huh? We dont have much salary flexibilty at all.
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I don't mind the rotation of Diaz, Caratini, and Big Jon at first. That worked well down the stretch and allows us to keep Diaz in the lineup without always having to put him at DH. Use the money elsewhere.
2023 all we had to do was win 1 game at home and we'd have another one too. That one is tough to swallow knowing in the moment you were inching closer to a day like today.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.
I try to never think about 2019. That was one of the greatest teams ever assembled and again all they had to do was win a home game.
agdaddy04 said: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
This is so ****ing pathetic it's not even funny. We won a title with a few of those guys already, and Caratini had a better stick than Maldy.
Caratini was a good signing and Dubon is a good utility player. I'd rather see them come off the bench more than be in the starting lineup next year. Need help in CF, someone to platoon at first base with big Jon, and resign Bergman. Trade Tucker now for decent prospects and cut Presley.
Alex Cintrn and Troy Snitker: one or both have gotta go. Preferably by EOD today, even.
Furlock Bones said:
Only 2 WS out of this run is realistically a failure. I think it's finally over. Altuve is going to have an extremely hard time getting the HR record.
Nah, 3 would have been great but 2 is the minimum. It's so hard to win a WS that going .500 is still damn good.
The terrible, horrible, no good very bad Season
Yainer and the Starting Pitching (especially given all the injuries) were bright spots.
Most everything else was mid
Most everything else was mid
Well my silver lining is that 20-30 years ago, we'd talk ourselves a good game about how close we were to winning that season and we're right there and blah blah and cry ourselves to sleep.
Was a challenging year for a million reasons, got beat by a white-hot team in the playoffs, and have a lot of work to do in the off-season. I sure hope Dana Brown is up for it.
Until then, the best thread on TexAgs is regrettably shutting down in my book for a long winter's nap.
Was a challenging year for a million reasons, got beat by a white-hot team in the playoffs, and have a lot of work to do in the off-season. I sure hope Dana Brown is up for it.
Until then, the best thread on TexAgs is regrettably shutting down in my book for a long winter's nap.
Think we all kinda knew this would happen
Also, espada sucks
Also, espada sucks
W said:
we will slice and dice the Kikuchi trade in the offseason
Dana won the battle but lost the war
Kikuchi pitched once every 5 days
but what about the 4 days inbetween?
needed help there too
When Tucker is as un-clutch and un-full of ****s to give as he is in the playoffs and Altuve is aging rapidly and Yordan is streaky and fragile and Diaz has never seen a pitch three feet out of the zone he won't swing at and Bregman is a pop-up merchant who stopped taking walks and the rest of the roster is full of JAGs, I am just not convinced one bat would've ever fixed this mediocre ass team. And we would've given up the rest of the farm for naught.
BeaumontAg05 said:
Again, we very much have a hitting approach problem. Been that way all season, and we all could see how that wouldn't play in the playoffs.
Can we re-sign Bregman at 3B this offseason and make him our hitting coach?
I swear if our players were patient like he generally is we'd have a lot more "luck" in our favor
yes, and that's on Dana
Dubon got 402 at-bats this year and 467 at-bats last year
just way too many for a career .674 OPS hitter
Dubon got 402 at-bats this year and 467 at-bats last year
just way too many for a career .674 OPS hitter
I seem to be in the minority, but I don't see giving Bregman anything near a market value contract as a prudent move at all. Sucks to get nothing for him, but he's already shown he's significantly on the decline. JMO of course no one will ever pay me to make roster decisions.
Also can we please finally be done w Presley????
Dude is a ****ing bum
Dude is a ****ing bum
I look forward to discussing the roster and salary cap during the offseason. As always, thanks to everyone for putting up with my irrational rants. I love baseball, and I love living on the edge of any given pitch. Hopefully the players look take this loss and fuel their efforts next year. I'll be here regardless.
P.S.: Screw Cintron
P.S.: Screw Cintron
If Dana Brown doesn't bring in Kikuchi this afterbirth of a season would have ended a while ago. Thankful to have gone this far.
Dare I say it. I may buy a AL West Champ shirt and wear the offseason **** out of it. Hahaha. Suck it Arlington.
Dare I say it. I may buy a AL West Champ shirt and wear the offseason **** out of it. Hahaha. Suck it Arlington.
AggiEE said:BeaumontAg05 said:
Again, we very much have a hitting approach problem. Been that way all season, and we all could see how that wouldn't play in the playoffs.
Can we re-sign Bregman at 3B this offseason and make him our hitting coach?
I swear if our players were patient like he generally is we'd have a lot more "luck" in our favor
He decided to stop being patient too and it was a definite part of making the problem as big as it was.
Great and exciting season. We got to play games 163 & 164! Not a lot of teams can say that. Proud of this bunch!
The official end to the Astros Dynasty...
What a run it was!
What a run it was!
Kraft Punk said:
Also can we please finally be done w Presley????
Dude is a ****ing bum
His option vested
He appears the definition of washed up to meKraft Punk said:
Also can we please finally be done w Presley????
Dude is a ****ing bum
Presley gets the Montero treatment next season. Book it
Let us not forget.
Officially pulling for Yuli and the Royals now.
I think it's a mutual option with a $2 MM buyout
Pressly is likely done in Houston
Pressly is likely done in Houston
think you spend that 2 mill quickly if thats the case.
W said:
I think it's a mutual option with a $2 MM buyout
Pressly is likely done in Houston
Good
Does anyone know what the dead cap number looks like for next year? I read that it was an atrocious $50MM this year (thanks Abreu).
Only hit with risp today was the Dubon bunt
One more time
KUCHI
KUCHI
Trillary Clinton said:
Great and exciting season. We got to play games 163 & 164! Not a lot of teams can say that. Proud of this bunch!
Technically they were 162 and 163
Here's what the projected arbitration numbers are for next year. Oof.
Happy @mlbtraderumors arbitration projection day to you and yours. It will be an expensive process for the local nine. pic.twitter.com/9heaD1DTXL
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) October 2, 2024
7 Division Titles
9 Playoff appearances
7 ALCS appearances
4 pennants
2 WS Titles
1 MVP
2 Cy-Young Awards
All good things come to an end. It's very difficult to sustain a run like that without a massive payroll.
9 Playoff appearances
7 ALCS appearances
4 pennants
2 WS Titles
1 MVP
2 Cy-Young Awards
All good things come to an end. It's very difficult to sustain a run like that without a massive payroll.
It's hard for me at 23 to remember a time when the Astros weren't exciting to watch and making deep postseason runs. These next couple years may be quite sobering…I'll be here complaining through it all with you guys though
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