I'm not sure he has it in him

Wow! Orioles +270 is the best bet on the board

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FrioAg 00 said:

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I need to pick a couple posters here who always bicker and make them sit together

You know who yall are

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I'm down and will buy the first beer.

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Done, that's happening - let's just figure out the game

chlavinka said:

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I'm not sure he has it in him

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The list of crappy players that have had great contract years is very long with many of them being worse than Bregs.

Money is phenomenal motivator

Here is MLB Network's Schedule for the rest of the top 10s.

Thursday: Shortstops
Jan. 16: Right fielders
Jan. 17: Second basemen
Jan. 18: First basemen
Jan. 24: Left fielders
Jan. 25: Center fielders
Jan. 31: Third basemen
Feb. 1: Relief pitchers

Pena is probably falling short on Thursday, but Tucker, Altuve, Chas, Alvarez, & Bregman should all make a list easily. The only question is will Aberu or Pressly crack the top 10 for RP.

Farmer1906 said:

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DraftKings Division Odds

AL East
Yankees +150
Orioles +270
Blue Jays +360
Rays +700
Red Sox +900

AL Central
Twins -120
Guardians +320
Tigers +330
Royals +1400
White Sox +3500

AL West
Astros +145
Rangers +155
Mariners +255
Angels +3500
Athletics +14000

NL East
Braves -225
Phillies +340
Mets +700
Marlins +2500
Nationals +6000

NL Central
Cubs +185
Cardinals +190
Brewers +450
Reds +450
Pirates +2000

NL West
Dodgers -350
Diamondbacks +700
Giants +900
Padres +900
Rockies +12000

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They should list the A's as + whatever or the infinity sign.

Farmer1906 said:

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Here is MLB Network's Schedule for the rest of the top 10s.

Thursday: Shortstops
Jan. 16: Right fielders
Jan. 17: Second basemen
Jan. 18: First basemen
Jan. 24: Left fielders
Jan. 25: Center fielders
Jan. 31: Third basemen
Feb. 1: Relief pitchers

Pena is probably falling short on Thursday, but Tucker, Altuve, Chas, Alvarez, & Bregman should all make a list easily. The only question is will Aberu or Pressly crack the top 10 for RP.

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I sure wish YTTV would get MLBN back, or there would be some other way to watch it regularly again.

Beau Holder said:

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Farmer1906 said:

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Here is MLB Network's Schedule for the rest of the top 10s.

Thursday: Shortstops
Jan. 16: Right fielders
Jan. 17: Second basemen
Jan. 18: First basemen
Jan. 24: Left fielders
Jan. 25: Center fielders
Jan. 31: Third basemen
Feb. 1: Relief pitchers

Pena is probably falling short on Thursday, but Tucker, Altuve, Chas, Alvarez, & Bregman should all make a list easily. The only question is will Aberu or Pressly crack the top 10 for RP.

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I sure wish YTTV would get MLBN back, or there would be some other way to watch it regularly again.

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MLBN has been off youtube TV for over a year now. I don't think it's coming back, even though it absolutely should. When the trade deadline rolled around, I got a week trial to FuboTV just so I could get MLBN.

Free agent reliever Jordan Hicks has drawn interest from the Astros and Yankees, among other teams, as we discussed on @MLBNetwork a short time ago.

— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) January 11, 2024

Jordan Hicks posted a 2.63 ERA with the Blue Jays after being acquired at last year's deadline 🔥@jonmorosi mentions two AL clubs in the mix for the hard-throwing free agent. #MLBNHotStove pic.twitter.com/bJpv4kZK3n

— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) January 11, 2024

I'd give Hicks the 3 year deal he wants

First Pete Carroll news, followed by Saban and Belichick. Now you add this? I can’t take anymore earth shattering news. https://t.co/c7QHax1rom

— Michael Connor (@MConnorRadio) January 11, 2024

Something I didn't realize with Hicks is after the trade, he ditched the slider & change up altogether. In 2022 the slider was 31.6% & change up was 2.6%. He basically replaced those with more sinkers, a new sweeper, and an occasional 4 seam (he's always had).

The sweeper has some serious success. .241 wOBA, .217 xwOBA, 59.5% whiff, & 59.2% K. It's the hardest thrown sweeper (86.8 mph) in baseball.

Gets Yandy to chase in a big moment.

Freezes Judge

Beats Arraez in the zone.

Edit:

But it wasn't perfect. It was put in play for hits just 6x all season.

CES Walkoff

You hang it, Cut bangs it.

Got the $6 increase notice from Fubo which should put me over $100/month.

Which other streaming platforms carry the Astros Network and what are you paying?

Thinice said:

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Got the $6 increase notice from Fubo which should put me over $100/month.

Which other streaming platforms carry the Astros Network and what are you paying?

