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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Nov 10, 2018 14:53:38 GMT -6
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Post by blcoach8 on Nov 10, 2018 17:00:07 GMT -6
Glad that deal didn't go through. Harper is an asshole.
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Post by m240 on Nov 10, 2018 17:27:10 GMT -6
I saw something yesterday about signing Pomeranz and Cahill. My thought was pick one and go for it.
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Nov 10, 2018 17:40:31 GMT -6
Glad that deal didn't go through. Harper is an asshole. My fear is that Luhnow is still interested, and will spend $350mm for him in free agency. |
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Post by nathangarza29 on Nov 10, 2018 19:26:01 GMT -6
Been saying it for awhile the Astros are looking to add big
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Post by Saint on Nov 10, 2018 19:46:58 GMT -6
I can imagine worse things than signing Harper.
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Post by thomasj13 on Nov 10, 2018 20:56:26 GMT -6
I can imagine worse things than signing Harper. Taking on Pujols' and Cabrera's contracts? |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2018 21:29:18 GMT -6
I can imagine worse things than signing Harper. Taking on Pujols' and Cabrera's contracts? Holy smokes, I was about to post signing Pujols. Looks like we dodged a bullet. If I was concerned about Osuna's impact on clubhouse dynamics, I 'd be worried sick about Harper. He is a textbook dictionary example of douchebaggery. |
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Post by m240 on Nov 10, 2018 21:41:59 GMT -6
Glad that deal didn't go through. Harper is an asshole. My fear is that Luhnow is still interested, and will spend $350mm for him in free agency. Worry about something that has a chance of happening like wild monkeys flying out of Eric’s backside. |
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Post by Saint on Nov 10, 2018 22:35:12 GMT -6
I can imagine worse things than signing Harper. Taking on Pujols' and Cabrera's contracts? The guy is a douchebag but he's also very young. Moving him to a team with a strong clubhouse and leadership could make a world of difference. At least he isn't a cheater or wife beater. And he's an amazing hitter. Even when he's old he would still be a good DH. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Nov 10, 2018 23:09:13 GMT -6
Glad that deal didn't go through. Harper is an asshole. My fear is that Luhnow is still interested, and will spend $350mm for him in free agency. If we have that kind of money to spend, spend it on Bregman and Springer. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Nov 10, 2018 23:12:35 GMT -6
Taking on Pujols' and Cabrera's contracts? The guy is a douchebag but he's also very young. Moving him to a team with a strong clubhouse and leadership could make a world of difference. At least he isn't a cheater or wife beater. And he's an amazing hitter. Even when he's old he would still be a good DH. We don't have a wife beater as has been pointed out to you on more than one occasion so if that was another shot at Osuna, you have ridden that horse to death. Osuna has never been married so he can't be a wife beater. In fact, all charges were dropped as I told you they would be. Now, he you come recommeding we spend nearly a half billion dollars on an narcisstic piece of shit like Harper. I hope Luhnow and Crane are not that stupid. |
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Post by batman007 on Nov 11, 2018 0:52:47 GMT -6
Can Harper hit the ball? Can he throw the ball? Can he catch the ball? If yes, sign him if the price is right.
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Post by thomasj13 on Nov 11, 2018 7:33:37 GMT -6
Can Harper hit the ball? Can he throw the ball? Can he catch the ball? If yes, sign him if the price is right. He is a Lolly Gagger. |
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Post by m240 on Nov 11, 2018 9:06:06 GMT -6
In order to sign Harper we would have to shed some contracts and that seems highly unlikely. I think that I pointed out before that the Astros have 68 million tied up with 7 guys currently under contract. They will have about 72 million tied up with single season deals with 11 guys in arbitration. That is 140 million tied up for 18 guys, so if we do not add any free agents then we can go into spring training with a 150 million dollar payroll. The “salary cap” is at 206 million dollars this year and we still have to add at least one starter, a power bat, and a starting catcher. So if you assume that we need to keep some flexibility to add someone in July then we have about 36-40 million to spend on these three guys. So if I could make the choices for us then I would try to do this;
Sign Ramos as our catcher, second choice would be to trade for Perez, cost around 13 million,
Sign Cruz as our middle of the order big bat, second choice would be Murphy, cost around 15 million for Cruz and 10 million for Murphy,
Sign Cahill as our starter, he has the earmarks of a Morton type signing, second choice would be Pomeranz, cost around 11 million for Cahill and 6 + incentive for Pomeranz.
