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#3052
2 hours 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.

Don't know how you leave him off the big club

#3053

Lol wtf


Astros manager Joe Espada said Yordan Alvarez left the game because of an allergic reaction in his left eye. His foot is fine.

#3054

Blanco is the #5 starter / long relief …

 

After 4 scoreless innings today for Ronel Blanco, he now has 11.2 scoreless innings with 13 strikeouts this spring. #Astros

 

#3055
3 hours 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.


Joey Loperfido went 3-for-3 with 2 2B, RBI, SB in today’s Spring Training game. He’s hitting .423 with 5 2B, 5 RBI in 26 at bats this spring. #Astros

#3056
27 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:


Joey Loperfido went 3-for-3 with 2 2B, RBI, SB in today’s Spring Training game. He’s hitting .423 with 5 2B, 5 RBI in 26 at bats this spring. #Astros

Joey Lawrence Wow GIF by Mayim Bialik

#3057
3 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

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 ?

We lose more the following year too because of where we are in the luxury tax…

when this window closes, it’s going to be slammed shut for a while…unless crane is just going to be old man Steinbrenner and continue to field the best team money can buy in to perpetuity 

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#3058
28 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

We lose more the following year too because of where we are in the luxury tax…

when this window closes, it’s going to be slammed shut for a while…unless crane is just going to be old man Steinbrenner and continue to field the best team money can buy in to perpetuity 

Depends on when the window closes. If they wanted to sell off after 2025 they could get a shitload of prospects, be bad for a year, mediocre for a year and then ready to get after it. 
That would mean trading Yordan, Diaz, Javier, Brown, Snell, Hader, Pena, France, Chas and Meyers (if he doesn’t suck) and probably chipping in some money along the way.  But that’s like 12 top 100 prospects and some other interesting dudes too if it all plays out well for us. 

#3059
Alex Santos, a 2nd round selection from the 2020 @MLBDraft, up to 96 yesterday in West Palm Beach 🔥

 

#3061
56 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

We lose more the following year too because of where we are in the luxury tax…

when this window closes, it’s going to be slammed shut for a while…unless crane is just going to be old man Steinbrenner and continue to field the best team money can buy in to perpetuity 


offer dubin a longer deal 

#3064
11 minutes ago, Jshep34 said:

We can start at biggios

Gonna buy a case of balls so everyone can have a lil Shep autograph. 

#3065

Anyone here want to join the Surly Roto league? If so go to the Detroit Tigers thread. We have like 3 openings.

#3070
Blake Snell has informed the Astros he's willing to sign a shorter deal, a two year $66M contract with an opt out after 2024, per @BNightengale. "The Astros are intrigued, club officials says, but are the latest team to balk at his asking price."

 

#3071

Cristian Javier will start March 29 game against the Yankees -- the second game of the season.
#3072

So, one more year with Bregman, one or two more with JV, two more with Tucker…isn’t this (Snell/1 or 2 year deal) exactly the type of deal the Astros should be pursuing?

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#3073
17 minutes ago, Mitch Hedberg said:
Blake Snell has informed the Astros he's willing to sign a shorter deal, a two year $66M contract with an opt out after 2024, per @BNightengale. "The Astros are intrigued, club officials says, but are the latest team to balk at his asking price."

 

That would be incredible. Low risk, high reward, and building up to the inevitable Astros/Dodgers World Series rematch! 

#3074
2 minutes ago, Hank Chinaski said:

So, one more year with Bregman, one or two more with JV, two more with Tucker…isn’t this (Snell/1 or 2 year deal) exactly the type of deal the Astros should be pursuing?

Yeah, seems like a no brainer.  The only thing I don’t like is the post ‘24 option.  

#3075
1 minute ago, Guadaloopy said:

Yeah, seems like a no brainer.  The only thing I don’t like is the post ‘24 option.  

Right? And $33m AAV doesn’t seem out of line. Not sure what I’m missing. 

#3076

That type of contract is right up Crane’s alley except for the player option. He doesn’t like those. 

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#3079
1 hour ago, Hank Chinaski said:

Right? And $33m AAV doesn’t seem out of line. Not sure what I’m missing. 

It’s not 33 it’s 66 you are on the hook for if he blows out his arm and opts in. 

9 minutes ago, runthebone said:

Maybe Boras is just using the Astros to negotiate with the Yankees?

And bingo was his name-O. 

#3080
Just now, Wulaw Horn said:

It’s not 33 it’s 66 you are on the hook for if he blows out his arm and opts in. 

It’s still 33 AAV regardless of his arm health.

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#3082
1 hour ago, Hank Chinaski said:

It’s still 33 AAV regardless of his arm health.

Missed the AAV part of that. While that’s true that’s not how Jimbo is conceptualizing the number. 
I wonder if he’d be willing to do a 100 IP to guarantee year 2 along with his option.  JV did that. 

