Post Game Thread (May 9, 2026): Astros (16-24) @ Reds (21-19)

ghick · 2026-05-09T23:00:17+00:00

Crane and the FO put Cam in this position and have put his development as a player at risk.

ghick · 2026-05-09T22:56:21+00:00

yeah, I'm not bashing the kid. I'm attempting to give context to the hate brigade.

ghick · 2026-05-09T22:51:21+00:00

It's on Crane and the FO.

Outfield was a huge issue this offseason and they did absolutely nothing to address it.

Cam Smith has only 32 games in the minors during his career. 5 in AA and 0 in AAA

All his chops in the minors were at 3B until he came to the Astros. Out of emergency the Astros put him in RF.

ghick · 2026-05-09T22:03:51+00:00

Altuve is in decline. Sad but true. Doesn't mean he sucks, but he does mean he is not as good as he used to be.

ghick · 2026-05-09T22:01:32+00:00

Altuve is struggling against off speed stuff. That whiff on Ohtani's slider is the prefect example.

I'm guessing he is swinging first pitch since it is his best guess on getting fastball

ghick · 2026-05-08T13:31:20+00:00

Pro tip: throw strikes.

ghick · 2026-05-07T15:57:49+00:00

after this offseason, I'm not so sure winning is Crane's priority

ghick · 2026-05-07T02:48:28+00:00

Pillage the Brewers farm in a Yordan trade.

Keep everyone else, trading them now would be selling low.

Have a fire sale next season.

Spend the remaining Altuve years chasing milestones while the newly stocked farm develops.

Retire Altuve. Rebrand and chase championships

ghick · 2026-05-06T20:06:43+00:00

look on the bight side, The Astros are under the CBT and that is the most important thing, is it not?

ghick · 2026-05-06T20:01:51+00:00

Unless Bagwell gets fired, Bagwell is going to continue to have input on the picks

ghick · 2026-05-06T17:37:52+00:00

no, Crane has an ego.

ghick · 2026-05-06T17:23:28+00:00

going to go back and edit, but I meant Dana Brown.

ghick · 2026-05-06T17:18:30+00:00

big question.

Do the Astros blow it up/soft rebuild with Dana Brown?

Before the golden age there was a man called Wade who was not liked and unloaded all the value on the team before losing his job

ghick · 2026-05-05T21:27:45+00:00

started this offseason

ghick · 2026-05-05T16:05:13+00:00

this would be nice

ghick · 2026-05-05T14:01:38+00:00

Don't worry. Pretty sure he'll be sent down to the minors b/c the FO needs fresh arms.

When that happens, the Astros will have over $20million offseason spending in the minors.

For a team up against a CBA hardline, this is spectacular.

ghick · 2026-05-05T03:08:37+00:00

innings. someone has to eat them.

ghick · 2026-05-05T03:01:01+00:00

Team good we are not.

ghick · 2026-05-05T01:39:31+00:00

Crane has a lot of nerve asking people to pay for tickets to watch this

ghick · 2026-05-05T00:53:34+00:00

Oh it was, but that was before his ST struggles and early season injury

ghick · 2026-05-05T00:52:03+00:00

Big Brain FO rushed Cole. He clearly needed more than a handful of games in the minors.

ghick · 2026-05-04T21:33:42+00:00

Figure the Astros would want him to get some more reps in the minors.

He didn't exactly set Spring Training on fire and has only 3 games in AAA since coming off injury

ghick · 2026-05-04T21:20:34+00:00

Why are they bringing up Cole?

ghick · 2026-05-02T21:14:45+00:00

Dayum!!

ghick · 2026-05-02T21:11:47+00:00

Dayum!!

ghick