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Houston is ~$3M under the 2nd threshold, or ~$17M over the CBT. They can spend another ~$23M with pretty minimal penalty; Crane just pays an...
You know who would look good on Houston’s roster right now? Wilyer Abreu. Lefty hitter who can play all 3 OF spots, making league minimum, and...
Nothing meaningful. Maybe a back end org top 10 prospect. He doesn’t have any pedigree and the underlying stuff isn’t great. Any value he has...
A meddling owner can overcome his mistakes by spending more of his money, although there are limits to that. But it now seems pretty clear to me...
3 out of 4 playoff games Houston has, this will be their pitching setup: Verlander, Framber, or Javier throw their nastiest stuff for 5 innings...
I don’t think Neris’ 2024 contract was technically a “vesting option”. It was a “team option” that converted to a “player option”. Every...
That is an interesting perspective comparing other RP deals. For example would you rather have Coleman and Hader, or Hicks and Iglesias? The...
They lose their 2nd rounder.
I think Urquidy is the most likely player on Houston’s roster to be traded.
They gave him a full no-trade clause too. This contract is either a sign that Crane is fully committed to competing for at least the next 4...
Can earn another $1M/yr for RPOTY awards. Full no trade. This contract only makes sense if Crane is saying F it and intends to go way over the...
The real question is now that they’re over the tax does crane keep going or was this a one-off (or worse, will crane now force Brown to dump...
Playoff bullpen could be ridiculous: Hader, Pressly, Abreu, Montero, McCullers, Whitley, one breakout AAA guy like Coleman, and one extra SP like...
Risky deal. But Hader is as good as they get for his role.
[MEDIA] Spring training roster is out. No real surprises on invitees, but there were a couple of guys not on the list that I thought would be in...
A lot of teams are taking a hit. Astros should still fall in the middle of the pack but being $150M behind the Dodgers is crazy. It’s also...
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/01/each-teams-local-broadcasting-arrangement.html...
Yeah I think that’s probably the main difference between Fisher and Melton is that Fishers weak arm meant he was best suited for LF and that put a...
If they add somebody like Joc Pederson or Brandon Belt as a part time LF/DH to balance and deepen the roster, it would probably be their best...
A playoff bullpen of Hader, Pressly, Abreu, healthy McCullers, rebounded Montero, breakout Whitley, and France for low leverage multi-inning work...
