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1 hour ago, runthebone said:

I worship him and am so pissed that he isn't universally beloved.

Thanks a lot, Jomboy.

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On 1/24/2025 at 11:59 AM, LebongJames said:

Pussies. There is not one team in the AL that scares me. We should have beat both Washington and Atlanta.

Dubon, Meyers, McCormick.

Just sayin'.

6 hours ago, runthebone said:

seeing if this works, since i no longer have x

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hmm, link musta got borked

1 hour ago, tx 3 putt said:

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That's it?  In 4 and 60/162 seasons, no one has more than 60 wins?

5 minutes ago, WBT said:

That's it?  In 4 and 60/162 seasons, no one has more than 60 wins?

Yep, my first thought. The game has changed so much that averaging 14 wins per season for less than 4-1/2 seasons will lead the majors.

Cristian Javier says he’s targeting a return after the All-Star break

 

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That's half a season better than LMC...

On 1/25/2025 at 8:47 AM, formermav43 said:

The problem with that is that Paredes projects to have more value playing his home games in Houston than anywhere else in the league. I don't think the Astros can possibly win that trade.

I'm warming to the idea of Altuve in LF, as crazy as it seems on the surface. It does not make the outfield any worse defensively, but sliding Paredes to 2nd and putting Bregman back at 3rd significantly improves the infield defense. And when your two best pitchers are known for groundballs, maybe that's more important at this point. 

I'm fairly certain we will never see Altuve playing a position in the OF.

If lmj has to shut it down due to arm issues this season, what should the Astros do?

39 minutes ago, Jshep34 said:

If lmj has to shut it down due to arm issues this season, what should the Astros do?

File the insurance claim. 

1 hour ago, ckhorn said:

I'm fairly certain we will never see Altuve playing a position in the OF.

I think there's too much smoke to the signing Bregman fire. Now it also may be a bait and switch and Paredes plays there. 

2 hours ago, Jshep34 said:

If lmj has to shut it down due to arm issues this season, what should the Astros do?

 

let this guy pitch ....

This is the Daikin mascot.

His name is Pichonkun.

He’s a water droplet.

 

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So we're going to get rid of the pumpkins and fill the train car with those guys?  I could see it.

15 hours ago, WBT said:

That's it?  In 4 and 60/162 seasons, no one has more than 60 wins?

It’s because those are the only 5 pitchers that haven’t had TJ this decade 

 

Gonna miss Pressly! All time closer intro as well…but on that note, welcome back Breggy (probably)

The Astros are getting at least one prospect in return for Ryan Pressly and will sent money to help cover his salary, source tells @TheAthletic

3 minutes ago, Scraps said:

Now who wants Montero??!!!! Lmao

And Hader.   We better never pay a reliever again.

If lmj has to shut it down due to arm issues this season, what should the Astros do?

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1 hour ago, Scraps said:

Now who wants Montero??!!!! Lmao

Who do you think is going to take Pressly's innings?

1 hour ago, RGBIII said:

welcome back Breggy (probably)

you're getting worked bro

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you're getting worked bro

Abreu will be setup man.

Will be interesting to see what happens with Breggy
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In the 4 years that Ryan Pressly was the closer for Houston, his postseason numbers looked like this

34 IP
3 ER
0.79 ERA
0.794 WHIP
14 saves
0 blown saves

 

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14 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

In the 4 years that Ryan Pressly was the closer for Houston, his postseason numbers looked like this

34 IP
3 ER
0.79 ERA
0.794 WHIP
14 saves
0 blown saves

 

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Didn’t he blow a save in game 2 of the Detroit series before Hader came in and lost it?  Or did he just give up insurance runs to make it the game out of reach before Hader did the same?  

Didn’t he blow a save in game 2 of the Detroit series before Hader came in and lost it?  Or did he just give up insurance runs to make it the game out of reach before Hader did the same?  
He did....but he wasn't the "closer".

They are using Helobious logic so it fits their narrative.

They are only using 2020-2023 seasons

The Chicago Cubs will pay $8.5 million of Ryan Pressly’s $14 million contract 

1 hour ago, Wulaw Horn said:

Didn’t he blow a save in game 2 of the Detroit series before Hader came in and lost it?  Or did he just give up insurance runs to make it the game out of reach before Hader did the same?  

