***Official Houston Astros 2025-26 Offseason Thread***

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Are bigole cans from the stands in games we aren't playing allowed?
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October 8
Another gorgeous day of Astro playoff memoires.

1980: Houston tastes their first post-season win. It's a 7-4 ten-inning victory in Philadelphia to even the N.L.C.S. at 1-1. Game called by Keith Jackson and Howard Cosell.

Notes: Dropped 4 runs on them in the top of the 10th. Dave Bergman had a pinch-hit triple that drove in 2 runs. In the bottom of the 11th, the Phillies had 2 on and Mike Schmidt at the plate vs. Joaquin Andujar. Schmidt got ahead 3-0 the swung on the 4th pitch to the edge of the track in right for the final out.


1986 - Mike Scott outduels Dwight Gooden for a 1-0 victory at the Astrodome in Game One of the N.L.C.S. Scott fans 14 Mets on his way to a complete game shutout. Glenn Davis supplies all the offense with a second-inning home run

Notes: The Mets' 3-4-5 hitters, Hernandez, Carter, and Strawberry, went 2-12 with 8 strikeouts. In the top of the 9th Strawberry singled and stole second, but Scott struck out Ray Knight to end it. Scott had at least 1 strikeout in every inning.

2005 - Mike Lamb homers and Craig Biggio swats three doubles to pace the Astros in a 7-3 triumph over the Braves to take a 2-1 edge in the NLDS.

Notes: Biggio finally chased away the playoff ghosts in this series, hitting .400 with a 1.105 OPS. Roy O went 7 for the win.

2015 - In Game 1 of the A.L.D.S. in Kansas City, Collin McHugh gives the Astros a leg up in the series with a 5-2 victory.

Notes: Altuve was 3 for 5 with and RBI and rookie Correa was 1 for 5. Springer and Colby Rasmus had homers. I think Salvador Perez is the only guy in the Royals' lineup that day still in the league.

2020 - Michael Brantley homers twice and Carlos Correa drives in five to pace an 11-6 thrashing of Oakland at Dodger Stadium to complete the A.L.D.S. series victory, three-games-to-one Houston advances to the LCS for the fourth consecutive year.

Notes: Back in the days when a 3-0 deficit didn't mean the game was over. Scored 5 in the 4th, then 2 each in the 6th, 7th, 8th. Cristian Javier got the win in relief of Greinke. Correa hit .500 for the series with a 1.715 OPS.
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We lose Framber's $18M, but Javier goes up $11M, HB is going to go up around $5M, Abreu $3M, and a slew of other pitchers will get bumps, so just in pitching, we're going up, even with the loss of Framber.

At catcher, we'll save $6M with Caratini's departure, but turn around and give around half that to Yanier.

In the infield, we have Correa's salary now and Parades and Pena receiving sizable bumps which offsets the Jose Abreu savings.

The outfield will largely depend on what we do with Jesus Sanchez.

When it's all said and done, I bet we have around $20-$25M to work with.

Edit to add that Yordan gets an $11M raise this season, too.
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I've been putting off posting here, trying to pretend that this joke of a season didn't exist.

But here I am.

Thank the Lord for Aggie Football. (that sure sounds weird)
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Hornbeck said:

I've been putting off posting here, trying to pretend that this joke of a season didn't exist.

But here I am.

Thank the Lord for Aggie Football. (that sure sounds weird)


About 2 months ago I got laughed at on here for saying I had more faith in Aggie football this fall than I did the Astros.

I still stand by that
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Fangraphs has us at 221 M before adding " salaries for players not yet eligible for arbitration and other players with non-guaranteed contracts," which is generally around 10 M for us. That puts us at 231 M with about 13 M available (244 CBT). If we want a little breathing room, more like 10 M available.

