[Official] Astros Offseason

IdStrosfan · Dec 5, 2025 at 10:01 PM

Snake Diggit said: ↑

This is just what I was thinking, except Wilyer Abreu instead of Donovan, ending up with a roster that looks like:

SS Pena
DH Paredes
LF Alvarez
3B Correa
RF Abreu
2B Altuve
1B Walker
CF Cole
C Diaz
Bench: Matthews, Susac, Allen, Melton
SP: Brown, Ragans, Verlander, Javier, Weiss, McCullers
RP: Hader, Abreu, King, Pearson, Sousa, Okert, De Los Santos

Optioned: Gordon, Blubaugh, Ullola, Murray, Alexander, France, Dezenzo, Salazar, Whitcomb, TBD, TBD
IL: Wesneski, Blanco, Walter

I really, really like that roster, especially considering they’d likely still have at least 4 good SP ready in AAA and would retain all their draft picks. The moves would be:

Jake Meyers and Cam Smith for Cole Ragans
Spencer Arrighetti for Wilyer Abreu
Sign Justin Verlander
Jesus Sanchez for 2 optionable depth arms
Draft Daniel Susac in the Rule 5.
DFA Kaleb Ort
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Abreu is fine. He would be a huge improvement over Sanchez.

One of the reasons I like Donovan is that he can play so many positions.

2026 will be his age 29 season and in the past 4 seasons he has started at least 12 games at all 4 infield positions and both corner OF spots

He can rotate 2B and LF with Altuve.

He can give Cam or Dezenzo a break vs RHP when Altuve, Correa, Pena, Yordan, Walker, and Paredes are all still starting.

He has never had a K% above 15.0% which is exactly what this team needs.

Snake Diggit · Dec 5, 2025 at 10:02 PM

IdStrosfan said: ↑

One of the reasons I like Donovan is that he can play so many positions.

2026 will be his age 29 season and in the past 4 seasons he has started at least 12 games at all 4 infield positions and both corner OF spots

He can rotate 2B and LF with Altuve.

He can give Cam or Dezenzo a break vs RHP when Altuve, Correa, Pena, Yordan, Walker, and Paredes are all still starting.

He has never had a K% above 15.0% which is exactly what this team needs.
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I love Donovan I just think at this point his price is going to be too high.

raining threes · Dec 5, 2025 at 10:26 PM

Nook said: ↑

Space out means that he didn’t cheat on the same way every game in an effort to avoid detection.

Cancer causing substance is tongue in cheek, they use everything from oven cleaner to corn syrup.

That is baseball though - and why the Astros situation bothered me so much. The game isn’t golf, it has been from day one a game of cheaters and gamblers. The league knowingly looks the other way until it cannot anymore, and unless it is backed in a corner it gives a slap on the wrist. In the Astros situation it was Fiers, coupled with MLB’s inability to control its media - and players on other teams speaking up.

The Astros got shafted- so did the early steroid guys.
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The media got what they wanted.

raining threes · Dec 5, 2025 at 10:40 PM

Nook said: ↑

They have a LOT of possible scenarios mapped out and a situation like you outlined is one of the better outcomes. They are really hoping to get a scenario like Tampa where they get a #2 starter and a bat, and then would go FA for another starter.

Right now Tampa, Minnesota and Rangers are claiming they aren’t moving rotation pieces to try and drive up the market.
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A great off-season would be adding Rasmussen/Ragans/Lowe.

Walker would have to be traded a long with trading Arrighetti plus prospects.

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