Well those Correa comments really suck to hear as a fan.

Crane being cheap is honestly surprising to me. I'm guessing Click is bringing the Tampa bay mentality to Houston.

Hopefully he plays at his best, wins a title this year and that'll take some of the sting away. Losing Springer after being a game short of the World Series was agonizing

Crane strikes me as the type of guy who will spend other people's money but not his own.

Ag_07 said:

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I doesn't disagree with either side.

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Agree.

Ag_07 said:

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I doesn't disagree with either side.

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Agreed

Farmer1906 said:

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Ag_07 said:

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I doesn't disagree with either side.

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Agree.

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Yeah I can't fault either party. Let's have a great season and go from there

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tjack16 said:

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Well those Correa comments really suck to hear as a fan.

Crane being cheap is honestly surprising to me. I'm guessing Click is bringing the Tampa bay mentality to Houston.

Hopefully he plays at his best, wins a title this year and that'll take some of the sting away. Losing Springer after being a game short of the World Series was agonizing

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Don't get it twisted. This isn't "being cheap". Crane has a track record of spending over the last 5 years. This is more a difference in philosophy. The Astros org doesn't believe in mega contracts. For every one you point to the works out I can probably point to 10 that didn't.

It sucks. It hurts to lose a key player, the vocal leader, and a clutch performer. But I think we'll all be okay if we keep winning and making playoffs runs.

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I think I'm just mad since he's my favorite player and has been since 2015. It's not a make or break deal of course but I just don't want to see him wearing another uniform. Especially after he went to bat for the guys last year

I honestly wonder if we just said "we are going to give you 30-40 MM a year for a shorter deal. Like 3 years 100 MM"

It sounds like a crazy deal but Bryce Harper said on a podcast last year he almost came to the Astros in 2019 for 2 years at 40 MM per


A 3 year massive money deal would give us Correa during his 26-29 years old seasons, and he would be a FA at age 29 with potential to still get a huge deal

I think Correa is the most attainable of the upcoming free agent shortstop class.

Maybe the front office has a lot of faith in Pena coming up in the minors and being another homegrown star

He must want 10+ years.

WTF does a 3 year deal have to do with anything?
His issue is the length of contract.

A huge 3 year deal won't solve the problem.

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WTF does a 3 year deal have to do with anything?
His issue is the length of contract.

A huge 3 year deal won't solve the problem.

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True. I misread one of his comments and took it as a average per year issue. Not length

Yeah I think from reading all of his comments he won't take anything below 10 years.

If Correa walks:

Plan A) Sign one of the other FA SS (Story, Baez, Seager)

Plan B) Move Bregman to SS and sign a FA 3B Kris Bryant.

Plan C) Maybe make due with a Toro type at 3B and sign a big 1B bat (Freeman, Rizzo).

Plan D) No sexy FA signings. Make up the production in the aggregate. Roll with internal options.


Which of these is most likely?

Video of his comments

tylhair said:

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If Correa walks:

Plan A) Sign one of the other FA SS (Story, Baez, Seager)

Plan B) Move Bregman to SS and sign a FA 3B Kris Bryant.

Plan C) Maybe make due with a Toro type at 3B and sign a big 1B bat (Freeman, Rizzo).

Plan D) No sexy FA signings. Make up the production in the aggregate. Roll with internal options.


Which of these is most likely?

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If he does leave. I like option B.

tylhair said:

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If Correa walks:

Plan A) Sign one of the other FA SS (Story, Baez, Seager)

Plan B) Move Bregman to SS and sign a FA 3B Kris Bryant.

Plan C) Maybe make due with a Toro type at 3B and sign a big 1B bat (Freeman, Rizzo).

Plan D) No sexy FA signings. Make up the production in the aggregate. Roll with internal options.


Which of these is most likely?

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B or D

Rockies better not blow this.

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He must want 10+ years.

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Which in most sports is typically absurd because the player never maintains that performance level that long

Call your shot for tonight

First Astros homerun goes to....

I'm going to say Carlos

Machete

Yordan. Cuban Piss Missile in the 2nd.

I'll take Bregs with a rope over the left field wall

Altuve with a leadoff bomb. George who?

Miles Straw

Mrs Mathguy is pissed. No more courtesy 8:10 west coast starts.

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Miles Straw

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Looking forward to the R U a wizard meme

Altuve leads off the season with a moon shot in honor of Springer

Welp....vaya con Dios Carlos

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If Correa walks:

Plan A) Sign one of the other FA SS (Story, Baez, Seager)

Plan B) Move Bregman to SS and sign a FA 3B Kris Bryant.

Plan C) Maybe make due with a Toro type at 3B and sign a big 1B bat (Freeman, Rizzo).

Plan D) No sexy FA signings. Make up the production in the aggregate. Roll with internal options.


Which of these is most likely?

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We talked about B on here a while back and it makes some sense. I think an aging Kyle Seager (clearly going to be a FA after the offseason interview) can be affordable, short term, and still crank the ball. By the time his deal is up Pena and/or Nova will be ready to play at the big league level.

With that I am going to try to end Correa contract /replacement talk. Let's get hype for tonight. Step one on the road to the 2021 World Series.

The Mets completely ****ed the market. When will GMs figure out 10 year deals NEVER work......


Offer carlos 8 at 220 and that's MAX otherwise see ya buddy

I would be more worried about Correa leaving if he can just play the majority of this season instead of being injured. If he proves he can be an everyday/majority season roster player, open the bank.

Julia looking my-t-fine.