for those interested in such things, 2025 win totals:
HOU 87.5
TEX 85.5
SEA 83.5
LAA 71.5
W.SAC 70.5
HOU 87.5
TEX 85.5
SEA 83.5
LAA 71.5
W.SAC 70.5
***** Official Houston Astros 2024-2025 Offseason Thread *****
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Last: 40 sec ago by texasaggie2015
Hell I will take one.Wabs said:
Adding Walker and Teoscar or Santander? Yes, please.
Is Breggy's indecision holding us back from signing any of these guys???
What's the source of the predictions?BMX Bandit said:
for those interested in such things, 2025 win totals:
HOU 87.5
TEX 85.5
SEA 83.5
LAA 71.5
W.SAC 70.5
Just posting because we're on page 69
Red Sox want to add a RH bat. In on both Teoscar Hernández & Alex Bregman. Sense there's mixed views on Bregman. Some in Organization view him as a Pied Piper. Others see a regressing bat. Can't risk another Trevor Story. Still believe they're playing the long game for Vlady Jr.
— MLBExecutiveBurner (@HotStoveintel) December 17, 2024
Seems like that jives with what we've heard earlier in that Cora wants Bregs and the front office isn't sold.
I can see that
I can see that
Here's a new @Crush_City_Pod with @tylercstafford in which we evaluate the Astros' return for Kyle Tucker and preserve Brad Peacock's legacy.
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) December 18, 2024
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BMX Bandit said:
for those interested in such things, 2025 win totals:
HOU 87.5
TEX 85.5
SEA 83.5
LAA 71.5
W.SAC 70.5
I would take the over on W Sac. They are going to be a good team.
Mathguy64 said:BMX Bandit said:
for those interested in such things, 2025 win totals:
HOU 87.5
TEX 85.5
SEA 83.5
LAA 71.5
W.SAC 70.5
I would take the over on W Sac. They are going to be a good team.
I feel like all 5 teams will be as good or better in 2025 assuming we aren't done.
I'll put it to you this way: there was legit desire on both sides to extend Hunter Brown LAST spring.
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) December 18, 2024
lol, now it's nonexistent. Scott Boras ain't about to do a pre-arb extension
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) December 18, 2024
EastCoastAgNc said:I'll put it to you this way: there was legit desire on both sides to extend Hunter Brown LAST spring.
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) December 18, 2024lol, now it's nonexistent. Scott Boras ain't about to do a pre-arb extension
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) December 18, 2024
Don't blame them for not doing it last year. Hunter hadn't proven it yet … this past season was the first he put it all together
HB was smart to not take an offer off a bad season. I wonder what the astros offer was? I'm guessing closer to Javi than LMJ, but if they lowballed him, that could've been motivating by itself.
They have Casas and Yoshida and their defense is terrible already. Makes no sense.Farmer1906 said:Red Sox want to add a RH bat. In on both Teoscar Hernández & Alex Bregman. Sense there's mixed views on Bregman. Some in Organization view him as a Pied Piper. Others see a regressing bat. Can't risk another Trevor Story. Still believe they're playing the long game for Vlady Jr.
— MLBExecutiveBurner (@HotStoveintel) December 17, 2024
redline248 said:
Just posting because we're on page 69
No matter what!
Epstein didn't do, you know, the thing...
I'm the rare Astros/Cowboys/Spurs fan. We do exist
Epstein didn't do, you know, the thing...
I'm the rare Astros/Cowboys/Spurs fan. We do exist
MaxPower said:They have Casas and Yoshida and their defense is terrible already. Makes no sense.Farmer1906 said:Red Sox want to add a RH bat. In on both Teoscar Hernández & Alex Bregman. Sense there's mixed views on Bregman. Some in Organization view him as a Pied Piper. Others see a regressing bat. Can't risk another Trevor Story. Still believe they're playing the long game for Vlady Jr.
— MLBExecutiveBurner (@HotStoveintel) December 17, 2024
Yeah. Devers is not good at 3B. He's headed to either 1B or DH. Adding VladJr means that's the other.
I wouldn't mind buying low on Casas in a Framber trade. Would need a pitcher though. Maybe you could deal Framber, Melton and another B level prospect for Casas and Crawford?
Good stuff from the guys at @ApolloHOU.
— Ari Alexander (@AriA1exander) December 18, 2024
In Kyle Tucker’s 5 full seasons:
ALCS
WS Loss
WS Win
ALCS
WC
One of the most important players in the Astros Golden Era and a very successful 1st round draft pick. https://t.co/l0sfzunuqM
Tied for 6th best odds
2025 World Series favorites, via DraftKings:
— MLB Deadline News (@MLBDeadlineNews) December 18, 2024
Dodgers +380
Yankees +750
Braves +800
Mets +850
Phillies +1100
Orioles +1300
Astros +1300
Padres +1500
Red Sox +2500
Rangers +2800
Mariners +2800
Guardians +2800
Twins +3000
Tigers +3000
Cubs +3000
Thoughts?