Then we have to keep our fingers crossed that Tucker just had bad luck like the advanced metrics say he did or barring that then he makes the adjustment and puts up a 270 340 480 line like he projects to, and that either James or Valdez builds on their September performance. Then after doing that I would try to sign Verlander to a 2 year 45 million dollar extension.
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Post by unionstation82 on Nov 11, 2018 10:03:32 GMT -6
I can imagine worse things than signing Harper. Right? Just because the guy is a douche doesn’t mean he won’t make your team better. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Nov 11, 2018 10:06:13 GMT -6
Can Harper hit the ball? Can he throw the ball? Can he catch the ball? If yes, sign him if the price is right. Don’t forget his agent is Scott Boras, which by default makes him the Antichrist around here. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Nov 11, 2018 10:09:58 GMT -6
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Post by talshill on Nov 11, 2018 10:21:54 GMT -6
I'm sure they're interested in lots of players, some of which we won't hear about. Kicking the tires ain't buying. It will be interesting to see how Luhnow responds to replacing not only players, but FO personnel who have bolted. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Nov 11, 2018 10:34:09 GMT -6
I'm sure they're interested in lots of players, some of which we won't hear about. Kicking the tires ain't buying. It will be interesting to see how Luhnow responds to replacing not only players, but FO personnel who have bolted. This’ll be his toughest offseason in a while. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Nov 11, 2018 11:21:27 GMT -6
I can imagine worse things than signing Harper. Right? Just because the guy is a douche doesn’t mean he won’t make your team better. We already had a douche in Gomez. Harper would be a BAD fit in our clubhouse. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Nov 11, 2018 11:34:30 GMT -6
Right? Just because the guy is a douche doesn’t mean he won’t make your team better. We already had a douche in Gomez. Harper would be a BAD fit in our clubhouse. Yeah, except Harper is actually good. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Nov 11, 2018 11:50:04 GMT -6
We already had a douche in Gomez. Harper would be a BAD fit in our clubhouse. Yeah, except Harper is actually good. Yes,but he is not worth close to what he wants and his attitude and work habits leave a lot to be desired. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2018 12:41:56 GMT -6
I’d love to have Paxton as our third starter! He is semi injury prone but he is good. |
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Post by Saint on Nov 11, 2018 13:40:10 GMT -6
Yeah, except Harper is actually good. Yes,but he is not worth close to what he wants and his attitude and work habits leave a lot to be desired. I don't think there are any issues with his work habits. He has certainly showed some immaturity (he came into the league super young) but the guy takes his craft (offense) very seriously and he wants to play for a winner (as he showed with comments last year wanting the Nats to be buyers and not sellers). His defensive effort is questionable at times, but until this year he has been an adequate corner OFer. I don't think we should go after him since we have other holes that are cheaper/easier to fill, but the guy would definitely improve our offense more than virtually anybody else we could get. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Nov 11, 2018 13:46:00 GMT -6
Yes,but he is not worth close to what he wants and his attitude and work habits leave a lot to be desired. I don't think there are any issues with his work habits. He has certainly showed some immaturity (he came into the league super young) but the guy takes his craft (offense) very seriously and he wants to play for a winner (as he showed with comments last year wanting the Nats to be buyers and not sellers). His defensive effort is questionable at times, but until this year he has been an adequate corner OFer. I don't think we should go after him since we have other holes that are cheaper/easier to fill, but the guy would definitely improve our offense more than virtually anybody else we could get. Voice of reason. Rarely should someone play him in CF, though. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Nov 11, 2018 13:48:13 GMT -6
Yeah, except Harper is actually good. Yes,but he is not worth close to what he wants and his attitude and work habits leave a lot to be desired. Just saying that when we went to the postseason, we liked Gomez. The next season, we didn’t. It all depends on whether the guy makes you better. I’m not saying it’s a lock that he would but it’s probable. |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Nov 11, 2018 14:05:25 GMT -6
What it boils down to is, would you pay him more than $300,000,000? And if you did, who among Bregman, Springer, Correa, Verlander, and Cole do you forfeit in the near future because you can't afford them anymore?
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Post by m240 on Nov 11, 2018 14:09:21 GMT -6
What it boils down to is, would you pay him more than $300,000,000? And if you did, who among Bregman, Springer, Correa, Verlander, and Cole do you forfeit in the near future because you can't afford them anymore? You beat me to the punch. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2018 14:11:21 GMT -6
Can Harper hit the ball? Can he throw the ball? Can he catch the ball? If yes, sign him if the price is right. Don’t forget his agent is Scott Boras, which by default makes him the Antichrist around here. Nawww... We've already established that Selig is the anti-Christ. |
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