Let's keep it simple... Montero for Corbin Whitcomb for Lamonte Wade Playoffs: Lineup 2B Altuve 3B Bregman LF Alvarez RF Tucker 1B Abreu CF McCormick C Diaz/Maldonado DH Wade/Dubon platoon SS Pena Rotation: Valdez Javier Urquidy Brown Bullpen: Pressly Neris Abreu Gravemen Stanek Corbin France Maton That's better on paper than maybe anyone else in the AL. Depends if the starters are back in grooves... There's not a top of the rotation guy we can afford so no point getting another Urquidy level guy like Jordan Montgomery.... Let's not overreact, the Rangers are playing catchup to us. We're up 10+ games with Altuve and Yordan in the lineup. Sure, they lost DeGrom, and we lost McCullers, Garcia, and Urquidy....
Pass on Corbin contract really is bad. Contreras and they take 25% owed and we give Montero and Melendez and Durbin
Here's the deal that fixes everything. E.Rodriguez, Cisneros, and Kerry Carpenter from Detroit for Corey Julks, Shawn Dubin, Melton, Barber, and Spencer Arrighetti.
I'm not jumping on you but, if I were a GM please tell me why I would want Montero and his contract. To me he seems almost untradeable.
I'd say Young is doing what one would expect from most GMs. I don't really care too much if the Rangers help themselves this year at this point. Two months left in the season. I expect randomness and injuries will factor more heavily on who wins the division at this point than deadline acquisitions. Rangers giving up prospects for a rental and an older SP is a plus for the Astros long term even if it helps the Rangers this year. Though, I was hoping the Rangers would overpay a little more.
For GMs without a chance in hell of being competitive in the next 2 years, they would want the prospects that the Astros would have to send out with him, and they have a chance that Montero catches fire in the next 2 years and becomes tradeable after in either 2024 or 2025 for even more prospects.
Framber, Javier, Brown, and a Urquidy/France piggyback for the post-season rotation? Maybe at that point you can also use one of Arrighetti and Gordon as a long man as well so you can keep Bielak/Martinez off the post-season roster.
Agreed! Texas hasn’t really “added” anything. Just Replaced two injured pitchers (DeGrom & Evoldi) with two lesser pitchers (Scherzer & Montgomery). If all were healthy maybe a different story. And we own Chapman. Stratton is meh. All said and done I think we’ll add pitching. Starter would be great, but Hader would be awesome.
It's not merely a talent issue, it's a workload issue. We will need additional starters (beyond just Urquidy) to get through the remainder of the season and the playoffs. We are already seeing it with a few of the guys, but the sheer number of innings will catch up with our starters, if it hasn't already. Dana Brown gets to choose in the next 36 hours if those arms come internally or externally... but they will be needed whether he publicly admits it or not. If he genuinely believes that our current island of misfit toys will carry us to a trophy, that's disqualifying as a major league GM.
Based on what it looks like the market is doing, I think getting Barlow and Hernandez from KC would be about the best move, provided it doesn’t cost Gilbert or more than 1 from their next tier of prospects (Barber, Loperfido, Dezenzo, Clifford, Baez, Arrighetti). Deepening the bullpen would shorten the games and take pressure off of Brown and Javier to go thru the lineup more than once in the playoffs. Both of those relievers are also under control beyond this season so it addresses a future need as well.
2023 Astros known play off push needs. List of starting pitching. Ace Valdez #1 Javier #3 Brown #3 France stepped in a a rookie #5 maybe Urquidy returns in 5 days (He may be effective and he may not) Luis Garcia returns 2024 after surgery Lance Mccullers returns 2024 after surgery short starters/long relievers rotating in from AAA Ronel Blanco took the winter league by storm Dubin gets spot starts to fill in the gaps Bielak A long reliever that can go 3 to 5 innings No margin for error or injury among the starters at all. Promote Gordon to the rotation as the sixth starter. Trade pitching later for pitching now. Garcia, McCullers, Arrighetti and Tamarez or Endersby for one controllable play off starter and 1 rental. Bullpen Closer Pressly Set up Graveman, Neris Situational Abreu, Maton Middle Stanek, Montero DFA Montero and work out a trade with whoever picks him up. Replace him with one of Bielak or Dubin List of available catchers Maldonado Diaz Lee Stubbs??? No margin for error or injury among the catchers at all. Trade for a credible third catcher to get you through the play offs if possible. Promote Wrobleski to AAA and pray for good health and performance from Maldy and Diaz. Outfielders Tucker McCormick Alvarez Needed at DH with Diaz as one of only two players catching Julks Meyers DH Alvarez Brantley remotely possible we have till tomorrow to decide on a trade or not.
Some of our fans are acting like Yankees fans now. Dana Brown sucks and we have to make trades to catch up with the Rangers. LOL. We have heard Yankees fans complaining about Cashman not doing enough to match up with Astros for years at the trade deadline. Let’s all be patience and wait till after trade deadline to see what/who we got. I still believe we have the team to win right now. Gotta stay healthy and have Diaz start more game at the catcher spot.
