Welcome! Please take a few seconds to create your free account to post threads, make some friends, remove a few ads while surfing and much more. ClutchFans has been bringing fans together to talk Houston Sports since 1996. Join us!
Coming up with a way to acquire Realmuto seems like a fun thought exercise but Luhnow ain't losing any sleep over not acquiring the guy. Burning...
I don't underestimate Brent Strom at all. He's a great pitching coach. His record with McHugh, Will Harris and others speaks for itself. That...
They already have Reymin Guduan, another 100 mph throwing lefty who lacks control. The thought of a power lefty with control is certainly...
No. Some people just have fastballs that play down. If it were magically fixable then people throwing 100mph would be unhittable but people hit...
Trading with the Orioles is pretty difficult. The owner Peter Angelos is notoriously fickle and typically doesn't make a ton of obvious tear down...
Not saying you're right. Not saying you're wrong. Just pointing out at that where the Astros are on the win curve, the marginal benefit of Lucroy...
It's not unreasonable. They had all strong peaks in the past. Darvish, I think is gonna get paid no matter what though and whatever starting spot...
12 months ago we were coming off season where we failed to make the playoffs. Not only did they win the WS in the interim, they also return pretty...
I'd probably agree that they have a short/clear 2-year window of being a WS contender. The only big pieces they'll lose next off season are...
I tend to think so. I can't help but think that Abreu wouldn't have gotten nearly as much hype if there weren't dozens of Yankees blog articles on...
1) last year the Astros offense was one of the best of all time. Upgrades aren't really necessary. 2) 150 ab's is a really small sample to cut...
From a team building perspective, that's a decent deal for the Pirates. 3 current big-leaguers with 16 combined years of control left is a decent...
Something I'll add is that the classic model of a starting pitcher is going out the window, particularly among the more progressive teams like the...
Man that's basically every young pitcher. I've said most of that about McCullers at some point or another. Most of what you're describing are "old...
He’s 22...
The guy put up an 11.4 K/9 in the majors in his age 21 season. He's still a huge prospect. It seems like other people are dismissing him already.
Lets be reasonable here guys. The Astros rotation is excellent as is. Is it the best? Maybe not. Is it enough of a starting place for a potential...
I'm sure they could carry one as a backup but barring serious injury none of them are gonna get a legit look (>500 PA's). It sounds like the Stros...
They have a collection of guys whose type baseball is moving away from. Backup corner infielders with power are making way for 12th men in the...
Nice review Snake. I chalk the 2013 draft up to growing pains for the front office. It was clearly an attempt to balance the prep-heavy approach...
