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    [Official] Astros Offseason

    i guess it depends on how the Phillies feel about signing an Austin Hays for 7-8MM and playing Brandon Marsh in CF. Outfield FA options are...
    Post by: Rileydog, Jan 26, 2026 at 8:36 PM in forum: Houston Astros
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    [Official] Astros Offseason

    Jake Meyers to Philly for Orion Kerkering and a prospect. Kerkering gets a fresh start after the postseason gaffe, and is a very solid RH...
    Post by: Rileydog, Jan 26, 2026 at 5:37 PM in forum: Houston Astros
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    [Official] Astros Offseason

    Framber is a head case and made a terrible, selfish hot headed choice to intentionally cross up Salazar, one that could have injured a teammate....
    Post by: Rileydog, Jan 26, 2026 at 12:09 PM in forum: Houston Astros
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    [Official] Astros Offseason

    rarely do long-term and near term goals, align like this. We need the kids to perform to contend this year and for the window to stay open. with...
    Post by: Rileydog, Jan 26, 2026 at 11:14 AM in forum: Houston Astros
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    [Official] Astros Offseason

    Based on what Nook and Snake posted, the question of whether the window stays open or closes depends heavily on what happens with the development...
    Post by: Rileydog, Jan 26, 2026 at 10:41 AM in forum: Houston Astros
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    [Official] Astros Offseason

    2025 ground ball/ball in air splits, pulled fly ball (as a percentage of all balls in play). I know this oversimplifies and doesn’t account for...
    Post by: Rileydog, Jan 26, 2026 at 10:17 AM in forum: Houston Astros
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    [Official] Astros Offseason

    in a vacuum, his versatility is nice. But on this roster, the value of his versatility is extremely low because we can’t give him ABs in the OF....
    Post by: Rileydog, Jan 25, 2026 at 6:15 PM in forum: Houston Astros
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    [Official] Astros Offseason

    Let’s assume that Correa is not/will not be the backup SS (which I think is far from clear). You would pay Dubon 6.1MM to be the backup to Pena...
    Post by: Rileydog, Jan 25, 2026 at 6:12 PM in forum: Houston Astros
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    [Official] Astros Offseason

    Hold on. You would rather pay Mauricio Dubon $6.1MM for 2026 … instead of giving those ABs to develop our top prospects Mathews, Smith, or Cole...
    Post by: Rileydog, Jan 25, 2026 at 12:21 PM in forum: Houston Astros
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    [Official] Astros Offseason

    I was gonna say, just hit more homers. But he could easily injure himself in a home run trot.
    Post by: Rileydog, Jan 24, 2026 at 2:55 PM in forum: Houston Astros
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    [Official] Astros Offseason

    I have seen folks talk about how this roster likely means more LF for Yordan. I hope we don’t do that. If this is our roster, I think the...
    Post by: Rileydog, Jan 23, 2026 at 6:04 PM in forum: Houston Astros
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    [Official] Astros Offseason

    Senga is a pretty good fit for the Astros. Has SP2 potential and injury risk. We have enough SP4 and 5 depth to cover for his injury risk, but...
    Post by: Rileydog, Jan 23, 2026 at 3:52 PM in forum: Houston Astros
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    When will Reed be placed into the starting lineup?

    You make an excellent point, and the issue is KD and Sengun needing to alter their play to weaponize Sheppard, and Sheppard also being more...
    Post by: Rileydog, Jan 21, 2026 at 1:34 PM in forum: Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves
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    [Official] Astros Offseason

    The thought of Espada trying to figure out how to get a game to Hader makes me nauseous. Hader’s elbow or shoulder would be blown out by May 1.
    Post by: Rileydog, Jan 21, 2026 at 12:54 PM in forum: Houston Astros
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    [Official] Astros Offseason

    I think the holdup is Bryan Abreu. We are telling the Red Sox you can have a lesser arm, like king, Sousa or Okert. They are insisting on Abreu.
    Post by: Rileydog, Jan 21, 2026 at 10:27 AM in forum: Houston Astros