 

 

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51 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

The Chicago Cubs will pay $8.5 million of Ryan Pressly’s $14 million contract 

What does that do to the current salary/luxury cap numbers? Guessing this was more of a move to get us under that number moreso than a play to bring Bregman back

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3 minutes ago, UTHornFan014 said:

What does that do to the current salary/luxury cap numbers? Guessing this was more of a move to get us under that number moreso than a play to bring Bregman back

We were already like 2-6M under. Now we are 10-14 or something like that under. If Alex is coming back at 26 that would mean we have to trade Montero (11.5) and Caratini or something like that. 
And before anyone tells me that nobody wants Montero the answer to that is no fucking shit- but you could trade him to a team like the Marlins who have to spend some money to get to the salary floor necessary to collect their revenue sharing and attach 2 or 3 interesting prospects with it to make it worth their while. Also- since any team buying prospects from us by taking on Montero  will likely suck they could trot him out there for 3 months- hope he pitches well and then becomes a guy they could move at the trade deadline. 
with how volatile relievers are stranger things have happened. 

Na they already said they would be willing to go over.

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12 minutes ago, Scraps said:

Na they already said they would be willing to go over.

Sure. And I think they should be willing to go up to 40M over (the money hit gets a little worse moving from tier 1 to tier 2 but you don’t get hit with any more competitive disadvantages like draft pick or the like) because it should be so easy to duck back under next year when you lose  57M in salary between Framber, Caratini, Jose Abreu and Montero. 

If you signed Bregman you would not have a single offensive guy leave in FA after the 25 season, almost no big arb raises exist, and you’d still have plenty of guys I project to be between average and awesome as starters for 26.  

Signing Bregman would mean this team either needs a Chas bounce back or one of Melton or Dezenzo to be a good bat and we are awesome offensively. Thats entirely plausible. Maybe we can get through the season without 3 Tommy John’s. That would be helpful. 

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12 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

Sure. And I think they should be willing to go up to 40M over (the money hit gets a little worse moving from tier 1 to tier 2 but you don’t get hit with any more competitive disadvantages like draft pick or the like) because it should be so easy to duck back under next year when you lose  57M in salary between Framber, Caratini, Jose Abreu and Montero. 

If you signed Bregman you would not have a single offensive guy leave in FA after the 25 season, almost no big arb raises exist, and you’d still have plenty of guys I project to be between average and awesome as starters for 26.  

Signing Bregman would mean this team either needs a Chas bounce back or one of Melton or Dezenzo to be a good bat and we are awesome offensively. Thats entirely plausible. Maybe we can get through the season without 3 Tommy John’s. That would be helpful. 

What if two of the TJs are each of LMJ's arms?

Thank you #55. Dude was clutch in 2022 and baseball classic.

6 hours ago, Hornsbay22 said:

And Hader.   We better never pay a reliever again.

But they'll take 3 or 4 year contracts don't you see

Kinda surprised we only got a single prospect out of the deal, if it was reserve we would have gave the farm.

20 hours ago, ckhorn said:

I'm fairly certain we will never see Altuve playing a position in the OF.

Never is a long time. I’d say regardless of Bregman, it’s not unlikely for him to play a good bit of LF before his career is done. His defense is only going to get worse, and that’s the easiest place to hide him (other than DH, but there’s already a guy there in basically the same boat).

Law has Cam Smith at 43, no Melton

Smith was a draft-eligible sophomore last year who reworked his swing and his body to surge to a .387/.488/.654 line in his sophomore year at Florida State, raising his average by over 100 points, and landing with the Cubs at the No. 13 pick. He then had the best pro debut of any prospect in the draft, hitting .313/.396/.609 across three levels and finishing up in Double A. That ended his Cubs career, as they traded him to Houston in the Kyle Tucker deal this offseason, immediately making him the Astros’ No. 1 prospect. Smith’s swing gets the bat to the zone quickly, and he makes a lot of very hard contact, topping out over 115 mph in the spring for Florida State, and the Cubs already managed to get him to lift the ball more often to turn that loud contact into more power. He’s only played third base since signing and that’s his best long-term outcome; that seemed like wishful thinking as recently as 2023, but his improved conditioning gives him a chance to stay there, with first base or right field also possibilities. He looks like he can flat-out hit, and might get to 25 homers too. If he does that as a third baseman, he might be able to fill Alex Bregman’s shoes in Houston and make a few All-Star teams.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6078454/2025/01/27/top-100-mlb-prospects-2025-keith-law/

4 hours ago, runthebone said:

he might be able to fill Alex Bregman’s shoes in Houston and make a few All-Star teams.

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