If the Dodgers land Skubal just start the lockout now

Biggest Villains in baseball as of today (in no particular order):

1. Dalton Rushing (Chud)
2. Jarren Duran (Needs therapy)
3. Willson Contreras (threatened to beat up a fan)
4. Framber Valdez (sore loser/probably needs therapy)
5. Harrison Bader (Scooted under the influence) https://t.co/miHvgwMCQx

— No More Fielders 🧢 (@nomorefielders) August 1, 2026

Trade news: The Pittsburgh Pirates are acquiring right-handed reliever Camilo Doval from the New York Yankees for two prospects, sources tell ESPN.

— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) August 1, 2026

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Trade news: The Pittsburgh Pirates are acquiring right-handed reliever Camilo Doval from the New York Yankees for two prospects, sources tell ESPN.

— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) August 1, 2026

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4.54 ERA and they gave up prospects.

Pirates being buyers for once???

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Pirates being buyers for once???

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Calling that buying is a stretch

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txags11 said:

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Pirates being buyers for once???

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Calling that buying is a stretch

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In what way? They literally bought by trading away prospects for big leaguer.

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Sources: The Astros and Twins had agreed to a trade that would send Bryan Abreu to the Twins for Trevor Larnach. In the 11th hour, Astros owner Jim Crane nixed the trade. It is currently unclear if those talks will be revisited.

— Michael Marino (@MarinoMLB) August 1, 2026

Crane doing what Crane does.

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I wonder who leaked this?

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I'm hoping it's Dana to show the world what he has been dealing with after Crane lets him go this offseason.

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It was known what kind of an owner he was after getting rid Click after back to back WS appearances and a championship.

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Isn't that why/how the Astros ended up with Dana? A quick google search says Dana was the 1st pick but my oldish brain remebers otherwise.

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Pirates being buyers for once???

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Calling that buying is a stretch

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In what way? They literally bought by trading away prospects for big leaguer.

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Think he's claiming "buying" and "burning cash" are two different things.

Listening to MLB radio yesterday afternoon, they speculated that LAD really want Skubal as a block against the brewers more than a need. They expect Snell and Glasnow back. They also expect Skubal will end up with LAD just because they have more to offer and basically don't give a flying **** about giving up prospects and money means nothing.

Just wait until crane says **** it and trades for skubal. He may send the entire AA roster.

Chandler jump scared me with this notif.

Framber Valdez no-hit the Cleveland Guardians three years ago today — the same day Houston re-acquired Justin Verlander from the New York Mets.

— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) August 1, 2026

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Just wait until crane says **** it and trades for skubal. He may send the entire AA roster.

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He could trade 90% of the AAA roster and I would be ok with that, provided Skubal signed on long term.

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Just wait until crane says **** it and trades for skubal. He may send the entire AA roster.

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He could trade 90% of the AAA roster and I would be ok with that, provided Skubal signed on long term.

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Hell, I'd trade 90% of our AAA roster even for just the remainder of this year for Skubal.

One executive from a team pursuing catching described the Orioles as “wanting to trade Adley Rutschman”, per @Joelsherman1 pic.twitter.com/OZmwps270h

— Punchoutpitch (@Punchoutpitch) August 1, 2026

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Just wait until crane says **** it and trades for skubal. He may send the entire AA roster.

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He could trade 90% of the AAA roster and I would be ok with that, provided Skubal signed on long term.

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Hell, I'd trade 90% of our AAA roster even for just the remainder of this year for Skubal.

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Our AAA roster sucks. The Tigers would laugh at that offer

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I actually like this batting order. Hope Yainer stays hot.

Infield surplus??

Carlos Correa said he is doing all baseball activities aside from hitting. He has a doctor's appointment on Tuesday, at which Correa said he could be cleared to resume hitting.

— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) August 1, 2026

They aren't looking to rebuild so I wonder if Yainer (who has more control) and some minor league pieces could work. Rutschman is a significant upgrade defensively.

One executive from a team pursuing catching described the Orioles as “wanting to trade Adley Rutschman”, per @Joelsherman1 pic.twitter.com/OZmwps270h

— Punchoutpitch (@Punchoutpitch) August 1, 2026

Lambert on 4 days rest over Javier.

