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    2024 Season Astros General Discussion Thread

    Matt Chapman gets 6 years $151M...does Bregman get something similar?
    Post by: htownbball, Sep 5, 2024 in forum: Houston Astros
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    Spencer Arrighetti will be a really really good pitcher

    If you look at the game log, Spaghetti basically has one bad game per month. Hopefully this was it for September
    Post by: htownbball, Sep 4, 2024 in forum: Houston Astros
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    2024 Astros Minor League Thread

    Poor man's Mookie Betts? If you think about it the comparison is pretty uncanny: Smaller guys that rely on quick twitch athleticism to create...
    Post by: htownbball, Sep 1, 2024 in forum: Houston Astros
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    I have grown to hate Kyle Tucker

    Part of what makes Tuck so good is also what seems like what can make him so bad. His ability to stay cool at all times is a good thing until you...
    Post by: htownbball, Oct 23, 2023 in forum: Houston Astros
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    Yainer Diaz Rocks!

    Eh? Gilbert has a .940 OPS with the Mets
    Post by: htownbball, Aug 20, 2023 in forum: Houston Astros
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    Contract Extensions 2023-3024.

    Crane would likely only be willing to afford buying 2 arb years and adding 6 on top. $10 and $20M for his arb years and then $30M for 6 would be...
    Post by: htownbball, Aug 12, 2023 in forum: Houston Astros
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    Astros re-acquire Justin Verlander

    Watching the presser with Dana he said the Astros felt like they were giving up.a RF and 1B. If they don't think Gilbert can play CF in MLB then...
    Post by: htownbball, Aug 2, 2023 in forum: Houston Astros
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    2023 Astros Minor League Thread

    Brice Matthews 1-9 with 4 strikeouts so far in A- I really wish we had gone in a different direction but I understand the upside
    Post by: htownbball, Jul 30, 2023 in forum: Houston Astros
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    2023 Astros Minor League Thread

    Jacob Melton hot recently, over .300 in July and finally has the average over .250
    Post by: htownbball, Jul 30, 2023 in forum: Houston Astros
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    2023 Astros Minor League Thread

    Still showing power even after hamate surgery which usually saps power for a year. Hoping he can cut down the strikeouts eventually but this guy...
    Post by: htownbball, Jul 28, 2023 in forum: Houston Astros
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    2023 Trade Targets

    Heavy price for the angles but I don't think either were top 100 prospects
    Post by: htownbball, Jul 27, 2023 in forum: Houston Astros
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    2023 Season Astros General Discussion Thread

    Sup with all of Bergman's homers being two hand follow through on his swings? Is that a new permanent thing to get him to more power?
    Post by: htownbball, Jul 27, 2023 in forum: Houston Astros
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    2023 Astros Minor League Thread

    Remove the first 15 at bats for Ryan Clifford in which he went 0/15 with 10 strikeouts and he's batting .290 in A+ with about the same k rate that...
    Post by: htownbball, Jul 27, 2023 in forum: Houston Astros
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    2023 Astros Minor League Thread

    Looks like Gilbert might finally be back healthy, starting to string together some good games lately
    Post by: htownbball, Jul 22, 2023 in forum: Houston Astros
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    Jim Crane

    I miss Luhnow's shrewd moves that paid off 10x. I think Crane thought Click could do something similar given TB's success, analytics focus, and...
    Post by: htownbball, Jul 16, 2023 in forum: Houston Astros