***** Official Houston Astros 2026 Season Thread *****

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So, what you're saying is, those of us advocating for a fire sale rebuild a week or so ago *weren't* off base?

Asking for a few other friends.

Ripping the band aids off at this point is painful, but necessary, IMHO.
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TRM said:

Mathguy64 said:

He gets another spot back if/when we get the next OFer back and he can jettison Harris.

He got DFA'd yesterday.


Did I confuse Harris and Johnson?
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Farmer1906 said:

You think we're going to immediately put him on the 60? I doubt it. We'll probably wait 3 weeks then retroactively do it.


I'm sure that's what will happen. Because as you noted this franchise has NO sense of urgency.
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MaxPower said:



When is Crane trading him for a rental #3 starter?

who is the prospect?
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MaxPower said:



When is Crane trading him for a rental #3 starter?


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I agree! I would rather stomach the three 100+ loss seasons for a chance at a massive run over potentially being the post 2005 World Series Astros.
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Chef Elko said:

I agree! I would rather stomach the three 100+ loss seasons for a chance at a massive run over potentially being the post 2005 World Series Astros.


What if the three becomes 5?

Is there another way to do it without risking a long run of 100+ losses or completely non-competitive baseball?
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No. Johnson was DFA'd a day prior.
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TRM said:

No. Johnson was DFA'd a day prior.


They were so bad I not only confused them I didn't know they got sent packing.
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CharleyKerfeld said:

Season seems pretty much over.

Let Shewmake cook at third, hope Pena is still able to play shortstop and trade Paredes ?


As of today, only 4 back of the division lead. Is this team a World Series winner? No.

Unfortunately my hopeium addiction is real and I just can't quite count them out yet, at least for the division.
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Yeah...You can't be counted the first week of May being 4 GB.

That's the good news.

The bad news is the outlook for the remainder of the season is not promising.
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The only hope we have is that Brown, Imai, Hader, Pena, Loperfido, and Meyers all coming back in the somewhat near future.
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Farmer1906 said:

The only hope you have is that Brown, Imai, Hader, Pena, Loperfido, and Meyers all coming back in the somewhat near future.


Right. Lots of ifs, but it just fuels the hope addiction for me.
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Beat40 said:

Farmer1906 said:

The only hope you have is that Brown, Imai, Hader, Pena, Loperfido, and Meyers all coming back in the somewhat near future.


Right. Lots of ifs, but it just fuels the hope addiction for me.

Yup. I'm the same way. It's looking ugly, but the story hasn't been written just yet.

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Farmer1906 said:

agproducer said:

This clears up the infield logjam temporarily.

This is the infield from last year before CC was acquired. This may actually help Paredes get completely back on track by knowing he will be in the lineup at 3rd almost every day.

This creates a hole. Pena will rehab this weekend, and we'll probably see him in about a week or so. That means we get every day play from Nick Allen or Braden Shewmake.

I should have been clearer -- it does create a short-term hole -- but if it is weeks or months as speculated -- we will end up competing with the same infield as last year longer term.

Also -- a "severe" ankle injury could be a sprain. If it's bad enough -- CC could be on the shelf 6-8 weeks.
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He was a .118 career hitter when they picked him up so you're probably right.
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What's this I see on X that Imai was a Crane signing, and not so much Dana? Hard to blame Dana for the shortcomings of this squad if he's doing the job with one hand tied behind his back.
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MaxPower said:



When is Crane trading him for a rental #3 starter?


Let's promote him immediately and break him.
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Here's Framber Frambering last night
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Tuve day off, Dezenzo in left. Salazar behind the plate.
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That is one motley crew
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So the Red Sox and Dodgers were (according to this guy) sending signals from the clubhouse video coordinator, live to base coaches and that's not cheating? Really? I'm pretty sure that's outlawed and we lost draft picks, a GM and a Manager over that.

What hypocrisy.
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Given yesterday's performance a rest for Altuve might help the offense.
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It's (D)ifferent. It's baseball royalty and not the nuisance crew down in the Bayou.
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Correa having ankle surgery and done for the year.
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Mathguy64 said:

So the Red Sox and Dodgers were (according to this guy) sending signals from the clubhouse video coordinator, live to base coaches and that's not cheating? Really? I'm pretty sure that's outlawed and we lost draft picks, a GM and a Manager over that.

What hypocrisy.

What's even more interesting is hearing Astros haters say "Houston wasn't even punished". Umm....yes the organization was punished. Then they say "well the players weren't held accountable". They fail to realize MLB would not have gotten the information/evidence they did without giving the players immunity.

And then MLB fails to "investigate" other clubs with similar accusations. When has MLB gone in and offered everyone immunity to get evidence? The Astros have been the only club that was given that treatment (as far as I know).
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dvldog said:



Welp, solves the infield overload once Pena comes back. Guess this means Paredes is no longer trade bait unless we blow it all up at some point.
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Farmer1906 said:

The only hope we have is that Brown, Imai, Hader, Pena, Loperfido, and Meyers all coming back in the somewhat near future.
Actually our best hope is that our division is hot garbage. However, that's only for purposes of making the playoffs. Zero chance this team can do anything if they get to that point.
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In ****ing BP..
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dvldog said:



Time to burn it all down
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txags11 said:

In ****ing BP..

He did it in the cages
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Just burn it down and start a rebuild
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