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re: DAT: 2023-2024 Off Season Thread
Posted on 11/3/23 at 12:31 pm to ShaneTheLegLechler
Posted on 11/3/23 at 12:31 pm to ShaneTheLegLechler
Kiermaier would be pricey.
How about Yastrzemski? You know that would make GM Bagwell's panties moist.
How about Yastrzemski? You know that would make GM Bagwell's panties moist.
This post was edited on 11/3/23 at 12:37 pm
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Posted on 11/3/23 at 12:49 pm to Jwho77
Do we evaluate Altuve hitting leadoff? That was a Dusty creation. Hey man my speed guy bats first. So we ended up with a guy with 28 home runs only driving in 57 runs. Hinch used to hit him 2nd and 3rd.
I dont know if there's a more logical option though.
I dont know if there's a more logical option though.
Posted on 11/3/23 at 12:59 pm to Lsuhoohoo
He had a .393 OBP in the regular season so there's no reason to make a change. Having a deeper lineup to have dudes on base in front of him more often would be nice. Not having a worthless piece of shite batting 9th will help.
Altuve
Bregman
Yed
Ted
Lemon
Chas
Diaz
Pena
CF platoon?
Altuve
Bregman
Yed
Ted
Lemon
Chas
Diaz
Pena
CF platoon?
This post was edited on 11/3/23 at 1:02 pm
Posted on 11/3/23 at 3:28 pm to Jwho77
LINK
Excellent. Now Bregman can play with a grievance. Rangers are still a flee on the nutsack. #OpperationBTSOOTR
quote:
Everybody was wondering what would happen if the Rangers didn't win the World Series. I guess we will never know." COREY SEAGER WITH THE MIC DROP
Excellent. Now Bregman can play with a grievance. Rangers are still a flee on the nutsack. #OpperationBTSOOTR
Posted on 11/3/23 at 3:40 pm to Lsuhoohoo
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@francysromeroFR
Sources: 10 teams right now are the strongest candidates to sign the Cuban RHP Yariel Rodríguez (26):
-Yankees
-Astros
-Rangers
-Pirates
-Dodgers
-Phillies
-Blue Jays
-White Sox
-Mets
-Giants
Waiting for free agency, Rodríguez threw 94-97 MHP in three consecutive tryouts with dominant pitches such as the curve and slider.
According to several industry experts I consulted, the belief is that Yariel will receive a multi-year contract in the range of 40-70 M.
He was a starter in the WBC but is expected to be a reliever in the majors. That's a hell of a lot of money for a reliever with no experience.
Posted on 11/3/23 at 4:16 pm to Lsuhoohoo
It’s a lot and I don’t love paying relievers like that. That said this dude looks absolutely disgusting
Posted on 11/3/23 at 4:17 pm to Lsuhoohoo
No sense giving a reliever that kind of money. Relievers are a volatile commodity. Hopefully, they learn from the Montero deal.
Posted on 11/3/23 at 4:50 pm to Lsuhoohoo
quote:
Sources: 10 teams right now are the strongest candidates to sign the Cuban RHP Yariel Rodríguez
quote:
-Astros
quote:
Yariel will receive a multi-year contract in the range of 40-70 M
$40MM over 5 years, I'm ok with. Dude's stuff is Any Schumer's Arby sandwich disgusting. But I can't see them paying Montero money.
He'd be a hell of a reload from Neris though.
This post was edited on 11/3/23 at 4:51 pm
Posted on 11/3/23 at 5:46 pm to Jwho77
Abreu in the 9 slot, he needs to see better pitches with Altuve in front of him
ETA: His results over the last season also dictate the drop in the lineup
ETA: His results over the last season also dictate the drop in the lineup
This post was edited on 11/3/23 at 5:50 pm
Posted on 11/3/23 at 6:29 pm to Floating Change Up
Anyone got interest in touching Chapman? 
Sign Chapman and Hicks, re-sign Stanek and along with Abreu we can make up a bullpen of guys who throw 100+ without much certainty of where it's headed.
Sign Chapman and Hicks, re-sign Stanek and along with Abreu we can make up a bullpen of guys who throw 100+ without much certainty of where it's headed.
Posted on 11/3/23 at 9:11 pm to Lsuhoohoo
quote:
FanGraphs is estimating that the Astros arbitration players will make around $38.5M this year.
That includes Valdez, Tucker, Urquidy, Dubon, Garcia, Abreu & McCormick.
The tax threshold is $237M in 2024 and the Astros will be near $231M
Don't expect a big free agency splash.
Posted on 11/4/23 at 9:42 am to Lsuhoohoo
Random thought, but how likely is it that Yainer wins ROY if he plays 150 games this season?
He was on pace for 35 HR and 90 RBI’s. That extra 1st round pic would be pretty nice for this depleted farm system.
