September 30Sep 30 I'm pretty sure they think injuries happened and that next year's team is going to look a lot like this year's minus Framber Valdez.
September 30Sep 30 As we learned this year, one of the key “tools” for a player is availability. Correa couldn’t play at shortstop on turf for 3 days in a row due to health reasons. To keep him healthy and available, he needs to play primarily at third. That eliminates trading Pena unless we receive a MLB ready SS in return. On the pitching front, I’m working on the assumption that the Astros will shred elbows on most pitchers and that requires the organization to maintain more pitching depth.
September 30Sep 30 I think what this team really needs is a good locker room guy that can rally the troops and support Joe. The Astros need to hire Maldonado as their bench coach, and his presence will turn this thing around. Machete in the dugout would be a huge morale boost! Make it happen Dana!
September 30Sep 30 5 minutes ago, Dutchrudder said: I think what this team really needs is a good locker room guy that can rally the troops and support Joe. The Astros need to hire Maldonado as their bench coach, and his presence will turn this thing around. Machete in the dugout would be a huge morale boost! Make it happen Dana!
September 30Sep 30 5 minutes ago, Dutchrudder said: I think what this team really needs is a good locker room guy that can rally the troops and support Joe. You jest, but something does seem off about the chemistry. It could be as easy as too many new faces, but it’s another reason why I want a more seasoned manager.
September 30Sep 30 Author 25 minutes ago, Dutchrudder said: I think what this team really needs is a good locker room guy that can rally the troops and support Joe. The Astros need to hire Maldonado as their bench coach, and his presence will turn this thing around. Machete in the dugout would be a huge morale boost! Make it happen Dana! bench coach ???? back up catcher !!!!
September 30Sep 30 9 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said: imo, this team is 100% behind espada we need a fountain of youth Well they're 100% wrong. Prob why they're sitting at home currently
September 30Sep 30 59 minutes ago, Snake Diggity said: Well to be fair Wulaw wants to trade Yordan so he can give $200,000,000.00 to another 1B in his 30s (Alonso). So for him it’s not a rebuild move it’s a reallocation (albeit one I think is really far fetched and dumb). And if another team met his pipe dream of giving up 4 top 100 level prospects for Yordan I’d probably be ok with a Yordan trade (although I would not be ok with giving Alonso $200M to replace him). Im ok with trading any player for the right value. But I don’t see any realistic scenario where it makes sense for Houston to rebuild, or trade Alvarez, Brown, or Altuve. I can see a situation where it makes sense to trade Pena (because his value is at its peak, Correa can play SS, and the SS market is barren this offseason). I can see it making sense to trade Walker (because he sucks, Houston is cash strapped, and Paredes can play 1B). But neither of those moves would preclude Houston from being a contender next season. I also had us trading Walker, melton and Mathews and meyers and signing an ace, so… pretty sure if we did all the shit I suggested we’d be set up to be a playoff team and better in years to come. if we trade Pena I’d rather keep Dubon and platoon him and Urias at SS and keep Correa at 3rd. What would you be looking at trading Pena for- a TOR guy in his walk year and a top 100 prospect?
September 30Sep 30 Espada hate is how he treated series we had multiple times where we could sweep series and He would trot out his worst lineup as if they were throw away games.
September 30Sep 30 Author On 9/28/2025 at 9:40 PM, David Dennison said: We need to talk about Jose. hopefully he can heal up and continue to be one of the all time greats .... Jose Altuve is one of just 3 players in MLB history with 200+ home runs, 300+ stolen bases, 450+ doubles, and a .300+ batting average. The others are Willie Mays and Derek Jeter.
September 30Sep 30 One of the biggest frustrations this year was the long recovery process this year for our players. I think they held players out longer than they normally would expecting that they would be more refreshed for our inevitable postseason run. You do have to get there to take advantage of those 'fresher' players. I am hopeful that the medical/training staff is evaluated this offseason because the injuries were so detrimental to this team. There was no cohesion and the team seemed so lifeless, which could just be reality of the injuries piling up.