#3084
58 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

Missed the AAV part of that. While that’s true that’s not how Jimbo is conceptualizing the number. 
I wonder if he’d be willing to do a 100 IP to guarantee year 2 along with his option.  JV did that. 

Needs to be higher than that. I'd go 130. He's only hit that number twice in his career and won the CYA both times.

#3088
Update: The Astros appear to be long-shots to sign Blake Snell, with the Giants as the favorites, per @BNightengale. What have I heard? It's my understanding that Houston and Snell have never been close in numbers through the whole process.

 

#3089
2 hours ago, TonyTexas said:
Update: The Astros appear to be long-shots to sign Blake Snell, with the Giants as the favorites, per @BNightengale. What have I heard? It's my understanding that Houston and Snell have never been close in numbers through the whole process.

 

That’s what I get for getting my hopes up. Maybe they’ll up it if Urquidy is out. 

#3091

The #Astros released the following Minor Leaguers today:

RHP Jimmy Endersby
RHP Austin Hansen
RHP Peyton Plumlee
RHP Jonathan Sprinkle
RHP Austin Temple
RHP Derek West
C Sandro Gaston
C Freddy Guilamo
C Carlos Hurtado
3B Justin Williams
SS Ricardo Balogh
SS Tim Borden II

#3092
Blake Snell went from wanting $200M+ to asking for a 2-year deal at $66M with an opt out after 2024?So essentially he went from a 7-8 year ask down to a 1-year “I’ll opt out if I pitch well” contract? Nice work, Mr. Boras. A true masterclass.

 

#3093
 
It's insane that a reigning (and two time!), healthy, and 31 year old Cy Young winner still isn't signed 10 days before opening day. I think a significant reason for it is the impact of analytics, which has Snell rarely pitch deep into the 3rd time through the lineup and also has teams prize the draft picks they would lose by signing a free agent like him. If I'm right, it's just the latest piece of evidence that MLBPA screwed up on the current collective bargaining agreement.
#3094
2 minutes ago, APMP said:

It's insane that a reigning (and two time!), healthy, and 31 year old Cy Young winner still isn't signed 10 days before opening day. I think a significant reason for it is the impact of analytics, which has Snell rarely pitch deep into the 3rd time through the lineup and also has teams prize the draft picks they would lose by signing a free agent like him. If I'm right, it's just the latest piece of evidence that MLBPA screwed up on the current collective bargaining agreement.

Dead arm ?

#3095
Dead arm ?
Could be, though reports a few days ago were that Astros and Giants liked what they saw from Snell in a 4 inning simulated game just week.
#3096
8 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

The #Astros released the following Minor Leaguers today:

RHP Jimmy Endersby
RHP Austin Hansen
RHP Peyton Plumlee
RHP Jonathan Sprinkle
RHP Austin Temple
RHP Derek West
C Sandro Gaston
C Freddy Guilamo
C Carlos Hurtado
3B Justin Williams
SS Ricardo Balogh
SS Tim Borden II

A few more guys not on that list were also released.  No major surprises although Dauri Lorenzo was an intl top 30 prospect when he signed so I figured he’d get another year of development.  Gaston, Balogh, and Borden all showed potential at one point but it’s not shocking to see them cut loose.  I am hoping to see some aggressive assignments in 2 weeks, especially in Fayetteville, as there’s a handful of teenage position players who have some of the highest ceilings in the Astros system (Jaworsky, Hernandez, Luciano, Gomez, Huezo, Ochoa).

#3097
1 hour ago, APMP said:

It's insane that a reigning (and two time!), healthy, and 31 year old Cy Young winner still isn't signed 10 days before opening day. I think a significant reason for it is the impact of analytics, which has Snell rarely pitch deep into the 3rd time through the lineup and also has teams prize the draft picks they would lose by signing a free agent like him. If I'm right, it's just the latest piece of evidence that MLBPA screwed up on the current collective bargaining agreement.

Snell's problem is he has exceeded 130 IP twice in his career. He won the CY both times, but otherwise he's not worth a high AAV over a long term contact investement from the rest of his career. He wants to get paid like a #1, but hasn't shown he's capable of pitching to that standard consistently. It's likely he doesn't reach that innings level next season because it took him 6 years in between the 1st and 2nd time. No front office is paying $200M for a pitcher that will give you one quality saeson in his deal.

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#3098

This seems familiar lol 

 

Urquidy has been diagnosed with a forearm muscle strain and won’t throw for a few days, manager Joe Espada said. He’s likely to start season on IL.
#3099

Yeah, they'll wait a few months to see if it gets better and then he will have TJ surgery late in the season and will end up missing 2 whole seasons.

#3100
3 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:
Blake Snell went from wanting $200M+ to asking for a 2-year deal at $66M with an opt out after 2024?So essentially he went from a 7-8 year ask down to a 1-year “I’ll opt out if I pitch well” contract? Nice work, Mr. Boras. A true masterclass.

 

to be fair, i would assume he still "wants $200m+"

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