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Ughh I so wish they would do direct to consumer. We watch little tv but keep it on as background noise and it would be nice to have the games on.

Not streaming....but I pay $125ish a month for Xfinity cable and internet.

I just figured out I can mooch Directv off my MIL. I normally just pay for Fubo during the season.

Direct tv, $87 a month plus $50 for my internet but my signal sucks

They don't have space network or whatever it's called now, right?

Lonestar_Ag09 said:

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They don't have space network or whatever it's called now, right?

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Yeah they do.

I got the same notice but I'm only at like $70-80/month. Still better than $330/month (included home security) with Xfinity

Fubo (I also received the $6 increase email) and $25/month for Verizon 5G home internet

I just switched to DirecTV Stream from Uverse. Uverse is being phased out and they wouldn't give deals on it anymore. Looks like DirecTV Stream will be $108/month after my initial deal for a few months. I think that is the cheapest package they offer with Space City Home Network.

Farmer1906 said:

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I just figured out I can mooch Directv off my MIL. I normally just pay for Fubo during the season.

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This is the way. The DirecTV app has come a long way in the last year. Didn't have any issues streaming the Stros on my FireTV/DirecTV app last year. Bit of a delay, but no complaints about resolution or buffering.

Jordan Hicks Potential Contracts

Spotrac Market Value
2/6.8 M (3.4 M)

Fangraphs Crowdsource
3/27 M (9 M)

MLBTR Projection
4/40 M (10 M)

I just do xfinity cable and internet. I enjoy it a lot and it's only about $150 a month

I do internet only through XFinity in the off-season then switch back to a cable+internet plan once spring training wraps up. I also use my work login for YTTV at home.

If they ever added the channel as part of a package or a la carte to YTTV it would be amazing for me. I personally paid for the NFL Ticket package as an add-on and its been great.

Deal is pending medical review, source says. Dodgers freeing up 40-man space. Expected to receive two young prospects who will improve their minor-league depth and do not yet need to protected on 40-man list. Names not yet known. https://t.co/WRqHR7L4pD

— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) January 11, 2024

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Source: the Astros and José Urquidy settled at $3.75 million, avoiding arbitration.

— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) January 11, 2024

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Here is who is arbitration eligible with MLBTR estimates

Framber Valdez - 12.1 M (2)
Kyle Tucker - 12.6 M (2)
Jose Urquidy - 3.5 M (2)
Mauricio Dubon - 3.1 M (1)
Luis Garcia - 2.1 M (1)
Bryan Abreu - 2.0 M (1)
Chas McCormick - 3.1 M (1)

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250K more than projected.

texasaggie2015 said:

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The Astros have been interested in a while. My understanding on the hang up is the amount of years Hicks wants opposed to what the Astros will offer. https://t.co/apg3CwqkDv

— Michael Schwab (@michaelschwab13) January 11, 2024

I can confirm what Schwab is saying here- from two separate folks.

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Tags said the same thing.

Hopefully, they can do deals with vesting options (Verlander, Neris, & Pressly both had them). Maybe that was a Click thing, but it seems effective.

Years seem to be our problem with just about everyone (except Abreu and Montero…), whether homegrown or free agents. And I get why, but I'm afraid of the potential that the entire market may trend too far away from Crane's strategy soon.

Farmer1906 said:

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texasaggie2015 said:

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The Astros have been interested in a while. My understanding on the hang up is the amount of years Hicks wants opposed to what the Astros will offer. https://t.co/apg3CwqkDv

— Michael Schwab (@michaelschwab13) January 11, 2024

I can confirm what Schwab is saying here- from two separate folks.

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Tags said the same thing.

Hopefully, they can do deals with vesting options (Verlander, Neris, & Pressly both had them). Maybe that was a Click thing, but it seems effective.

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Yeah, but the Yankees will probably counter and give him the years he wants without the options.

EastCoastAgNc said:

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Farmer1906 said:

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texasaggie2015 said:

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The Astros have been interested in a while. My understanding on the hang up is the amount of years Hicks wants opposed to what the Astros will offer. https://t.co/apg3CwqkDv

— Michael Schwab (@michaelschwab13) January 11, 2024

I can confirm what Schwab is saying here- from two separate folks.

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Tags said the same thing.

Hopefully, they can do deals with vesting options (Verlander, Neris, & Pressly both had them). Maybe that was a Click thing, but it seems effective.

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Yeah, but the Yankees will probably counter and give him the years he wants without the options.

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I wouldn't be so sure. Yankees are usually stubborn when it comes to their evaluation. They offered less for Judge than SF & SD. They offered less for Yamamoto than NYM & LAD. They straight up didn't go after a ton of big names the last several offseason. These aren't your Yankees of old.


Here is the tweet from Tags back in Dec.

Hicks wants 3 years and Astros aren't comfortable going beyond 2.

— Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) December 8, 2023