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Any analytically minded GM isn’t going to look at “clutch” stats from one season in determine a contract. They’ll look at large samples size and...
Paul Goldschmidt just signed a 1 year deal for 12.5M at age 37 after putting up just over 1 WAR last season. It’s certainly possible to think a...
At the time the Astros made the reported offer to Bregman, he should have had as much value for them as any other team. They needed a 3B bat and...
Fried has put up 9 more WAR and has a better era and FIP over a similar amount of time and innings pitched. Framber will get a nice contract, but...
My view on Bregman was more than sentimental. Bregman would have filled a need and something like 6/180 would have been fair in my book. With...
Abreu had a ~130 OPS+, put up 7.2 bWar / 6.6 fWar, and received fringe MVP votes across his age 34 and 35 seasons. I think Astros fans will be...
All things considered this is a good return - Tuck was leaving either way. Paredes should play well at Enron Minute Maid Daikin, is under team...
Gonna suck watching him be a perennial MVP candidate elsewhere, but at least it's in the NL and it was going to happen next year anyway.
Knowing they won't be paying Tucker (or likely Bregman at this point) - I hope they use that money to lock up Valdez and add another bat in the...
2022 is the most recent numbers I’ve found (and they are estimates), but Dodgers were estimated operating income of 14.3M and Astros were at...
My point is this is all about money and Crane can afford to go above the CBT if he wants and he definitely can afford to. He may not want to, but...
The only reason these penalties exist is because owners don’t want to spend money and want fans to think future flexibility is something to root...
The Astros should resign Bregman and extend Tucker and Valdez. I enjoy watching them play and like rooting for them. Crane is worth 2.5 billion...
Signing three different three year contracts is not the same as one nine year contract. Unless you are suggesting there were under the table...
I don’t disagree with the logic. In every full season since 2017 either the Astros or the team that beat the Astros has won the World Series. So...
I think the CBT threshold is set through the 2026 season (increases 4 Million next year and 3 the following), and then would need to be...
Even if the Astros make him a compelling offer, I have to assume he’ll at least look to see what’s out there. The Astros won’t give him an offer...
The Astros without Tucker in the lineup this year were 49-34. He’s obviously a tremendous player and the Astros are better with him than...
Yuli has been worse since he left Houston (and even the last year he was here) than Singleton. Nostalgia aside, he is not a solution for next...
I hope the Astros aren’t going into next years post season with France as one of their top 4 starters. France did an admirable job when injuries...
