***Official Houston Astros 2022-23 Offseason Thread***

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In reply to Farmer1906 • 9:17p, 11/8/22
Farmer1906 said:
Man, as someone who HAS kept up with this closely until now, this is just… odd.


I'm starting to wonder if they didn't see eye to eye on JV earlier this year.
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In reply to EastCoastAgNc • 9:19p, 11/8/22
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EastCoastAgNc said:
MarathonAg12 said:


Which one of you is this?
If you buy them through the chronicle's site, it's $30 + $10 shipping. Sadly it's not that big of a ripoff



30 for a poster or the actual paper
Im looking for Ray Finkle.... and a clean pair of shorts. Im just a very big Finkle fan. This is my Graceland, sir.


MAGA

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In reply to EastCoastAgNc • 9:19p, 11/8/22
Seattle definitely earned the crown of most whiny ass fan base this year. With some stiff competition from Philadelphia.
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In reply to EastCoastAgNc • 9:20p, 11/8/22
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EastCoastAgNc said:
MarathonAg12 said:


Which one of you is this?
If you buy them through the chronicle's site, it's $30 + $10 shipping. Sadly it's not that big of a ripoff


This is the chronicles only time to actually make money off print these days
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In reply to Mr.Bond • 9:21p, 11/8/22
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Mr.Bond said:
EastCoastAgNc said:
MarathonAg12 said:


Which one of you is this?
If you buy them through the chronicle's site, it's $30 + $10 shipping. Sadly it's not that big of a ripoff



30 for a poster or the actual paper
$30 for all the covers of the paper.

https://houston-chronicle.myshopify.com/products/2022-set-of-all-3-november-6th-newspaper-editions
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In reply to EastCoastAgNc • 9:27p, 11/8/22
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EastCoastAgNc said:
Mr.Bond said:
EastCoastAgNc said:
MarathonAg12 said:


Which one of you is this?
If you buy them through the chronicle's site, it's $30 + $10 shipping. Sadly it's not that big of a ripoff



30 for a poster or the actual paper
$30 for all the covers of the paper.

https://houston-chronicle.myshopify.com/products/2022-set-of-all-3-november-6th-newspaper-editions



The pictures in link certainly don't look like newspaper quality. I'm guessing those are on more of a cardstock?
Im looking for Ray Finkle.... and a clean pair of shorts. Im just a very big Finkle fan. This is my Graceland, sir.


MAGA

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In reply to Beat40 • 9:43p, 11/8/22
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Beat40 said:
Farmer1906 said:
Man, as someone who HAS kept up with this closely until now, this is just… odd.


I'm starting to wonder if they didn't see eye to eye on JV earlier this year.


I think it was the Myles Straw trade, done solely to piss off Dusty. Click drew a line in the sand and at the end of the day, Crane chose Dusty. It happens in business sometimes.

It also doesn't make sense to me that Dusty vetoed Contreras for being in his contract year when Vazquez was also in a contract year… unless he really just wanted to keep Urquidy, but he's still most valuable now as trade bait.
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In reply to jopatura • 9:45p, 11/8/22
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You don't give up a solid starter with 3 years of ARB left for a rental catcher
Im looking for Ray Finkle.... and a clean pair of shorts. Im just a very big Finkle fan. This is my Graceland, sir.


MAGA

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In reply to Mr.Bond • 9:48p, 11/8/22
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I get that, but that was not the whole point of floating that story out there. Someone wanted us to know Click & Dusty didn't see eye to eye on rental players. Then Click got another rental catcher, even if the terms were more favorable to us.
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10:01p, 11/8/22
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In reply to EastCoastAgNc • 10:11p, 11/8/22
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EastCoastAgNc said:
Sounds like paralysis by analysis to get as sure as possible vs. acting on the best info you have, even if it's only 75%.

I definitely side with Crane there. Analytics is only as good as the decisions it supports. If you just keep analyzing and never get to the decision point, it's useless.

You have to marry the art and the science.
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10:20p, 11/8/22
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I'd prefer him split time at DH.
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10:21p, 11/8/22
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In reply to n_touch • 10:38p, 11/8/22
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n_touch said:
Marvin said:
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Ragnar Danneskjoldd said:
heard orbit's contract is up. Junction jack just waiting in the wings.
Can anyone dig up Chester Charge?
He may need to go on a tumbler with the Dome logo


Now you can take my money!


