***Official Houston Astros 2025-26 Offseason Thread***

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txags92
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In reply to MaxPower • 5:41p, 1/15/26
MaxPower said:
The $70m counts, they just do a time value of money calculation. So maybe he gets $70m in 10 years and they determine that is worth $40m in today's money so it's $40m for luxury tax purposes.

Still bull***** If he is promised $175 million for 5 years of play, they should have to count $175 million against their CBT over those 5 years. How they structure when the actual checks arrive is up to them and the player, but the CBT $ should be the total of the contract spread across the years the player will play under the contract.
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6:04p, 1/15/26

Steve is getting impatient
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In reply to txags92 • 6:04p, 1/15/26
Or at least the deferred amount should count against the team in years 6-10
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In reply to EastCoastAgNc • 6:18p, 1/15/26
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6:36p, 1/15/26
https://www.mlb.com/news/houston-astros-2026-international-signings
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In reply to txags92 • 7:57p, 1/15/26
txags92 said:
MaxPower said:
The $70m counts, they just do a time value of money calculation. So maybe he gets $70m in 10 years and they determine that is worth $40m in today's money so it's $40m for luxury tax purposes.

Still bull***** If he is promised $175 million for 5 years of play, they should have to count $175 million against their CBT over those 5 years. How they structure when the actual checks arrive is up to them and the player, but the CBT $ should be the total of the contract spread across the years the player will play under the contract.
the Astros can do this too you know…
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In reply to ruxin98 • 8:05p, 1/15/26
No they can't

They're still gonna be a mid-market team when the deferrals kick in. Astros can't afford it now and they won't be able to afford it later.

This is an option only for big market clubs to skirt the CBT penalties.
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In reply to Ag_07 • 8:12p, 1/15/26
Ag_07 said:
No they can't

They're still gonna be a mid-market team when the deferrals kick in. Astros can't afford it now and they won't be able to afford it later.

This is an option only for big market clubs to skirt the CBT penalties.

More like "just don't care about the CBT penalties." Let's be honest. LAD, NYM, TO, CHI, NYY just don't care. They make no effort to stay under because they don't care about the tax and they figure they can just pay for any FA and that means they don't care about the draft pick hit.
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8:54p, 1/15/26

Im looking for Ray Finkle.... and a clean pair of shorts. Im just a very big Finkle fan. This is my Graceland, sir.
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8:55p, 1/15/26
lmao easiest prediction possible. Dodgers are a machine
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8:57p, 1/15/26
short term deal with opt outs I would guess
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8:59p, 1/15/26
Dudes a c u c k for sure
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8:59p, 1/15/26
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9:00p, 1/15/26
Loser
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9:00p, 1/15/26
As usual the league office is complicit,
picking winners and losers.
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In reply to Mr.Bond • 9:01p, 1/15/26
Mr.Bond said:



I hated the Doyers before…
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9:02p, 1/15/26
There's zero doubt in my mind the lockout is going to happen
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9:02p, 1/15/26
Manfred is the issue but he does what the big city owners want so this won't change anytime soon.
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In reply to linkdude • 9:08p, 1/15/26
linkdude said:
short term deal with opt outs I would guess


I get that there have always been rich teams and, to some extent, "super teams" but we're pretty firmly in "this just isn't fun anymore" territory. And it's just a problem that keeps compounding, because if you're an NL West team, or just an NL team to a lesser extent, why *should* you invest more in your roster? Everyone loses. Except dodgers fans. **** 'em.
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9:09p, 1/15/26
I'll bet this is something that sticks in the new CBA.

Big owners like it. Players and agents like it. Seems like enough on the like it list to keep it.

I hate it. It's a huge advantage for clubs that already have a financial advantage.
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9:12p, 1/15/26
Wonder if they'll cheer or boo him. They might be too dumb to not know he debuted after 2017
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In reply to Mathguy64 • 9:14p, 1/15/26
Gotta remember though that the Dodgers are unique from the rest of the owners with their Guggenheim connections. This isn't good for even the richest owners. Cohen is now going to have to spend more on a less productive RF for example. This is going to get gnarly in CBA negotiations
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9:15p, 1/15/26
Someone explain how the doddgers can sign all these guys even with deferred money and not have to pay a huge tax? Or they just don't care?
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9:16p, 1/15/26
$60 million a year is insane.
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In reply to tjack16 • 9:18p, 1/15/26
tjack16 said:
Wonder if they'll cheer or boo him. They might be too dumb to not know he debuted after 2017

Won't take too many 0fer playoff games for him to get boo'd regardless.
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In reply to Iambob • 9:19p, 1/15/26
there's no cap. when you go over the luxury tax for three years there's a 50% tax on the overage, and if you go to higher levels the draft pick penalties are higher, but if the team is willing there's nothing to stop them.
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In reply to linkdude • 9:20p, 1/15/26
Ahhhhj so if the owners don't give a f then they can do whatever they want
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In reply to spadilly • 9:24p, 1/15/26
spadilly said:
$60 million a year is insane.



LMFAO this is ******ed
Im looking for Ray Finkle.... and a clean pair of shorts. Im just a very big Finkle fan. This is my Graceland, sir.
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In reply to Ag_07 • 9:27p, 1/15/26
Ag_07 said:
Dodgers do opts outs. They do deferments.


Cool emoji
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In reply to Mr.Bond • 9:28p, 1/15/26
Mr.Bond said:
spadilly said:
$60 million a year is insane.



LMFAO this is ******ed


And after taxes, he will take home a cool $250k per year
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In reply to Iambob • 9:29p, 1/15/26
Iambob said:
Someone explain how the doddgers can sign all these guys even with deferred money and not have to pay a huge tax? Or they just don't care?


The Dodgers get $334m a year from local media deals. Astros get $50m. That's why they don't care about the tax or overpaying Tucker.
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9:30p, 1/15/26
This isn't fun any more
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