October 24, 20232 yr 4 minutes ago, perfectchaos007 said: Diaz needs to be our everyday catcher next year. If we can afford to keep Maldy as a backup, great, but if not we have to waive him. Hopefully we can afford to keep Tucker, but if not then at least his performance this October will ease the departure. We can hire Maldonado to be a bench coach/clubhouse guy, but I want nothing to do with him as a player. He can't hit, he can't catch, and he can't throw.
October 24, 20232 yr 2 minutes ago, The Dog said: We need to cut our losses with McCullers. Absolutely....Lance McInjured Jr, has to go to first team offering a decent trade, constantly hurt and unreliable. Hope the GM can earn his money and find another starter.
October 24, 20232 yr 5 minutes ago, perfectchaos007 said: Diaz needs to be our everyday catcher next year. If we can afford to keep Maldy as a backup, great, but if not we have to waive him. Hopefully we can afford to keep Tucker, but if not then at least his performance this October will ease the departure. Tucker is under team control for a few more years. Maldonado will be a free agent, so no need to waive him. He will be easily affordable in money. But I don’t think the team can “afford” to keep him and have starters ask for him as their catcher, stunting Diaz’s growth and handicapping the lineup. Backup catchers are plentiful, just sign anyone else.
October 24, 20232 yr 6 minutes ago, The Dog said: We need to cut our losses with McCullers. he'll be 30 in 2024 and we owe him $17mil the next three seasons. he's not going anywhere and no one is trading for him. hopefully he can be a reliable bullpen arm https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/houston-astros//payroll
October 24, 20232 yr 1 minute ago, tx 3 putt said: he'll be 30 in 2024 and we owe him $17mil the next three seasons. he's not going anywhere and no one is trading for him. hopefully he can be a reliable bullpen arm Yeah I just don’t know what to do with him.
October 24, 20232 yr 17 minutes ago, Smax said: we need a witch doctor to get rid of the hex at home well have sone new bullpen guys, but unless we trade away players the lineup is about set. We need a LF (he’ll be splitting time with Yordan) and a back up catcher.
October 24, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, The Dog said: Dusty took over a team in the middle of a scandal. He took the team to the ALCS every year. Went to 2 World Series and won one. He has left large shoes to fill. Dusty took over a team in the middle of a made-up “scandal”. Do not ever forget that. He underachieved with the Astros. Just like he has everywhere else.
October 24, 20232 yr 3 hours ago, tx 3 putt said: Already winning the off season. Thanks Dusty for 2022, now go drink some wine and stay far far away from my baseball team in 2024
October 24, 20232 yr 3 hours ago, Dutchrudder said: Wulaw just got a boner I walked around EaDo for 2 hours with one
October 24, 20232 yr 3 hours ago, tx 3 putt said: nothing happens until we hire the next manager im good with espada or joe madden It’s gonna be Espada and it was the correct call last year
October 24, 20232 yr 3 hours ago, Fudge Nuggets said: We should sign Ohtani. Close. I don’t think a Tucker + salary eat for Trout is far off.
October 24, 20232 yr 11 minutes ago, UTPhil2006 said: Close. I don’t think a Tucker + salary eat for Trout is far off. Feels like hes always hurt
October 24, 20232 yr 10 minutes ago, Smax said: Feels like hes always hurt That’s the Angels problem now
October 24, 20232 yr 3 hours ago, The Dog said: Dusty took over a team in the middle of a scandal. He took the team to the ALCS every year. Went to 2 World Series and won one. He has left large shoes to fill. Hope we make a great hire to replace him. Barry Switzer left huge shoes to fill by your reasoning. The Astros won in spite of Dusty.
October 24, 20232 yr 3 hours ago, The Dog said: Yeah I just don’t know what to do with him. If we knew it would be the Tucker from the last 30 days, we let him walk and feel really good about it.
October 24, 20232 yr 2 hours ago, UTPhil2006 said: Close. I don’t think a Tucker + salary eat for Trout is far off. Great, another constantly hurt dude to keep McCullers company in the rehab room.
