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    [Official] Astros Off Season Thread

    The most important pitcher in Astros history. And the Astros have been blessed with amazing pitching through the years.
    Post by: SamCassell, Jan 13, 2025 at 7:40 PM in forum: Houston Astros
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    Bregman Contract Talks Thread

    Yeah, it's a slow decline though. He's one of the more consistent players in MLB in terms of delivering 4+ WAR every season. The slow start cost...
    Post by: SamCassell, Jan 13, 2025 at 1:18 PM in forum: Houston Astros
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    Bregman Contract Talks Thread

    Yeah, because Pedroia's knee was ruined the next season. The knee got hurt by a late slide from Machado trying to break up a double play, and he...
    Post by: SamCassell, Jan 13, 2025 at 12:19 PM in forum: Houston Astros
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    Bregman Contract Talks Thread

    Power is one of those tools that ages the best, generally into the mid 30s. Unlike speed, which seems to peak a decade sooner and falls off for...
    Post by: SamCassell, Jan 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM in forum: Houston Astros
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    [Official] Astros Off Season Thread

    It's just hard to see the upside for him down the line. He got offered the Chapman contract. Now he's a little better than Chapman, and a year...
    Post by: SamCassell, Jan 12, 2025 at 11:13 AM in forum: Houston Astros
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    [Official] Astros Off Season Thread

    Well there have been only like 15 contracts of that size, all over the past five seasons. So there’s not much sample size. But what you suggest...
    Post by: SamCassell, Jan 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM in forum: Houston Astros
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    [Official] Astros Off Season Thread

    The Astros were not going to market their franchise around him. I disagree with the idea that he's not marketable. The Giants could certainly...
    Post by: SamCassell, Jan 11, 2025 at 11:27 AM in forum: Houston Astros
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    [Official] Astros Off Season Thread

    Meyers is worth that money only if you don't have someone cheaper to fill that role. But good defense, bad bat CF is a pretty replaceable...
    Post by: SamCassell, Jan 9, 2025 at 1:45 PM in forum: Houston Astros
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    [Official] Astros Off Season Thread

    I suspect Meyers and Chas might take those deals, but I don't think the team makes those offers. I think Jake's a likely candidate to get dropped...
    Post by: SamCassell, Jan 9, 2025 at 11:42 AM in forum: Houston Astros
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    Fox should be the star the Rockets trade for

    Go watch Phoenix games again. Book is basically playing point for the Suns. His last 4 games, he had 9, 9, 10, and 10 assists. Tyus Jones is on...
    Post by: SamCassell, Jan 8, 2025 in forum: Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves
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    2024 Hypothetical Astros Trades Thread

    He's in the bottom 1% for exit velo and in the bottom 5% for hard hit %, barrel %, sweet spot %. I'm not sure he's got twice as much power as a...
    Post by: SamCassell, Jan 7, 2025 in forum: Houston Astros
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    2024 Hypothetical Astros Trades Thread

    Jake McCarthy is Myles Straw if he was a lefty.
    Post by: SamCassell, Jan 6, 2025 in forum: Houston Astros
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    Bregman Contract Talks Thread

    The cap on the SALT deduction expire in 2025 and Trump has intimated he wants the cap removed. That would change your math quite a bit.
    Post by: SamCassell, Jan 5, 2025 in forum: Houston Astros
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    Bregman Contract Talks Thread

    It's not accurate, period. "Cost of living" includes gas, groceries, etc. Those amounts mean something to us, but don't mean anything to these...
    Post by: SamCassell, Jan 5, 2025 in forum: Houston Astros
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    Fox should be the star the Rockets trade for

    If Fox was a better playmaker, then the numbers would show that. Book is averaging more assists and fewer turnovers than Fox. Not just this...
    Post by: SamCassell, Jan 5, 2025 in forum: Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves
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