Astros 2021 Season General Discussion Thread

The Astros should have no concerns about Yordan's plate discipline. He's got a tremendous eye. If he's healthy, he should be the guaranteed #3 or #4 hitter in every possible lineup, regardless of lefty-righty starter.

 

Ketel Marte is under team control for 3 more seasons after this year on a team friendly contract and the last 2 seasons are team options. If he is available, I doubt we are capable of putting a package together that would land him. They did take on Corbin Martin while rehabbing from TJ in the Greinke deal. Maybe they would want Whitley.

Starling Marte is making 12.5 million. If he is traded at the deadline he would still be owed about 4.2 million. Click will have to get creative to make that work under the luxury tax. Probably cost a big haul of prospects to get the Marlins to eat money when they will have other teams looking to land him.

Zero chance the Rangers trade Gallo to Houston in my opinion.

 

When you are batting almost .400 with his power, walks aren't that big of a deal. The crazy thing is that most of his K's are with him looking. Very few swing and misses.

 

Yes, I have watched almost every game this year. I know he has been rung up a few times on out of the zone pitches, but in 1/3 of the ABs his rookie year he has 1/13 of the BBs. Not that it is a problem... I love what he is doing. His Ks are fine. I just thought it was a statistical oddity.

 

I'm thinking of a Keke Hernandez type CF.

Dee Gordon

Adam Frazier from the Pirates is a guy I would look very seriously at.

 

This is the worst ****ing idea I've ever heard....and I've heard some really bad ideas in my day.

 

Bagwell throwing left handed faints.

 

How close are Framber and Verlander to coming back later this year?

 

Assuming the Twins remain out of contention, I wonder what the market cost would be for Byron Buxton?

Crazy high potential value and another year of team control, but he is always f**king hurt.

 

Framber is starting rehab assignment soon and could be back with the club in June assuming there are no setbacks.

Verlander could come back by the playoffs as a reliever. There is no way he could build up the endurance to be a starting pitcher. Maybe starter in name only where he only goes once through the order. But pretty much everything has to go right in his rehab for this to happen. I think he is motivated so he can get a decent offer to pitch next season.

 

Buxton would cost a ton

 

They have to sell though... he’s like the CF version of Correa, without the playoff success.

 

Adam Frazier is a guy I hope Click is looking into trading for.

 

So with Urquidy out for likely a month or two, I wonder who they call up to take his spot in the rotation? Ivey? Solomon?

 

Paredes

 

I understand that but doubtful we can match the prospect haul it would take to get him. Especially since Whitley is damaged good

 

I'd be willing see what the Marlins' asking price would be for Starling Marte.

He may not return until early June so the Marlins could find themselves even further, not surprisingly, out of contention then they already are.