October 24, 20232 yr 6 hours ago, Fudge Nuggets said: We should sign Ohtani. And bring back yuri to show him around town
October 24, 20232 yr 5 hours ago, UTHornFan014 said: We can hire Maldonado to be a bench coach/clubhouse guy, but I want nothing to do with him as a player. He can't hit, he can't catch, and he can't throw. Or, we could ban him from all team functions and games at Minute Maid.
October 24, 20232 yr The following starters are on the roster now: Verlander, Framber, Javier, Brown, France, McCullers, Bielak, Urquidy, Garcia and Blanco Any thoughts on seeing what France could be traded for? Personally, I think what he provided this year was fool’s gold. Can Framber and Javier revert to form? If they don’t, then I think this run is over unless some combination of McCullers/Garcia/Brown really step up. We need to find an actual major leaguer who can back up 1B and 3B and pinch hit. That way we can give some days off to Bregman and Abreu.
October 24, 20232 yr Yeah I just don’t know what to do with him.Assign him to throw batting practice in Sugarland?
October 24, 20232 yr I think Hunter Brown can take a big step forward next year, especially after JV's tutelage for an entire offseason. If he can be the 2 and push Framber to 3, Javier to 4, and Urquidy to 5, that's a salty rotation. Upgrade the bottom 3rd of the lineup, and let's go.
October 24, 20232 yr 5 minutes ago, TexArcher said: I think Hunter Brown can take a big step forward next year, especially after JV's tutelage for an entire offseason. If he can be the 2 and push Framber to 3, Javier to 4, and Urquidy to 5, that's a salty rotation. Upgrade the bottom 3rd of the lineup, and let's go. They need to sign another bat to replace Brantley, but otherwise the biggest upgrade is just letting Diaz catch 100+ games. Your lineup is then pretty well set.
October 24, 20232 yr I haven't kept up with our more recent international signings/development, but I know a few of you have. I'm hoping the next batch of those guys (even if it's a batch of just one) is close to offering us some help in Houston. Edited October 24, 20232 yr by Gut Wagon
October 24, 20232 yr 7 hours ago, The Dog said: Yeah I just don’t know what to do with him. Put him back in the rotation. He's good.
October 24, 20232 yr 18 minutes ago, formermav43 said: They need to sign another bat to replace Brantley, but otherwise the biggest upgrade is just letting Diaz catch 100+ games. Your lineup is then pretty well set. Need Pena to pull his head out of his ass. Which one is the true Pena... last year's ALCS / WS MVP or the crap we got the second half this year?
October 24, 20232 yr If Dusty has retired then I wish him well. If not then I wish him nothing but pain and suffering for eternity along with everyone who enabled him.
October 24, 20232 yr 6 minutes ago, WBT said: Put him back in the rotation. He's good. He's good, but he's also as big a head case as Framber.
October 24, 20232 yr Just now, Fudge Nuggets said: Need Pena to pull his head out of his ass. Which one is the true Pena... last year's ALCS / WS MVP or the crap we got the second half this year? This is a great example of why we can’t get stuck on a player for too long. The chances they all stay that caliber over the course of a career like altuve is slim to none. You keep them when they are great and see when they’re falling off and move on and don’t keep guys around hoping they turn it around for 5 years. My personal opinion is pena had a great year last year and is settling into what he is now. Average.
October 24, 20232 yr 1 minute ago, Pimphand said: If Dusty has retired then I wish him well. If not then I wish him nothing but pain and suffering for eternity along with everyone who enabled him. I don’t think he would have made a statement like retiring if he wasn’t going too. He would have given the old “well let me go on vacation and think about it” remark.
October 24, 20232 yr 16 minutes ago, formermav43 said: They need to sign another bat to replace Brantley, but otherwise the biggest upgrade is just letting Diaz catch 100+ games. Your lineup is then pretty well set. Agree on both. I also wonder if we might do something to upgrade the farm system, like trade Framber, Javier, or Urquidy for 3 prospects. If we really think Hunter can take a big step, it's doable. I'm afraid the front office is going to face the question of trying to squeeze one more title out of this run (in which case, you don't do the above), or trying to keep the team from falling into a multi-year black hole when the run ends. Manfred and MLB fucked us hard.
