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  1. Nick

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    If they had that much disposable cash, they would have re-signed Morton before Keuchel.

    The bottom line is that they thought neither would be worth a multi-year deal... and given both parties injury history, age-related regression, and where the Astros wanted to spend their money (Bregman extension, Verlander extension, possible Springer extension), they did not want to be paying for depreciating/aging pitching.
     
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    Former stros ranking among top 150 in fWAR among position players:

    55. Laureano
    98. JD Martinez
    120. Marwin Gonzalez
    123. Jason Castro
    125. Dexter Fowler
    146. Jon Villar
    149. Robbie Grossman

    Top 150 pitchers:

    3. C.F. Morton
    38. Joe Musgrove
    63. Josh Hader
    72. Ken Giles
    92. Trent Thornton
    107. JA Happ
    108. Jordan Lyles
     
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    If we had re-signed Morton, this team would be so far ahead of everyone else.
     
    #1743 juicystream, Jul 16, 2019
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    If we would have resigned Morton then there's no guarantee that we'd have Miley and/or Brantley. Astros signed Brantley figuring Morton was gone. Besides, Morton got a nice contract and is close to his home.

    Either case, the Astros should have offered Morton the qualifying offer and not Keuchel.
     
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    Dan Straily has given up 7 HRs the past 2 games in under 4 innings of work.

    He has given up 22 Hrs this year in only 47.2 Innings (that's almost a HR every other inning)

    14 games, 9.82 ERA in that 47.2 Innings.. BAA is .349
     
    #1746 jayfree, Jul 18, 2019
  7. Nick

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    Morton would have happily accepted the qualifying offer... and then your previous scenario holds true.
     
    #1747 Nick, Jul 18, 2019
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    Kuechel is killing it; 8k thus far
     
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  10. Nick

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    Keuchel's replacement having a better game... against a better hitting team.
     
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  11. Buck Turgidson

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    Still wish either he or CFM had accepted a QO.

    I know they didn't even offer to one....
     
    #1751 Buck Turgidson, Jul 23, 2019
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    Why not have both. I think we should have offered 3/45 or something. Next year we have one pitcher. Miley is FA and so is Cole. I don't think paying a pitcher 6/180 deal is a good idea.
     
    #1752 Air Langhi, Jul 23, 2019
  13. Nick

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    Who says they didn't offer it? At the time, Keuchel was looking for a 5 year deal.

    By the time it was clear he wasn't going to get it, most teams moved on with their payroll... including the Astros.

    And when its all said and done, they basically will end up paying Verlander 4.5/$140 million or so...
     
    #1753 Nick, Jul 23, 2019
  14. Buck Turgidson

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    They offered Dallas money on several occasions, he was not interested.
     
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    Found this cool tidbit on Twitter. Posting it here because it has to do with Charlie Morton, and there's nowhere else to put it. (Edited to fix link)
     
    #1755 HTown2017Champs, Jul 24, 2019
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    Why do people on here call him C. F. Morton?
     
    #1756 Tomstro, Jul 25, 2019
  17. bobrek

    bobrek Politics belong in the D & D

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    Charlie effing Morton
     
    #1757 bobrek, Jul 25, 2019
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    Sadly that is what i suspected
     
    #1758 Tomstro, Jul 25, 2019
  19. bobrek

    bobrek Politics belong in the D & D

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    Blum refers to him as CFM as well.
     
    #1759 bobrek, Jul 25, 2019
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    Well it’s not current, but on the 7th anniversary thought I’d put it here instead of bumping something.

     
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