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HtownHorn

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  1. Hey fucktard, go take your bipolar medication, i didn't even mention your fucking name, because I know your childlike mentality can't handle anything. Go fucking play in traffic you gigantic fat piece of shit. The board would be better without you here. A fucking donkey could easily duplicate your only meaningful posts on this forum which are someone else's hard work, because you know jack and shit about anything that is hard or work related.
  2. Lulz, beating bubble teams especially on the road isn't a bad team. OU and Missouri are Q1 wins. Fuck off.
  3. This is such an epic self-own thread. I am sure I had some great takes as well. Swain is probably a no doubt 1st rounder now. He's going to be a big loss, so enjoy the final couple of months with him in a Texas uniform. Though the way he's playing right now, a 2nd weekend appearence is not out of the question, especially if Mark. Pope, and Wilcher play more like they did in the 2nd half. Though Pope needs to stop fouling 3 point shooters.
  4. 5.34 career minor league ERA with a 8.1 BB9, not much of a prospect.
  5. Correa is a player that wants to play everyday within reason. There is no way 5 fulltime IFs is going to work when they all expect their names to be in the lineup 140-150+ times a season. He understands this better than most on this board it seems, because players are creatures of routine and maximize their production once they are in their routine. If you are counting on one of your everyday players being injured, then you should have traded them. It also doesn't help that Espada is likely in the bottom 5 of MLB managers and no fan of this team should be confident in him being handle the current IF situation.
  6. This is a good trade for flexibility. Sanchez was not good here, so we aren't missing much. I would easily go with an OF of Cole, Smith, and Loperfido ☹️ since it's apparent we will not acquire a LH bat in the OF that has MLB skins on the wall.
  7. At their current development, it would be impossible to play them together unless at least one becomes a legitimate threat BTA. Both are horrible and because of it the spacing is awful. It also doesn't help that we don't have a single player on the roster that can stand up to even the slightest bit of ball pressure.
  8. Shooting is regressing back to the mean, and then Udoka watches is all forward lineup get blitzed in the 4Q and he does nothing. The Rockets aren't taking the next step until him and Stone are gone. Both have a lover's mentality.
  9. This team loves to dribble the ball to the other team. There is no offense, just a bunch of guys that try to create their own shot and get it stolen because none of these guys can dribble.
  10. Even in the two drafts he has had, Crane has fucked away multiple high round picks, which affects the salary pool and who you can target. Astros should be trying to get some comp picks in the deals they do make. The biggest problem is Crane wants to contend instead of rebuild, but doesn't want to spend to really contend. So we end up with too may IFs, have 3 DHs, and no fucking OF worth a shit.
  11. Yeah, once he got his championship, he hasn't given a fuck about anything.
  12. The Rockets said no because they were happy with the guy they had just drafted from Louisville and didn't want Drexler. McCray ended up winning a championship with the Bulls.
  13. There is one constant, and ever since 2020 he really believes he knows more than everyone else in the room.
  14. Just have to laugh at Crane at this point. His organization is a complete dumpster fire because of him and his meddling.
  15. All the GMs in Houston are terribad.
  16. Dinwidde likely makes the most sense, but I doubt Stone makes any moves.
  17. I saw an early mock that had us taking the white guard from BYU. That wouldn’t upset me.
  18. We likely have room for one player on the pro-rated veteran minimum. Even worse than not making a trade to pick up a rotational piece was not trying to trade for some salary relief to have more options in the buy out market.
  19. This is the only way it is going to work if you want to keep Alvarez healthy and Altuve at least somewhat productive. You can't play either in LF. I would prefer they trade Walker, but with $40M reamining that is highly unlikely.
  20. Our guys so so afraid to take 3's, unless it is completely wide open or they have to heave it at the end of the shot clock.
  21. NBA shouldn't allow you to touch the offensive player with both hands, that should be an automatic foul.
  22. That was a great pass from Sheppard to Wallace.
  23. That's because the guy in charge of the organization is an attorney and not someone that can scout players. He's built one of the worst shooting rosters in the NBA and it has been this way since he took over for Morey.
