RHP Rhett Kouba has been promoted to Triple-A. The 23-year-old has a 3.27 ERA with 23 BB/118 K in 110 innings this season in Double-A. #Astros
— Astros Future (@AstrosFuture) August 25, 2023
RHP Rhett Kouba has been promoted to Triple-A. The 23-year-old has a 3.27 ERA with 23 BB/118 K in 110 innings this season in Double-A. #Astros
— Astros Future (@AstrosFuture) August 25, 2023
Nope, calling up Ronel Blanco. Bullpen needs a fresh arm.2ndChanceAg96 said:
Was this b/c Abreu is back?
Farmer1906 said:RHP Brandon Bielak was optioned to Triple A Sugar Land following yesterday’s game.
— Houston Astros (@astros) August 25, 2023
OKCAg2002 said:Farmer1906 said:RHP Brandon Bielak was optioned to Triple A Sugar Land following yesterday’s game.
— Houston Astros (@astros) August 25, 2023
How in the heck does Bielak still have options left? I feel like he's bounced back and forth to AAA a dozen times.
OKCAg2002 said:Farmer1906 said:RHP Brandon Bielak was optioned to Triple A Sugar Land following yesterday’s game.
— Houston Astros (@astros) August 25, 2023
How in the heck does Bielak still have options left? I feel like he's bounced back and forth to AAA a dozen times.
R-Dog said:OKCAg2002 said:Farmer1906 said:RHP Brandon Bielak was optioned to Triple A Sugar Land following yesterday’s game.
— Houston Astros (@astros) August 25, 2023
How in the heck does Bielak still have options left? I feel like he's bounced back and forth to AAA a dozen times.
Options are on a per year basis. You can send a guy down and call him up as many times in a season as you want...counts as one option.
Main limitation is when a guy goes down, he has to stay down so many days before you call him back up again unless you put someone on the injured list.
This isn't the case.R-Dog said:OKCAg2002 said:Farmer1906 said:RHP Brandon Bielak was optioned to Triple A Sugar Land following yesterday’s game.
— Houston Astros (@astros) August 25, 2023
How in the heck does Bielak still have options left? I feel like he's bounced back and forth to AAA a dozen times.
Options are on a per year basis. You can send a guy down and call him up as many times in a season as you want...counts as one option.
Main limitation is when a guy goes down, he has to stay down so many days before you call him back up again unless you put someone on the injured list.
I wonder if he might get traded. I can't imagine him being a bullpen arm the entire year next yearFarmer1906 said:
A few things to note:
You can't go back and forth as many times as you want. It is limited to 5x in a season. Once you hit the 40 man you only have 3 seasons of going up and down aka option years.
This is Bielak's 4th season doing so. I am not sure if 2020 didn't count or what. I think next year is when he has to stay up or be DFA'd.
When there isn't any major deadlines, I could see Dana making moves with Bielak, an outfielder, and maybe a few others to tweak /clean up things.bearkatag15 said:I wonder if he might get traded. I can't imagine him being a bullpen arm the entire year next yearFarmer1906 said:
A few things to note:
You can't go back and forth as many times as you want. It is limited to 5x in a season. Once you hit the 40 man you only have 3 seasons of going up and down aka option years.
This is Bielak's 4th season doing so. I am not sure if 2020 didn't count or what. I think next year is when he has to stay up or be DFA'd.
Farmer1906 said:When there isn't any major deadlines, I could see Dana making moves with Bielak, an outfielder, and maybe a few others to tweak /clean up things.bearkatag15 said:I wonder if he might get traded. I can't imagine him being a bullpen arm the entire year next yearFarmer1906 said:
A few things to note:
You can't go back and forth as many times as you want. It is limited to 5x in a season. Once you hit the 40 man you only have 3 seasons of going up and down aka option years.
This is Bielak's 4th season doing so. I am not sure if 2020 didn't count or what. I think next year is when he has to stay up or be DFA'd.
EastCoastAgNc said:Farmer1906 said:When there isn't any major deadlines, I could see Dana making moves with Bielak, an outfielder, and maybe a few others to tweak /clean up things.bearkatag15 said:I wonder if he might get traded. I can't imagine him being a bullpen arm the entire year next yearFarmer1906 said:
A few things to note:
You can't go back and forth as many times as you want. It is limited to 5x in a season. Once you hit the 40 man you only have 3 seasons of going up and down aka option years.
This is Bielak's 4th season doing so. I am not sure if 2020 didn't count or what. I think next year is when he has to stay up or be DFA'd.
We have a healthy number of guys at their option limits, but I'm not sure anyone would give up anything for them vs waiting until they hit waivers. I hope he can get some return.
I always wanted the Astros to somehow re-acquire Fiers and just keep sending him up and down to different levels, and have him pitch every inning for a couple of weeks.tjack16 said:
How many times can you send a guy down and call him up in the same season? I feel like a few of these guys have done it about five or six times.
Mathguy64 said:
I am 90% sure Blanco cannot come and go any more. I thought he was at his limit for the year. So now that he's up he's got to stay or be released. And I now think Bielak is at that limit.
Ag_07 said:
Rosters expand Sept 1 so I doubt anyone comes and goes again this season.
Beau Holder said:
I'm unconcerned with what becomes of either Bielak or Blanco after this, honestly.
Farmer1906 said:Ag_07 said:
Rosters expand Sept 1 so I doubt anyone comes and goes again this season.
Unless there is an injury.
The Porkchop Express said:I always wanted the Astros to somehow re-acquire Fiers and just keep sending him up and down to different levels, and have him pitch every inning for a couple of weeks.tjack16 said:
How many times can you send a guy down and call him up in the same season? I feel like a few of these guys have done it about five or six times.
https://www.mlb.com/glossary/transactions/minor-league-optionstjack16 said:
How many times can you send a guy down and call him up in the same season? I feel like a few of these guys have done it about five or six times.
yeah, for all I complain about wanting more urgency, it all pales in comparison to playing a complete WS G7 without having the most dominant pitcher in the game throw a single pitch. Appreciate AJ, but I'll take Dusty since he never put me through that
— Ben DuBose (@BenDuBose) August 25, 2023