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We need Bleier or one of the Baltimore lefties to replace Raley and we are good, given the constraints the Astros are working towards.

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  • henrygandorf
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    there's so much to unpack from today, so i'll just start listing them. tuesday was devastating for oakland, today was twice as devastating for the yankees.  they had just started to play better. 

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    The boy and I were at the last ALCS clincher - we were walking on air for days after Altuve’s walkoff. Today, the boy is 5,000 miles and 7 hours away, with no way to watch. So we did a video chat, w

  • Enjoy it. Old Altuve, no more Correa means this is the very end of the road for your tainted dynasty. 

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Well, crap.  I was going to ask about Brad Hand, but the Nats just traded him to the Blue Jays.

1 hour ago, Gourmand said:

Right now the Astros have 14 pitchers and 12 position players on the active roster with one of those position players being the option-eligible Robel Garcia. 

They still have to add Yimi Garcia to the active roster and they also have Pedro Baez and Josh James out on rehab assignments. I'm not sure of the timeline of their rehab assignments, but I'd guess it would be at least a week for Baez and maybe longer for Josh James? In light of those trades and the potential for more to come, do you think we can read anything into the Astros brain trust's expectations of both of those relievers this season? Can we reasonably expect one or both of them to be a contributor at this point? I don't see how James can get back on the active roster considering he's optionable and I'd bet Baez isn't. And who are either of them going to replace on the active roster when the team still hasn't made room yet for Yimi Garcia?

The obvious choices are Raley (no options left) or Bielak (optionable). What do y'all think?

this just in...this is a hard team to make.

in related news, cole just gave up 4 in b1 to tampa.  giggle.  i hope they trade for gallo, story, and some other guys and still don't make the playoffs because of their janky rotation.

Some of the boys went to Alcatraz today.....maybe they left Raley there 

I really love how the Padres go for it. Would enjoy meeting up with them in October. 

 

Edited by TonyTexas

I would love to get a SP and Kimbrell. Didn’t click say the luxury tax didn’t matter and to improve the roster? Wonder if they’ve tried to go after another starter or just sticking to relief arms.

Giants look like ass tonight....hopefully continues for a few days
Dodgers look like ass today.....hopefully continues forever

We didn't win today or make a trade....lame

There's not much more I'd like to see than the Dodgers trade half a dozen prospects to load up and win now and then lose the World Series to the Astros anyway. 

1 hour ago, TexArcher said:

There's not much more I'd like to see than the Dodgers trade half a dozen prospects to load up and win now and then lose the World Series to the Astros anyway. 

My Melanie   tattoo awaits

I'll be very excited and surprised if we get Kimbrel. 

15 hours ago, TonyTexas said:

I really love how the Padres go for it. Would enjoy meeting up with them in October. 

 

womp womp

Not sure if we’ll make a big move, but I’m glad the Dodgers got it done yesterday and at least gave us a chance to counter.

Damn.  Hard to watch all these teams loading up.  Dodgers looking like a Super Team.

The Dodgers are an Arod contract away from full blown being the Yankees.

Fuck the Dodgers.  If there are really 10 teams talking to the Cubs about Kimbrel, then I'm afraid we may have to trade them both James and Raley.  I'm willing to do it, though!

Just now, runthebone said:

Fuck the Dodgers.  If there are really 10 teams talking to the Cubs about Kimbrel, then I'm afraid we may have to trade them both James and Raley.  I'm willing to do it, though!

We may have to throw in Scrubb too.  

12 minutes ago, Ojo Rojo said:

Damn.  Hard to watch all these teams loading up.  Dodgers looking like a Super Team.

Hopefully we look back and laugh at this super team that ends up losing a one-game wildcard playoff to the Padres.

Or better yet, losing the World Series to the Houston Astros.

3 minutes ago, Texas St. Armadillos said:

We may have to throw in Scrubb too.  

You is talking loco, and I like it.

To be safe, we should throw in Robel Garcia also.

Fuck the Dodgers.  If there are really 10 teams talking to the Cubs about Kimbrel, then I'm afraid we may have to trade them both James and Raley.  I'm willing to do it, though!
Just wait til the Dodgers land Kimbrel too
15 minutes ago, Scraps said:
29 minutes ago, runthebone said:
Fuck the Dodgers.  If there are really 10 teams talking to the Cubs about Kimbrel, then I'm afraid we may have to trade them both James and Raley.  I'm willing to do it, though!

Just wait til the Dodgers land Kimbrel too

I expect that they will be our competition, which is why we are going to have to offer the Cubs so much.

26 minutes ago, runthebone said:

I expect that they will be our competition, which is why we are going to have to offer the Cubs so much.

Yea but what will our roster look like in 2025!!!

 

1 hour ago, Ojo Rojo said:

Damn.  Hard to watch all these teams loading up.  Dodgers looking like a Super Team.

We’re already a super team

Playoff mode altuve / correa / bregman / yordan / Yuli / Brantley 

 

plus we added two closers to the bullpen 

Edited by tx 3 putt

I know this doesn’t necessarily mean anything, but man we are just not involved in ANY rumors right now.
Yeah but they are all the big gun rumors. I don't expect any of that.

I would go get a lefty RP to upgrade there and I would get a IF player to upgrade Robels spot. I am not convinced Diaz/Bregman will stay healthy. If one goes down during nut cutting time then we have Robel as the next man up as first man off bench....no thanks.

Go get Fry and Freddy Galvis

I wouldn’t expect anything earth shattering. We have very little salary room left. As Click said earlier, if they go over, they’re going to go over by a lot and it doesn’t appear thats happening. 

Edited by TonyTexas

I'm guessing the price for Rodriguez from the Pirates is just too much. I still like Bleier or a lefty from Baltimore. Raley and Taylor are useless against RHB, so if the Astros go get a lefty to replace Raley, I hope they have a little bit better splits against RHB. Scott, Fry, and Bleier all have much better splits against RHB.

a left hand reliever seems likely / a must

diaz is made of glass and bregman has been hurt since spring training. if we dont trade for another utility guy, we're putting a lot of faith in two gimps 

23 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

has baltimore made deals the past several years ?

 

They made 3 trades at the deadline last year. 

Kimbrel looks to be going to White Sox

Byron Buxton would be interesting since we were interested in Marte

1 minute ago, rvm96 said:

Byron Buxton would be interesting since we were interested in Marte

speaking of "made of glass"...

2 minutes ago, Scraps said:

Kimbrel looks to be going to White Sox

 

that's a nasty pitching staff 

1 minute ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

that's a nasty pitching staff 

Was coming to post the exact same thing. Probably the best in the league. 

10 minutes ago, Scraps said:

Kimbrel looks to be going to White Sox

 

Astro batters will be waiting for him in the playoffs. Bring it on !!!!!

17 minutes ago, rvm96 said:

Byron Buxton would be interesting since we were interested in Marte

 

unpopular opinion - im pretty good with straw / chaz combo in the 8/9 hole. i don't think we need another OF 

There’s saying you’ll go way over to get anyone and there’s actually doing it. I’m not saying we should but I didn’t think they would go way over the salary cap when it was said. Would love to see a move or two before the deadline ends.

1 minute ago, tx 3 putt said:

rumor ::: Ryan Tepera for Taylor Jones and Robel Garcia 

 

unpopular opinion,  im high on jones as prospect but not sure if he has a slot here

I just looked him and it says he was traded to the white sox yesterday.

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