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Sorry if this has been asked, but what is the thinking of our chances of keeping verlander?

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  • henrygandorf
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    love these articles and comments from the mlb media about marring a world series or how the baseball world will be critical of the astros for this move. get. the. fuck. out. with. that. nonsense.

  • MaybeACoordinator
    MaybeACoordinator

    Going through old pics because of the death of my grandmother / mom and came across this -- 1996, my son's first Astros game.

  • NSIAP, but 10000% of this.  

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Make sure to vote for All-MLB Team.  Javier, Peña, and even Yordan can get a cash bonus from the pre-arbitration bonus pool if they make first or second team.

  • All-MLB: $1MM for being named “First Team,” $500K for being named “Second Team”

NVM on Yordan - He's a lock for at least a $1.5M bonus as an MVP finalist.  They only get the highest bonus they qualify for. 

But he's still should be the All-MLB winner for DH.

Sorry if this has been asked, but what is the thinking of our chances of keeping verlander?

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4 minutes ago, txduck87 said:


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Yeah... as much as I literally love JV, the money is getting insane and the Astros have good options to fill out the rotation without him.  It's starting to not make any financial sense to sign him.  I wish him piles of money and a comfortable path to retirement.  I'll always be a fan.

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27 minutes ago, Guadaloopy said:

Yeah... as much as I literally love JV, the money is getting insane and the Astros have good options to fill out the rotation without him.  It's starting to not make any financial sense to sign him.  I wish him piles of money and a comfortable path to retirement.  I'll always be a fan.


I hope he has every Oct off for the next 3 to 4 years 

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My fave moment of (potentially) judge’s mvp season !

 

Astros had 6 people get MVP votes. That seems 

like a lot. 
 

in order: Yordan, Altuve, JV, Tucker, Bregman, Framber 
 

1 hour ago, tx 3 putt said:

My fave moment of (potentially) judge’s mvp season !

 

Congrats to the Yankees and Aaron Judge, they wouldn't have gotten swept in the ALCS without him

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46 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

Astros had 6 people get MVP votes. That seems 

like a lot. 
 

in order: Yordan, Altuve, JV, Tucker, Bregman, Framber 
 

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4 hours ago, Focht Up said:

Sorry if this has been asked, but what is the thinking of our chances of keeping verlander?

There are two major factors:

1. The market dictates that he is going to get in the neighborhood of $40M+/yr for 2-3 years and the Astros don't have a history of doing those kinds of contracts.

2. We have great starting pitching depth and we have a legitimate, if not outstanding, chance to win the WS again next year even without him.

As others have said, I'll hate to see him go just like I hated to see Correa and Springer go, but I'll always be a fan.

I don’t get the “Astros don’t have a history of doing x/y/z” talk anymore.

 

we didn’t have a history of winning a World Series before 5 years ago.

Now we have 2.

In the first 54 years of the team’s existence, they didnt have much history going to the LCS (did it 4 times).

they’ve now done it 6 years in a row since 2016.

Crane wasn’t the owner for the first 50 years of the team’s history. He’s clearly shown he’s unlike any other owner of this franchise. At best, “history” in this context is only 11 years old.

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2 hours ago, Wulaw Horn said:

Astros had 6 people get MVP votes. That seems 

like a lot. 
 

in order: Yordan, Altuve, JV, Tucker, Bregman, Framber 
 


 

If we had been wearing Yankee uniforms, mlb would still be talking about this being one of the all time great teams. All time best postseason pitching staff for sure 

Get your koozie that was made by retards

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Is that like an error card?

3 hours ago, Wulaw Horn said:

Astros had 6 people get MVP votes. That seems 

like a lot. 
 

in order: Yordan, Altuve, JV, Tucker, Bregman, Framber 
 

None of which were the ALCS or World Series MVP

51 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:


 

If we had been wearing Yankee uniforms, mlb would still be talking about this being one of the all time great teams. All time best postseason pitching staff for sure 

Instead all they are talking about is how Crane is an egomaniac and runs the team like a circus

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38 minutes ago, dr99 said:

Instead all they are talking about is how Crane is an egomaniac and runs the team like a circus


Every playoff contender is making moves this offseason with one thought….we have to beat the Astros 

45 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:


Every playoff contender is making moves this offseason with one thought….we have to beat the Astros 

And thats how it should be

on the bottom of that koozie, it says Fuck Face if you look closely

11 hours ago, Scraps said:

Get your koozie that was made by retards

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Billy Ripken's Fuck Face says hold my beer, literally.

