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#3002
2 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:
2 weeks.

 

Glad that dude has his fall protection harness on and is tied off. 

#3003
2 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:
2 weeks.

 

If they're going to repaint it every year, use a team color. I understand that shade is good because it doesn't look that different faded but if that's not a concern then come on. 

#3004
49 minutes ago, Scraps said:
On 2/27/2024 at 12:49 PM, Scraps said:
Coleman have fun in Sugar Land dude

Took them 2 1/2 longer weeks than me

Astros have optioned RHP Dylan Coleman to Triple-A. He has great stuff, but has had a hard time finding the strike zone consistently."I still think he's part of the plan," manager Joe Espada said.

 

#3006
Which ones you getting @tx3putt


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If I had the second one I'd be hella tempted to wear it opening weekend against the Yankees.
#3014
3 minutes ago, Mitch Hedberg said:

Down goes Urquidy. 

José Urquidy pulled himself from his minor league game after 43 pitches with right elbow pain, Joe Espada said. Urquidy is being seen by team trainers now.

 

#3021

Between Luis, jose and Lance I don't think they'll hit 500 innings pitched combined for the rest of thier careers.

#3023

Yordan Alvarez has exited this game after fouling a ball off his right foot in the first inning. He was playing left field today. Alvarez is walking to the clubhouse now and doesn't seem to be in pain.
 

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#3024
17 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

Yordan Alvarez has exited this game after fouling a ball off his right foot in the first inning. He was playing left field today. Alvarez is walking to the clubhouse now and doesn't seem to be in pain.
 

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#3025
The Houston Astros are at it again...The club is engaged in a serious pursuit of LHP Blake Snell, the best starter on the market, sources tell @Ken_Rosenthal and @Chandler_Rome.More details 🔗:https://t.co/hLFJ7mbGej
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Astros are pursuing Blake Snell: Sources

By Ken Rosenthal and Chandler Rome

25m ago

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The Houston Astros are at it again.

In January, they signed closer Josh Hader, the best closer on the free-agent market. Now, according to sources briefed on their discussions, they are engaged in a serious pursuit of left-hander Blake Snell, the best starter on the market.

Snell, 31, is believed to be seeking the same type of contract recently signed by two other Scott Boras clients, Cody Bellinger and Matt Chapman— a three-year deal with two opt outs.

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The Astros’ need to add another starting pitcher intensified Friday when José Urquidy pulled himself from a minor-league game after 43 pitches with a sore right elbow, according to manager Joe Espada.

Astros ace Justin Verlander will start the season on the injured list with shoulder inflammation, but could be back by mid-April. Two other Houston starters, Lance McCullers Jr. and Luis Garcia, are still recovering from elbow surgeries and not expected until well after the All-Star break.

The question is whether Astros owner Jim Crane is willing to sign Snell for the $30 million to $32 million annual salary the pitcher is believed to be seeking. The New York Yankees and Los Angeles Angels also have been linked to Snell. But the Yankees must pay a 110 percent luxury tax on every dollar they spend, meaning Snell would cost them almost double his salary. The lack of state income tax in Texas would be another advantage for the Astros.

A trade of Urquidy, who is earning $3.75 million, could have created a measure of financial flexibility for the Astros, who repeatedly have dangled the pitcher in recent seasons. But with Urquidy’s physical status uncertain, the team almost certainly cannot move him now. And the roster does not include any other obvious salaries to move.

Snell would fit an obvious need for the Astros, not just for the present but also the future. Verlander could become a free agent after this season if he does not pitch the 140 innings necessary to vest his $35 million player option. Urquidy and Framber Valdez are under club control for two more seasons.

The team’s financial flexibility could increase in the coming years — third baseman Alex Bregman will hit the open market after this season, as will right fielder Kyle Tucker along with Valdez after 2025. But Houston already is projected to carry the largest Opening Day payroll in franchise history. With the signing of Hader, the club crossed the first luxury-tax threshold for the second time in Crane’s ownership tenure.

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Like Hader, Snell declined a qualifying offer. Because Houston is on track to pay the luxury tax, the addition of Hader cost the team its second- and fourth-highest draft picks in the 2024 MLB Draft — at No. 63 and No. 135 overall — along with $1 million in their international signing bonus pool.

