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    Lifelong Astros diehard here, but I might have to find a new team with a less annoying fanbase.  I'd have been much more pissed at keeping Tucker and letting him walk for nothing this offseason t

  • I'm still just excited and happy I lived during this era of astros baseball after 35+ plus years of misery. Don't care what they do. I got to watch my team hang 2 world series titles in my life and s

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11 minutes ago, Im_smarter_then_you said:

Wrinkle on right collar is helpful in hiding buzzer. Cheating fucks

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I think his username is quite appropriate for what he posted personally.

Verdugo to the braves for the number of errors Altuve will have in LF this year.....1.5M

Combining two recent McTaggart Tweets:

Dezenzo is 3/4 today. He has probably played his way onto this team with a .415 batting average and 1.125 OPS.

Based on what I'm seeing:

Smith should hit 3 hole, Dezenzo Clean-up

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Logan VanWey this spring:

10 G | 0.71 ERA | 12.2 IP | 8 H | 1 ER | 12 K

 

first guy out of the BP 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Zach Dezenzo in 16 spring training games:

.415 BA/1.138 OPS, 5 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, SB
 

38 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

Logan VanWey this spring:

10 G | 0.71 ERA | 12.2 IP | 8 H | 1 ER | 12 K

 

first guy out of the BP 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Just a note....not on the 40 man roster....and neither is Okert 

Also we are strapped at position players Diaz, Caratini, Walker, Altuve, Dubon, Pena, Paredes, Chas, Yordan, Meyers Dezenzo, Cam Smith, Singleton, Gamel, Rodgers is 15.   Yes there is fat to trim, but will they actually do it or they just going to send Cam and Dezenzo to AAA 

On 3/19/2025 at 12:44 PM, UTexasFight said:

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5 hours ago, HtownHorn said:

If you are worried about service time, fucking sign him to a long term deal today that buys out the 1st two years of FA along with his 6 years of control. Brown was with the Braves when they signed Acuna to a 8-$100M deal. Something similar could be done today, but the Acuna deal was done after his 1st two seasons with the Braves, so it was even better. If you want to wait a season, that is fine as well, but you should be looking to have Smith until he's 30.

Less risky to sign a 34 yo.  They only want 3 years. /Crane

3 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

Logan VanWey this spring:

10 G | 0.71 ERA | 12.2 IP | 8 H | 1 ER | 12 K

 

first guy out of the BP 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Rooting hard for that guy.

i love his story 

Per beat writers: Walker is not going to travel home with the team on Sunday, but will stay in Florida taking AB's in minor-league games Saturday through Tuesday before returning to Houston. Should be available on Opening Day. 

5 minutes ago, Storm the Field said:

Per beat writers: Walker is not going to travel home with the team on Sunday, but will stay in Florida taking AB's in minor-league games Saturday through Tuesday before returning to Houston. Should be available on Opening Day. 

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We’re making some tough decisions. We want to put our best team forward. We’re having these conversations about Cam Smith,” general manager Dana Brown told Sports Talk 790. “We think he’s really good and we think he has really good upside. We have to make a decision: are we going to start him in the major leagues, or is he going to the minor leagues? … Make no mistake, I’m not afraid to put this guy in the big leagues. We’re having these discussions right now. This guy is really good.

 

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Astros GM Dana Brown said on Astroline he does not think relievers Kaleb Ort (oblique) or Forrest Whitley (knee) will be on the opening day roster but believes both could return "inside the month of April." 

1 hour ago, Storm the Field said:

Per beat writers: Walker is not going to travel home with the team on Sunday, but will stay in Florida taking AB's in minor-league games Saturday through Tuesday before returning to Houston. Should be available on Opening Day. 

 

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who has more april at bats, singelton or walker ?

Nothing says "spring" like watching Singleton bat flip a routine fly ball and let two throws get past him.

1 minute ago, Chuckie Finster said:

I really hope I'm wrong but there are a lot of "uh, this team might not be very good" sirens coming from Spring Training.

