2025 Hypothetical Astros Trades Thread

Trade Yordan for Yelich and make him an everyday DH. Problem solved

 

No thanks

 

Well with our opened salary from Sanchez trade , I'd rather look toward the bullpen than trying to get a LHH OF . I think barring a huge shakeup , we are happy with our OF . I'm curious what we can get for Jake , but I'm ok keeping him and seeing if he gets hot again the beginning of the season.

Can we get cade Smith from Cleveland? With Detroit's moves you'd think they have to be selling given the strength of the rest of the AL.

What about picking up kopech on the cheap ?

 

I think Houston traded Sanchez to clear room for a trade deadline deal, and maybe some small space for a veteran C if Salazar struggles.

 

Cade Smith would cause ego issues for Hader.

 

I could not disagree more.

I am not opposed to upgrading the bullpen but am quite happy with it. As it is the bullpen is deep enough that guys like Sousa and Blubaugh may not make the opening day roster.

As for the OF, I have hopes, but it would not surprise me at all if none on the current roster finished above average when the season is over.

I don't know the "we" you are referring to regarding the OF but I'm certainly not comfortable with the current OF roster.

 

I’d like to keep Paredes, but understand the logjam. If you can make a good trade, then I’m not going to be too upset. Trading Isaac for a backup catcher and prospects would be a terrible deal, though.

 

I think I meant we in terms of Dana brown.

I feel like all of this talk about infield surplus is a smoke show , but little fire

If paredes can play second base equal to or better than jose altuve , our infield is very well balanced .

He is fine at 3b , should be fine at 1b .

We can do a slow ramp up at the beginning of the year for everyone. This thing with espada not being able to figure out PT is overblown. You can have an excel spreadsheet or sit down with pen and paper and figure out how to give everyone 3-5 games a week playing in the infield .

Altuve can get 1 game a.week in the OF and 1 at DH Yordan can start off playing 3 out of 4 or something like that .

I mean we literally just traded a LH toolsy OF .

Brown has spent on starting pitching so far

I think if we make moves in the OF , it will be OF for OF and Meyers will be traded for more power and plate production

 

On paper what you say makes sense, but all 5 infielders and Yordan want and expect to play everyday. There is no place for that unless one of them plays LF almost every day.

This is just like the Ryan Pressly situation. They will all say the right things publically, but it will be a fester underneath in the clubhouse.

As soon as any of them are ( healthy) sat a 2nd time in a 10 day period or a 3rd time in 3 weeks it will cause issues.

The team will underachievers. It will just not quite work but nobody will see any reason on paper.

 

Who underachieved because of the Ryan Pressly situation? Regardless, that isn't the same situation as this. He lost his role after being one of the best playoff closers in history. No one here is losing their job. You're also assuming no one gets hurt...and let's be real what are the chances that happens considering Altuve and Walkers age plus Yordan and Correa's history?

If Paredes isn't traded, Espada has to sit down with all the guys before the season and have a plan so they aren't caught off guard. If he's just randomly sitting guys, especially if one is sitting more than the others, then maybe I can buy into what you're saying here.

 

Agree to disagree.

And I don't want an injury to be the solution.

 

It feels like they are already beginning to pivot and plan for Alvarez to play more LF.

 

It’s also possible that Dana thinks Loperfido will be a better player than Sanchez

 

I would love this.