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    Fire Espada

    I find it funny that people who spent 3 years arguing the Astros won despite Dusty are now mad that prior are saying the Astros are winning...
    Post by: Elienator, Jun 21, 2025 in forum: Houston Astros
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    [Official] Athletics @ Astros

    I couldn’t watch, and maybe it was uglier then the box score indicates, but Lance had a quality start with 12Ks and a WHIP of 1.0. I know it’s...
    Post by: Elienator, May 28, 2025 in forum: Houston Astros
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    What are the chances that Altuve does not become a first ballot Hall of Famer

    If you want to talk about offense only then yes, they aren’t that far away, but that’s only part of baseball. They both played for 15 years....
    Post by: Elienator, May 24, 2025 in forum: Houston Astros
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    What are the chances that Altuve does not become a first ballot Hall of Famer

    Was this a joke? Bagwell has 54% higher career WAR, his 7 year peak was 24% higher, and his per game was 33% higher. It’s not just counting...
    Post by: Elienator, May 23, 2025 in forum: Houston Astros
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    [Official] Astros @ Rays

    2 Runs on 9 Hits :(. It only feels like the Astros have the worst slugging percentage in the league, but there are actually 7 teams behind them....
    Post by: Elienator, May 20, 2025 in forum: Houston Astros
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    [Official] Astros @ White Sox

    WWL - I have no idea what LMJ will look like and they could be down early. I hope I will be wrong and positively surprised.
    Post by: Elienator, May 2, 2025 in forum: Houston Astros
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    [Official] Giants @ Astros

    His average exit velocity is 95.5mph and max is 111.5 so far. Abreu’s numbers were 87.8 and 109.7. In one game he hit three balls harder than...
    Post by: Elienator, Apr 2, 2025 in forum: Houston Astros
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    [Official] Astros Spring Training Thread

    He had 0.3 bWAR and -.1 fWAR in 400 plate appearances last year. He seems like a nice guy and it’s a shame he never reached his potential, but...
    Post by: Elienator, Mar 23, 2025 in forum: Houston Astros
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    [Official] Astros Off Season Thread

    Do against LHP now… It’s a steep contract but the comparison to Singleton who is at best a platoon option isn’t a good one.
    Post by: Elienator, Feb 6, 2025 in forum: Houston Astros
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    Bregman has signed with the Boston Red Sox

    I said I believe the deal is worse and the value to Bregman is based on how he thinks his market will look.
    Post by: Elienator, Feb 5, 2025 in forum: Houston Astros
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    Bregman has signed with the Boston Red Sox

    I’m reading the offer as 4/120. It’s a significant, but not huge AV difference (maybe 15%) for 2 fewer years and a lot less total guaranteed. The...
    Post by: Elienator, Feb 5, 2025 in forum: Houston Astros
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    [Official] Astros Off Season Thread

    Bregman was getting 28.5 million because he was a top-5 MVP candidate in 2018 and 2019 with a juiced ball. He’s been very good the last 3 years...
    Post by: Elienator, Jan 31, 2025 in forum: Houston Astros
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    [Official] Astros Off Season Thread

    The seems like the only meaningful take away. That and Crane may not be willing to go over the tax for anyone else available, so it might be the...
    Post by: Elienator, Jan 28, 2025 in forum: Houston Astros
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    Pressly traded to the Cubs

    Seems like the Astros are covering 5.5M of Pressly’s salary.
    Post by: Elienator, Jan 26, 2025 in forum: Houston Astros
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    Bregman has signed with the Boston Red Sox

    Baseball is first and foremost entertainment, and this would be entertaining for sure.
    Post by: Elienator, Jan 24, 2025 in forum: Houston Astros