  24. Houston Astros trade 3B Isaac Paredes + cash to Pittsburgh Pirates for LHP Hunter Barco, 3B Jared TrioloSpeaking of third basemen, the Pirates are apparently looking for one. They were in on Suarez, matching and willing to exceed the Cincinnati Reds' offer of $15 million, according to reports. The Pirates rank 23rd in projected WAR at third base, with Triolo soaking up most of that projection. Well, the Astros have two third basemen in Paredes and Carlos Correa, and as much as they might try to jam Paredes somewhere into the lineup, he's an awkward fit. If he plays second, that means playing Jose Altuve in left field, which is a terrible idea. If Paredes is DHing, that means playing Yordan Alvarez in left field, which is also a terrible idea. And if he plays first base, you're benching Christian Walker and his $20 million salary. The Astros already acquired one Pirates starter this offseason in Mike Burrows in a three-team trade with Tampa Bay, but the rotation still has questions beyond Hunter Brown, including Cristian Javier (coming back from injury), Lance McCullers Jr. (his last good season was 2021) and Tatsuya Imai (transitioning from Japan to MLB). Ronel Blanco, Hayden Wesneski and Brandon Walter all underwent Tommy John surgery last season. Barco doesn't possess more than fourth starter upside but would give the Astros another rotation option, while a new-look Pirates infield with Paredes (who has two years of team control remaining and will make about $9 million in 2026), Brandon Lowe, Ryan O'Hearn and perhaps rookie Konnor Griffin would provide Pittsburgh with much more production (the Pirates were 29th in infield OPS in 2025). Astros trade 1B Christian Walker + cash to Padres for RHP Bradgley RodriguezThis would be an alternate trade option to Paredes for Houston, with him then playing first base. Walker didn't have a good first season in Houston, his OPS+ slipping from 120 to 97, although he hit 27 home runs and Statcast still viewed him as a plus defender at first base. (Other metrics weren't as generous, but Walker won three straight Gold Gloves from 2022 to 2024, so I would be more inclined to go with the Statcast evaluation.) After finishing 28th in home runs in 2025, the Padres need more power, and with Walker at first, they can slide Jake Cronenworth on a full-time basis over to second base. The current alignment doesn't project well, with the Padres ranking 28th in FanGraphs' projected WAR at first base (a mix of Gavin Sheets and Cronenworth) and 20th at second base (a combo of Cronenworth and Sung-Mun Song). Rodriguez is a big-league ready reliever who can help a Houston bullpen that is a little thin from the right side beyond Bryan Abreu, and while the Astros would have to pay down some of the $40 million owed to Walker the next two seasons, trading him would still clear some payroll to make another move. Astros trade CF Jake Meyers to Los Angeles Angels for OF Josh LoweAnother Astros trade? Well, general manager Dana Brown met with reporters at a media luncheon Tuesday and said he was still looking for a left-handed bat. Neither of the trade ideas above address that issue, but this one does. Meyers has reportedly been available to other teams all offseason, and while this is hardly a blockbuster, it solves a problem for both teams. The Angels need a center fielder. Their current FanGraphs projection for 2026: worst in the majors, in large part because of defense. Jo Adell is not a center fielder. Lowe, acquired earlier in the offseason from the Rays, is not a good center fielder despite his speed. The Angels have even talked about returning Mike Trout to center, which sounds like a typically bad Angels idea. Meyers, however, is an excellent defender, and while his bat and health have been issues, he did hit a career-best .292/.354/.373 in 2025, sacrificing power for some better contact. Lowe's overall numbers from 2025 weren't good, but he did hit .242/.307/.420 against right-handed pitching and he's not that far removed from a 3.7-WAR season in 2023. The Astros would have to figure out center field, but they've talked about trying Cam Smith out there and Zach Cole, who hit well in a 15-game trial in the majors, also played plenty of center field in the minors. Rookie Brice Matthews, who played a few games in center in Triple-A, would be another possibility. These aren't terrible ideas. Personally I would love the 2nd and 3rd trades. We'd finally have a somewhat balanced lineup 1-9. I would also then cut Allen and go sign Regifo tp play UTIL role. 1 Pena 2 Alvarez 3 Paredes 4 Correa 5 Lowe 6 Altuve 7 Diaz 8-9 Cole, Smith, and Sanchez
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