Possible options to clear more space:
  • Dubon (5.8 M) - Keep Urias as main UTL
  • Urias (4.4 M) - Keep Dubopn as main UTL
  • Garcia (2.2 M) - I assume he will be non-tendered
  • McCormick (3.4 M) - I assume he will be non-tendered
We could easily find 6-12 M here. I assume none of the guaranteed players would be real options to move. Either we don't want to or they don't have demand on the market (McCullers, Javier, Walker).

I think 10-20 M in available $ for 2026.

Add a cheap trade arm ($10), backup catcher ($7), & 2-3 trash heap arms ($3). Run it back in 2026.
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tjack16 said:

Hornbeck said:

I've been putting off posting here, trying to pretend that this joke of a season didn't exist.

But here I am.

Thank the Lord for Aggie Football. (that sure sounds weird)


About 2 months ago I got laughed at on here for saying I had more faith in Aggie football this fall than I did the Astros.

I still stand by that

We're at what is traditionally the inflection point of the season...so give it about 2-3 weeks, you might be getting laughed at again.
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Nah we will roll into Austin either 10-1 or 9-2. Elko is different
Drunken Overseas Bettor
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tjack16 said:

Nah we will roll into Austin either 10-1 or 9-2. Elko is different

I'm sure this statement will age well.



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Drunken Overseas Bettor said:

tjack16 said:

Nah we will roll into Austin either 10-1 or 9-2. Elko is different

I'm sure this statement will age well.






And if it doesn't… you'll be happy?
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tjack16 said:

Nah we will roll into Austin either 10-1 or 9-2. Elko is different

I remember thinking similar thoughts at this point of of last season.
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tjack16 said:

Hornbeck said:

I've been putting off posting here, trying to pretend that this joke of a season didn't exist.

But here I am.

Thank the Lord for Aggie Football. (that sure sounds weird)


About 2 months ago I got laughed at on here for saying I had more faith in Aggie football this fall than I did the Astros.

I still stand by that

Its not November yet.
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tjack16 said:

Nah we will roll into Austin either 10-1 or 9-2. Elko is different


Please don't jinx it
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Mathguy64 said:

tjack16 said:

Hornbeck said:

I've been putting off posting here, trying to pretend that this joke of a season didn't exist.

But here I am.

Thank the Lord for Aggie Football. (that sure sounds weird)


About 2 months ago I got laughed at on here for saying I had more faith in Aggie football this fall than I did the Astros.

I still stand by that

Its not November yet.


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tjack16 said:

Nah we will roll into Austin either 10-1 or 9-2. Elko is different

Then lose and finish 9-3, out of the playoffs, and disappointed again. Sounds about right.
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Farmer1906 said:

Fangraphs has us at 221 M before adding " salaries for players not yet eligible for arbitration and other players with non-guaranteed contracts," which is generally around 10 M for us. That puts us at 231 M with about 13 M available (244 CBT). If we want a little breathing room, more like 10 M available.

Possible options to clear more space:
  • Dubon (5.8 M) - Keep Urias as main UTL
  • Urias (4.4 M) - Keep Dubopn as main UTL
  • Garcia (2.2 M) - I assume he will be non-tendered
  • McCormick (3.4 M) - I assume he will be non-tendered
We could easily find 6-12 M here. I assume none of the guaranteed players would be real options to move. Either we don't want to or they don't have demand on the market (McCullers, Javier, Walker).

I think 10-20 M in available $ for 2026.

Add a cheap trade arm ($10), backup catcher ($7), & 2-3 trash heap arms ($3). Run it back in 2026.

You assuming Paredes play 2B and Altuve splits DH/LF with Yordan?
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Looks like the M's deadline trades are paying big dividends for them
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tjack16 said:

Drunken Overseas Bettor said:

tjack16 said:

Nah we will roll into Austin either 10-1 or 9-2. Elko is different

I'm sure this statement will age well.






And if it doesn't… you'll be happy?

