2025 Season Astros General Discussion Thread

So does Alvarez’s injury mean the Astros are going to be buyers or sellers? Of course, the Astros won’t give us a real clue on whether he will even be back this year. If he is not going to be, we have no chance at the World Series and believe Framber will be trade bait at the deadline. I love Cam and think Dezenzo is also going to be a player, but no way they can even come close to this year to what Alvarez brings to the offense.

 

Exactly.

Not hard to figure out.

 

I still believe Alvarez's value for the remainder of his career is less than his trade value at this years deadline.

 

Someone get Tony Eusebio to weigh in. Shouldn't the doctors know how to look for and diagnose that?!

 

They know it they just don't want to do surgery.

EDIT: Well it could be Alvarez won't do surgery.


Bregman got the surgery at the end of 2021 I believe
..

 

Hell yes.

Gotta shave that mustache, kid.

Save it for a cold streak.

 

I think Brown came to the conclusion that they weren't getting a lefty bat. Considering how this team treated Cam Smith, Melton has done enough to get a shot.

Bad news: This team does not have the prospects to get a lefty bat unless he's a rental.

Even more bad news: There are 8 teams that are sellers right now: A's, Angels, Marlins, Nats, Orioles, Pirates, Rockies, White Sox

Those are the teams with less than 5% chance at the post season according to Baseball Reference, Fangraphs, and Baseball Prospectus.

The Reds are close but Fangraphs still thinks they are over 5%.

This early, with 6 playoff spots in each league, a team must REALLY be out of it to be sellers.

Of all 8 teams, there are only 2 rental lefty bats who are 100 or better wRC+: Ryan O'Hearn and Cedric Mullins both on the Orioles.

Mike Elias is on the hot seat and needs to have a bounce back season next year to save his job. They are loaded with position players but need MLB ready pitching.

The Astros can't afford to trade MLB ready pitching.

The Astros are not getting an upgrade to the lineup.

 

Maybe, but that's like trading Jeff Bagwell when he broke his hand. I am glad they didn't.

 

Bringing up Whitcomb and Melton? Is this a sign they may be punting the season?

 

No?

Why would you think this?

 

When's the last Astro to have a 33+ game hitting streak?

**** yeah, Tough Tony

 

I get that the MRI needs to get some swelling down before....but the Dude's been hitting for 2 weeks or so?

And they're just now taking new images? Not after every 2 or 3 batting sessions? Can't afford another MRI?

WTF?

I thought they were defendable, but this is now totally indefensible and I don't understand what they're doing.

 

Melton is a huge upgrade over Dezenzo.

 

Not saying you're wrong, but how the hell would you or any of us know?

 

What good players are we losing to call them up?

 

I'm glad you know what the Stros are doing/will do.

There's no reason to post or talk about theoreticals again, right? Because that would get tedious?

 

Salazar and ??? go back to AAA?

Please don't say "Chas"...then the s!!tstorm will commence

 

Amazing considering he was the backup and came in the pinch hit often to keep it going like he did.