September 30Sep 30 Author the entire team needs a prolonged stretching / warming up regiment. mandatory
September 30Sep 30 1 hour ago, Wulaw Horn said: I also had us trading Walker, melton and Mathews and meyers and signing an ace, so… pretty sure if we did all the shit I suggested we’d be set up to be a playoff team and better in years to come. if we trade Pena I’d rather keep Dubon and platoon him and Urias at SS and keep Correa at 3rd. What would you be looking at trading Pena for- a TOR guy in his walk year and a top 100 prospect? If Houston trades Pena I’d expect them to get more than what they got for Tucker. So something like 2 MLB Top 75 prospects (preferably in AA or AAA), an MLB-ready BoR SP who the Astros think they can improve, and a solid controllable big league player. What I would really like would very likely require multiple moves; but hypothetically a 3-way trade like this might work: Astros get: IF Joey Ortiz SP Ryan Pepiot SS Cooper Pratt 2026 Competitive Balance Pick (from MIL) Brewers get: SS Jeremy Pena Rays get: C Jefferson Quero PTBNL (from 15-30 range on Brewers org list)
September 30Sep 30 2 hours ago, Snake Diggity said: If Houston trades Pena I’d expect them to get more than what they got for Tucker. So something like 2 MLB Top 75 prospects (preferably in AA or AAA), an MLB-ready BoR SP who the Astros think they can improve, and a solid controllable big league player. What I would really like would very likely require multiple moves; but hypothetically a 3-way trade like this might work: Astros get: IF Joey Ortiz SP Ryan Pepiot SS Cooper Pratt 2026 Competitive Balance Pick (from MIL) Brewers get: SS Jeremy Pena Rays get: C Jefferson Quero PTBNL (from 15-30 range on Brewers org list) If I was trading Pena I’d want TOR with no control and less prospects but ok- that might be worth it.
September 30Sep 30 5 hours ago, mbtex said: Espada hate is how he treated series we had multiple times where we could sweep series and He would trot out his worst lineup as if they were throw away games. No Espada hate has to do with his lack of doing anything outside the box to help the team score runs, his constant desire to put his thumb on the scales with the new lineup every night, and his horrible use of the bullpen that lead to multiple relievers being oversued and injured.
September 30Sep 30 14 minutes ago, HtownHorn said: No Espada hate has to do with his lack of doing anything outside the box to help the team score runs, his constant desire to put his thumb on the scales with the new lineup every night, and his horrible use of the bullpen that lead to multiple relievers being oversued and injured. I look forward to next year's grumblings.
October 1Oct 1 Author pay yuli to take this kid in for a month or two. train him hard. old school cuban style
October 1Oct 1 Author 2 minutes ago, Mez2 said: I miss Bregman yankee killer with that hit, red sox fans forgot about him being on the IL this past season
October 1Oct 1 Author not sure how big a coaching staff you can have, but ron washington would be a good addition to anyone's staff Edited October 1Oct 1 by tx 3 putt
October 1Oct 1 9 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said: not sure how big a coaching staff you can have, but ron washington would be a good addition to anyone's staff For the smoke breaks? 18 hours ago, Mez2 said: I miss Bregman Teach Parades CF and Bregman 2B and let's bring him back
October 1Oct 1 not sure how big a coaching staff you can have, but ron washington would be a good addition to anyone's staff Might as well have injured coaches too New rumblings is trading for Sonny Gray since Cards are probably gonna gut their shit
October 1Oct 1 2 hours ago, tx 3 putt said: not sure how big a coaching staff you can have, but ron washington would be a good addition to anyone's staff Who doesn't need a dependable connection to coke dealers around the league.
October 1Oct 1 Fire Dana!!!!! Espada is still with the organization, no changes with the medical staff, and no big trades or signings. WTF is he doing? Doesn't he know we only have less than half a year before spring training?!? Did i do that right?
October 1Oct 1 On 9/30/2025 at 12:37 PM, mbtex said: Espada hate is how he treated series we had multiple times where we could sweep series and He would trot out his worst lineup as if they were throw away games. On 9/30/2025 at 1:49 PM, Pablo said: I think they held players out longer than they normally would expecting that they would be more refreshed for our inevitable postseason run. You do have to get there to take advantage of those 'fresher' players. Criticize all you want, but if they hadn’t been so proactive in terms of injury prevention, we would have stumbled down the stretch with shit like Alvarez out with a hurt foot, Pena out with an oblique, and Altuve hobbling around with a broken foot. Imagine how awful that would have been.
