100% recently they don't give in unless you are trading big name to them it seems like. Their purgative

tjack16 said:

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It'll be so nice to have a legit lineup now. Even without Yordan and Jake … no more 7-9 spots of AAA guys every day

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I'm just glad I can start blaming Cintron again.

Harry Dunne said:

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EastCoastAgNc said:

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Harry Dunne said:

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I was surprised to see that Carlos has not played a single inning at third (or any position other than shortstop) in his professional career.

I don't think it's gonna be a problem, but I assumed he had played there at least a game or two for the Twins or in the minors.

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Played there in the WBC

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Thanks.

I just looked up some highlights and stats. Looks like he did pretty well.

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Steve Philips said on MLB Network this afternoon that Correa came up to him two years ago at spring training and asked him as a former GM if he thought Correa should move to 3B to be able to focus more on offense. So, hopefully that WBC is just a preview of things to come.

What's the ETA for Ullola? 2026?

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Getting CC back was a great move, but I think the best move may have been a non-move. Good on Dana for not giving in to those insane demands for Cease.

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The best move is ending / limiting Altuve in LF.

From a couple months ago, a potential call up for Ullola was tied to Gusto's performance according to one esteemed media type. Now Gusto is gone but Arrighetti is returning in the next few days, and the rest of 'the calvary' presumably soon thereafter.


https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6412355/2025/06/09/houston-astros-catchers-jacob-melton/

Has the fact that (Miguel) Ullola hasn't been mentioned by (general manager Dana) Brown previously mean he's unlikely to get the call-up anytime soon? Ryan C.

I'd recommend listening to Brown's regular Sunday appearance on the team's pregame radio show, Ryan. During last week's discussion, Brown mentioned he and Espada "just had a nice discussion about (Ullola) downstairs."

That the conversation happened at all indicates Ullola is on the major-league radar. Ullola has struck out 52 batters across his first 38 innings at Triple-A Sugar Land and claimed Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Month honors in May, a month he finished with a 1.17 ERA in 23 innings.

Command remains an issue for Ullola, who has thrown just 58 percent of his pitches for strikes and is walking 5.8 batters per nine innings, but he is missing enough bats to warrant a serious look from the major-league team.

Following Monday's off day, Houston faces a stretch of 19 games in 20 days. Going to a six-man rotation for some of it seems sensible. Two spots in it are not secured, though Brandon Walter may have earned one Sunday after holding the Cleveland Guardians to two runs across six innings.

Ullola's fate could be tied to that of Ryan Gusto, who has failed to finish five innings in six of his last eight starts. Gusto has a 5.60 ERA across his past 10 appearances, eight of which are starts.

After Gusto's last one a 4 1/3-inning slog against a putrid Pittsburgh Pirates lineup Espada did not sound like someone prepared to pull him from the rotation. Gusto is listed as the team's probable starter Wednesday against the Chicago White Sox, a lineup with listlessness on par with Pittsburgh.

If Gusto authors a similar result, a difficult conversation may ensue especially if Ullola continues to make his case for a call-up.

Maybe the Astros future HOF 2nd baseman can return to playing 2nd base full time now that the team added a lefty hitting outfielder

Mission Accomplished


https://sports.yahoo.com/article/1-trade-houston-astros-must-121753895.html

1 trade Houston Astros must avoid making before 2025 deadline

Looking at this, I smell a platoon in RF.

Quo Vadis? said:

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The crazy thing about the trade deadline is it is ALL about overpaying. Teams in the hunt sacrifice the future to win now, and teams out of the playoff chase play them against each other to maximize the value of their few pieces.

That's what makes what Crane and Brown did today so incredible. We filled a ton of holes and lost so little.

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some years you go all-in...and some years you don't

let the teams who haven't won titles in recent years...make the desperation trades

Mrs. Marvin and I will be at the ballpark for the Boston opener. It will be Correa's first game back, in addition to Bregman's return. Should be a good time.

BadAggie said:

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Now we're down to CF with whatever rotation of Trammell/Melton/Chas firmly ensconced in the 9 hole until Jake returns.

McCormick is just lost, nothing new, with Jake locking that down and Melton knocking at the door Chas seems on his way out. Not surprised they couldn't find a taker even with an arb year left.

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kudos to Chas

for surviving the trade deadline...

for now

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BadAggie said:

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Now we're down to CF with whatever rotation of Trammell/Melton/Chas firmly ensconced in the 9 hole until Jake returns.

McCormick is just lost, nothing new, with Jake locking that down and Melton knocking at the door Chas seems on his way out. Not surprised they couldn't find a taker even with an arb year left.

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kudos to Chas

for surviving the trade deadline...

for now

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I always read your posts expecting a haiku.

W said:

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Quo Vadis? said:

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The crazy thing about the trade deadline is it is ALL about overpaying. Teams in the hunt sacrifice the future to win now, and teams out of the playoff chase play them against each other to maximize the value of their few pieces.