I'm not anti-Aggie, I'm just pragmatic about our football team.
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txags92 said:

Farmer1906 said:

Fangraphs has us at 221 M before adding " salaries for players not yet eligible for arbitration and other players with non-guaranteed contracts," which is generally around 10 M for us. That puts us at 231 M with about 13 M available (244 CBT). If we want a little breathing room, more like 10 M available.

Possible options to clear more space:
  • Dubon (5.8 M) - Keep Urias as main UTL
  • Urias (4.4 M) - Keep Dubopn as main UTL
  • Garcia (2.2 M) - I assume he will be non-tendered
  • McCormick (3.4 M) - I assume he will be non-tendered
We could easily find 6-12 M here. I assume none of the guaranteed players would be real options to move. Either we don't want to or they don't have demand on the market (McCullers, Javier, Walker).

I think 10-20 M in available $ for 2026.

Add a cheap trade arm ($10), backup catcher ($7), & 2-3 trash heap arms ($3). Run it back in 2026.

You assuming Paredes play 2B and Altuve splits DH/LF with Yordan?


Promote Salazar and throw that $7M into another decent starter. I'd try Paredes at 2nd and use Urias and Rogers(is he around next year?) as failsafes at 2b. If Paredes doesn't work out at 1b/2b, he or Correa might be the short straw at next year's deadline.
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txags92 said:

Farmer1906 said:

Fangraphs has us at 221 M before adding " salaries for players not yet eligible for arbitration and other players with non-guaranteed contracts," which is generally around 10 M for us. That puts us at 231 M with about 13 M available (244 CBT). If we want a little breathing room, more like 10 M available.

Possible options to clear more space:
  • Dubon (5.8 M) - Keep Urias as main UTL
  • Urias (4.4 M) - Keep Dubopn as main UTL
  • Garcia (2.2 M) - I assume he will be non-tendered
  • McCormick (3.4 M) - I assume he will be non-tendered
We could easily find 6-12 M here. I assume none of the guaranteed players would be real options to move. Either we don't want to or they don't have demand on the market (McCullers, Javier, Walker).

I think 10-20 M in available $ for 2026.

Add a cheap trade arm ($10), backup catcher ($7), & 2-3 trash heap arms ($3). Run it back in 2026.

You assuming Paredes play 2B and Altuve splits DH/LF with Yordan?

No, I don't think Paredes is a good fit at 2B. I think he'll either learn LF, play a mix of 1B, 3B, & DH, or both.
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f1ghtintexasaggie said:

txags92 said:

Farmer1906 said:

Fangraphs has us at 221 M before adding " salaries for players not yet eligible for arbitration and other players with non-guaranteed contracts," which is generally around 10 M for us. That puts us at 231 M with about 13 M available (244 CBT). If we want a little breathing room, more like 10 M available.

Possible options to clear more space:
  • Dubon (5.8 M) - Keep Urias as main UTL
  • Urias (4.4 M) - Keep Dubopn as main UTL
  • Garcia (2.2 M) - I assume he will be non-tendered
  • McCormick (3.4 M) - I assume he will be non-tendered
We could easily find 6-12 M here. I assume none of the guaranteed players would be real options to move. Either we don't want to or they don't have demand on the market (McCullers, Javier, Walker).

I think 10-20 M in available $ for 2026.

Add a cheap trade arm ($10), backup catcher ($7), & 2-3 trash heap arms ($3). Run it back in 2026.

You assuming Paredes play 2B and Altuve splits DH/LF with Yordan?


Promote Salazar and throw that $7M into another decent starter. I'd try Paredes at 2nd and use Urias and Rogers(is he around next year?) as failsafes at 2b. If Paredes doesn't work out at 1b/2b, he or Correa might be the short straw at next year's deadline.

