I think it's fair to say that the Astros 2020-21 rebuild was the greatest rebuild of all time and there isn't a close second (in terms of results in those seasons).FrioAg 00 said:
We need to make the right calls on a couple big purchases and a couple rentals to maximize our performance over the next 3 years. After that we will enter rebuilding mode regardless, IMHO.
Honestly we skipped over or delayed one "dip" which is remarkable, but I'm pretty skeptical that we will stave another dip off much later than 2025.
redline248 said:
Just here to add my dislike of the potential Ausmus news.
And to ask, will James Click take a job anywhere this year? Has anyone tried to hire him?
Yuli Gurriel’s better hopes beyond the Marlins now might include Astros and Twins. He has likely supporters in both places (Dusty/Crane in Houston, Correa in Minnesota). Astros already signed Abreu but they could find some at-bats for Yuli.
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) January 24, 2023
Sometimes those guys over think it.Project Gemini said:
Surely we all trust an owner that is heavily involved and has brought us two recent championships and a run of amazing years. So, surely it cannot be Ausmus, right?
Farmer1906 said:Brad Ausmus is a candidate for Astros GM and @Castellani2014 is confused pic.twitter.com/mtuPKfbz9m
— Starting 9 (@Starting9) January 24, 2023
BREAKING: Chicago White Sox pitcher Mike Clevinger is under investigation by MLB following allegations of domestic violence involving the mother of his 10-month-old daughter and child abuse. Story with @KatieJStrang :https://t.co/Fw7tMJ6ak7
— Britt Ghiroli (@Britt_Ghiroli) January 24, 2023
So Mike Clevinger was a piece of shit all along pic.twitter.com/RFuD7x9JMj
— DΛVΣ (@DoyersDave) January 24, 2023
makes you think pic.twitter.com/esF399LF47
— Bill Centered 🪷 (@PlanZ33) January 24, 2023
what did he pull during the covid bubble stuff?Ag_07 said:
That's not good
But yeah this guy is trash and we've known that for awhile now going back to the antics he pulled during the COVID bubble stuff.
I think a lot of people would be shocked it the trash truly got taken out.EastCoastAgNc said:makes you think pic.twitter.com/esF399LF47
— Bill Centered 🪷 (@PlanZ33) January 24, 2023
Time for MLB to take out the trash
Looks like this could be the Astros Spring Training cap this year pic.twitter.com/FOPsIPrc3h
— Ryan Gonzalez (@RyGo_17) January 24, 2023
bearkatag15 said:Looks like this could be the Astros Spring Training cap this year pic.twitter.com/FOPsIPrc3h
— Ryan Gonzalez (@RyGo_17) January 24, 2023
Not a fan
Maybe two styles? pic.twitter.com/lq8renUqIc
— World Series Champion Salazar (@IgTEXSalazar) January 24, 2023
I wonder what Jason Castro's life after baseball will look like. Definitely not right away, but I bet he wouldn't be a bad front office exec candidate down the road (if he wanted to be). Stanford educated IIRC.Farmer1906 said:
bring these back.
For real. I don't hate the design, necessarily, but the quality better be 100x better than that photo. Looks like a generic black and white trucker and someone photoshopped the logoProsperdick said:bearkatag15 said:Looks like this could be the Astros Spring Training cap this year pic.twitter.com/FOPsIPrc3h
— Ryan Gonzalez (@RyGo_17) January 24, 2023
Not a fan
That looks like some knockoff you'd find at a flea market. WTF?
It looks like something you would find at an Allsups in the panhandle.Prosperdick said:bearkatag15 said:Looks like this could be the Astros Spring Training cap this year pic.twitter.com/FOPsIPrc3h
— Ryan Gonzalez (@RyGo_17) January 24, 2023
Not a fan
That looks like some knockoff you'd find at a flea market. WTF?
bearkatag15 said:Looks like this could be the Astros Spring Training cap this year pic.twitter.com/FOPsIPrc3h
— Ryan Gonzalez (@RyGo_17) January 24, 2023
Not a fan
Dafuq is wrong with you?Ag_07 said:bearkatag15 said:Looks like this could be the Astros Spring Training cap this year pic.twitter.com/FOPsIPrc3h
— Ryan Gonzalez (@RyGo_17) January 24, 2023
Not a fan
I actually like these
Brad Ausmus is among the remaining candidates to become the next #Astros general manager, as @OrtizKicks reported earlier today.
— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) January 24, 2023
Ausmus, the @dartmouth alum, was viewed as a potential @MLB GM before becoming the manager in Detroit 9 years ago. @MLBNetwork
cc10106 said:
I hope those are the real Spring Training caps so I'm not tempted to buy one. I already have five new Astros caps since last year, but this is my favorite:
Quote:
https://theathletic.com/4121849/2023/01/24/mlb-michael-wacha-free-agent-astros-and-yankees/
Latest on Astros' GM search
A familiar name has surfaced in the Astros' search for a new general manager David Stearns, who was the team's assistant GM from Nov. 2012 to Sept. 2015 before leaving to become the Brewers' general manager and later president of baseball operations.
Stearns stepped down from a decision-making role in October, saying, "This is a job that requires complete and total commitment. When I began to hesitate about whether I could make that commitment, I knew it was really time to contemplate a change."
With a year left on his contract, Stearns remained with the Brewers in an advisory role to ownership and baseball operations. Astros owner Jim Crane is intrigued by the idea of bringing him back to Houston, according to two major-league sources who spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to comment publicly.
Crane would require permission from the Brewers to interview Stearns. It is not known whether he has requested that permission, or if he will. It also is not known whether Stearns would be interested in the Astros so soon after relinquishing his role with the Brewers.
Brewers owner Mark Attanasio at least twice has denied permission for Stearns to interview with other clubs the Giants after the 2018 season and the Mets after 2021. Both of those instances occurred when Stearns was the Brewers' lead decision-maker, as opposed to his current advisory role. Attanasio conceivably could grant permission now, and require some form of compensation, most likely a player, if the Astros hired Stearns.
If Stearns is unavailable, Crane can turn to one of his other candidates. Braves vice president of scouting Dana Brown, Guardians assistant general manager James Harris and former Giants GM Bobby Evans are among those Crane has interviewed, according to sources and published reports. Former Marlins president of baseball operations Michael Hill, the league's senior vice-president of on-field operations, withdrew his name from consideration, as first reported by the New York Post.
Both Brown and Harris are Black; the White Sox's Ken Williams is currently the league's only Black president of baseball operations or GM. Brown also has ties to Hall of Famer Craig Biggio, a special assistant to the GM with the Astros. The two were teammates at Seton Hall in the late 1980s, along with former major leaguers Mo Vaughn and John Valentin.
"The Astros need evaluators," a rival executive said, referring to Brown. "He's one of the best."
The Astros are still searching the free agent market for a left-handed reliever, per @Ken_Rosenthal
— Michael Schwab (@michaelschwab13) January 24, 2023
about to say the exact same thing! I do not understand people lolAg_07 said:
These are WAY better than that awful Shipley's hat everyone was drooling over.
I guess Click was in charge of ordering the color cartridges.bearkatag15 said:Looks like this could be the Astros Spring Training cap this year pic.twitter.com/FOPsIPrc3h
— Ryan Gonzalez (@RyGo_17) January 24, 2023
Not a fan