***** Official Houston Astros 2024-2025 Offseason Thread *****

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Mr. Awesome Time
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In reply to Quo Vadis? • 9:06a, 1/30/25
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Who's ready for Bregman to sign 6/162 with the Astros?


I wouldn't do 6/120, I think he's washed
Washed?

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9:08a, 1/30/25
dailywalkoff.com

I got it but it took about 5 minutes of telling myself "that can't be right!"

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In reply to Mr. Awesome Time • 9:19a, 1/30/25
Mr. Awesome Time said:
Quo Vadis? said:
Farmer1906 said:
Who's ready for Bregman to sign 6/162 with the Astros?


I wouldn't do 6/120, I think he's washed
Washed?

?fit=450%2C252


I feel the same way about Bregman as I did with Springer. I don't think they will age well on a longer contract. The injury history will catch up with them and degrade performance.

I could easily be wrong, but he could perform well for another year or 2, but the dropoff will happen in 1-3 years. Just my opinion.
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9:22a, 1/30/25
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I'm absolutely addicted
Im looking for Ray Finkle.... and a clean pair of shorts. Im just a very big Finkle fan. This is my Graceland, sir.


MAGA

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9:28a, 1/30/25
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I really wish they would get Nolan, perfect Trojan horse
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In reply to Jose Cruuuuuuuuuuuuz • 9:39a, 1/30/25
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Jose Cruuuuuuuuuuuuz said:
dailywalkoff.com

I got it but it took about 5 minutes of telling myself "that can't be right!"

0 outs, walk off HR.

Very strange answers
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9:40a, 1/30/25
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Lucky SOB today. Totally guessed on Doug Rader and Ray Knight

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In reply to Mathguy64 • 9:41a, 1/30/25
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Farmer1906 said:
Who's ready for Bregman to sign 6/162 with the Astros?


Nope. He had a shot at 6/156 and turned it down.

He can have 3/80 with auto extensions if he meets certain metrics. Half of it deferred and no opt outs. All an opt out does is let him out early and since he can't be QO tagged again, we lose that compensation.

The reality is with Parades and Smith, we don't need Bregman as much as maybe he needs us.
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9:47a, 1/30/25
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Too easy today even on Pro.
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In reply to Farmer1906 • 10:18a, 1/30/25
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Too easy today even on Pro.
what an athlete you are!
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10:19a, 1/30/25
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In reply to Wabs • 10:24a, 1/30/25
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Ben can piss off
Im looking for Ray Finkle.... and a clean pair of shorts. Im just a very big Finkle fan. This is my Graceland, sir.


MAGA

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In reply to Mr.Bond • 10:24a, 1/30/25
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He's been doing that almost every day.
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In reply to AustinCountyAg • 10:26a, 1/30/25
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AustinCountyAg said:
Farmer1906 said:
Too easy today even on Pro.
what an athlete you are!
Thanks for noticing.
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In reply to Wabs • 10:32a, 1/30/25
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He posts the same thing every day at the same time. It means nothing. They aren't willing to go beyond 4-5 years.
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10:33a, 1/30/25
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No longer the worst...
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The Astros didn't have a top-100 prospect until they picked up Cam Smith from the Cubs in the Kyle Tucker trade, which is the result of a lot of years of, frankly, not very good drafts. The 2019 draft gave them Hunter Brown; he's the last Astros draft pick to generate 1 WAR of major-league value. They've drafted a lot of position players who project as platoon or extra guys, and a lot of pitchers who project as fifth starters often guys with command but not stuff or middle relievers. And they've traded some solid prospects, including Jake Bloss, Joey Loperfido, Chayce McDermott, and Drew Gilbert, further depleting the system.
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In reply to EastCoastAgNc • 10:36a, 1/30/25
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EastCoastAgNc said:

No longer the worst...
Quote:
The Astros didn't have a top-100 prospect until they picked up Cam Smith from the Cubs in the Kyle Tucker trade, which is the result of a lot of years of, frankly, not very good drafts. The 2019 draft gave them Hunter Brown; he's the last Astros draft pick to generate 1 WAR of major-league value. They've drafted a lot of position players who project as platoon or extra guys, and a lot of pitchers who project as fifth starters often guys with command but not stuff or middle relievers. And they've traded some solid prospects, including Jake Bloss, Joey Loperfido, Chayce McDermott, and Drew Gilbert, further depleting the system.




Same **** different year, except we keep pulling no name guys up out of the minors that have been contributing on a major league level for the last ten years
Im looking for Ray Finkle.... and a clean pair of shorts. Im just a very big Finkle fan. This is my Graceland, sir.


MAGA

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In reply to agproducer • 10:41a, 1/30/25
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Jose Cruuuuuuuuuuuuz said:
dailywalkoff.com

I got it but it took about 5 minutes of telling myself "that can't be right!"

0 outs, walk off HR.

Very strange answers
yeah it really challenged my knowledge about the early 80s Astros and made me feel a lot less secure about what I 'remember'
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In reply to EastCoastAgNc • 10:50a, 1/30/25
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EastCoastAgNc said:

No longer the worst...
Quote:
The Astros didn't have a top-100 prospect until they picked up Cam Smith from the Cubs in the Kyle Tucker trade, which is the result of a lot of years of, frankly, not very good drafts. The 2019 draft gave them Hunter Brown; he's the last Astros draft pick to generate 1 WAR of major-league value. They've drafted a lot of position players who project as platoon or extra guys, and a lot of pitchers who project as fifth starters often guys with command but not stuff or middle relievers. And they've traded some solid prospects, including Jake Bloss, Joey Loperfido, Chayce McDermott, and Drew Gilbert, further depleting the system.
This is false.