You can't really get a decent starter for 7 M. I was only saying ~10 M for a starter because I was taking a stab at what a 2nd year ARB would be for a good arm. I think our targets are a little younger, so we may be able to find one for less than 10 M. Just lots and lots of prospect capital. No way we do it more than once.
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Farmer1906 said:

txags92 said:

Farmer1906 said:

Fangraphs has us at 221 M before adding " salaries for players not yet eligible for arbitration and other players with non-guaranteed contracts," which is generally around 10 M for us. That puts us at 231 M with about 13 M available (244 CBT). If we want a little breathing room, more like 10 M available.

Possible options to clear more space:
  • Dubon (5.8 M) - Keep Urias as main UTL
  • Urias (4.4 M) - Keep Dubopn as main UTL
  • Garcia (2.2 M) - I assume he will be non-tendered
  • McCormick (3.4 M) - I assume he will be non-tendered
We could easily find 6-12 M here. I assume none of the guaranteed players would be real options to move. Either we don't want to or they don't have demand on the market (McCullers, Javier, Walker).

I think 10-20 M in available $ for 2026.

Add a cheap trade arm ($10), backup catcher ($7), & 2-3 trash heap arms ($3). Run it back in 2026.

You assuming Paredes play 2B and Altuve splits DH/LF with Yordan?

No, I don't think Paredes is a good fit at 2B. I think he'll either learn LF, play a mix of 1B, 3B, & DH, or both.


I have a private personal bet with myself that we send Walker and some chunk of his salary (maybe with another player or two to help lower that chunk of salary) to another team and Paredes becomes a full time cheaper 1B.
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Can we get rid of Dubon and Urias and roll with Brice Matthews as our utility infielder? I think we'll have enough flexibility next year that we won't need 440 plate appearances from our utility guy.

It'll also be interesting to see what we do with Dezenzo. He's another guy that comes much cheaper than Sanchez, though we'd be back to lacking lefties. My guess is he's also a candidate to toss into a trade.

I'm in favor of using the younger, cheaper guys, though, and clearing salary to use on pitching.
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If you're gonna give away the pitch / position, don't be so blatant about it.
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Farmer1906 said:

txags92 said:

Farmer1906 said:

Fangraphs has us at 221 M before adding " salaries for players not yet eligible for arbitration and other players with non-guaranteed contracts," which is generally around 10 M for us. That puts us at 231 M with about 13 M available (244 CBT). If we want a little breathing room, more like 10 M available.

Possible options to clear more space:
  • Dubon (5.8 M) - Keep Urias as main UTL
  • Urias (4.4 M) - Keep Dubopn as main UTL
  • Garcia (2.2 M) - I assume he will be non-tendered
  • McCormick (3.4 M) - I assume he will be non-tendered
We could easily find 6-12 M here. I assume none of the guaranteed players would be real options to move. Either we don't want to or they don't have demand on the market (McCullers, Javier, Walker).

I think 10-20 M in available $ for 2026.

Add a cheap trade arm ($10), backup catcher ($7), & 2-3 trash heap arms ($3). Run it back in 2026.

You assuming Paredes play 2B and Altuve splits DH/LF with Yordan?

No, I don't think Paredes is a good fit at 2B. I think he'll either learn LF, play a mix of 1B, 3B, & DH, or both.

I think he is a valuable bat that we need to find a way to keep in the lineup full time, but can't see wanting him to DH much knowing that both Altuve and Yordan are - players defensively and that we would prefer to DH one or the other of them most of the time. I know injuries are probable, but for now it just seems like we have one too many guys in the infield and nobody we really want playing 2B full time. We also have a stack of guys we seem to be penciling in for playing time in LF (Yordan, Paredes, Altuve, Dezenzo, Cole, Sanchez to name a few). I was hoping we might use a few of those guys to find a way to move Walker and his contract and acquire a LHH 2B or quality OF.
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Mathguy64 said:

Farmer1906 said:

txags92 said:

Farmer1906 said:

Fangraphs has us at 221 M before adding " salaries for players not yet eligible for arbitration and other players with non-guaranteed contracts," which is generally around 10 M for us. That puts us at 231 M with about 13 M available (244 CBT). If we want a little breathing room, more like 10 M available.