With Kyle Lewis being traded to Arizona, the Astros should go try to get McCarthy, Thomas, or Varsho. Though Varsho will be the hardest to pry away. All 3 are lefties that can play CF, McCarthy and Thomas have 6 years of team control.

7 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

With Kyle Lewis being traded to Arizona, the Astros should go try to get McCarthy, Thomas, or Varsho. Though Varsho will be the hardest to pry away. All 3 are lefties that can play CF, McCarthy and Thomas have 6 years of team control.

Plus Strom knows our pitching prospects quite well. Would make sense. 

Christian Walker too, while we’re at it. 

6 minutes ago, Planet Houston said:

Plus Strom knows our pitching prospects quite well. Would make sense. 

Christian Walker too, while we’re at it. 

And that's how we find the money to resign Verlander. Getting cheap controlable bats that can lengthen the lineup.

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I’d be curious to see the price tag on McCarthy 

Of all the fallout from the sign stealing scandal, the worst part will always be that Altuve received the brunt of the hate:

 

Would hate to see him go, but it's really risky to give a 39 year old pitcher more than a 1 year deal. 

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If they nontender Bellinger, we should offer him a contract with a clause that says he will be left off the roster when we make the World Series.

Also, we should ask if his falloff after being an MVP was because they stopped stealing signs.

31 minutes ago, runthebone said:

Also, we should ask if his falloff after being an MVP was because they stopped stealing signs.

If holding your shirt so your teammates won't rip it off of you is prima facie evidence that you're doing something nefarious, then likewise Bellinger's fall off the cliff since his MVP season is proof positive that the LA Dodgers were cheating their asses off from 2017-2019. 

Maton needs to be traded or non tendered. We couldn’t get a bucket of warm spit for Dubon so just non- tender him. That’s $4M savings and makes the organization better opening up big league roster spots for someone who can maybe not suck. 

7 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

Maton needs to be traded or non tendered. We couldn’t get a bucket of warm spit for Dubon so just non- tender him. That’s $4M savings and makes the organization better opening up big league roster spots for someone who can maybe not suck. 

Those are 2 of Dusty’s favorites and his influence without a real GM has never been higher. So prepare for disappointment. 

Dusty's not an idiot.  He knows who sucks.  it's different when someone is on the team and has to be kept engaged.

$1.2M for a guy who rarely strikes out, is an above average base runner, and is a good defender at CF, SS, 2B, and 3B is a good value.  Dubon should definitely be tendered.  

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6 minutes ago, Snake Diggity said:

$1.2M for a guy who rarely strikes out, is an above average base runner, and is a good defender at CF, SS, 2B, and 3B is a good value.  Dubon should definitely be tendered.  

If he's not tendered, the 2023 Astros thread will be about half the size by the end of the season because of the lack of bitching when he starts. 

13 minutes ago, Snake Diggity said:

$1.2M for a guy who rarely strikes out, is an above average base runner, and is a good defender at CF, SS, 2B, and 3B is a good value.  Dubon should definitely be tendered.  

With Diaz most likely gone, those qualities are even more important. 

dubon doesnt fucks, but i'd still keep him around for his versatility and bat on ball skills, no homo

Dubon is the new Diaz bros 

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39 minutes ago, Snake Diggity said:

$1.2M for a guy who rarely strikes out, is an above average base runner, and is a good defender at CF, SS, 2B, and 3B is a good value.  Dubon should definitely be tendered.  


i agree, he’s a Swiss Army knife 

No matter what, we can all agree that Dubon is the greatest Honduran in World Series history.

1 minute ago, runthebone said:

No matter what, we can all agree that Dubon is the greatest Honduran in World Series history.

And the worst. 

The more I looked at Yainer Diaz career lines I like the idea of letting him get the shot at first and DH.   Sign Yuli cheap and let the kid swing it.   He doesn't strike out often walks enough and shown enough power the last two years. 

7 minutes ago, Hornsbay22 said:

The more I looked at Yainer Diaz career lines I like the idea of letting him get the shot at first and DH.   Sign Yuli cheap and let the kid swing it.   He doesn't strike out often walks enough and shown enough power the last two years. 

Yep. Resign JV and roll with the farm to fill the gaps. 

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