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The Astros might have a new 1B in 2023, depending on Yuli’s performance in 2022. They will not move Gurriel off first base heading into this...
Just stop with the Matt Olson trade ideas. The Astros are not moving Gold Glove winner and reigning batting champion, Yuli Gurriel, off first...
It’s not happening. Maldonado is a big part of the recent success of Astros’ young pitchers, especially those from Latin America. His arm is...
Labrum tears are tough injuries for baseball players. I consider both Meyers and Diaz to be starting caliber players when healthy. While I’d...
Jeremy Pena is a better prospect than McCormick or Meyers were, and Aledmys Diaz is a better short-term option than Meyers or McCormick.
If true, I sure hope deals with either Starling Marte or Chris Taylor and Kendall Graveman are in the cards. I don’t see them signing Baez,...
Fair enough. Looking at their numbers a couple of things stand out: 1) Nearly 8.6M for pre-arbitration players is too high. Right now, you have...
Before signing JV, I’ve posted on multiple occasions this offseason that the Astros current payroll was somewhere between 135-140M, and that...
Verlander and Greinke made $57.7M last season. 33M for JV and 24.7M for Greinke (Arizona paid 10.3M of his 35M). The Astros can dump Odorizzi’s...
Carlos Correa has played in 206 of a possible 222 regular season games (93%) the past two seasons, and all 29 postseason games during that time....
I don’t get it, either. You have Verlander, McCullers, Garcia, Valdez, Urquidy, Odorizzi and Javier as starting options. If the Astros don’t...
I can’t agree with this. Correa only turns 32 on September 22 of the fifth year of his new contract (2026). He should provide similar production...
Thanks for the correction on the Mariners. That only improves things for the Astros, as they would have 102-103 tax-free games every season....
If Crane is eventually willing to offer 7 years, 245-250M or 8 years, 280M, no state income tax really helps the Astros. For comparison, if...
Very happy to have JV back. Now, just get Carlos signed and this offseason is a success. Anything else would be gravy.
I don’t know much more than what I posted. According to my friend, the marketing team wanted Verlander to throw out the first pitch of game one...
It’s a weird deal for the Angels because they need stability in their rotation, not another huge risk. I’m surprised they aren’t trying to make...
My friend, a high-level person in Marketing at Comcast, has work connections to people at MLB Network and went to two World Series games with...
Earlier tonight you suggested a contract of 5 years, 140M for Robbie Ray, and a contract of 4 years, 100M has been floated for Gausman multiple...
You will be missed, Strommy. Thanks for all the great work you did with Astros’ pitchers over the years.