Possible options to clear more space:
  • Dubon (5.8 M) - Keep Urias as main UTL
  • Urias (4.4 M) - Keep Dubopn as main UTL
  • Garcia (2.2 M) - I assume he will be non-tendered
  • McCormick (3.4 M) - I assume he will be non-tendered
We could easily find 6-12 M here. I assume none of the guaranteed players would be real options to move. Either we don't want to or they don't have demand on the market (McCullers, Javier, Walker).

I think 10-20 M in available $ for 2026.

Add a cheap trade arm ($10), backup catcher ($7), & 2-3 trash heap arms ($3). Run it back in 2026.

You assuming Paredes play 2B and Altuve splits DH/LF with Yordan?

No, I don't think Paredes is a good fit at 2B. I think he'll either learn LF, play a mix of 1B, 3B, & DH, or both.


I have a private personal bet with myself that we send Walker and some chunk of his salary (maybe with another player or two to help lower that chunk of salary) to another team and Paredes becomes a full time cheaper 1B.

From your lips to Dana's ears. I think Walker has value to an NL team based on how he hits their parks. Packaging him with a couple of our spares and hanging on to a few million of his salary should get us a decent player in return.
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Farmer1906 said:

txags92 said:

Farmer1906 said:

Fangraphs has us at 221 M before adding " salaries for players not yet eligible for arbitration and other players with non-guaranteed contracts," which is generally around 10 M for us. That puts us at 231 M with about 13 M available (244 CBT). If we want a little breathing room, more like 10 M available.

Possible options to clear more space:
  • Dubon (5.8 M) - Keep Urias as main UTL
  • Urias (4.4 M) - Keep Dubopn as main UTL
  • Garcia (2.2 M) - I assume he will be non-tendered
  • McCormick (3.4 M) - I assume he will be non-tendered
We could easily find 6-12 M here. I assume none of the guaranteed players would be real options to move. Either we don't want to or they don't have demand on the market (McCullers, Javier, Walker).

I think 10-20 M in available $ for 2026.

Add a cheap trade arm ($10), backup catcher ($7), & 2-3 trash heap arms ($3). Run it back in 2026.

You assuming Paredes play 2B and Altuve splits DH/LF with Yordan?

No, I don't think Paredes is a good fit at 2B. I think he'll either learn LF, play a mix of 1B, 3B, & DH, or both.

Chas, DLS & Garcia are gone. I'm sure they try to trade the first 2 but likely no takers. Sousa I'd think they'll keep 1 more year as he's not going to go up in salary much I'd imagine but could see him traded if they can.

My bet is they trade Abreu (or possibly Diaz) along with Walker or Paredes and a ML to clear up the 1b/3b/2b/dh log jam. Hader is here through 2029, trade Abreu at his peak.

Sanchez is gone via trade I'd bet. Urias and/or Dubon are in the same boat.

Backup roles will be filled by Melton, ZDZ, Melton, Whitcomb, Trammel, Cole, Leon, etc. Guys who can provide the same/similar production and make under $1 mil.

Getting rid of Sanchez, Dubon or Urias, Chas, DLS, Garcia is $22 mil or so in savings right there. Add in Abreu and a regular and we're talking $15 - $25 more. Just my opinion!
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Seattle is such an easy team to hate. Just full of players I dislike.
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Riley Greene for the lead
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Javy Baez! It's 7-3 now. Skubal looms on Friday
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Javi you beautiful bastage
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Javy Baez! It's 7-3 now. Skubal looms on Friday

and he is due for a great game
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Tigers on Parade
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LOL@cubs
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EastCoastAgNc said:


LOL@cubs



if we were on bases an Infield fly would be called
Im looking for Ray Finkle.... and a clean pair of shorts. Im just a very big Finkle fan. This is my Graceland, sir.
 
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