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re: DAT: Your World Champion Houston Astros 2018 Spring Training Thread
Posted on 2/20/18 at 4:15 pm to Tiger Ryno
Posted on 2/20/18 at 4:15 pm to Tiger Ryno
Supposedly Babe Reed lost 25 pounds over the off season (which still puts him at a rotund 6'4 250). Hinch said he assured AJ he'll have a chance to make the team out of spring training with Yuli suspended and a chance to contribute in 2018.
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Posted on 2/20/18 at 4:19 pm to Lsuhoohoo
What’s y’all roster predictions
I got
Keuchel
Verlander
Cole
McCullers
Morton
Springer
Marisnick
Reddick
Gonzalez
Fisher
Altuve
Correa
Bregman
McCann
Gurriel
Gattis
Giles
Harris
Devenski
Peacock
Smith
Rondon
Martes
McHugh
And my wildcard, Boshers
I got
Keuchel
Verlander
Cole
McCullers
Morton
Springer
Marisnick
Reddick
Gonzalez
Fisher
Altuve
Correa
Bregman
McCann
Gurriel
Gattis
Giles
Harris
Devenski
Peacock
Smith
Rondon
Martes
McHugh
And my wildcard, Boshers
Posted on 2/20/18 at 4:26 pm to blake the kid
I really hope Gose works out and then hunch pulls a porter and sticks him in left in between lhbs
Posted on 2/20/18 at 4:26 pm to blake the kid
quote:
Keuchel
Verlander
Cole
McCullers
Morton
Springer
Marisnick
Reddick
Gonzalez
Fisher
Altuve
Correa
Bregman
McCann
Gurriel
Gattis
Giles
Harris
Devenski
Peacock
Smith
Rondon
With a few adjustments, I think Gattis will do less catching and more DH meaning we'll carry Stassi. Also, Martes goes to Fresno to work on consistency as a starter. Tony Sipp gets one last shot out of camp. He'll be replaced by Boshers quickly if the struggles continue.
Posted on 2/20/18 at 4:36 pm to Lsuhoohoo
I don’t want Stassi in our lineup. Significantly weakens it imo
Posted on 2/20/18 at 4:48 pm to Lsuhoohoo
Wasn’t Gose a rule 5 pick?
He’ll make the roster out of camp, not sure how long he’ll stick
He’ll make the roster out of camp, not sure how long he’ll stick
Posted on 2/20/18 at 4:52 pm to Lsuhoohoo
quote:
Supposedly Babe Reed lost 25 pounds over the off season
Hunch's fat shaming of Reed and Martes may make their careers.
Posted on 2/20/18 at 4:59 pm to blake the kid
quote:
I don’t want Stassi in our lineup. Significantly weakens it imo
He's a backup catcher. Gattis will still do some catching but his bat is better than being limited to the backup catcher role as he was last year. Gattis should play more.
If Gattis plays more DH, it leaves us without a backup catcher on the bench. In situations where McCann were injured, we would otherwise have to sacrifice the DH to move Gattis to catcher. Also, it gives us the flexibility to pinch run for McCann with Fisher or Marisnick and have Stassi available to come in at C.
This post was edited on 2/20/18 at 5:02 pm
Posted on 2/20/18 at 5:13 pm to texastiger38
quote:
Wasn’t Gose a rule 5 pick?
He’ll make the roster out of camp, not sure how long he’ll stick
He was. He has to be carried on the 25 man all year or be offered back to the Rangers+$50,000. If they don't want him, we can work out a trade for him.
It's intriguing that he throws 100 as a lefty and apparently has a decent curve but he's got 10.2 innings as a professional pitcher. He was quite wild in those 10.2 innings. He needs more time to polish his skills.
I can't see him making the roster out of camp unless he just lights it up and and walks very very few. If Gose makes it, I would assume that Sipp would be the roster casualty. Are Luhnow and Hinch going to roll with such a wild card as their only bullpen lefty?
