Well, was likely something that was going to happen eventually... pandemic or no pandemic. The pandemic, and lack of normal preparation, certainly could have expedited this.
While this is really bad news..... I would rather it be Osuna than someone at the top of the rotation or a regular on the field. Roberto Osuna is good but with so many arms filtering in and out and getting time out of the pen the Astros can likely find some to do well enough. My guess is Osuna isn't back next year either.
I think that's the thought process with Osuna. He's not completely replaceable, but you could do a closer by committee kind of thing if nothing else. Far better than say the front line rotation guys being injured, I agree.
Not really surprising, everything about the injury suggested it. Given the recovery time, price tag, and fact that he's not in anybody's fave 5 I'd be shocked if he isn't non tendered. The great bullpen rebuild moves on.
I never thought we would extend Osuna. If anything, I thought we might trade him at some point to get a few pieces to reshape the farm system. Guess not anymore.
Teams almost never have insurance against pitching injuries. Plus Osuna was only making $10.2M, so even if Houston had insurance they would only save a few million.
How, how. Not ONE of the four in our place. Never gonna get it. Had we taken care of business in Game 1, all those guys left in scoring position, Cole hadn't lost in five months, then, holding all else equal, it's a 4-1 series win by the HEAVY Vegas favorites. Games 4 and 5 were not close either. Would have been seen as a lopsided series.
Don’t they save money though if they move on from him after this season? Or no? Not sure what his contract looks like.
Osuna’s Astros career is probably over. He was set to be a free agent after next season. It does clear ~$13M from next season’s projected payroll, which can be used to address the lineup (losing Springer, Brantley, and Gurriel will have a much bigger impact on the Astros than losing Osuna, especially considering the volume of high ceiling young arms they have as potential replacements). Only potential good lasting impact from this season is getting a high volume of young arms exposed to major league hitters, which could pay huge dividends. So far Javier looks like a viable SP, and Taylor looks like a viable late inning RP. I’d really like to see Abreu, Paredes, and Bielak have some success. Add those 5 to Greinke, McCullers, Pressly, Urquidy, James, and Valdez, and you're most of the way to a decent staff, even without Verlander and Osuna.