That's what makes what Crane and Brown did today so incredible. We filled a ton of holes and lost so little.

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some years you go all-in...and some years you don't

let the teams who haven't won titles in recent years...make the desperation trades

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And they got two controllable players who addressed holes. One by selling high on a fill in starter this season to date which I was assured was not possible.

EastCoastAgNc said:

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Quite the deadline for the Twins…and their fans…and their content team. pic.twitter.com/vjPv5YGJi1

— Adam Wexler (@AdamJWexler) August 1, 2025

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hopefully the Twins don't go into a complete freefall

still have:

7 vs. the Tigers
6 vs. the Yankees
3 vs. the Blue Jays
3 vs. the Rangers

finished with the Astros and Mariners for 2025

I love picking up Snchez. Don't play him against lefties. Against righties he rips.

But he can also ph against righties when he doesn't start.

Such a good pickup for cheap.

How could they not at this point? They lost 40% of their roster in a day.

The D said:

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I love picking up Snchez. Don't play him against lefties. Against righties he rips.

But he can also ph against righties when he doesn't start.

Such a good pickup for cheap.

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And we have him for another two years after this year.

Definitely fills a big hole in our lineup and solves a major problem.

Farmer1906 said:

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How could they not at this point? They lost 40% of their roster in a day.

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Hey. We did ok with losing 72% of our roster.

we'll find out this weekend starting in Cleveland

Twins go there for 3 and then on to Detroit

Big start for HB tomorrow, an opportunity to right the ship in the final two months after a less than stellar July.

Been traveling today so just now able to check this thread and nearly 1300 posts made since I looked at it yesterday.

So, what did I miss?

https://instagr.am/p/DMy8LhQs-lW

"The Houston Astros got the best player traded at the deadline. Carlos Correa."

- Tom Verducci on #MLBTonight pic.twitter.com/9QfJYrJSBS

— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) August 1, 2025

Assuming McCullerd survives the blister he'll be eligible to return in the Miami series.

Arrighetti will also reportedly be back for that series.

The rotation will start to solidify with Framber, Brown, and Arrighetti the top 3 and then McCullerd, Gordon, Walter (assuming he returns), Javier, and Garcia vying for the final 2 spots.

If Javier and Garcia are good one might expect them to take those spots. We shall see.

The Astros have some work to do in setting the rotation and the bullpen.

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https://instagr.am/p/DMy8LhQs-lW

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Hope so.

Well, let's hope so.

I'm curious to see if he bats cleanup or lower. Maybe 3rd? Take pressure off Cam and Diaz in the middle? Maybe Boston will cooperate and throw a RHP tomorrow

Peña SS
Altuve DH
Sanchez LF
Correa 3B
Walker 1B
Smith RF
Diaz C
Dubon 2B
Trammell CF

TarponChaser said:

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Been traveling today so just now able to check this thread and nearly 1300 posts made since I looked at it yesterday.

So, what did I miss?

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Dana is a wizard.
Crane is an AI-generated pimp.
BadAggie sold high.
Padres can be had if buying but not selling.
Farmer called his shot.
Ketch kept us in the know.
Overseas Bettor is now a free agent.

And Yordan's hand needs a live rooster.

That about sum it up?

AggiEE said:

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The D said:

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I love picking up Snchez. Don't play him against lefties. Against righties he rips.

But he can also ph against righties when he doesn't start.

Such a good pickup for cheap.

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And we have him for another two years after this year.

Definitely fills a big hole in our lineup and solves a major problem.

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Magic happens when you sell fill in starters high.

would assume Altuve doesn't play LF at Fenway this weekend

Why is Lance penciled as a starter? He has been pretty bad. Javier and spaghetti and maybe Garcia can all take his spot . Sorry just realized u included Lance as vying for the final 2

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would assume Altuve doesn't play LF at Fenway this weekend

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Wouldn't that be the perfect place to play him?

texasaggie2015 said:

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J Peterman said:

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Does Mathew's get sent back down?

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I believe so. They've admitted internally that he was rushed up (albeit they didn't have a choice) and he wasn't ready.

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he showed some nice flashes though… promising guy.

Red Sox starting TBD tomorrow.

Assuming it'll be a righty.

So Sanchez will get to start in his first game and take LF?

I guess Joe will start Correa at 3B?

Altuve at 2B. Caratini DH.

Of course Joe could start Urias at 3B and Correa DH until fully recovered from the vapors.

Sanchez with great splits v RHP and two more controllable years obtained for Gusto and some magic beans.

Marvin said:

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TarponChaser said:

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Been traveling today so just now able to check this thread and nearly 1300 posts made since I looked at it yesterday.

So, what did I miss?

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Dana is a wizard.
Crane is an AI-generated pimp.
BadAggie sold high.
Padres can be had if buying but not selling.
Farmer called his shot.
Ketch kept us in the know.
Overseas Bettor is now a free agent.

And Yordan's hand needs a live rooster.

That about sum it up?

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That's a good summary. I don't think I could have fed this to chat and got any better than this