EnochRoot wrote: ↑Sat Nov 05, 2022 10:38 pm
With the exception of the seven year deal the Astros gave Altuve when he was 27 years old, there's apparently an unwritten mandate that they do not offer deals greater than five years. If that's true, I admire them for that, because in order to do that, you've got to know you're as good as any team in the league at developing your in-house talent.
They let Correa walk and his replacement won the MVP in two straight series. Plus a Gold Glove. Your hypothesis is spot-on.
Terribly OK over here.
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EnochRoot wrote: ↑Sat Nov 05, 2022 10:38 pm
With the exception of the seven year deal the Astros gave Altuve when he was 27 years old, there's apparently an unwritten mandate that they do not offer deals greater than five years. If that's true, I admire them for that, because in order to do that, you've got to know you're as good as any team in the league at developing your in-house talent.
They let Correa walk and his replacement won the MVP in two straight series. Plus a Gold Glove. Your hypothesis is spot-on.
Terribly OK over here.
Yeah. If Judge were an Astro, my guess is after the 2017 season where he hit 52 HR and won the ROY, Luhnow extends him for the next decade by buying out all his arb years. Or, if Judge declined that offer (and any subsequent offers down the line), they'd let him walk this off-season.
Not sure why non-local politicians are in victory parades, but at least it was fun to see Ted Cruz mercilessly booed. Of course, he probably gets off on it.
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Giff wrote: ↑Mon Nov 07, 2022 3:35 pm
Not sure why non-local politicians are in victory parades, but at least it was fun to see Ted Cruz mercilessly booed. Of course, he probably gets off on it.
That returns to me a modicum of goodwill towards Houston.
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L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 07, 2022 3:27 pm
I didn't realize Alito was at Game 5 like I was until I saw the Defector article. So that night wasn't a total loss.
If only he had gotten a battery thrown through his skull...
L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 07, 2022 3:27 pm
I didn't realize Alito was at Game 5 like I was until I saw the Defector article. So that night wasn't a total loss.
If only he had gotten a battery thrown through his skull...
Yeah, man, sorry. We totally dropped the ball there.
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mister d wrote: ↑Thu Oct 20, 2022 9:18 am6. Super worried the Yankees are ruining Montas here. He's a good pitcher when he's healthy and he's either still not healthy or he's just not ready to jump back in. Would hate to see this one of those instances where a guy is done by 32 because of bad decisions, especially surrounding a shoulder.
Johnnie wrote: ↑Sat Sep 10, 2022 8:13 pmOh shit, you just reminded me about toilet paper.
mister d wrote: ↑Thu Oct 20, 2022 9:18 am6. Super worried the Yankees are ruining Montas here. He's a good pitcher when he's healthy and he's either still not healthy or he's just not ready to jump back in. Would hate to see this one of those instances where a guy is done by 32 because of bad decisions, especially surrounding a shoulder.
Cashman traded for damaged goods. And now considering Cortes has a grade 2 hamstring (effectively eliminating his entire Spring Training), and Severino has pitched a grand total of 120 innings the past four seasons, suddenly the vaunted Yankee rotation looks pretty meh after Cole & Rodon.
mister d wrote: ↑Wed Feb 15, 2023 3:13 pm
So the rotation after Cole, Rodon and Severino (and Cortes when he's back early in the season) looks pretty meh?
Sorry, but Severino has to prove he belongs outside the meh category. Or maybe iffy works better.
120 innings pitched in the past four seasons. Cortes will need to be built up, so a grade 2 hamstring without the benefit of any ST work? What's that mean? Something like May 1st before he's at 80 pitches?
mister d wrote: ↑Wed Feb 15, 2023 3:13 pm
So the rotation after Cole, Rodon and Severino (and Cortes when he's back early in the season) looks pretty meh? Except for the Astros to whom they all like meh, of course.
Couldn't agree more.
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