W said:
having watched Dana in action the past 2 seasons...
Framber is probably #1 on the list for resigning
W said:
having watched Dana in action the past 2 seasons...
Framber is probably #1 on the list for resigning
My problem will be if we let Bregman, Framber, and Tucker all leave without resigning them, and get nothing for them. If we aren't going to resign them, get something for them! I know it is too late for Bregman, but if you get to mid-season and haven't resigned Tucker, I think you have to consider trading him to get more value than compensatory draft picks. Doing that if we are in the heart of another pennant chase will be tough, but would be best for prolonging the run.wehnerhigh20 said:
It would really suck if we didn't re-sign either Tucker or Bregman. I've always thought we'd at least get one of them
Farmer1906 said:
I was slightly worried about atteance being down about 2K a game, but then I realized 2024 tops 2022 and 2021 by a good margin and is very similar to 2019.
This midnset makes no sense to me. If we're playing to win a title in 2025 then we cannot entertain trading away Tucker or Framber.txags92 said:My problem will be if we let Bregman, Framber, and Tucker all leave without resigning them, and get nothing for them. If we aren't going to resign them, get something for them! I know it is too late for Bregman, but if you get to mid-season and haven't resigned Tucker, I think you have to consider trading him to get more value than compensatory draft picks. Doing that if we are in the heart of another pennant chase will be tough, but would be best for prolonging the run.wehnerhigh20 said:
It would really suck if we didn't re-sign either Tucker or Bregman. I've always thought we'd at least get one of them
I hope Dana is picking the guys to spend it on instead of Crane this time.Farmer1906 said:
We have 100-110 M coming off the books after this year and next. That's a net number so it factors in raises to Altuve, Yordan, Javer, etc and new guys hitting arbitration. There is no chance in hell that Crane doesn't spend a large portion of it. If not Tucker then we better add a ton of talent in FA.
no s***, we don't need another Abreu boat anchor f***ing up our season. We'd be the #1 seed right now if not for Abreu.txags92 said:I hope Dana is picking the guys to spend it on instead of Crane this time.Farmer1906 said:
We have 100-110 M coming off the books after this year and next. That's a net number so it factors in raises to Altuve, Yordan, Javer, etc and new guys hitting arbitration. There is no chance in hell that Crane doesn't spend a large portion of it. If not Tucker then we better add a ton of talent in FA.
Seriously doubt it was lasik, I'm sure that was checked thoroughly...dude was probably 2-3 years older than he claimed and I'm guessing it was closer to 3 than 2.Hornbeck said:
They literally gave the guy every chance in the world.
Maybe he needed lasik. Maybe he was older than he said We probably won't know, but damn, dude was bad.
Prosperdick said:
So anyone have an update on Yordan? It's now been 5 days since he tweaked his knee.
txags92 said:Yeah but the union guys and his agent will be in his ear telling him that if he takes less than "he is worth" to stay in Houston, he hurts other guys who need the money because his contract will be used to benchmark others. He has the option to tell his agent "work out the best deal you can get with Houston" instead of opening himself up to the free agent market, but I can't see that happening.Mathguy64 said:
I know money drives where players end up, but Alex might want to look at where the money took George and Carlos. It took them to teams that are done by the time October rolled around. Breggy is about to play in his 8th straight playoffs. Money can't buy that.
yes, and this is why the Astros have not been completely absolved of their April sins yetProsperdick said:no s***, we don't need another Abreu boat anchor f***ing up our season. We'd be the #1 seed right now if not for Abreu.txags92 said:I hope Dana is picking the guys to spend it on instead of Crane this time.Farmer1906 said:
We have 100-110 M coming off the books after this year and next. That's a net number so it factors in raises to Altuve, Yordan, Javer, etc and new guys hitting arbitration. There is no chance in hell that Crane doesn't spend a large portion of it. If not Tucker then we better add a ton of talent in FA.
W said:
at the trade deadline...
Dana went for starting pitching
and frankly didn't care about the hitting lineup
I think because so many teams were still in contention for the post season, there were far fewer seller and far more buyers, so prices were inflated. Look what had to be given up for Kukuchi and how everyone hollered at the time. I imagine the price tag on hitters was equally high.W said:
at the trade deadline...
Dana went for starting pitching
and frankly didn't care about the hitting lineup
The Astros optioned Shay Whitcomb to Triple-A and called up Zach Dezenzo
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) September 27, 2024
Prosperdick said:no s***, we don't need another Abreu boat anchor f***ing up our season. We'd be the #1 seed right now if not for Abreu.txags92 said:I hope Dana is picking the guys to spend it on instead of Crane this time.Farmer1906 said:
We have 100-110 M coming off the books after this year and next. That's a net number so it factors in raises to Altuve, Yordan, Javer, etc and new guys hitting arbitration. There is no chance in hell that Crane doesn't spend a large portion of it. If not Tucker then we better add a ton of talent in FA.
Tarp at the ready pic.twitter.com/Bzaqutfw51
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FredMc92 said:Prosperdick said:no s***, we don't need another Abreu boat anchor f***ing up our season. We'd be the #1 seed right now if not for Abreu.txags92 said:I hope Dana is picking the guys to spend it on instead of Crane this time.Farmer1906 said:
We have 100-110 M coming off the books after this year and next. That's a net number so it factors in raises to Altuve, Yordan, Javer, etc and new guys hitting arbitration. There is no chance in hell that Crane doesn't spend a large portion of it. If not Tucker then we better add a ton of talent in FA.
Such a lazy take.
Sure, Abreu was the ONLY reason the team was terrible.
The pitching was awesome the first two months, right? Hunter Brown's 9+ ERA was fantastic. And don't forget about how great B Abreu, Pressley and Hader were!
