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

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In reply to Farmer1906 • 7:07p, 12/6/22
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Farmer1906 said:
He nailed the JV news before everyone else.

I know, and apparently Trevor Story last year too... which is why I'm thinking there's something to it

Either way, it's definitely starting to feel like Judge to the Giants is inevitable. The meltdown in the Bronx is going to be incredible
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In reply to Sex Panther • 7:09p, 12/6/22
I'd love to see Carlos in San Fran. Then he can stick it to the Dodgers often.
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7:20p, 12/6/22
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Wouldn't mind Correa and Judge going to SF. First, **** the Yankees. Two, it's the NL.
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In reply to Ag_07 • 7:27p, 12/6/22
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Ag_07 said:
I mean we all knew Pujols was using them.


Between juiced balls for the right team and Pujols's special bats that are no longer legal, is there any doubt August and September were rigged for him and Judge?

I know everyone was giddy for Albert but it wasn't a level playing field. Yet Bonds, Clemens and Arod are kept out of the HOF. And maybe more damning given this affects gambling lines, Rose is not in the HOF.
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7:28p, 12/6/22
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It would make sense for the Giants.

With the Dodgers reshuffling things the time to pounce would be now.

Speaking of...Dodgers haven't done shlt and they have a lot of holes to fill.
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In reply to Ag_07 • 7:35p, 12/6/22
They're gonna pay Ohtani so much money after next season.
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7:39p, 12/6/22
I didn't see Haniger to the Giants happening... Not with Judge and CC in the mix. They are spending big.
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7:40p, 12/6/22
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In reply to PrestigeWorldwideAg12 • 7:46p, 12/6/22
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PrestigeWorldwideAg12 said:
I didn't see Haniger to the Giants happening... Not with Judge and CC in the mix. They are spending big.


Wrong after 1 minute
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In reply to astros4545 • 7:48p, 12/6/22
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PrestigeWorldwideAg12 said:
I didn't see Haniger to the Giants happening... Not with Judge and CC in the mix. They are spending big.


Wrong after 1 minute
I posted right as I saw the deal come across. I was just shocked.
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7:49p, 12/6/22
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Get all these wanna bes like Correa and Judge signed so everyone can lock in on the real prize catch of the off-season, Joseph Tiberius Gallo.
Life is better with a beagle
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8:08p, 12/6/22
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8:12p, 12/6/22
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Oakland finishes with a significantly worse record than the rangers and still picks below them.
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8:19p, 12/6/22
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In reply to Mathguy64 • 8:21p, 12/6/22
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Seems like a job for Barstool, but they're too Yankees biased to take up that mantle I'm sure.
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8:23p, 12/6/22
I foresee a lot of fly ball outs for Judge in SF for a lot of years for a lot of money.
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8:25p, 12/6/22
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And here's your quintessential sports radio caller chiming in

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In reply to Ag_07 • 8:27p, 12/6/22
Oscar From Stafford??? Lol
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In reply to Ag_07 • 8:27p, 12/6/22
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And here's your quintessential sports radio caller chiming in



You disagree? They let JV walk with no fight and have done nothing this off season to show they want to get better.
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In reply to n_touch • 8:29p, 12/6/22
n_touch said:
Ag_07 said:
And here's your quintessential sports radio caller chiming in



You disagree? They let JV walk with no fight and have done nothing this off season to show they want to get better.


Nice attempt at trolling.
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8:33p, 12/6/22
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8:34p, 12/6/22
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Phillies Just a bottomless pit of cash.

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In reply to EastCoastAgNc • 8:49p, 12/6/22
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EastCoastAgNc said:

GFY Rob Manfred... He should be fired


Is this really surprising when the Commissioner is a lifelong Yankees fan, writes private letters to the Yankees while punishing other clubs severely, and so on?
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In reply to BadAggie • 8:52p, 12/6/22
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Manfred doctors baseballs better than any pitcher of the deadball era.
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In reply to Farmer1906 • 8:57p, 12/6/22
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Getting to the WS has pushed them over the edge of the Grand Canyon.

All these teams basically said "**** it we need to win now" and pulled out a checkbook and started signing blank checks.

Nuts.
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9:00p, 12/6/22
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I will add to what I just said. I don't think the Yankees were prepared for this level of spending.

I'm not sure Crane was either but I think it's clear he's not swimming in the deep end of the pool with the sharks either.
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9:01p, 12/6/22
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Who was the guy that tweeted in June about juiced balls making their way back into the game as Judge went after the record?
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In reply to Mathguy64 • 9:14p, 12/6/22
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I think he's smart enough to have anticipated it.

I think it's why he locked in Montero and Abreu early. With the money being thrown around those two signings are fckn bargains.

He also know he doesn't need to swim with them. They're all chasing us.

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9:14p, 12/6/22
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Baseball sure has changed in the last 10 years. Gone are the days of one or two teams outspending everybody else
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In reply to Ag_07 • 9:25p, 12/6/22
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Agreed. Those signings are looking better every day.
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9:41p, 12/6/22
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Astros with all this talent under control, able to set a price at which they wouldn't go beyond for their unanimous Cy Young winner, and about to land a nice free agent haul. Other teams throwing money away on any halfways decent free agent trying to catch up.

Also, it should be noted that a lot of the Astro talent under control was in the minors when baseball media was proclaiming that the Astros had the worst farm talent in baseball.

Now we see that MLB was doctoring baseballs to benefit the Yankees. It's all out in the open and the Astros still win.
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9:50p, 12/6/22
I'd love to see an analysis of all the home run balls caught by fans this year of Judge and Pujols to see how far this scandal goes vs the league average balls collected. Any statistically significant amount is a far more damning scandal than what the Astros did in 2017.

And also - good luck to whoever signs Judge to a mega-deal on the basis of him getting goldilcks balls for the last season entering free agency. Sounds like a lawsuit waiting to happen if it could be proven.

****ing Manfred is such a dishonest piece of rat ***** Glad our fans boo'd the **** out of him at our World Series victory presentation.



"One player told Insider that one of Manfred's top lieutenants warned a players' union official not to let players send any balls to Wills for "third-party testing" and warned that the league could fire any non-union team employees who helped her research."


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9:53p, 12/6/22
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In reply to Farmer1906 • 9:56p, 12/6/22
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He's a freaking prophet. A literal Nostradamus.
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In reply to Mathguy64 • 10:00p, 12/6/22
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Another one.
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