Ag_07 said:

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Speaking of monster contracts...

I just saw that the word is that the Yanks may look to move Stanton to make room for Harper.

How much of that franchise crippler of a contract do they have to cover to even get someone to listen?

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I'd take him as long as NY covered a significant portion of the money. He Ks a ton but he's still very good. Plus it's be fun to beat NY with him.

Apparently we're showing interest in Grandal?

agdaddy04 said:

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Apparently we're showing interest in Grandal?

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That makes since. Grandal was with the Padres while Hinch was the VP of Scouting for San Diego.

Wow...Is that even an upward move?

Will be a pretty key hire for this staff.

While it'll likely cost way too much the idea of trying to get bumgardner is awesome.

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I'm ok with that.

Agreed. Seemed hitting to a step or two back this year.

agdaddy04 said:

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Apparently we're showing interest in Grandal?

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He's the top FA catcher on my list. I just don't want it too long of a deal. 30+ catchers decline quickly.

Probably a bit out there and not a realistic move, but I'd take a close look at Bags and gauge his interest in the hitting coach gig.

May be a bit too old school for this organization, but the dude knows a shlt ton and he'd garner a lot of respect.

bearkatag15 said:

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The Athletic put out an article today discussing trades that make sense for the Marlins to trade JT Realmuto... their top trade that makes sense is for the Astros to trade Josh James and Tony Kemp straight up for Realmuto...

Yes everyday of the week and twice on Sunday on that one...

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Yes

Yes please

bearkatag15 said:

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The Athletic put out an article today discussing trades that make sense for the Marlins to trade JT Realmuto... their top trade that makes sense is for the Astros to trade Josh James and Tony Kemp straight up for Realmuto...

Yes everyday of the week and twice on Sunday on that one...

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I don't think Derek Jeter is a complete idiot. But I can hope.

https://www.mlb.com/news/which-pitchers-should-astros-try-to-add/c-300428286?tid=282421090

5 pitchers the Astros could potentially improve upon:

1. Sonny Gray
2. Trevor Cahill
3. Garrett Richards
4. Drew Pomeranz
5. Jeremy Hellickson

Yeah I'd love Gray and I think Andrew Miler should be added to that list.

Ok random off-season question...

Anyone know how to go about getting Orbit to a birthday party?

https://www.mlb.com/astros/fans/orbit/booking

On the way to Korean baseball World series Game 5

Series tied 2-2

One of the teams has Jimmy Paredes in their non active roster, he was pretty horrible in 70 abs for them this year

agdaddy04 said:

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https://www.mlb.com/astros/fans/orbit/booking

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Don't know price but when I worked for Rockets, clutch appearances were $$$$$

Neighbor of ours did it and I think it was $450? Maybe more.

Offseason humor:

I was listening to 97.5 in Houston the other night and the host was talking about a few moves he thought the Astros should make... all of which seemed at least a little reasonable (big hitter DH, trade for Kluber, etc). Then he had a surprise move that he was passionate about... took a commercial break and revealed it.

The move? Sign Kimbrel and trade Osuna lol.

1) Kimbrel is a solid regular season closer but he's not a lock down guy in the playoffs. Tons of walks. He seems like a slightly better version of Giles.

2) The absolute last type of deal I could see Luhnow making is to pay $15-20mm annually on a long term deal for a CLOSER, especially with all our costs coming up.

3) Osuna got beat up in G3 against the Red Sox but really wasn't bad otherwise. And he's waaaay cheaper. And trading him would still yield 50 cents on the dollar.

Who would we have had to give up?

Sorry, don't have a subscription but from the open part before it cuts off...

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The Astros had a trade in place for Harper on July 30, but the deal collapsed when Washington Nationals ownership refused to approve the move, according to major-league sources.

For Harper, the Nationals would have obtained right-hander J.B. Bukauskas, the Astros' No. 8 prospect according to MLBPipeline.com, and two other minor leaguers, sources said. Catcher Garrett Stubbs, the team's No. 15 prospect, was in play, and the Nationals would have received another, low-level, minor-league pitcher as well.

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Yep. Just like the Orioles last year w Britton (although they did ultimately get something for him... just not as much).

Sorry, wrong thread