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I would think Hunter goes into the rotation, and either Urquidy or Garcia are converted to long relief. Hunter's upside is way too high to stick...
You have to think the Astros will put Maldy on staff if he chooses to retire after next season.
They should change that in an era where both leagues have a DH and teams are developing players to be more versatile.
That's fair. I want to extend Tucker, but if he's looking for the same thing Correa wanted, it's not going to come from the Astros. At worst,...
For some context, the difference between .350 OBP and a .300 OBP in the 7-hole is an extra base runner every 2.5 games. That's 65 extra base...
The bat needs to come along but everything else is there. This coming year will be the most important of his career.
Lots of subterfuge going on right now. Dusty's comments, as far as publicly taking accountability for the trade not happening, were definitely a...
nope. If we go for Contreras, I'd prefer to sit tight with the rest of the lineup and leave the bench open for prospect development. 1-8 is...
2nd Altuve SS Peña LF Yordan 3B Bregman RF Tucker 1B Abreu C Contreras CF McCormick DH Rotation among bench players Bench C Maldonado C Lee INF...
I can see that now. If Contreras is that good of a hitter, such that he belongs in the conversation with those other 5 guys, it really does make...
Just me personally, I prefer the last option. It gives you the most flexibility with a view toward long term continued dominance. Let McCormick...
The bigger question for me would be who starts at catcher in the playoffs.
Again, majority. Let’s say Brown works 23 games (or 1 start every 7 games) and gives us an average of 4.5 innings per game. That’s 104 innings. I...
Obviously not all, but I think you can safely assume Brown gets the majority of that.
I continue to believe one of the biggest mistakes we could make would be longterm blocking Lee, Daiz and Leon. Will all of these guys become...
Seeing all of the impotent whining from rival AL fanbases is well worth it, whether we get him or not.
Always good to have options. Helps you maintain leverage and get creative if necessary. As an example, if we trade prospects to fix our catcher...
Correa on the Dodgers. Bellinger on the Astros. We are in the end times
Yep. Makes Brantley look like the more likely fit. 2/3rd LF 1/3rd DH for Yordan 2/3rd DH 1/3rd LF for Brantley
All relative to price. If Benintendi only gets 4 years $56 million, and Brantley just 2 years $32 million, I think those are both good signings...
