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I know Straw doesn’t strike out a lot, but he’s still a career .260 singles hitter. He’s not bad, but he’s not exactly the next Ichiro. Best case...
Splash or no splash, the Astros had one major weakness and they addressed that. They did it without giving up much from a relatively thin farm....
The Astros must also really like Maton and think he’s going to be an asset for the next few years. More than just an incremental improvement....
I remember the Astros being in the NL West, but that was almost 30 years ago and there were only two divisions.
The math is basically that the Mariners are 23-8 in one run games and have been outscored by 51 runs. They’ve been very lucky to this point and...
Good for Springer, but his contract was a bad one (for the Jays), and I’m glad the Astros didn’t offer him the same. I said in my original post...
In the original post I said if Correa thinks he will stay healthy this year it’s in his best interest to reject the contract. I think both the...
“Guaranteed” was probably the wrong word. I meant the known offer on the table of 5 / 125 million instead of whatever he will get after the...
This is exactly right. If Correa thinks he has put his back problems behind him and isn’t willing to accept a lower value but guaranteed contract...
MLB has a luxury tax and only one team is paying it. They’ve also had multiple instances of owners “colluding” to keep player salaries down....
Maybe they didn’t want to be paying a 37 old center fielder 25 million in 6 years? I don’t think Correa is wrong that the Astros don’t like long...
Trying to find it again but I saw an article that had a breakdown of the free agent SS (written after the Lindor signing) and had Correa at 8 /...
Exactly. Back issues can be persistent and if he doesn’t stay healthy for the season he’s not getting a long term contract for 25-30. If he does...
Is 6 years 120 million really a “low-ball” offer? I’m not saying Correa won’t be able to get a better contract if he can stay healthy, but it’s...
I expect we'll see this thread resurrected for a few days over the next 4 years. I do get the argument that relievers are a specialized position...
I think it’s more that Springer won a title and neither acted like a jerk while forcing their way out of town.
The CP3 extension really feels like the worst of these moves to me. Without that there is no trade for Westbrook or Wall and maybe in some...
Congrats to Springer - he deserves to get paid. I'll miss seeing him play for the Astros, but it's also the right move to let him go if he was...
Despite Harden's impressive first few games this season, the team was going nowhere with Harden. This was obvious already, and Harden claiming to...
What studies are you talking about? PCR tests are the more accurate tests. Rapid antigen tests are significantly less accurate.