That's awesome!Link for this one?
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In reply to jopatura • 10:46p, 11/8/22
jopatura said:
I get that, but that was not the whole point of floating that story out there. Someone wanted us to know Click & Dusty didn't see eye to eye on rental players. Then Click got another rental catcher, even if the terms were more favorable to us.
3 points:

1) Make Click look silly for presenting to Crane a trade offer of Urquidy for Contreras
2) Dusty being a better manager of people
3) Crane siding with Dusty
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4:12a, 11/9/22
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I'd say Houston is a baseball town. This is crazy. And I love it!

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5:39a, 11/9/22
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So a big key for next season IMO is can Jeremy Pena get his OBP up.

135 strikeouts vs 23 walks. Those numbers need to get closer together. If he can do that in front of Yordan/Bregman… watch out. He could be looking at an all star game or silver slugger if that OBP gets higher and the slugging stays the same
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In reply to screw-tu • 6:42a, 11/9/22
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screw-tu said:
Seattle definitely earned the crown of most whiny ass fan base this year. With some stiff competition from Philadelphia.
Yankees?? Assume you overlooked them because they're always #1.
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In reply to texasaggie2015 • 6:44a, 11/9/22
Any word on Yordan's hand? I'd almost prefer there was word about a surgery vs guessing whether it will be recurring another year.
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In reply to MarathonAg12 • 7:58a, 11/9/22
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I went to the academy by our house and the selection was so much better than at Dick's Sporting Goods. Got some new gear too.
Gig’em Aggies!
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In reply to dshedd41 • 8:11a, 11/9/22
Very nice. Academy for the win.

Also, my new low profile 5950 is fits a tad loose and it's the same size as my 2017 WS cap which is almost TOO tight.

I guess that's a good thing haha
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8:28a, 11/9/22
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This is the best one yet
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In reply to Big Al 1992 • 8:33a, 11/9/22
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We're a baseball town and have been for awhile.
Gig’em Aggies!
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In reply to EastCoastAgNc • 8:33a, 11/9/22
I would have thought Freeman was an LA guy. Good for him
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In reply to Mr.Bond • 8:34a, 11/9/22
Mr.Bond said:
You don't give up a solid starter with 3 years of ARB left for a rental catcher
Correct.

Because of our embarrassment of pitching riches for so many years now, Urquidy has been undervalued by fans.

He's probably the #3 or 4 on every playoff team but ours. Combine that with the team control and it's a no-brainer to keep him. While he doesn't have the stuff Framber has, they are on the same type of career trajectory. I wouldn't be surprised to see Urquidy have a breakout season in 2023 and either way IMO the best is yet to come for him.
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In reply to EastCoastAgNc • 8:35a, 11/9/22
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Hell yes that was awesome.
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In reply to Mr.Bond • 8:37a, 11/9/22
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Mr.Bond said:
You don't give up a solid starter with 3 years of ARB left for a rental catcher
The rest of baseball didn't bat an eye when they read deal.
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In reply to jopatura • 8:38a, 11/9/22
jopatura said:
I think Yuli stays and becomes the utility infielder. He's played a handful of 2B & 3B over the years.
hell to the no. This is a terrible idea. Yuli is 38 years old (supposedly). Absolutely insane to think you want to let him see significant time at SS, 2b, 3b. Not to mention with no shifts next year having infielders with range becomes a huge asset, and yuli does not have range anymore.
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In reply to n_touch • 8:40a, 11/9/22
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n_touch said:
I would have thought Freeman was an LA guy. Good for him

It's not him, it's an impersonator
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In reply to AustinCountyAg • 8:40a, 11/9/22
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AustinCountyAg said:
jopatura said:
I think Yuli stays and becomes the utility infielder. He's played a handful of 2B & 3B over the years.
hell to the no. This is a terrible idea. Yuli is 38 years old (supposedly). Absolutely insane to think you want to let him see significant time at SS, 2b, 3b. Not to mention with no shifts next year having infielders with range becomes a huge asset, and yuli does not have range anymore.
Yup. If anything we should want to upgrade on defense to cover more on the right side this season. Altuve is getting older and doesn't have the greatest range.

People are thinking with their hearts. We all love Yuli. He's meant a ton to this franchise and fanbase for the last 7 years.
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In reply to EastCoastAgNc • 8:41a, 11/9/22
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8:41a, 11/9/22
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8:43a, 11/9/22
Damn. I was really hoping we bring him back
No matter what!
Epstein didn't do, you know, the thing...
I'm the rare Astros/Cowboys/Spurs fan. We do exist
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