2014 Astros Wish List

That's wrong. They lose the comp pick. See cleveland Indians this past offseason

 

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/writer...-red-sox-differences-tidbits-and-trivialities

 

Gonna have to recalibrate the market every year.

Giants just signed Linceum to $17.5 million/year (2 year deal), after giving Pence $18 million/year.

The money in baseball amongst the "haves" is getting more ridiculous every year.

 

Ellsburry would be amazing.

 

Not as amazing as George Springer + 2-3 plus arms in the bullpen

 

Calling J.R....

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>New post by ESPN's Doug Mittler doesn't list Houston as a potential suitor for Shin-Soo Choo <a href="http://t.co/rKDsP3uwBm">http://t.co/rKDsP3uwBm</a></p>&mdash; Astros County (@AstrosCounty) <a href="https://twitter.com/AstrosCounty/statuses/395257842124341248">October 29, 2013</a></blockquote>
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There definitely needs to be a "J.R." button on here. Report, Rep, MultiQuote, Reply, and J.R.

 

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Curious as to whether the Astros will be in on Tanaka. Seems logical. Not sure how high they're aiming for an SP.</p>&mdash; timdierkes (@timdierkes) <a href="https://twitter.com/timdierkes/statuses/395907914004570113">October 31, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Sweet! My pipe dream of signing Tanaka is still alive, barely. I read that the Dodgers are radar too, so unfortunately I just don't see us being able to outbid both the Yanks and the Dodgers. And even if we end up being that 3rd team with the new posting system, why exactly would Tanaka pick us over either of them? With Luhnow though, anything is possible, so I can still hope for the best.

 

Astros expecting to go free-agent shopping

 

Jeez, I can't believe the Dodgers are even considering him. It feels like their payroll is heading towards $1 billion.

 

Obviously he is just lying.

 

Cheapo.

 

Indians released closer chris Perez today (was projected to make around $9 million in arbitration). Lunhow picked Perez in the supp first round in 2006. He's had one great year in 2010 but otherwise has been pretty mediocre, with declining stats for the last four year. But he's young (28), healthy(?), and has closer experience for whatever that is worth. Might be an option to keep an eye on in FA.

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2013/...mpaign=Feed:+MlbTradeRumors+(MLB+Trade+Rumors

 

Heyman lists the Astros as one of the teams that could make a play for Ellsbury. He's previously turned down a 100 million dollar extension and other reports speculate that he could land somewhere for around 150 million. He'll get and turn down a qualifying offer, so he'll cost a draft pick to sign.

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/writer...s-among-many-teams-looking-at-jacoby-ellsbury

 

Bring back Phil Garner as manager, nolan ryan as gm.

 

Do Baseball owners not want a cap? These contracts just seem silly.

 

Have Ryan replace Luhnow?!

 

There's a lot of money being made by baseball owners. The player union knows that. They're also the strongest players union I the world, and I don't see them caving in.

Owners now get to spend less on draft picks,and really only a select few teams go nuts in free agency every year (while some other teams pick their spots). Still comes down to the farm system and development... This years playoffs really highlight that.