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He's still owed 12 M for this year and 12 M for next.

Man, Siri almost got there.

So is he going to go into the HOF as a Ranger?

Former No. 1 MLB draft pick Mark Appel heads to minor league camp with Philadelphia Phillies in pursuit of a comeback

Always seemed like a good dude that just couldn't catch a break injury-wise. Hope he makes it to the majors.

Farmer1906 said:

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That is way too much for Lindor.

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Mets owner he more money than everyone and aint afraid to spend it

astros4545 said:

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Farmer1906 said:

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That is way too much for Lindor.

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Mets owner he more money than everyone and aint afraid to spend it

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Except he wouldn't spend it on George or Tyler.

Farmer1906 said:

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That is way too much for Lindor.

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Crap, no way Correa takes 50 cents on the dollar.

This is why they should have started all of these talks as soon as Springer left. The longer they wait the more he will want. Since that date, Tatis signed a 14 year deal and then Lindor signed this one

Wouldn't have made a difference.

His agent is telling him to wait out Lindor. Let him set the market.

Farmer1906 said:

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That is way too much for Lindor.

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Lindor countered for 12 years/385

shano0603 said:

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Farmer1906 said:

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That is way too much for Lindor.

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Lindor countered for 12 years/385

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LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO


Id tell him vaya con dios....pendejo

That's an absurd amount of money to throw at a player through their late 30s

We can't afford anything close to that, so even if the Astros throw out 175-200M, which is a great deal, why wouldn't Correa take a gamble next season on the free agent market?

No guarantees there's another buyer dumb enough to pony up that kind of cash like they are for Lindor, but the Astros offer will probably still stand as a backup next season

Why they don't just make him a full time offensive player is beyond me. His bat is so much better than his arm

Death. Taxes. The angels giving out terrible contracts.

AggiEE said:

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That's an absurd amount of money to throw at a player through their late 30s

We can't afford anything close to that, so even if the Astros throw out 175-200M, which is a great deal, why wouldn't Correa take a gamble next season on the free agent market?

No guarantees there's another buyer dumb enough to pony up that kind of cash like they are for Lindor, but the Astros offer will probably still stand as a backup next season

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He told them no.

Seems to me he's looking to get that NYY money.

2 years, 8.5 M is a bad contract?

He could be an All Star level pitched & hitter. I enjoy seeing him try for it.

Farmer1906 said:

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2 years, 8.5 M is a bad contract?

He could be an All Star level pitched & hitter. I enjoy seeing him try for it.

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It's not a bad contract. But he has the potential to be an elite bat. However he's having trouble staying on the field because of pitching injuries. At some point you gotta do the pros and cons

Ag_07 said:

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Wouldn't have made a difference.

His agent is telling him to wait out Lindor. Let him set the market.

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Seems that way. My beef is the same as it was with Springer. If you aren't going to get a deal done then do what Cleveland did and reload with a trade for near major league ready prospects. I don't care about 4th round draft picks that have a 10% chance of becoming major league contributors in 3-5 years.

So trade Springer while trying to win world series? Interesting strategy.

The Astros want to keep Correa. I don't think trading him helps them do that. If the season goes bad, you can deal him at deadline

I think they should have traded one big player a year before letting them walk. Last year was probably the year because the weird season and long playoffs made the odds of a WS longer than normal.

It doesn't really matter at this point. I fully expect we will take the year, hope for a playoff run and the roster be chipped away again next season.

Exactly.

Not sure the "let's do like Indians" who haven't made it past ALDS since they were in 2016 World Series and now looking at being around .500 is the model to emulate

Marvin said:

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Crap, no way Correa takes 50 cents on the dollar.

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I won't beat a dead horse about my feelings on injury concerns with a long-term contract with Carlos, BUT if we're going to gamble anyway by signing him...

If all Carlos wants is a longer contract, I wouldn't have any more of a problem with that than I do with the 6-year offer. $25M per year (assuming that's what he ends up getting) is going to be a lot less 10 years from now than it is today. In 2011 Peak JV winning 24 games, pitching 250 innings and winning a CYA was on the 2nd year of a 5/$80.

No offense to Lance, but I don't think the expectations for his 5/$85 are the same for that salary in 2021 than they were with JV and those $25M aren't going to handicap the organization 9-10 years from now. Carlos is not going to forget how to hit. Best case scenario he ages well and is still a viable 3b or OF at that point. Worst-case he's worth it on the front end (and I do think his typical 110 games per year + postseason is still worth that) and then we have to eat some salary on the back end.

https://theathletic.com/2479518/2021/03/30/how-the-astros-sign-stealing-trash-can-banging-cheating-scandal-may-not-have-actually-helped-them-as-batters/?source=user_shared_article