re: DAT Off-season Thread: YWCHA Edition

I loved his progression in '21

Right now he's a 4th OF at best

Odds are getting long

I still say that at the reported numbers you let JV walk. I'm still a fan of the 6 man rotation that helps when someone gets hurt.

1. Valdez
2. Javier
3. LMJ
4. Lunch Lady
5. Urquidy
6. Brown

You keep Lance's innings down and ease Brown into the rotation. That's impressive young depth. If Whitley becomes half what he was supposed to be that's still a serviceable starter too.

Pitching wins in October and it's hard to argue with what they have even though statistically the bullpen will have to regress.

Centerfield isn't the spot that worries me, a Chas and Jake platoon can work. Heck half the AL center fielders in the playoffs last year were ex Astros, the farm system is working.

Catcher needs to be addressed but that's been the case for 30 years.

Lock up 1B and CF DH and go repeat. Right now this team has enough where you're retooling, not rebuilding.

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Healthy Jake Meyers with a normal offseason and spring training? Yes, I'm ready to roll with him.

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Bookmarked.

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Ryno for GM

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I can't afford the pay cut, baws.

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LMJ's continuous evolution should lead to an Odorizzi role, followed by set up man

His 12-6 breaker is long gone along with his UCL

He can't trust location on his FB enough to use it.

The writing is on the wall. Innings will never be his friend

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All of this. He just doesn’t have swing and miss stuff anymore. I’d be very surprised if his best days aren’t behind him.

I've always wondered what the trade market for LMJ would be.

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It's a job. Why in the world would anyone expect someone to not take that kind of an increase if you can get it?

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This is a lot less about what he can or will do from my perspective. More to do with keeping this team's competitive balance.

We can afford to be sentimental about re-signing Yuli, and I even think we can also do the same for Brantley

Verlander is an entirely different discussion. What my comments are based on is the fact that with the tax implications surrounding his next deal, we will definitely know if all things being equal, he wants to truly be in Houston and how much he values that

IMO, that would still be too much to offer, but also IMO, it's a moot point

Don't forget Urquidy and Garcia. That's two more MOR starters. Either re-sign JV and trade Urquidy and/or Garcia for a bat, or let him walk and spend that money on a big bat.

Most forgettable RoY ever? Won covid RoY and then disappeared.