Beat40 said:

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I do hope we re-sign uncle Mike if the price is right. His power may be close to gone, but I love his pure hitting along with Abreu in the same lineup.

Those two guys back to back, or sandwiched around Yordan-Bregman would be insane.

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Agreed. Let's get it done.

Am I the only one who hates dubon?

Farmer1906 said:

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Panama Red said:

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Farmer1906 said:

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3B Paul 97 said:

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I would love to have Yuli back. I expect the Astros have seen him taking reps at other positions to feel comfortable with him as a utility role.

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I asked this a few ages ago, what does Yuli bring to the UTL position that someone like Diaz doesn't?

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For starters, a desire to be at the plate in the playoffs.

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Any real responses?

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Diaz spends more time on the IL icing his jello hamstrings.

Yuli has been pretty durable.

Now batting, a player who finished top 17 in MVP voting…

Astros more than half the time they come to the plate.


Idk why but I find that hilarious.

30% of the top 17 MVP vote getters are in our batting order.

Beat40 said:

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Jet Black said:

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789 in that order doesn't excite me at all.

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I don't think that's going to be the opening day 7-8-9.

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I don't think so either. But Chas at 7 is nasty already.

Best 7-hole stats from 2022 - wRC+ (who mostly played there)
TOR - 119 (Matt Chapman)
MIL - 116 (Luis Uriaz)
CHAZZYFIZ - 114 (124 when in the 7-hole)
NYM - 109 (Mark Canha)
BOS - 108
STL - 107
OAK - 105
BAL - 104
SFG - 103
MIN - 101
LAD - 98
...
League Avg - 90
...
CLE - 75
SEA - 74
LAA - 53 (Kurt Suzuki)

That said, Chas is likely going to be the 8 hole when we add a lefty LF.

Altuve 4, Tucker 9, Bregman 5, Alvarez 7, Abreu 3

— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) November 28, 2022

I think Rome nailed the best potential lineup.

To my understanding, if everything health prognosis wise checks out for Uncle Mike, he’s returning to Houston. At least, this is what I’ve been told.

— Bonda (@BenOndaTop) November 28, 2022

I know Ben is not the most popular source, but he is undeniably well plugged in. He's close with LMJ and Bregman and has been pretty spot on with other moves.

Fellas I simply cannot stop cranking it to this potential lineup

kegstand said:

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To my understanding, if everything health prognosis wise checks out for Uncle Mike, he’s returning to Houston. At least, this is what I’ve been told.

— Bonda (@BenOndaTop) November 28, 2022

I know Ben is not the most popular source, but he is undeniably well plugged in. He's close with LMJ and Bregman and has been pretty spot on with other moves.

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Sign me up for this. I'll take a few older veterans to fill out this roster. It's time to cement a dynasty, and kudos to Crane and Co if they can do it without completely mortgaging the future.

great news on the Abreu signing

would have preferred a 2-year deal, but first base is set now for the next 3 seasons

really like that Abreu is a 155 games per year player.

he'll have a ton of RBI opportunities in which doubles and singles can get the job done

Ragnar Danneskjoldd said:

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gonna be in the market for a first baseman the same time we're trying to re-sign tuck. Ill let future GM worry about that though, whoever he may be.

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I think Crane (rightfully) is looking at this next 3 year window as our chance at entrenching ourselves as one of THE dynasties people talk about for decades.

In the next three years, if we can get to :
the ALCS all 3 years
the WS in 2 years
and win at least one of them....

It doesn't really get better than that in baseball.

Ragnar Danneskjoldd said:

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gonna be in the market for a first baseman the same time we're trying to re-sign tuck. Ill let future GM worry about that though, whoever he may be.

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Hopefully Yordan is ready to move to 1B by then.

kegstand said:

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To my understanding, if everything health prognosis wise checks out for Uncle Mike, he’s returning to Houston. At least, this is what I’ve been told.

— Bonda (@BenOndaTop) November 28, 2022

I know Ben is not the most popular source, but he is undeniably well plugged in. He's close with LMJ and Bregman and has been pretty spot on with other moves.

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Why is he unpopular? I like most of his stuff.

The problem with Brantley IMO is you have to wait and see on his health. By the time it comes time to sign him, the rest of the good options will be gone.

I also don't love how old this team is getting if we keep bringing guys back. Most of the rotation is young, but after that is slightly worrisome. I don't want the injury bug to hit us at the wrong time. Hopefully, we give these guys tons of rest. I'd like to develop some of the youth outside of Pena too.

Gurriel - 39
Maldonado - 36
Brantley - 36
Abreu - 36
Pressly - 34
Neris - 34
Altuve - 33

Ragnar Danneskjoldd said:

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Am I the only one who hates dubon?

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I have no idea how he is on a major league roster

Joe Kelly and Mike Clevingers stupid asses having to sit through the Astros banner raising ceremony on Opening Day 2023 is poetic justice.

— ⚾️ 🔥 🏆🏆 2X World Series Champ Cocky ⚾️🔥🏆🏆 (@astros_dude) November 28, 2022

Has Crane given any indication he would entertain getting into the luxury tax band for a year or 2?

Jet Black said:

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789 in that order doesn't excite me at all.

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Whose 789 hitters do excite you?

José Abreu's 2022 Statcast percentiles

⬇️ pic.twitter.com/lapTIYCFth

— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) November 28, 2022

Tuve
Pena
Yordan
Bregman
Tucker
Abreu
Mike
Chas
Maldonado


This isn't fair.

Farmer1906 said:

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Altuve 4, Tucker 9, Bregman 5, Alvarez 7, Abreu 3

— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) November 28, 2022

I think Rome nailed the best potential lineup.

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Doubt Dusty would do this but I'd go:

1. Altuve
2. Yordan
3. Bregman
4. Abreu
5. Ted
6. Peña

Maximum ABs for our two best hitters

Deluxe said:

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Farmer1906 said:

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Altuve 4, Tucker 9, Bregman 5, Alvarez 7, Abreu 3

— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) November 28, 2022

I think Rome nailed the best potential lineup.

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Doubt Dusty would do this but I'd go:

1. Altuve
2. Yordan
3. Bregman
4. Abreu
5. Ted
6. Peña

Maximum ABs for our two best hitters

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Love it. Dusty will NEVER do it.

With the Abreu signing, I think the writing is on the wall.

Happy trails, JV.

Given the way the season ended, I can't see Peña coming out of the 2 hole. There's two sides of the coin as to why. On the one hand, he's clearly not the second best hitter (or top 5 for that matter). However, he is more productive there than elsewhere. So the question is do you want the best hitter there if it makes Peña less effective in the 7 hole or do you want the most productive Peña you can get even if it pushes a better hitter down in the order?