December if they are not added to the 40-man roster by the deadline: #12 Rogelio Armenteros #15 Garrett Stubbs #17 Riley Ferrell #24 Trent Thornton #26 Randy Cesar Stubbs definitely gets added. Armenteros probably gets added. Ferrell and Thornton maybe. I don’t think Randy Cesar gets added. Astros can add 4 of the 5 to the 40-man roster and still have 3 spots for signing FAs. I would definitely add Armenteros, Stubbs, and Ferrell. Letting McCann and Gustave go made perfect sense. I see no reason not to add all 5. If we sign more than three free agents then we can release one of them. Remember any player on the 40 man roster that is traded no longer counts and I anticipate at least 1 trade of multiple players from the 40 man roster for a pitcher and most likely another for a catcher. So if we assume only 1 trade then we can sign 4 free agents before any of these guys would have to be released even if we add all 5. Again another great place for us to be. |
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Post by m240 on Nov 1, 2018 6:43:34 GMT -6
Think about what a great place we are in, we just won 103 games, we lose 3 guys at most to free agency that are noteworthy and have the salary flexibility to add at least many as well as a couple of trade veterans. We should be in an even better place for another title run next year.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2018 8:36:47 GMT -6
Think about what a great place we are in, we just won 103 games, we lose 3 guys at most to free agency that are noteworthy and have the salary flexibility to add at least many as well as a couple of trade veterans. We should be in an even better place for another title run next year. I had a dream last night that Verlander, Cole, and Whitley all won 20, and we were unstoppable. Weird that I would be dreaming about baseball, but......... |
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Post by m240 on Nov 1, 2018 8:41:18 GMT -6
Think about what a great place we are in, we just won 103 games, we lose 3 guys at most to free agency that are noteworthy and have the salary flexibility to add at least many as well as a couple of trade veterans. We should be in an even better place for another title run next year. I had a dream last night that Verlander, Cole, and Whitley all won 20, and we were unstoppable. Weird that I would be dreaming about baseball, but......... I do not dream about baseball but I do go to bed almost every night thinking about it. So I guess I join you on the weird train. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2018 8:45:10 GMT -6
I had a dream last night that Verlander, Cole, and Whitley all won 20, and we were unstoppable. Weird that I would be dreaming about baseball, but......... I do not dream about baseball but I do go to bed almost every night thinking about it. So I guess I join you on the weird train. I don't remember ever dreaming about baseball, but I did get pretty worked up this post season. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Nov 1, 2018 11:10:24 GMT -6
Think about what a great place we are in, we just won 103 games, we lose 3 guys at most to free agency that are noteworthy and have the salary flexibility to add at least many as well as a couple of trade veterans. We should be in an even better place for another title run next year. my thoughts exactly. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Nov 1, 2018 11:12:01 GMT -6
Think about what a great place we are in, we just won 103 games, we lose 3 guys at most to free agency that are noteworthy and have the salary flexibility to add at least many as well as a couple of trade veterans. We should be in an even better place for another title run next year. I had a dream last night that Verlander, Cole, and Whitley all won 20, and we were unstoppable. Weird that I would be dreaming about baseball, but......... If Whitley is ready next spring and lives up to his potential, we have a better rotation than we had in 2018, especially if Morton comes back. I doubt if we miss Keuchel at all. |
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Post by thomasj13 on Nov 1, 2018 11:22:12 GMT -6
I had a dream last night that Verlander, Cole, and Whitley all won 20, and we were unstoppable. Weird that I would be dreaming about baseball, but......... If Whitley is ready next spring and lives up to his potential, we have a better rotation than we had in 2018, especially if Morton comes back. I doubt if we miss Keuchel at all. I think the Astros will miss Keuchel....He pitched over 200 innings and had 3.74 ERA...every single team in MLB would want that type pitcher on the team...and would miss that type of production...So they will miss that in 2019.... But eventually he will not be able to replicate those numbers and whatever he signed to will not equal his production...That is why I am for the Astros offering him the QO, but I do not want them to sign him to a 4 or 5 year deal....Which if I were Keuchel I would be wanting that in my stage of career.... |
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Post by Saint on Nov 1, 2018 11:39:46 GMT -6
If I'm a team that needs pitching, I offer Keuchel this:
4-years $68 million with an option for a 5th year based on IP in the 4th season. Front loaded with award bonuses:
1st Year: $20 Million
2nd Year: $18 Million
3rd Year: $16 Million
4th Year: $14 Million
5th Year: Option based on 150+ IP in the 4th year for $12 million
Any season top-10 in CY Voting = Additional $5 million
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Post by blcoach8 on Nov 1, 2018 13:49:38 GMT -6
If I'm a team that needs pitching, I offer Keuchel this: 4-years $68 million with an option for a 5th year based on IP in the 4th season. Front loaded with award bonuses: 1st Year: $20 Million 2nd Year: $18 Million 3rd Year: $16 Million 4th Year: $14 Million 5th Year: Option based on 150+ IP in the 4th year for $12 million Any season top-10 in CY Voting = Additional $5 million i can see the Yankees giving him a deal like that, but, we won't |
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Post by Saint on Nov 1, 2018 14:27:05 GMT -6
If I'm a team that needs pitching, I offer Keuchel this: 4-years $68 million with an option for a 5th year based on IP in the 4th season. Front loaded with award bonuses: 1st Year: $20 Million 2nd Year: $18 Million 3rd Year: $16 Million 4th Year: $14 Million 5th Year: Option based on 150+ IP in the 4th year for $12 million Any season top-10 in CY Voting = Additional $5 million i can see the Yankees giving him a deal like that, but, we won't Obviously. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Nov 1, 2018 14:54:09 GMT -6
i can see the Yankees giving him a deal like that, but, we won't Obviously. The Yankees are known for over-paying players and Keuchel has been effective against them in the past so they would probably give him a big contract. A QO is all he gets from us and that is to secure a draft pick from whoever is foolish enough to overpay for him. |
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