DAT 5/24 | Orioles 2 @ Astros 3 F Correa Walks it off

Going to the game tonight because I enjoy being miserable

I wonder what it feels like to win 3 games in a row.

I believe hinch had something to say about there series vs Texas and they will come out and play with some fire this series.

We have an easy stretch coming up in the next 30 days that include series with: Arizona, Oakland, Tampa Bay, and Cincinnati.

Time to get this thing rollin I BELIEVE!!

I stayed with Uverse just to watch them this year when there were much better deals to be had. Thanks Astros!

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I believe hinch had something to say about there series vs Texas and they will come out and play with some fire this series. We have an easy stretch coming up in the next 30 days that include series with: Arizona, Oakland, Tampa Bay, and Cincinnati. Time to get this thing rollin I BELIEVE!!

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It's over. Not long term but for this year. Let's face it valbuena isn't going to hit 20+ home runs every season or even ever again. Gomez is a shell of his former self. The only way that anything gets turned around short term is if Gomez can fix himself (I don't see that happening) we know who jake is and what he isn't. 1st base is a revolving door. All this adds up to a team that's not a play off team. Keuchel is a mess. It's just not in the cards for this season it looks like.


All that said.


The future is still bright.

There several arms in the system there's not enough room and they have frontline level velocity. Between bregman Moran and jd davis 3rd base can be solved. Bregman can also be in left field also. We just gotta hope reed pans out and/or management will be willing to spend money on an outfielder and catcher.


Can't remember if it was here or somewhere else but the payroll difference between the Astros and rangers is shameful. We have to start spending money if we really want to compete. There were several big time arms for starters this year which could have alleviated keuchels woes but instead we got fister who albeit a pleasant surprise should not have been the answer for a team with ws expectations

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Houck

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He looks like a stud

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He looks like a stud

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He is. Throws four pitches that are legit, changes speeds. He is at least another Aaron Nola.

Considering they have Betts and Bradley already, I think Benintendi for a pitcher could easily happen. If Fister keeps dealing, he might be enough. Pair Fister with Tucker to get a lesser rated minor leaguer with Benintendi maybe?

Benintendi can bat leadoff so you can move Altuve behind him. Or he can just bat 9th for the same effect because Bregman is better and likely to become the No. 2 hitter.

Altuve
Bregman
Correa
Reed
Springer
Rasmus
Castro/Gattis
Moran
Benintendi

They would be okay at catcher with extending Castro and keeping Gattis as the backup, but the other areas have to be addressed. And those areas would need to be addressed to the point where Gattis isn't the usual DH.

Are there any decent corner bats on the free agent market this offseason? It seems like the list was pretty underwhelming all the way around, but it has been a while since I looked at it.