 

rope a dope, lulling them to sleep 

one of the bigger astro ticket groups ....

Hey y'all, we're getting a ton of posts for opening day and weekend. There's way more supply than demand, so please use the designated post under the feature tab. You can find posts there for each home stand as the season progresses.

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8 minutes ago, Chuckie Finster said:

I really hope I'm wrong but there are a lot of "uh, this team might not be very good" sirens coming from Spring Training.

Man/ I feel exactly the opposite here. 
if you are worried about: Altuve, Yordan, Paredes, Walker, Pena or Diaz you are doing it wrong. None of their spring matters, those guys are all at worst above average and at best awesome. That leaves 3 spots we weren’t sure about. Dezenzo and Smith look great, and Meyers even at his worst with the bat is about a league average regular when looking at his glove. 
the bullpen has looked awesome, the young guys look interesting- I mean- this feels like 21 to me where we’ve cycled through some important guys leaving and we have the next wave coming up and taking us back to upper 90’s and World Series contention in wins. 
Most exciting spring training in years to me. 

3 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

Man/ I feel exactly the opposite here. 

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6 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

if you are worried about: Altuve, Yordan, Paredes, Walker, Pena or Diaz you are doing it wrong. 

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7 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

this feels like 21 to me where we’ve cycled through some important guys leaving and we have the next wave coming up and taking us back to upper 90’s and World Series contention in wins. 

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We’re making some tough decisions. We want to put our best team forward. We’re having these conversations about Cam Smith,” general manager Dana Brown told Sports Talk 790. “We think he’s really good and we think he has really good upside. We have to make a decision: are we going to start him in the major leagues, or is he going to the minor leagues? … Make no mistake, I’m not afraid to put this guy in the big leagues. We’re having these discussions right now. This guy is really good.
 
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Dana said the same shit 2 weeks ago verbatim so at least he is consistent.

Still fully expect him to run his mouth....Cam to continue to produce....and then end up at AAA with Dana crawfishing the fuck out of the media session after that.
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15 minutes ago, Hank Chinaski said:

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If smith becomes a star and Dezenzo is good the window is wide open until the end of yordans contract. 

7 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

If smith becomes a star and Dezenzo is good the window is wide open until the end of yordans contract. 

If Hunter Pence becomes a star and Brett Wallace is good the window is wide open until the end of Lance’s contract.

(and yeah, I know my years are all fucked up here)

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37 minutes ago, Hank Chinaski said:

If Hunter Pence becomes a star and Brett Wallace is good the window is wide open until the end of Lance’s contract.

(and yeah, I know my years are all fucked up here)

Not even close. This is a good roster. That never was. The reason those guys open the window is because they are additive to a quality core. 
 

 

I'm an optimist by nature but even being objective I'm closer to Wulaw's take here. This spring training has been about what should have been expected. I don't see any reason to downgrade expectations based on it. Of course mine were about 90 wins and a playoff berth, nothing like upper 90s wins and a potential 1 seed or anything like that. 

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42 minutes ago, Huckleberry said:

I'm an optimist by nature but even being objective I'm closer to Wulaw's take here. This spring training has been about what should have been expected. I don't see any reason to downgrade expectations based on it. Of course mine were about 90 wins and a playoff berth, nothing like upper 90s wins and a potential 1 seed or anything like that. 

If things break right on the cam and Dezenzo (and maybe melton) front end pitching stays healthy this team could win high 90’s, low 100’s. Of things play out normal in health on the mound and guys play to their average in the field it’s 90 and a playoff berth. Of the arms get decimated for a 3rd year in a row and the rookies don’t break out and Yordan gets hurt, well, that won’t be a fun watch for the year. 

Framber Valdez said the Astros did not approach him this spring with any extension talks. Asked if he expects to enter free agency after the season, Valdez said “yes, I think so.”

