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Discussion in 'Houston Astros' started by Castor27, Oct 2, 2024.

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  1. desihooper

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    Kermit the Cole is asking if he can go ahead and opt out now so he can try and get more money from the Yanks.
     
    #2041 desihooper, Dec 8, 2024
  2. lnchan

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    Bregman might be one as a result...
     
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  3. Tomstro

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    I think Burnes will sign with Yankees now
     
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  4. astrosrule

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    surprised the yankees didn't even make a competitive offer, 760? are they broke?
     
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    Actually this might be bad. Had they signed Soto, would money be limited to sign other players? Now they have the money to go after Bregman, Fried or Burnes, Santander etc. Would multiple of those players be better or Soto??
     
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    Absolute insanity.
     
    #2046 Phillyrocket, Dec 8, 2024
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  7. Air Langhi

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    Wow a guy making close to a billion in salary.
     
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  8. Castian Crew

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    Might as well just gave him ownership of the club
     
    #2048 Castian Crew, Dec 8, 2024
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  9. Air Langhi

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    Cohen is worth 21 billion. What is another 50 mil a year to him.
     
    #2049 Air Langhi, Dec 8, 2024
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    Yankees will go hard after Kyle Tucker next year :(
     
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  12. Castian Crew

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    Tucker would be a perfect Yankee. Regular season all-star, playoff dud.
     
    #2052 Castian Crew, Dec 8, 2024
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    Unless they panic this offseason and give Teoscar $500 mil
     
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    Looks like another, "I wanna opt out... oh wait you're not going to give me the bump, just kidding" scenario incoming.
     
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    Soto's value goes up a lot with the golden at bat rule...
     
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    Nobody was going to offer him anything until Soto signed.

    Everybody knows it's wasted effort until then. All they would be doing is raising his price (if the offer was bigger than the Astros) with zero % chance of actually signing him.
     
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    Yankees will go hard after Bregman. They will offer 8 /$200M within hours.

    I think the Yankees and Dodgers are the 2 teams the Astros do not need to match, but they do need to be close.

    Boston, Detroit, and Philly are the 3 teams I am worried about. Unless the Yankees throw unused Soto money at him making him an offer he can't refuse.
     
    #2057 IdStrosfan, Dec 8, 2024
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    Soto is not going to opt out of that contract...he'll be stupid to do so. It'll be just like Cole. Mets by that time will probably hope he opts out.
     
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    The one good game he had in the WS when he hit 2 home runs and the phillies still came back and beat us.
     
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  20. Tomstro

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    We coulda paid Soto. Just go cheap elsewhere

    This is how it would work….

    1B- Singleton
    2B- Singleton
    SS- kessinger
    3B- Whitcomb
    LF- julks
    CF- carlos Gomez
    RF- soto
    C- Gattis
    DH- Singleton

    No typos in there
     
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