October 2Oct 2 Author how the Astros did against the 12 playoff teams DET 2-4 CLE 2-4 BOS 2-4 NYY 3-3 SEA 5-8 TOR 4-2 CIN 2-1 LA 3-0 PHI 3-0 SD 2-1 CHC 2-1 MIL 1-2 18-25 vs. AL 13-5 vs. NL 31-30 overall
October 2Oct 2 10 hours ago, tx 3 putt said: Some elect free agency. Some have free agency thrust upon them.
October 2Oct 2 15 minutes ago, UTexasFight said: berkman is not a name I would expect to see but his postseason numbers are impressive This was better highlighted in the comments, but Correa’s postseason numbers are MUCH better than Jeters.
October 2Oct 2 3 minutes ago, LCHorn said: This was better highlighted in the comments, but Correa’s postseason numbers are MUCH better than Jeters. Yeah Correa and Bregman not being on that roster is ridiculous.
October 2Oct 2 Author 3 hours ago, WBT said: Some elect free agency. Some have free agency thrust upon them. lot of shitty bp's out there, he'll catch on somewhere
October 2Oct 2 39 minutes ago, Snake Diggity said: Yeah Correa and Bregman not being on that roster is ridiculous. The Freese at 3b case is buoyed by a 2011 performance in which he was the best player in the world for three weeks. It’s easy to overlook because who gives a fuck about St. Louis.
October 2Oct 2 1 hour ago, LCHorn said: The Freese at 3b case is buoyed by a 2011 performance in which he was the best player in the world for three weeks. It’s easy to overlook because who gives a fuck about St. Louis. Yeah STL having two players is bizarre (with 2011 in STL being the thing that put Berkman over the top)
October 2Oct 2 Author 5 hours ago, LCHorn said: This was better highlighted in the comments, but Correa’s postseason numbers are MUCH better than Jeters. jeter has the 200 hits
October 2Oct 2 1 minute ago, tx 3 putt said: jeter has the 200 hits Jeter also takes the award for most number of herpes spread.
October 2Oct 2 20 hours ago, tx 3 putt said: how the Astros did against the 12 playoff teams DET 2-4 CLE 2-4 BOS 2-4 NYY 3-3 SEA 5-8 TOR 4-2 CIN 2-1 LA 3-0 PHI 3-0 SD 2-1 CHC 2-1 MIL 1-2 18-25 vs. AL 13-5 vs. NL 31-30 overall So it's Bud Selig's fault that Houston missed the playoffs this year. Yeah, fuck that guy.
October 2Oct 2 7 hours ago, UTexasFight said: berkman is not a name I would expect to see but his postseason numbers are impressive Springer listed as a Blue Jay on that list is funny as 95% of his post season ABs came as an Astro.
October 2Oct 2 1 hour ago, tx 3 putt said: jeter has the 200 hits Plus a .300+ average and >830+ OPS in 158 post season games so it is fairly tough to say those numbers are inflated by a few great series.
October 3Oct 3 nsiap ... A buddy of mine was ptiching the idea of trading Walker and putting Correa at 1B. I'm sure he has the ability to make that transition, but who knows. It would allow Paredes to play 3B, so that would be aight imho. ETA: derp. responded to the wrong post. Meant to respond to @hornmpa96's post below. Quote As we learned this year, one of the key “tools” for a player is availability. Correa couldn’t play at shortstop on turf for 3 days in a row due to health reasons. To keep him healthy and available, he needs to play primarily at third. That eliminates trading Pena unless we receive a MLB ready SS in return. Edited October 3Oct 3 by wood
October 3Oct 3 On 9/30/2025 at 12:37 PM, mbtex said: Espada hate is how he treated series we had multiple times where we could sweep series and He would trot out his worst lineup as if they were throw away games. Too soon, man. Too soon. Edited October 3Oct 3 by wood
October 3Oct 3 7 hours ago, wood said: nsiap ... A buddy of mine was ptiching the idea of trading Walker and putting Correa at 1B. I'm sure he has the ability to make that transition, but who knows. It would allow Paredes to play 3B, so that would be aight imho. ETA: derp. responded to the wrong post. Meant to respond to @hornmpa96's post below. If anyone needs to move to 1st its the guy who has played there before and has a weaker arm.....which is Paredes
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