Clay Holmes' overall Spring Training stats as he prepares for Opening Day in the Mets rotation:
19.1 IP | 7 H | 2 R | 8 BB | 23 K | 0.93 ERA
 

8 hours ago, Wulaw Horn said:

Man/ I feel exactly the opposite here. 
if you are worried about: Altuve, Yordan, Paredes, Walker, Pena or Diaz you are doing it wrong. None of their spring matters, those guys are all at worst above average and at best awesome.

I've said we'll win the division somewhere between solidly and in a runaway every year since 2017.  This year fangraphs has it a 3-way tossup which feels about right to me. 

Altuve and Walker are solidly in the decline phase actuarially, so there's some worry there.  There's always injury worry with Yordan.

Paredes's low exit velo scares me but maybe he can continue to make it work with an obscene amount of fly balls just down the lf line.  The profile reminds me some of Bregman - he would probably also benefit if the 2019 bouncy balls came back but it's not happening.  Bregman walked roughly as much as he struck out until last year.  Paredes walks a good deal but not as much as he Ks.

Pena is a good defensive SS but his bat fits with the bottom 3 not the top 5.

And our bottom 3 look like they're going to be bad again.  We appear set to roll with Dubon, McCormick, and Meyers playing most days vs last year when it was 2 of that 3 with Abreu/Singleton.  Probably about a push.  I'd feel better if you could guarantee me 2022-2023 Chas.  And maybe Dezenzo and/or Smith end up starting.  That would help too.

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50 minutes ago, WBT said:

I've said we'll win the division somewhere between solidly and in a runaway every year since 2017.  This year fangraphs has it a 3-way tossup which feels about right to me. 

Altuve and Walker are solidly in the decline phase actuarially, so there's some worry there.  There's always injury worry with Yordan.

Paredes's low exit velo scares me but maybe he can continue to make it work with an obscene amount of fly balls just down the lf line.  The profile reminds me some of Bregman - he would probably also benefit if the 2019 bouncy balls came back but it's not happening.  Bregman walked roughly as much as he struck out until last year.  Paredes walks a good deal but not as much as he Ks.

Pena is a good defensive SS but his bat fits with the bottom 3 not the top 5.

And our bottom 3 look like they're going to be bad again.  We appear set to roll with Dubon, McCormick, and Meyers playing most days vs last year when it was 2 of that 3 with Abreu/Singleton.  Probably about a push.  I'd feel better if you could guarantee me 2022-2023 Chas.  And maybe Dezenzo and/or Smith end up starting.  That would help too.

Dah. That’s literally basically shitting on everything in the organization. I see you hacked Andrews phone and listened to the pod we recorded today. 

Forrest Whitley will remain in Florida next week to face hitters while team is in Houston, but said he was hitting 95 mph off flat ground and his knee is fine. Just needs some reps.

 

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On 3/21/2025 at 1:28 PM, Hank Chinaski said:

I’m mostly trolling @Wulaw Horn ‘s relentless hyperoptimism here. He should get me on his podcast one day.

 

I'm expecting no better than third in the AL West, that way I'll be pleasantly surprised when we finish first.

Some updates from Espada:
-LHP Jalen Beeks had an opt out and has been granted his release.
-RHP Miguel Castro has been told he won’t make the club.
-Ort and Whitley will begin season on IL.
-Walker will get three ABs on back field tomorrow.

Astros have granted Ben Gamel his release and Luis Guillorme was told he won't make the roster.

35 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

Astros have granted Ben Gamel his release and Luis Guillorme was told he won't make the roster.

Clearing the way for Smith in June! Hopefully I’m wrong

1 hour ago, tx 3 putt said:

Astros have granted Ben Gamel his release and Luis Guillorme was told he won't make the roster.

Clearing the way for Singleton!

Hunter Brown fighting it in the 1st inning.

31 minutes ago, WBT said:

Clearing the way for Singleton!

Hunter Brown fighting it in the 1st inning.

 

brown better get his shit together before Friday

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