Uncle Mike23

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Dalen and Uncle Mike

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Woof

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Houston Astros: C

Key additions: RHP Tatsuya Imai, RHP Mike Burrows, RHP Ryan Weiss, SS Nick Allen, OF Joey Loperfido

Key departures: LHP Framber Valdez, INF/OF Mauricio Dubon, OF Jacob Melton, C Victor Caratini, OF Jesus Sanchez

With Valdez leaving in free agency and Ronel Blanco, Brandon Walter and Hayden Wesneski all gone for most or all of the season after Tommy John surgeries, the Astros' priority was the rotation. Imai signed for three years and $54 million -- or about half of the three-year, $115 million deal that Valdez eventually signed with the Tigers. That's right in line with the projections that see Imai as about half as valuable as Valdez. Burrows comes over from the Pirates, where he had a 3.94 ERA as a rookie in 19 starts, so that looks like a nice pickup. Weiss never reached the majors with the Diamondbacks or Royals but had a big year in Korea and could factor in the rotation as well. All of that is fine, but the Astros didn't address an offense that scored 30 fewer runs than the AL average. A healthy Yordan Alvarez will help, but the third base logjam with Carlos Correa and Isaac Paredes still exists -- and even if Paredes turns into a sort of utility guy, it's a poor use of resources. Maybe that trade is still to come as, after swapping Sanchez for Loperfido, general manager Dana Brown said, "We're not done." The Sanchez trade saves about $6 million, so the payroll sits about $15 million below the first tax threshold.

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the Jeff

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Someone give us the rundown on Burrows

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Once the roster is set maybe have a summit at Superior on Highland to do some pre-bitching

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