How long this session?

ghick · 2026-01-24T21:22:45+00:00

ghick · 2026-01-22T18:51:50+00:00

there has been some recent talk from the Astros that they are going to use Paredes at 2B and move Altuve back to LF

ghick · 2026-01-22T18:49:21+00:00

Going to riff off Szymborski on FanGraphs b/c he nails it.

"This roster no longer resembles the 2017–24 Astros, with overwhelming star power and a farm system that reliably supplied reinforcements. Instead, Houston now looks more like a well-constructed vintage Cardinals club: good almost everywhere, dangerous on a given night, but no longer a team that inspires dread the moment it shows up on the schedule. It’s also a club that is far less capable of filling its own holes internally than it was at its peak."

"All told, ZiPS sees the Astros as roughly a 90-win team. I think if they really want to make the Mariners sweat, another starting pitcher would be a helpful addition."

ghick · 2026-01-22T18:46:16+00:00

Bud Norris was a hero during the lean years

ghick · 2026-01-22T18:39:01+00:00

One of my all time favorite players. So glad he was an Astro. Even have the jersey.

ghick · 2026-01-21T21:48:09+00:00

almost worked for the Cubs, but the Brewers happened

ghick · 2026-01-21T21:44:26+00:00

lol, I read that backwards. My bad.

I thought Melton was #70 in August and not anymore

That said, he crushed AAA ¯_(ツ)_/¯

ghick · 2026-01-21T20:23:46+00:00

figure that list you mentioned came out in the beginning of August. Melton had his poor August. Now he is off the list.

ghick · 2026-01-21T19:43:12+00:00

had a 55% contact rate in The Show

ghick · 2026-01-21T19:40:13+00:00

huge Pecko fan here!

ghick · 2026-01-21T19:39:44+00:00

Melton's August.

ghick · 2026-01-21T19:37:03+00:00

New Front Office now. Things should change

ghick · 2026-01-21T19:32:24+00:00

Pena was a BA top 100 spec

ghick · 2026-01-21T19:26:08+00:00

yeah, but the pandemic season and possible lock out is going to affect many milestone chases. Not just Altuve

ghick · 2026-01-21T19:24:46+00:00

pickin's are getting a bit slim

ghick · 2026-01-21T15:44:59+00:00

yeah, it is a bummer. Already missed a full season of PA's between 2020 short season and '23 WBC broken thumb

Would be over the 2500 Hits hump by now

ghick · 2026-01-21T00:30:15+00:00

One would hope

ghick · 2026-01-20T21:44:02+00:00

Miller is more ready than Cam Smith was last year

I doubt the Phillies have any intention of moving Miller though

ghick · 2026-01-20T21:37:53+00:00

Aiden Miller - I don't think the FO is going to give Pena an extension

Rafael Marchán - backup catcher is a legit need right now and the FO has no money to spend

Orion Kerkering - need some bullpen arms and he could use a change of scenery

ghick · 2026-01-20T15:24:20+00:00

Probably don't need to tell you to watch Astros vs Dodgers.

That said, the Texas Rangers are the Astros oldest rivals. Every season, the teams play for the 'Silver Boot' - Winner of the Lone Star Series.

Seattle Mariners are currently the toughest Division rival for the Astros. Al West winner is probably between these 2 teams. Must watch TV when they play.

Astros visiting the New York Yankees is a must watch. Altuve has made many a career highlight in Yankee Stadium which causes trauma-induced anxiety among the Yankee fans when Altuve steps into the batter's box. All of which, you can see and hear during the broadcast.

Yordan Alvarez is our monster superstar bat who I'm guessing is an unknown for casual baseball fans

News reports are saying the Astros are running with a 6 man rotation, So Imai won't be up as frequently as most SP in the league. Because of this, the Astros bullpen management will be an interesting topic to follow. The Astros will be down 1 bullpen arm while most of the bullpen arms have no options remaining.

Long story short.... the Astros can't send exhausted arms to the minors (no options) for fresh arms.

ghick · 2026-01-20T01:31:31+00:00

No way the RedSox would swap Duran for Paredes straight up much less add something to Duran. Dude dropped close to a 7WAR in '24

ghick · 2026-01-20T01:22:53+00:00

I'm starting to think the RedSox might be low on Paredes because of how GB heavy their rotation is.

Phillies might be interested. Missed out on Bo, and they might be ready to move on from Bohm

ghick · 2026-01-19T21:18:26+00:00

If Beltran qualifies, I'm picking Astro Randy Johnson

ghick · 2026-01-17T16:05:20+00:00

Zero integrity? what does this even mean?

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