If you look at the baseball savant page and the 2nd half last year, I think its even money Walker can at least hit the average of 2024 and 2025.
I don't know about anyone else but I'm far too anxious for the winter meetings. Here's to some clarity with our roster going forward.
Winter meetings were hugely important for Houston last year. They probably make the playoffs in 2025 if they don’t trade Tucker.
We make the playoffs if a lot of things don't happen. We were solid and that trade was fine. Fingers crossed for some more good decisions.
What's interesting is how it doesn't seem as clear now that we are necessarily better off. With Wesneski injured, uncertainty about paredes health and if Cam is ready. We'd get a pick for tucker and would've plugged in CC eventually at 3rd. We missed the playoffs so it's hard to argue. Here's to paredes health and Wesneski returning this season.
It takes a long time to assess trades and draft picks. For a team that acquires a recently drafted prospect it could take 5+ years to know how they came out. Houston almost certainly “won” the trade as they only probably cost themselves 2-3 wins in 2025 and they will certainly get a lot more than that in the future out of the 3 guys they got. But yeah with Smith’s slump in the 2nd half and Wesneski/Paredes being hurt, the trade doesn’t look as good as it did.
