Here's my shot at it - With the run we've seen from this team in recent years it's hard to not include mostly guys from this era. They've been a historically good team as of late.

C- Biggio
2B - Altuve
1B - Bagwell
DH - Yordan
LF - Beltran (Carlos had 17 appearances in LF in 2017 so he qualifies here)
3B - Bregman
RF - Berkman
SS - Correa
CF - Springer

Bench
Marwin
Bill Spiers
Blummer (That's right...His ability to play multiple positions and his current awesomeness gets him in)
Yuli
Brian McCann (sorry Fat Tony)

Rotation
Nolan
JV
Roy O
Gerrit Cole (Scott was a great Astro but that run Cole had as an Astro was all time epic)
Roger Clemens

Bullpen (gets a little murky)
Wags (CP)
Lidge (pre Pujols) (Setup)
Pressley
Valverde
Dotel
Qualls (I guess? IIRC his first stint with us was awesome but blew his 2nd time around)

C- Biggio
2B - Altuve
1B - Bagwell
DH - Yordan
LF - Wynn
3B - Bregs
RF - Berkman
SS - Correa
CF - Springer



Starting Pitchers

1. Nolan Ryan
2. Randy Johnson
3. J.V.
4.Cole
5. Clemens

Roy O is next man in line.

No where on this post does it say this is based solely off their time period on the team...

No curt schilling or Kenny lofton??

No John Franco in the bullpen?

Mr.Bond said:

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No curt schilling or Kenny lofton??

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Nope.

redline248 said:

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I have a hard time calling someone on the team for 2 months an Astro.

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I've got the jersey to prove it.....

I giggled. Be sure to swipe for the behind the scenes.

https://instagr.am/p/CZNSuRwP3yq

What if you did this list with only guys that would choose an Astros hat if they were able to get to the HOF? Not only guys we see as Astros, but the guys that would call themselves Astros too.

C - Craig Biggio
1B - Jeff Bagwell
2B - Jose Altuve
SS - Carlos Correa
3B - Alex Bergman/ Ken Caminiti (one would be bench)
LF - Jose Cruz
CF - Caesar Cedeno
RF - Jimmy Wynn
DH - Lance Berkman

Bench
Bregman/Caminiti
Bob Aspromonte
George Springer
Brad Ausmus or Tony Eusebio
Terry Puhl

Starting rotation
Nolan Ryan (I know he has a Rangers hat out of spite, but he would call himself an Astro)
JR Richard
Roy Oswalt
Larry Dierker
Mike Scott

Relief
Billy Wagner CL
Lance McCullers - would be awesome in a 2 inning bridge
Brad Lidge
Dave Smith
Colin McHugh

I remember Randy Johnson on the team and that he performed well..... but I forgot about exactly how well.

Regular Season
W-L : 10-1
ERA : 1.28
4 CG shutouts
116 strikeouts in 84.1 innings
WHIP : 0.984

Playoffs
We lost the NLDS 3-1 to the Padres
Game 1 : Johnson went 8 IP, 2 ER, we lost 2-1
Game 4 : Johnson went 6 IP, 1 ER, we lost 6-1

Here is my shot at the lineup (more a ranking than lineup). I took the top 50 Astros by WAR.

The player's score is 50% wRC+, 50% WAR; both as an Astro only.

wRC+ captures your offense vs your peers of the time
WAR captures longevity, level of play, & defense

A Team
1st Base: Jeff Bagwell - .997 (perfect score is 1.000)
2nd Base: Craig Biggio - .794
3rd Base: Alex Bregman - .613
Shortstop: Carlos Correa - ..583
Left Field: Lance Berkman - .807 (he played OF more than 1st and LF more than CF or RF, but 1st more than any single OF position.)
Center Field: Cesar Cedeno - .717
Right Field: Jimmy Wynn - .678
Catcher: Cliff Johnson - .514 (more of a DH/1B, but have you seen our catchers all time? Woof!)

B Team
1st Base: Bob Watson - .588
2nd Base: Jose Altuve - .668
3rd Base: Morgan Ensberg - .486
Shortstop: Dickie Thon - .444
Left Field: Jose Cruz - .711
Center Field: George Springer - .612 (cheated a little - he's played way more RF)
Right Field: Terry Puhl - .547
Catcher: Jason Castro - .394

Honorable Mention
Second Base: Joe Morgan - .589
Left Field: Moises Alou - .584 (the guy keeping Baggy from a perfect score)
Second Base: Bill Doran - .541
1st Base: Glenn Davis - .536
Right Field: Richard Hildalgo - .518

Here is the list if anyone is interested.

