The O's have score 0 runs in 12 innings so far....
I said after the Kikuchi trade that we had officially entered 2005. This core and whatever pieces they patch together will compete for another 3-5 years before the inevitable sets in.Satellite of Love said:
I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels like Drayton is back leading the front. Over pay for guys past their prime just to make sure butts are in seats.
Frok said:Ag_07 said:
At least now we have the Texans huh?
Texans may not be off to a great start but they're still good. I'll be watching.
I enjoyed the fight of this team in the regular season. On the other hand, that will get forgotten due these two games.RO519 said:
Well that season wasn't very fun...
Tucker was a non factor this season1876er said:TexAgs1992 said:Ditto. Replenish the farm and set yourself up for 2-3 years down the road.Your Mom And Them said:1876er said:
Trading Tucker would be monumentally dumb. The AL West is still the Astro's to lose next year. He's one of the top players in the league. You aren't going to get an equivalent player for him.
I'd trade him in a heartbeat.
This team with Tucker is still a contender next year. With prospects, you are giving up on the year.
Confidence is a helluva drug. Detroit has and has all 2nd half. In spades.RED AG 98 said:
Yeah, they do. I'm not scared and neither should the Astros be. That doesn't mean I wouldn't prefer not to face one of the better teams of the last few months with a legit ace and a super motivated skipper in a short series given the choice (which clearly I don't have).
I think the problem is the batting ordertjack16 said:
You can say what you want about making it to ALCS game 7 last year but let's be honest… this was back to back very flawed teams.
90-72
88-73
We got a very favorable ALDS matchup last year and then lost an ALCS we should have won. This year we had to scratch and claw our way to winning the clearly worst division in baseball.
Something changed after the 2022 World Series and I don't know what it is.
wangus12 said:
Bring back Dusty
Chef Elko said:Tucker was a non factor this season1876er said:TexAgs1992 said:Ditto. Replenish the farm and set yourself up for 2-3 years down the road.Your Mom And Them said:1876er said:
Trading Tucker would be monumentally dumb. The AL West is still the Astro's to lose next year. He's one of the top players in the league. You aren't going to get an equivalent player for him.
I'd trade him in a heartbeat.
This team with Tucker is still a contender next year. With prospects, you are giving up on the year.
Probably once a week I think of 2019. It was Greinke's destiny to win that game and Hinch blew it.agintex said:
If this is the end...it makes that 2019 WS hurt so much more.
3 banners instead of 2 would have been so much sweeter.
Spot on.Heineken-Ashi said:tjack16 said:
You can say what you want about making it to ALCS game 7 last year but let's be honest… this was back to back very flawed teams.
90-72
88-73
We got a very favorable ALDS matchup last year and then lost an ALCS we should have won. This year we had to scratch and claw our way to winning the clearly worst division in baseball.
Something changed after the 2022 World Series and I don't know what it is.
We officially pivoted from smart analytical approach in the front office, not overpaying for guys who wanted a fortune and trading away all of our best prospects every year. Bringing back Verlander was a Drayton type move. Signing Abreu was a Drayton type of move. Signing Hader was a Drayton type of move. We aren't turning over rocks and finding under utilized talent. We are overpaying for talent that has already peaked.
Luckily, we have tons of quality starters and plenty of depth there. But the lineup is aging and signing guys like Tuck and Bregman is going to cost more in the long term than keeping the status quo is going to reward.
We have guys like Caratini starting in the playoffs. Astros teams of the past would have him doing nothing more than pinch hitting. But we failed to develop and keep top farm pieces and overspent for an aging Abreu who forced us into this mess.
Kikuchi was a huge surprise, but I still wouldn't do the trade. Because we have no farm now. And we don't need him next year. We wasted multiple prospects for a sweep in the wild card round.
Kraft Punk said:
Serves us right for firing hinch
Stupidest ****ing decision ever
75AG said:
Dude, window has closed. Too many holes to fill. You don't win championships with Caratini, Dubon, Jake, and Chaz.
We're entering a decade of mediocre baseball
safety guy said:
That was some 1997, 1998, 1999 level Astros in these 2 games. Nothing close to a key hit.
MAROON said:who will play 1st and 3rd? We still have a huge offensive hole in CF. And we have bullpen issues that need addressing.fullback44 said:GoAgs11 said:
The run is over
Neah… get all our starting pitchers back and we are about to make another run.. too many guys hurt this year