Posted on 2/20/18 at 5:31 pm to Lsuhoohoo
Yeah I think they’re trying to see up close if Gose is worth swinging a trade for to keep permanently in the system. I don’t think he will make the team out of camp
Posted on 2/20/18 at 5:44 pm to ShaneTheLegLechler
"Anthony Gose and Jake Marisnick have the strongest, most intriguing arms in the MLB"
- Ashby
seems like yesterday
- Ashby
seems like yesterday
Posted on 2/20/18 at 5:53 pm to ShaneTheLegLechler
quote:
Yeah I think they’re trying to see up close if Gose is worth swinging a trade for to keep permanently in the system
And I don't think we would be able to do that. What's in it for the Rangers? They already have the advantage of being able to stash him in the minors and let him develop. The trade return for a guy that's pitched all of 10 innings won't be strong. So if the rival Astros decide he's worth developing in the minors, the Rangers are likely to place such a valuation on him as well and just stash him in their system.
Posted on 2/20/18 at 5:56 pm to Lsuhoohoo
Since they claim basically everyone from our system I agree 
maybe we just did it to frick with them
maybe we just did it to frick with them Posted on 2/20/18 at 6:38 pm to ShaneTheLegLechler
The Rays might part with Chris Archer for a 20 and a couple of Nolan Ryan Texas Beef ribeyes at this point.
Real talk I'd consider a package including McCullers+Tucker for him.
Real talk I'd consider a package including McCullers+Tucker for him.
Posted on 2/20/18 at 6:41 pm to Lsuhoohoo
quote:
Real talk I'd consider a package including McCullers+Tucker for him.
Posted on 2/20/18 at 6:44 pm to 5 Deep
What's wrong with it? I like Lance but I'm not particularly attached to him. Dudes made of glass (don't tell the Rays). Give me 200 innings of Archer over 120 innings of Mccullers
Verlander
Keuchel
Archer
Cole
Morton
Just give us the trophy.
I like Lance but I'm not particularly attached to him. Dudes made of glass (don't tell the Rays). Give me 200 innings of Archer over 120 innings of Mccullers Verlander
Keuchel
Archer
Cole
Morton
Just give us the trophy.
This post was edited on 2/20/18 at 6:46 pm
Posted on 2/20/18 at 6:47 pm to Lsuhoohoo
or we play 4d chess and end up with this rotation
Verlander
Keuchel
Cole
McCullers
Archer
Verlander
Keuchel
Cole
McCullers
Archer
Posted on 2/20/18 at 6:51 pm to Lsuhoohoo
Agree. He will either go bullpen or keep being a DL regular.
Posted on 2/20/18 at 6:51 pm to Lsuhoohoo
I’m pretty sure you could get Archer for Tucker + others and not have to give up Lance
I agree I’m concerned about his health long term, but I love the fire he brings and love his potential as a closer if being a starter doesn’t work out
Lance and Bregs are the core of this teams swag and shite talking
And yeah...that rotation would be unbelievable but it wouldn’t improve the weakest part of our team which is the bullpen. We’re either going to need a big season out of Smith/Rondon, other’s to bounce back into form, or make a big trade this summer for a reliable piece cause that’s the biggest roadblock to repeating IMO
I agree I’m concerned about his health long term, but I love the fire he brings and love his potential as a closer if being a starter doesn’t work out
Lance and Bregs are the core of this teams swag and shite talking
And yeah...that rotation would be unbelievable but it wouldn’t improve the weakest part of our team which is the bullpen. We’re either going to need a big season out of Smith/Rondon, other’s to bounce back into form, or make a big trade this summer for a reliable piece cause that’s the biggest roadblock to repeating IMO
Posted on 2/20/18 at 7:02 pm to 5 Deep
quote:
I’m pretty sure you could get Archer for Tucker + others and not have to give up Lance
Yeah we could pull it off with a rich prospect package. But keep in mind, Archer is controlled for 2018 and 2019 plus team options at $9MM and $11MM for 2020 and 2021. It'll take a big prospect haul.
My thinking on Lance is that he becomes a little bit expendable if he's displaced from the rotation. Could he help offset the prospect cost or are the Rays tanking so hard that a 24 year old already in the majors is useless to them? This is all hypothetical of course as I don't actually think it'll happen. But Archer is basically the last man standing in Tampa and he'll certainly be traded this season.
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