re: DAT Offseason Thread: Sorry Not Sorry. Still 2017 Champs.

I don’t think this team needs to go after a high dollar pitcher this offseason. I really do believe there’s enough arms coming back and developing. Things change mid/late season, but I’d rather money be spent locking up Springer. They showed a few stats game 7 that showed he was basically the greatest career World Series hitter. I like that guy in our clubhouse. Talent and attitude. Please keep George long term


The year of Tucker approaches. Stop flailing around with Reddick or Jake, let’s allow the kid to take a shite ton of at bats. Talent is there, let’s see if it pans out.

145 days until Opening Day!

I expect the Astros to do absolutely nothing special this offseason, and it’s hard to argue with that

I mean, they have the worst stretch of the season w RISP, can’t win a Verlander start during the playoffs, and likely were one of three squared up balls w 2 runners on w 2 outs in Game 7 hitting the ground away from winning the whole damn thing.

They will try to get a prospect for eating half of Reddick’s salary, and they will give Tucker the chance to match his numbers, keeping expectations to a minimum.

On the pitching side, they will give all the in-house arms a chance to occupy spots in the Spring. Barring a huge blockbuster offer of a playoff arm, Correa will be given the chance to prove he is worth a mega FA deal, and Springer won’t get locked up until the end of the season, in the hopes that Correa in turn won’t get nagging injuries related to diva-itis.

Verlander, Greinke, LMJ, Urquidy, Spring Training winner of 5 spot, as many have assumed

I expect Chirinos/Maldonado back. I do not expect McHugh, Miley, or Devenski back. Osuna, Pressly, Harris, Rondon, Abreu, Whitley all figure into the pen

Any SP or pen guys won’t be realized until trade deadline, IMO. And honestly, that’s the best time to do it

Yeah, about what my expectations are

And also no burden from a 10 year $300 M contract

Nationals are a legitimate champion

I didn’t take it that way at all. Understood.

And just so tduecen understands my response, the Yankees tied up a bunch of money in a player that contributed next to nothing. Had that money been invested in starting pitching, along w the great signing they made in Lemahieu, and the deals made that resulted in young talent coming of age, they would have had their chance versus the team that let another overpriced, ball and chain, albatross contract walk away.

Well Ellsbury hasn't done anything for several years

If Harris can get 9 M for multiple years, he should sell his first born for it

I get it

But they got NOTHING from him this year, and what they got last year from him didn’t result in a championship

Had they went in a different direction, maybe they win a WS

30 M a year for 2 years for a SP is a different animal than an OF.