Peter Lambert will start tomorrow for the Astros.

— Matt Kawahara (@matthewkawahara) August 1, 2026

I AM YELLING!!!! pic.twitter.com/VaDHdpUwLT

— Michael Schwab (@michaelschwab13) August 1, 2026

Carlos sounds very coy but honest here..do we see Carlos by late August? Would be a massive boost

Whoa… that would be nice

Can he play outfield?

They may not want to do it over the course of a whole season, but that is a situation where you could absolutely play Yordan in LF heavily in Sept/Oct if it got Correa back in the lineup.

I'm very pleased with myself with today's Better Know a Poster art*

Astros Bingo Update: 8-1-26
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Square Alert: If you missed it last night, iBrad picked up a square for being the only person to pick the Astros to be in first place at the end of July.

Reasons to Smile
What last night felt like
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My buddies and I played disc golf this morning and talked about last night seeming like a turn back the clock night. Great starting pitching, clutch hitting up and down the lineup, multiple homers. For one night at least, we were the Astros again.

Reasons to Barf
With Ronel Blanco on the mound tonight, there seems like a massive likelihood of backsliding.

Astros' Flashback: August 1, 1966 One year after Philadelphia's Dick Allen becomes the first player to hit a home run over the roof at Connie Mack Stadium (est. > 550 feet), Houston's Jimmy Wynn one ups him by hitting one not only over the roof, but over a 15-foot sign ON TOP OF THE ROOF. The game is bittersweet as in the bottom of the 10th, Wynn dives for a deep drive by Allen, crashes into the fence, and suffers multiple bone fractures, ending his season. Wynn returns with a vengeance in 1967, hitting 37 home runs -a team record that will stand for 27 years.

And now, the newest sensation, sweeping the nation.


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Day 69 spotlight: Jackal99



Current Bingo Score: 4
Place: Tied for 2nd with a few folks
Squares Achieved: Rangers suck, Yordan > 25 HR, Loperfido < 100 games, Correa < 15 HR
Squares Missed: sips beat Ags, Pena ASG, Hunter > 14 W, Correa > 65 RBI

Predicted Astros record: 89-73, just need to finish the season 33-18 (.647) to get there

Squares that look like future wins:
ERA > 3.86
Trout > 100 G
Walker > 85 Rbi
Jake < .280

Squares that are technically still humanly possible:
85-89 W

Squares that haven't aged so well:
Tucker > 25 HR
Framber > 13 W

While Springer was my favorite of the championship group, Carlos forever gained my respect for the way he stood up front when the scandal broke. Great to see how he's attacked his rehab and wants to get back playing. The anti-lolleygagger

George Springer has looked great for weeks, and after an early season dip in bat speed, he's back to where he was last year.

He'll be a fascinating trade acquisition for some contending team.https://t.co/9e4K3bwoUX pic.twitter.com/id26GS0H26

— Mike Petriello (@mike_petriello) August 1, 2026

Yainer promoted to the 5-hole

he posted .891 OPS for July

Altuve demoted to the 6-hole

he posted .662 OPS for July

Altuve has not drawn a walk since July 5th

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Lambert on 4 days rest over Javier.

Peter Lambert will start tomorrow for the Astros.

— Matt Kawahara (@matthewkawahara) August 1, 2026

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the Astros are finally playing, managing, and general-managing with urgency

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Altuve has not drawn a walk since July 5th

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Hard to draw a walk when you swing at all the pitches.

Tuve has to adopt more of a contact-over-power approach and start hitting line drives over all the pulled grounders. He gets some infield hits, but he needs to save his uppercuts for 3-1 counts, IMO.

Dropping him in the order is necessary.

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Tuve has to adopt more of a contact-over-power approach and start hitting line drives over all the pulled grounders. He gets some infield hits, but he needs to save his uppercuts for 3-1 counts, IMO.

Dropping him in the order is necessary.

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We would be better putting him at leadoff where his hitting focus would be on getting on base instead of trying to drive in others who did. When he gets hung up on going for RBIs, he gets less selective, swings at everything (moreso than he normally would), and tries to pull everything.

Dropping Altuve to 6th in the lineup proves that Espada is actually managing to win. It's sort of shocking in a good way.