2021 Draft - Round 7 - Spencer Arrighetti - 1.6 fWAR in 2024.
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10:52a, 1/30/25
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11:07a, 1/30/25
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Gross. Rangers on TV in Houston -- on purpose.

Texas Rangers games to air on CW39 Houston and Nexstar Stations in 2025 | CW39 Houston
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In reply to Farmer1906 • 11:08a, 1/30/25
Farmer1906 said:
EastCoastAgNc said:

No longer the worst...
Quote:
The Astros didn't have a top-100 prospect until they picked up Cam Smith from the Cubs in the Kyle Tucker trade, which is the result of a lot of years of, frankly, not very good drafts. The 2019 draft gave them Hunter Brown; he's the last Astros draft pick to generate 1 WAR of major-league value. They've drafted a lot of position players who project as platoon or extra guys, and a lot of pitchers who project as fifth starters often guys with command but not stuff or middle relievers. And they've traded some solid prospects, including Jake Bloss, Joey Loperfido, Chayce McDermott, and Drew Gilbert, further depleting the system.
This is false.

2021 Draft - Round 7 - Spencer Arrighetti - 1.6 fWAR in 2024.


Nice catch. Did you tweet that to Chandler?
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In reply to Silent For Too Long • 11:21a, 1/30/25
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No, but his bWAR is drastically different. Maybe that is what they're referencing.
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In reply to EastCoastAgNc • 11:48a, 1/30/25
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To say LMJ is "one of the biggest disappointments in baseball history" is pretty dumb IMO. There are many, many 1st round selections that I'd label as bigger disappointments than him. Many of which never made it to the bigs, much less to the WS and being a contributor to winning it. Just my opinion.

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In reply to EastCoastAgNc • 11:49a, 1/30/25
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EastCoastAgNc said:

No longer the worst...
Quote:
The Astros didn't have a top-100 prospect until they picked up Cam Smith from the Cubs in the Kyle Tucker trade, which is the result of a lot of years of, frankly, not very good drafts. The 2019 draft gave them Hunter Brown; he's the last Astros draft pick to generate 1 WAR of major-league value. They've drafted a lot of position players who project as platoon or extra guys, and a lot of pitchers who project as fifth starters often guys with command but not stuff or middle relievers. And they've traded some solid prospects, including Jake Bloss, Joey Loperfido, Chayce McDermott, and Drew Gilbert, further depleting the system.


Whatever. All we will do is promote 2 more unknown pitchers who throw darts.
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In reply to agproducer • 11:53a, 1/30/25
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Gross. Rangers on TV in Houston -- on purpose.

Texas Rangers games to air on CW39 Houston and Nexstar Stations in 2025 | CW39 Houston
This is actually a step down from when Channel 39 used to air Houston Wrestling in the 1980s

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11:56a, 1/30/25
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Who remembers when we played games on good ole channel 51?
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In reply to Wabs • 12:14p, 1/30/25
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His performance in '17 WS notwithstanding, I was impressed with his leadership in the '22 WS where he knew he was getting blown up and wanted to stay in and save the BP for the following day. Paid off immensely IMO.

Coworker is a diehard Philly sports fan and seeing his hopes and dream crumble after being so high after that game was glorious.
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In reply to texasaggie2015 • 12:25p, 1/30/25
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texasaggie2015 said:
Who remembers when we played games on good ole channel 51?


I'll show my age by remembering watching the Astros on HSE (channel 37 on cable). Even had Dierker in the booth before he became manager.
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In reply to WeightedWhiskey • 12:27p, 1/30/25
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His performance in '17 WS notwithstanding, I was impressed with his leadership in the '22 WS where he knew he was getting blown up and wanted to stay in and save the BP for the following day. Paid off immensely IMO.

Coworker is a diehard Philly sports fan and seeing his hopes and dream crumble after being so high after that game was glorious.
Going from getting lit up to throwing a combo no-no was a beautiful thing to witness. And as someone who hates everything sports wise with Philthy, it gave me a tingly feeling in my special place
No matter what!
Epstein didn't do, you know, the thing...
I'm the rare Astros/Cowboys/Spurs fan. We do exist
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In reply to WeightedWhiskey • 12:31p, 1/30/25
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His performance in '17 WS notwithstanding, I was impressed with his leadership in the '22 WS where he knew he was getting blown up and wanted to stay in and save the BP for the following day. Paid off immensely IMO.

Coworker is a diehard Philly sports fan and seeing his hopes and dream crumble after being so high after that game was glorious.
Pretty sure they were already planning the parade after Game 3. What a shame.

One of the biggest Astros "what-ifs" for me is LMJ's 2021 injury. Dude was an ace that season, and I think having him against Atlanta was enough to win the title.
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In reply to texasaggie2015 • 12:34p, 1/30/25
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texasaggie2015 said:
Who remembers when we played games on good ole channel 51?
Yep, and if you didn't have cable, you could only watch away games. It was like a special treat to be able to watch a home game that was occasionally broadcasted on Fox.
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In reply to texasaggie2015 • 12:38p, 1/30/25
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Who remembers when we played games on good ole channel 51?
Channel 51 ruled. Sports Night Live with Granato at a bar interviewing players from teams was phenomenal.
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