If the Astros sign Snell, they must also forfeit their third- and sixth-highest picks — Nos. 102 and 193. For a team with one of baseball’s worst farm systems — and still reeling from a lack of first- and second-round picks in the two seasons following the sign-stealing scandal — it would be a hefty price to pay.

Crane, however, is the same owner who traded two of his best prospects, Drew Gilbert and Ryan Clifford, for Verlander during last season’s trade deadline. The Hader contract was the biggest free-agent deal of Crane’s tenure. With Snell, the owner would be doubling down — and upping the ante in the Astros’ competition with their biggest rival, the defending World Series champion Texas Rangers.

The Rangers this week struck out in their attempt to trade for right-hander Dylan Cease, who went from the Chicago White Sox to the San Diego Padres. Texas ownership seemingly has prevented the front office from re-signing another of Boras’ clients, lefty Jordan Montgomery, while the team’s future local television revenues are uncertain.

If Snell goes to the Astros, the plot will thicken. For Montgomery. For the Rangers. For the entire American League.

(Top photo of Blake Snell: Sean M. Haffey / Getty Images)

 

 

#3026

Also, there is no reason Loperfido should start the season in AAA. He's better than Singleton and provides the Astros with positional flexibility.

#3027

Damn, Urquidy had looked good this spring.  Hopefully it's minor.

3 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

Also, there is no reason Loperfido should start the season in AAA. He's better than Singleton and provides the Astros with positional flexibility.

There are probably a half dozen guys that should keep Singleton off the roster

#3031

Bregman is batting .323 so whoever it was that was freaking out after a week and like 10ABs chill

#3033

Radio talk - we lose two picks for hader, lose two more if you sign snell. Snell wanted a big contract, at this point will he want an opt out after a year ? 

no one has put eyes on him this spring training ?

#3035

We only lose 1 draft pick per each and some international signing money....we did not go over CBT last year. Only teams over previous season CBT forfeits 2 picks per QA player signed.

At least thats my interpretation

#3037

Who knows ….

Blake Snell ending up with the #Astros is "all but a guarantee", per source. The team has heightened their efforts in the past hours, and aren't far from a deal.

 

#3038

Nestor Cortes NYY opening day starter....lmao.

Cole (injured I know so screws it up), Rodon, Stroman are like over 80 mil and none starting on Opening Day. The guy making 4M gets the ball.

#3039
1 minute ago, Scraps said:

Nestor Cortes NYY opening day starter....lmao.

Cole (injured I know so screws it up), Rodon, Stroman are like over 80 mil and none starting on Opening Day. The guy making 4M gets the ball.


Trevor Bauer to the yankees ? Read ‘some’ players have spoken up for him

 

#3040
Just now, tx 3 putt said:


Trevor Bauer to the yankees ? Read ‘some’ players have spoken up for him

 

Cole hates Bauer plus the NY media would be like hungry dogs going after Trevor’s  🦴   I’m all for it. 

#3041
2 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

Cole hates Bauer plus the NY media would be like hungry dogs going after Trevor’s  🦴   I’m all for it. 


cole is gone for a year is my prediction. We’ve seen this before  

#3043
1 minute ago, tx 3 putt said:


cole is gone for a year is my prediction. We’ve seen this before  

I think it might be closer to two if they delay surgery with rehap and then he hurts himself in the July when he comes back, Rest, rehab, and the PRP injection have never successfully staved off a TJ surgery.

#3044
26 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

Who knows ….

Blake Snell ending up with the #Astros is "all but a guarantee", per source. The team has heightened their efforts in the past hours, and aren't far from a deal.

 

Sounds like it's 50-50

#3045
Radio talk - we lose two picks for hader, lose two more if you sign snell. Snell wanted a big contract, at this point will he want an opt out after a year ? 
no one has put eyes on him this spring training ?
Also this....

Blake Snell threw four simulated innings on Friday in Seattle in front of scouts from teams including the Giants and Astros, per source. Those in attendance were said to be impressed with how ready he looks.



What radio show were you listening to jfc


#3047
34 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:


cole is gone for a year is my prediction. We’ve seen this before  

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#3048
8 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:
👀 at Blake Snell’s Instagram story.

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