***** Official 2017 Astros Off Season Thread *****

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Furlock Bones said:

it's never going to happen. being an Aggie and Houston sports fan is literally just asking to be whipped on a daily basis.


Been and Aggies and Cubs fan ......it will happen (at some point in your life)
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Furlock Bones said:

pasquale said:

Furlock Bones said:

it's never going to happen. being an Aggie and Houston sports fan is literally just asking to be whipped on a daily basis.


Been and Aggies and Cubs fan ......it will happen (at some point in your life)
what neighborhood in chitown did you grow up in? oh you didn't. dude, you're not a real fan.

if you had grown up there, you'd be talking about the 6 rings of the bulls or the 2010 Stanley cup.

so get the **** out.



Hockey isnt a sport Don't count that. Like I said, I'm a Cubs fan, not a Bulls or Blackhawks fan
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Show your ass furlock. You are a piece of shiit talking **** on the WS thread.
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Furlock Bones said:

pasquale said:

Furlock Bones said:

pasquale said:

Furlock Bones said:

it's never going to happen. being an Aggie and Houston sports fan is literally just asking to be whipped on a daily basis.




Been and Aggies and Cubs fan ......it will happen (at some point in your life)
what neighborhood in chitown did you grow up in? oh you didn't. dude, you're not a real fan.

if you had grown up there, you'd be talking about the 6 rings of the bulls or the 2010 Stanley cup.

so get the **** out.



Hockey isnt a sport Don't count that. Like I said, I'm a Cubs fan, not a Bulls or Blackhawks fan



That's exactly what I thought. Dude get the **** out of here. Such a chach.
Sit out the rest of the night, chief. Put the bottle down for a bit. Pretty awful behavior tonight....
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Two big differences in the Cubs and Astros. Their Cy Young winner followed it up with an All Star caliber season. Not as dominant, but still very good. Their CF performed up to his capabilities.

We are such a different team if Keuchel and Gomez hadn't shat the bed this year. Not on the Cubs' level, but definitely a playoff team, and who knows what happens once you get there.
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It would have helped if our hopeful MVP played like one too. But altuve did so we can call that a wash.

Chicago's pitching was on another level. They had 3 high end starters.
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E said:

So now that the season is over, can we officially sign Cespedes?

I'm down.
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I know many in the media were putting Correa in the preseason MVP race, but the kid didn't even have a full season under his belt. Hell, he had never played above A ball until 2015.

With more around him in the lineup next season, I bet we see an all-star caliber season from Correa next year.
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2017 odds:

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Cubs 3-1; Dodgers 10-1; Nationals 10-1; Red Sox 10-1; Mets 12-1; Indians 12-1; Astros 12-1; Blue Jays 14-1; Giants 16-1; Rangers 16-1; Cardinals 20-1; Orioles 20-1; Tigers 20-1; Yankees 25-1; Mariners 25-1; Royals 30-1; Pirates 30-1; Marlins 40-1; Rays 60-1; Rockies 60-1; White Sox 60-1; Phillies 100-1; Brewers 100-1; Padres 100-1; Angels 100-1; Diamondbacks 100-1; Braves 100-1; Reds 100-1; Twins 100-1; Athletics 100-1
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I think the Yankees are a surprisingly good value there.
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Gramercy Riffs said:

2017 odds:

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Cubs 3-1; Dodgers 10-1; Nationals 10-1; Red Sox 10-1; Mets 12-1; Indians 12-1; Astros 12-1; Blue Jays 14-1; Giants 16-1; Rangers 16-1; Cardinals 20-1; Orioles 20-1; Tigers 20-1; Yankees 25-1; Mariners 25-1; Royals 30-1; Pirates 30-1; Marlins 40-1; Rays 60-1; Rockies 60-1; White Sox 60-1; Phillies 100-1; Brewers 100-1; Padres 100-1; Angels 100-1; Diamondbacks 100-1; Braves 100-1; Reds 100-1; Twins 100-1; Athletics 100-1

So according to Vegas in the AL its:


1. Red Sox
2A and 2B. Indians, Astros
3. Blue Jays
4. Rangers
5. Orioles


I'll take it. That's prior to making any moves which could push the Astros in the right direction.
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Cespedes makes it 5-1 for the Astros.
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Gramercy Riffs
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If you put all of their best skills together, the new player still doesn't move the needle in free agency.
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So we need left handed hitting pretty bad. Whats y'alls thoughts on like a Mitch Moreland at 1B or Matt Wieters at C/DH?
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Just left from picking the new company seats. Pretty different seeing the hill gone but I think it'll be a nice area in CF. Has me ready for April already.
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E said:

So we need left handed hitting pretty bad. Whats y'alls thoughts on like a Mitch Moreland at 1B or Matt Wieters at C/DH?

It's not AJ Reed and Jason Castro so I like it.

For C I like the idea of calling the Yanks and seeing if they'd move Brian McCann. Lefty bat and him and Gattis can split time at DH/C.
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Did I just hear that we claimed Nori aoki?

He was pretty solid on my tap sports team for a while...
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Nuke LaLoosh
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Am I wrong in being pretty happy about this?
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No. It's just odd.

Here is what he did in 118 games this year

BA - 283
OBP - 349
SLG - 388
OPS - 738
118 hits with 24 2Bs, 4 3Bs, and 4 HRs

This guy is a stud when inserted on this lineup. Why exactly was he on waivers?
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Definitely happy with him. Perfect 3rd/4th outfielder. Needed a left handed contact bat in the lineup.
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Lefty batter!
Nuke LaLoosh
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Saw an mlb trade rumors article earlier where he barely missed a couple of milestones and therefore ended up in free agency.
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http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016/11/astros-claim-nori-aoki-from-mariners.html
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So he's the fall back Lunhow will sell us when they don't pony up for Cespedes as soon as they find out what he's asking.

I can hear it now...We were prepared to spend but we're not ready to commit long term to a player of that age. When Aoki became available we were also able to save to be able to get some more depth later on in the process. He's a great player and fills some needs and we're extremely happy.
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Nuke LaLoosh said:

Did I just hear that we claimed Nori aoki?

He was pretty solid on my tap sports team for a while...

I figured someone on here also played that game.
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A friend of mine was there as well and he sent me this text:

"They are putting in Shake Shack and Torchy's in centerfield!"

*Boner Alert*


I'm going with him to get our MMP stadium seats on Saturday as well. Man cave gonna be ballin'.
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shano0603 said:

Nuke LaLoosh said:

Did I just hear that we claimed Nori aoki?

He was pretty solid on my tap sports team for a while...

I figured someone on here also played that game.
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I don't think cespeds is happening. He's going to be way overpaid. He's not elite and he'll be getting paid what the elite of the elite are worth. Didn't he just opt out of 24 M a year or something along those lines.
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aggie1906 said:

I don't think cespeds is happening. He's going to be way overpaid. He's not elite and he'll be getting paid what the elite of the elite are worth. Didn't he just opt out of 24 M a year or something along those lines.



If someone's gonna do it then it might as well be us. He fills so many holes for us.
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Aoki gives us flexibility/insurance heading into free agency. Great pickup by Luhnow on waivers.
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Phrasing! Boom!
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.350 OBP isn't bad and he bats left handed, something they desperately need. With Gomez and Rasmus gone and questions in CF and LF its a good pick up.
 
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