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I don’t think Maldy needs to be DFA. There are plenty of teams with veteran catchers who can’t hit, even contending teams. But those catchers...
Totally disagree about Bregman. He has more injury history and far less consistent performance compared to Altuve; I think that more than...
He’s inactive because of the Futures game. I would be very hesitant to trade Gilbert, Barber, Clifford, Baez, or Gomez. Everybody else should be...
You might be right. Altuve is more comparable to Semien and LeMahieu than the other players on that list. And I still think Altuve’s next deal...
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/07/farhan-zaidi-discusses-giants-deadline-plans.html Giants get: SS Jeremy Pena OF Corey Julks Astros get:...
What kind of contract would you offer? If he’s coming off 3 consecutive 3+ win seasons, a 9 figure deal is probably in play. Abreu is more...
The Astros entered the offseason with 7 legit MLB rotation candidates (Framber, Javier, McCullers, Garcia, Urquidy, Brown, and Bielak) plus...
Angel Macuare threw 2 innings with 6 k in that FCL game. Should be ready to rejoin Sugar Land in the next 2 weeks or so. Could be a boost to...
My o/u for an Altuve extension is $125M/5yr with a 6th year team option that vests into a player option based on games played in the 5th year....
I don’t see how the same total money being consolidated into one draft would result in international players getting less. By that theory you’re...
Good stuff. I also assume they may be saving money for extensions. I will be really surprised if they don’t extend Altuve this offseason.
System needs: 1. Quality lefthanded bat 2. SP capable of starting a playoff game 3. Late inning RP with multiple years of control 4. Lefthanded...
I am hoping that eventually they have a single 30 round draft that includes international amateurs (and any amateur player 17 or older can be...
Comparing Meyers to Maldonado is silly. With a wRC+ of 90 over his career, Meyers has been a below average hitter, in the range of what Dubon and...
The defensive metrics wholly disagree with you. Also, Meyers is a clearly superior offensive player to Marisnick: Jake Meyers career wRC+: 90...
Doesn’t look like it. Iirc, Houston only signed 3-4 UDFA after the 2020 draft (Dirden and Endersby are the 2 off the top of my head).
Yes, I am very hopeful that this time next month all 4 full season rosters will look a lot better/deeper as Houston pushes guys up to make room...
Also prior deadlines have dinged the upper levels. The AAA roster would look quite a bit better if it had Enmanuel Valdez, Wilyer Abreu, Chayce...
if there is that kind of chemistry problem then maybe it needs to be blown up. The majority of that team is just filler and not real prospects...
It’s hard to say. It’s something I’ve thought about a bit. Are they more valuable, because with consistent playing time and ideal matchups...