Jeff Bagwell
0.997
Lance Berkman
0.807
Craig Biggio
0.794
Cesar Cedeno
0.717
Jose Cruz
0.711
Jimmy Wynn
0.678
Jose Altuve
0.668
Alex Bregman
0.613
George Springer
0.612
Joe Morgan
0.589
Bob Watson
0.588
Moises Alou
0.584
Carlos Correa
0.583
Terry Puhl
0.547
Bill Doran
0.541
Glenn Davis
0.536
Richard Hidalgo
0.518
Cliff Johnson
0.514
Carl Everett
0.512
Morgan Ensberg
0.486
Hunter Pence
0.479
Michael Brantley
0.477
Doug Rader
0.473
Kevin Bass
0.470
Denny Walling
0.458
Ken Caminiti
0.456
Rusty Staub
0.455
Steve Finley
0.450
Yuli Gurriel
0.449
Luis Gonzalez
0.447
Jeff Kent
0.447
Dickie Thon
0.444
Art Howe
0.444
Lee May
0.436
Carlos Lee
0.436
Greg Gross
0.432
Derek Bell
0.429
Phil Garner
0.418
Bill Spiers
0.418
Jerry Mumphrey
0.418
Denis Menke
0.418
Sean Berry
0.417
Chris Carter
0.397
Jason Castro
0.394
Marwin Gonzalez
0.391
Evan Gattis
0.386
Mike Lamb
0.385
Alan Ashby
0.384
Ray Knight
0.382
Enos Cabell
0.382

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MAROON said:

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he was amazing. The energy in the Dome on the nights he pitched was off the charts.

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1998 was a good year. I still remember going to the dome watchin The Big Unit pitch, as well as seeing both the Big Mac and Slamming Sammy hit as well.

Farmer1906 said:

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Here is my shot at the lineup (more a ranking than lineup). I took the top 50 Astros by WAR.

The player's score is 50% wRC+, 50% WAR; both as an Astro only.

wRC+ captures your offense vs your peers of the time
WAR captures longevity, level of play, & defense

A Team
1st Base: Jeff Bagwell - .997 (perfect score is 1.000)
2nd Base: Craig Biggio - .794
3rd Base: Alex Bregman - .613
Shortstop: Carlos Correa - ..583
Left Field: Lance Berkman - .807 (he played OF more than 1st and LF more than CF or RF, but 1st more than any single OF position.)
Center Field: Cesar Cedeno - .717
Right Field: Jimmy Wynn - .678
Catcher: Cliff Johnson - .514 (more of a DH/1B, but have you seen our catchers all time? Woof!)

B Team
1st Base: Bob Watson - .588
2nd Base: Jose Altuve - .668
3rd Base: Morgan Ensberg - .486
Shortstop: Dickie Thon - .444
Left Field: Jose Cruz - .711
Center Field: George Springer - .612 (cheated a little - he's played way more RF)
Right Field: Terry Puhl - .547
Catcher: Jason Castro - .394

Honorable Mention
Second Base: Joe Morgan - .589
Left Field: Moises Alou - .584 (the guy keeping Baggy from a perfect score)
Second Base: Bill Doran - .541
1st Base: Glenn Davis - .536
Right Field: Richard Hildalgo - .518

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Put Biggio first team catcher and bring Altuve up to second base. Especially for playoffs

I'd take the 2019 Astros against a remaining all-franchise team.

3 Toed Pete said:

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You youngsters can google what a "complete game" is.

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Bravo sir. Bravo!

If you add Cole, you have to at least consider the Big Unit... that guy was insanely good for that 1/2 season. If #5 and #7 had hit just a tiny bit vs. the Padres in the NLCS that year, we could have been in the WS.

Bregman sounds like the average Lsu fan when talking **** and making **** up about A&M.

This may be controversial, but I do not like his swing.

I'm no swing coach but it looks like he's still afraid to use his legs.

Looks like very little load and all arms.

Ag_07 said:

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I'm no swing coach but it looks like he's still afraid to use his legs.

Looks like very little load and all arms.

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Yup. Where is the power?

Compare his swing to Yordan or even Tuve.

Well then maybe I am a swing genius.

But seriously I missed that.

Bregxit said:

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Ag_07 said:

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I'm no swing coach but it looks like he's still afraid to use his legs.

Looks like very little load and all arms.

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At 8:25 he literally said that he was working on his hands and swinging with no body or legs.

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But its looked like that in every video he's posted.

Carlos Beltran has been hired as a game analyst by the YES Network and is expected to call 36 games, matching number he wore as a Yankee. Smart and insightful, @carlosbeltran15 will be a strong addition to our booth. Welcome, Carlos! @AndrewMarchand first reported possibility

— Jack Curry (@JackCurryYES) January 28, 2022

Beltran returning to help the Yankees cheat more

By broadcasting games?

And you do know he helped us cheat too

Ag_07 said:

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By broadcasting games?

And you do know he helped us cheat too

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I know that. I guarantee you he does more than just broadcast. He worked for them in 2019 too.