He was on pace for 35 HR and 90 RBI’s. That extra 1st round pic would be pretty nice for this depleted farm system.
Posted on 11/4/23 at 10:37 am to Tigerfan14
Was he on any of the Top-100 lists? Not sure he would qualify for the extra pick.
But if’n he did, there should be a heap of mean and judgmental comments being made online by journalists and tweeterites directed at the Retiree that shall be not mentioned by name.
But if’n he did, there should be a heap of mean and judgmental comments being made online by journalists and tweeterites directed at the Retiree that shall be not mentioned by name.
Posted on 11/4/23 at 10:52 am to Lsuhoohoo
quote:
Everybody was wondering what would happen if the Rangers didn't win the World Series. I guess we will never know." COREY SEAGER WITH THE MIC DROP
Excellent. Now Bregman can play with a grievance. Rangers are still a flee on the nutsack. #OpperationBTSOOTR
The thing is, other than just the obvious Bregman troll, the line doesn't make sense for them. It makes sense when you've won almost every title for years, like the Astros.
Still, frick the Rangers!
Posted on 11/4/23 at 10:53 am to Lsuhoohoo
quote:
Anyone got interest in touching Chapman?
I do not want the Aroldis Chapman Experience. Why do the announcers say that anyway? I really sounds stupid.
Posted on 11/4/23 at 11:11 am to Underwood
Lemon will be shipped back to Cuba before he drops to 9th.
Posted on 11/4/23 at 12:06 pm to Lsuhoohoo
quote:
FanGraphs is estimating that the Astros arbitration players will make around $38.5M this year. That includes Valdez, Tucker, Urquidy, Dubon, Garcia, Abreu & McCormick. The tax threshold is $237M in 2024 and the Astros will be near $231M Don't expect a big free agency splash.
So annoying. I’m not a luxury tax guru, but according to sportrac, the Phillies were $30MM over the tax threshold and their tax bill was $6MM. Crane needs to come off of his stance of not exceeding the threshold at all. The first tax bracket is not that steep for organization that has pocketed the revenue the Astros over the last seven years.
Posted on 11/5/23 at 9:34 am to Tigerfan1274
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Dana Brown is pushing for Joe Espada to be the Astros new manager, per
@BNightengale
This final decision is up to Jim Crane
Posted on 11/5/23 at 10:59 am to Lsuhoohoo
I think Espada is ok.
He’s likely more analytically minded than Dusty, but I feel like we need another voice in the club house
He’s likely more analytically minded than Dusty, but I feel like we need another voice in the club house
Posted on 11/5/23 at 11:35 am to texastiger38
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@michaelschwab13
Bookmark this, here is the Astros salary for 2024 per FanGraphs.
CBT space at the bottom
Guaranteed Salaries (AAV):
-Justin Verlander: $40,555,555
-Jose Altuve: $23,357,143
-Alex Bregman: $20,000,000
-Jose Abreu: $19,500,000
-Yordan Alvarez: $19,166,667
-Lance McCullers Jr: $17,000,000
-Ryan Pressly: $15,000,000
-Cristian Javier: $12,800,000
-Rafael Montero: $11,500,000
-Kendall Graveman: $8,000,000
-Hector Neris Buyout: $1,000,000
Total: $186,879,365
Arbitration Eligible Players (estimated):
-Kyle Tucker: $12,600,000
-Framber Valdez: $12,100,000
-Jose Urquidy: $3,500,000
-Chas McCormick: $3,100,000
-Mauricio Dubon: $3,100,000
-Luis Garcia: $2,100,000
-Bryan Abreu: $2,000,000
Total: $38,500,000
Pre-arbitration Players:
-Jake Meyers, Jeremy Peña, Hunter Brown, Yainer Diaz, JP France, etc.: $11,840,000
Payroll for 2024 (Scroll down for CBT):
-211,609,365
(Subtract $26,250,000 towards JV from the Mets in 2024)
Other Costs:
-Estimated salaries for 40-man minor leaguers: $2.5M
-Player benefits: $17,000,000
-League pre-arbitration bonus: $1,666,667
Total Estimated Luxury Tax Payroll:
-$232,776,032
CBT Threshold: $237M
The Astros are $4,223,968 under the CBT!!!
Houston has 4.2M to spend on relievers and Diaz's backup if Jim Crane wants to stay under the Luxury Tax.
Guess what.. he does want to stay under.
I think we've got to talk about adjusting expectations for thr off season. We've already got Dana Brown talking about losing and replacing all the bullpen free agents and potentially replacing from within. That basically leaves backup catcher as the lone slot to fill. Salazar can do that for as cheap as it gets and Crane doesn't have to spend money on anything
We really need to salary dump McCullers, Abreu, Montero and Graveman. That's $56 million right there tied up in what? Dump 50% of their salaries and free up $28 million right there.
This post was edited on 11/5/23 at 11:37 am
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