re: DAT Off-season Thread: YWCHA Edition

what I expect....

Either Yuli or Brantly returns as DH /spot starter
then sign a free agent starter to replace the one you don't sign. OF or 1B

resign Verlander
Montero
extend bullpens arms where appropriate.

Let the M's catch up

if Click is semi aggressive

I had my concerns on Pena, ( Im sorry) but if the front office can pull another gem from the system...

is Yanier ready? if so that saves $ at first.

Korey needs up all year as a backup and be a starter by end of the year

if the answer is no on both, find a vet C (Contreas) sp



or does Yordon switch to 1b ? if he does then that is added info on who to resign Brantly/Yuli


OF is where we should see the most changes, the only set piece is RF, leaving CF and LF ( if Yordan 1B?)

Meyers, Chas one can start, 1 becomes the 4 OF ( can Jake play 1B, the arm wouldn't be an issue)

sign a FA vet with good bat OF'er


if we resign Verlander and brought back Brantly or Yuli to DH and spot start I could see staying pat
and hope that the Space Cowboys can provide the answers, make deadline deals and do it again with basically the same team


unless a stud bat reaches out to us I dont see any real reason to spend $$$ other than resigning JV, if he signs elsewhere save the $$ for a deadline deal with control

I'd like to see JV back on a short deal. I think he has a year or two left. If it Garcia or Urquidy, in that order, that left, that'd be fine. I hope a full season of Javier in the rotation would be as glorious as the postseason was.

I'd love to see Brantley come back on a short deal, but a three-year deal might be too much. They've got to upgrade the offense somewhere, though.

Congrats on the title. The Astros have one hell of an organization and their ability to consistenly develop hitters out of the farm system is spectacular.

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I'd like to see JV back on a short deal.

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I think JV goes out for Max Scherzer money. (2 years/$87 million)

I'd love to see him back with the Astros but he may feel like he's accomplished enough at this stage pushing him to take the biggest offer instead of prioritizing fit/winning.

I'm sure he wants to win but he's already a Hall of famer. Im sure he's looking to maximize his last 2-3 years and then move on from his baseball career.

2 for 80 million with a club option on the 2nd year for Verlander I would have zero complaints.

Feels like if Crane forces the issue to re-sign JV and pays him market value then he needs to be willing to go into the tax next year. Especially with all the extra money from the World Series runs and then all of the sell outs for ring nights that they’re going to do next year.

I think JV is chasing numbers and some of the numbers he’s chasing has to do with wins so if that’s true he could be willing to take a small discount to stay in a winning organization rather than go be on a super mediocre Rangers or Angels team

We also need to get a long term deal done with Framber

Something like 5/125

Considering what is owed LMJ, I would consider that a steal for Framber

We're never getting our monies worth out of LMJ

I think he’s dead serious about 300 wins. I don’t think he gets there, but he’s gonna try. No idea what the right deal is because his performance is unprecedented.

A 3rd year is a big risk but I’m assuming that’s what he’ll want. He was willing to sign his last deal with the inning stipulation, maybe he’d be ok doing that again.

In a perfect world he’d just go a year at a time but kinda hard to ask him to do that after how good he was.