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His contract is only $54M guaranteed and I’m sure heavily insured against TJS. It would be extraordinary if he missed 2 full seasons from injury,...
A’s would be insanely good with $160M payroll floor. That structure would generally be a win for the Astros imho, although in terms of...
Just did another pareto analysis of the surplus value of Houston's current organizational roster against what they had in April 2017. The...
Ethan Pecko was the only pitcher age 23 or younger in AAA last season who had >12 k/9 and <4bb/9 (min 15 ip). I’m really surprised he didn’t get...
Astros sure aren’t scared of guys who whiff a lot as long as they have bat speed.
I wouldn’t say we for sure already know who Trammell is. He’s never gotten 200+ pa in a single MLB season and what little playing time he’s...
Walker Janek hit a 105 mph double in today’s game.
His lineout in the top 6 was 106 mph.
Brice Matthews and Joseph Sullivan were 2 of only 10 players in the entire minors who had 15+ HR and 40+ SB last season.
Lucas Spence was one of only 6 players age 22 or younger in the entire minor leagues to post 30+ 2B, 25 SB, and a wRC+ of >120 last season. 3 of...
Will be very interested to see how he looks. Despite the completely uncompetitive appearances he had last year, his curve spin was still elite...
If you don’t think there’s a significant difference between a 2 year deal and a 3 year deal, that’s ok, but it’s just a completely subjective...
Luhnow seems to have been better at signing those types of free agents. The deals for Reddick, Gurriel, and Brantley’s first contract all worked...
It’s very subjective; adjusting for market changes the AAV is probably similar. But Brantley was 31 when he signed with Houston for 2 years;...
Like I said, Brantley didn’t represent a very significant signing. He got 2 years. Those are the deals I think Houston should be doing instead...
Brantley didn’t fit the criteria of a 1st or 2nd tier free agent, but also for as cool and good as Brantley was, he wasn’t a great value in the...
To me Smith is at a bit of a disadvantage because he will not make the team as a bench player. Cole, Matthews, Loperfido, Biggio, and to a lesser...
Nah. I define a 2nd tier free agent as one who gets a $50M-$120M contract. Seattle is projected as one of the 5 best teams in baseball and their...
If I had to guess today, I think the opening day position player roster will be: SS Pena DH Paredes LF Alvarez 3B Correa 2B Altuve 1B Walker C...
Yep. There are 2 elements to it in my opinion. First there’s like you said a huge incentive to send him down to gain another year of control....