October 24, 20232 yr 7 hours ago, The Dog said: Yeah I just don’t know what to do with him. Bury him in the H
October 24, 20232 yr 1 minute ago, Rockethorn1978 said: My personal opinion is pena had a great year last year and is settling into what he is now. Average. If he was average in the ALCS we might be going to the World Series right now. He was fucking terrible pretty much the entire second half.
October 24, 20232 yr 5 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said: Need Pena to pull his head out of his ass. Which one is the true Pena... last year's ALCS / WS MVP or the crap we got the second half this year? Peña is basically a league average hitter who plays above average defense. If that’s the worst player in your lineup, you’re doing fine. He does need to regain his power, though.
October 24, 20232 yr 2 minutes ago, TexArcher said: Agree on both. I also wonder if we might do something to upgrade the farm system, like trade Framber, Javier, or Urquidy for 3 prospects. If we really think Hunter can take a big step, it's doable. I'm afraid the front office is going to face the question of trying to squeeze one more title out of this run (in which case, you don't do the above), or trying to keep the team from falling into a multi-year black hole when the run ends. Manfred and MLB fucked us hard. They won’t trade Javier after just signing him to an extension. I’m not sure Urquidy brings much back. Trading Valdez is an interesting thought.
October 24, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, hornmpa96 said: The following starters are on the roster now: Verlander, Framber, Javier, Brown, France, McCullers, Bielak, Urquidy, Garcia and Blanco Any thoughts on seeing what France could be traded for? Personally, I think what he provided this year was fool’s gold. Can Framber and Javier revert to form? If they don’t, then I think this run is over unless some combination of McCullers/Garcia/Brown really step up. We need to find an actual major leaguer who can back up 1B and 3B and pinch hit. That way we can give some days off to Bregman and Abreu. You forgot about Whitley... <ducks>...
October 24, 20232 yr 7 hours ago, perfectchaos007 said: If we can afford to keep Maldy as a backup, great, Fuck that. We need to move on from him 100%. I don't need to deal with any PTSD or battered fan syndrome next season.
October 24, 20232 yr OK, now that I got the Whitley thing out of my system, who do we have that's ready to move up to the majors? Arrighetti? Loperfido? Those are the first 2 that come to mind.
October 24, 20232 yr Peña will do better once he loses Maldonado as protection. Not sure why this was so difficult for y'all to grasp. Some hitters are protection some need protection....
October 24, 20232 yr 44 minutes ago, TexArcher said: I think Hunter Brown can take a big step forward next year, especially after JV's tutelage for an entire offseason. Lulz. You think Kate is going to sit back and allow JV to tutelage Brown for the entire offseason?
October 24, 20232 yr 3 minutes ago, Pimphand said: Peña will do better once he loses Maldonado as protection. Not sure why this was so difficult for y'all to grasp. Some hitters are protection some need protection.... There’s little to no evidence that lineup protection is actually a thing.
October 24, 20232 yr 20 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said: If he was average in the ALCS we might be going to the World Series right now. He was fucking terrible pretty much the entire second half. What the fuck is going on in this thread. There are narratives out there that just aren't true. He was a better player over the second half than the first half. Just was bad again in the playoffs. Yes his power went away, but he was much more reliable, his BA, OBP, BA/BIP, and OPS were up in the second half. It was really good in August, then pretty good in Sept/Oct, but he was a way better overall player too. Guy just had a 3.8 WAR season in an "okay" year. Pena is awesome if he's your worst problem. Unfortunately Dusty created problems that didn't need to exist in Meyers/Maldonado/Singleton etc.
October 24, 20232 yr Not only do we need a new LF, we also need to get better players on the bench. Maybe try to get real MLB caliber players. We need a backup catcher. We need a 4th OF. We also need a backup corner IF (hits lefty). Dubon is fine at 2B/SS/OF.
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