That has to be based on us making some more moves, because the way I see it, right now we are 2nd or 3rd in the division
I agree that I keep thinking that a deal centered around Framber for Casas or Abreu seems to make way too much sense. It would simply be a matter of balancing out the value for both sides.
In on page 69.
Astros have Hunter Brown under control thru the 2028 season -- so 4 more years
Pitching wise we're a contender, lineup wise...
Pull the offer from bregman and move on. This dude isn't on a level where he should be holding anyone hostage
Im looking for Ray Finkle.... and a clean pair of shorts. Im just a very big Finkle fan. This is my Graceland, sir.
MAGA
MAGA
The Astros and other teams aren't waiting for Bregman to sign with them as much as they're waiting for him to sign anywhere so the other dominoes start to fall.
Example: If Bregman signs with the Yankees, that likely makes Walker much more available for Houston as NYY will likely no longer pursue. Right now Walker is waiting to see if the Yankees will raise their offer if Bregman doesn't sign there.
They can put a deadline on Alex to make a decision on if he wants to sign here if they want, but it wouldn't change anything as far as the rate that they're pursuing others. The whole league is waiting.
Example: If Bregman signs with the Yankees, that likely makes Walker much more available for Houston as NYY will likely no longer pursue. Right now Walker is waiting to see if the Yankees will raise their offer if Bregman doesn't sign there.
They can put a deadline on Alex to make a decision on if he wants to sign here if they want, but it wouldn't change anything as far as the rate that they're pursuing others. The whole league is waiting.
Thoughts?Farmer1906 said:
Tied for 6th best odds2025 World Series favorites, via DraftKings:
— MLB Deadline News (@MLBDeadlineNews) December 18, 2024
Dodgers +380
Yankees +750
Braves +800
Mets +850
Phillies +1100
Orioles +1300
Astros +1300
Padres +1500
Red Sox +2500
Rangers +2800
Mariners +2800
Guardians +2800
Twins +3000
Tigers +3000
Cubs +3000
Thoughts?
Kyle Tucker is going to see real fast what it means to play meaningless games in May.
Rangers need a 200 game season to win 86BMX Bandit said:
for those interested in such things, 2025 win totals:
HOU 87.5
TEX 85.5
SEA 83.5
LAA 71.5
W.SAC 70.5
They're still the division favorites I believe so they'll be in contention
Are we talking about the Rangers or the Cubs?texasaggie2015 said:
They're still the division favorites I believe so they'll be in contention
The White Sox season win total being 49.5 is absolutely hilarious
Cubs
OK, well please note that part of my ongoing shtick is immediately ****ting on the teams of anyone who dares leave Houston as a free agent. The Cubs and whomever Bregman signs with will be lucky to win 10 games this year.texasaggie2015 said:
Cubs
Other items to note when reading my posts, to keep you (the collective you, not you specifically) from being more annoyed by me than normal include the following.
1. I'm always going to blame Jeff Bagwell for messing things up in the front office, even if there is no proof he is.
2. I'm never going to admit that Mike Scott was a cheater.
3. I will adopt one "new stat" every 5 years as acceptable. And by "new" I mean things that have evolved since 2000. I'm currently deciding that I'm OK with OPS.
4. If I had the choice of no one in the world ever starving again or the Astros getting to Game 7 of the 1986 NLCS, I would take Game 7.
5. I will also say really ridiculous things about the Rangers in hopes of pissing off their lurking readers, especially that dumfuq that got me banned for a month last year, you know the one, hates girls?
6. I will tell the story every year about my Dad having no idea who Aaron Judge was during the 2017 ALCS and mocking Yankee fans for his ineptness.
7. Any reference to any 20th century player by anyone else triggers a switch in my hippocampus that causes me to look that guy up on B-R.com and start waxing poetic about his career.
Carry on
Fantastic list. Farmer should record his reaction to reading #3 
I've got a buddy middling high in the white sox operations organization, and rumor is that is furious about how the Sox are doing and is threatening once again to move the franchise, as he has a couple of times in the past.texasaggie2015 said:
The White Sox season win total being 49.5 is absolutely hilarious
The interesting thing is where he wants to move to; the areas he's been considering are Monterrey, Mexico (much lower than Mexico City, and also much closer to W.Texas, NM, and Southern AZ population centers. They're also considering a move between Austin and San Antonio, to hopefully pick up those two underserved population centers, and continue to attack the mexican beisbol fan.
Ignorance is bliss.
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