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Discussion in 'Houston Astros' started by tellitlikeitis, Nov 28, 2022.

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  1. Snake Diggit

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    $58.5M/3yrs
     
    #81 Snake Diggit, Nov 28, 2022
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    My obligatory comment on GIDP....you have to be a great hitter to be allowed to hit into that many double plays.
     
    #82 Joe Joe, Nov 28, 2022
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    Oh dear, lol. Well, oh well I guess :)
     
    #83 IBTL, Nov 28, 2022
  4. Mr Woods

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    Hopefully this changes with the shift no longer being a factor.
     
    #84 Mr Woods, Nov 28, 2022
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    Maybe not as many with the new shift rules?
     
    #85 Mattician, Nov 28, 2022
  6. Yordan The Great

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    I truly believe his power outage this season is a one-off. All of his other numbers were good including a lot of doubles. That short porch in left is going to look mighty tasty to him. I predict he gets to 30 home runs in 2023.

    Altuve
    Pena
    Alvarez
    Bregman
    Tucker
    Abreu
    LF/DH (I hope it's Brantley)
    McCormick
    C (I hope it's Vazquez)

    That's the best top 6 in the majors.

    Two more spots to fill in.
     
    #86 Yordan The Great, Nov 28, 2022
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    I wouldn't consider top 10 in the league in average exit velocity and hitting the ball harder than Bryce Harper "struggling with velo".
     
    #88 rockbox, Nov 28, 2022
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  9. Cinder Guard

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    The best part of this signing is how mad it makes them hoes.
     
    #89 Cinder Guard, Nov 28, 2022
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    There was nothing wrong with his power. The issue was launch angle. He hit a lot of line drives which is why he had lots of doubles.
     
    #90 rockbox, Nov 28, 2022
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    Ay Maron, 19.5 million per year for Jose’s age 36-39 seasons?

    Crane’s really going all in for the next few years.
     
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    We were projected to be $59M under according to Cots. This deal would basically leave space for Verlander and nothing else.
     
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    Yeah I can't remember who posted that we just need to bring the gang back together again, and that's the absolute worst thing to do after winning a championship, you absolutely need new blood that's hungry that hasn't tasted that championship.
     
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    This is incredible. Crane off to a great start as interim gm.

    So hyped for next season. Just waiting on a bit of my championship gear too be delivered still lol.
     
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    I can guarantee you Crane and Verlander have an agreement in place off the books.

    Verlander tests the market and Crane is given chance to match.

    I think Crane does it and is just hoping teams are scared to do 3 years...
     
    #96 Landry's Tooth, Nov 28, 2022
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    This is what I was thinking from JV's POV, that this team is gonna get back to giving me the ultimate run support so I can go out and attempt to win 20 games again.
     
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    Yuli and Brantley will both be back platooning with Yordan/Abreu shifting in and out of DH based on righty/lefty...
     
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    Depends how deep into the tax Crane is willing to go. And he's gone deep before.
     
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