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Posts posted by TonyTexas
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I have to question these pics as they are obviously a photoshopped. The players positioning are exactly the same Look at the fingersÂ
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Scottieâs already made $11M this year. Cha-ching
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Dubon is having a helluva spring.Â
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Eating under a heat lamp is one way to keep your meal warm.Â
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That type of contract is right up Craneâs alley except for the player option. He doesnât like those.Â
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You can deposit that money in your Nigerian prince account.Â
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13 minutes ago, MNLonghornFUKM said:
Thank you chicago. Was thinking an offense of Fields, swift, kmet, moore, Allen and Harrison Jr wouldâve been tough to stops
Now itâs no Harrison Jr and a rookie QBSo youâre feeling good about Sam Darnold and whatever QB the Vikings end up drafting?
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Iâm glad the Allen deal didnât happen. $18M rental. Who knows what an extension might look like. Heâs good but also 31 y.o. Spend some of that $$$ on a Nico extension and draft a tier 2 guy.Â
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Just now, tx 3 putt said:
Trevor Bauer to the yankees ? Read âsomeâ players have spoken up for himÂ
Cole hates Bauer plus the NY media would be like hungry dogs going after Trevorâs  𩮠 Iâm all for it.Â
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Astros are pursuing Blake Snell: Sources
By Ken Rosenthal and Chandler Rome
25m ago
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The Houston Astros are at it again.
In January, they signed closer Josh Hader, the best closer on the free-agent market. Now, according to sources briefed on their discussions, they are engaged in a serious pursuit of left-hander Blake Snell, the best starter on the market.
Snell, 31, is believed to be seeking the same type of contract recently signed by two other Scott Boras clients, Cody Bellinger and Matt Chapmanâ a three-year deal with two opt outs.
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The Astrosâ need to add another starting pitcher intensified Friday when JosĂ© Urquidy pulled himself from a minor-league game after 43 pitches with a sore right elbow, according to manager Joe Espada.
Astros ace Justin Verlander will start the season on the injured list with shoulder inflammation, but could be back by mid-April. Two other Houston starters, Lance McCullers Jr. and Luis Garcia, are still recovering from elbow surgeries and not expected until well after the All-Star break.
The question is whether Astros owner Jim Crane is willing to sign Snell for the $30 million to $32 million annual salary the pitcher is believed to be seeking. The New York Yankees and Los Angeles Angels also have been linked to Snell. But the Yankees must pay a 110 percent luxury tax on every dollar they spend, meaning Snell would cost them almost double his salary. The lack of state income tax in Texas would be another advantage for the Astros.
A trade of Urquidy, who is earning $3.75 million, could have created a measure of financial flexibility for the Astros, who repeatedly have dangled the pitcher in recent seasons. But with Urquidyâs physical status uncertain, the team almost certainly cannot move him now. And the roster does not include any other obvious salaries to move.
Snell would fit an obvious need for the Astros, not just for the present but also the future. Verlander could become a free agent after this season if he does not pitch the 140 innings necessary to vest his $35 million player option. Urquidy and Framber Valdez are under club control for two more seasons.
The teamâs financial flexibility could increase in the coming years â third baseman Alex Bregman will hit the open market after this season, as will right fielder Kyle Tucker along with Valdez after 2025. But Houston already is projected to carry the largest Opening Day payroll in franchise history. With the signing of Hader, the club crossed the first luxury-tax threshold for the second time in Craneâs ownership tenure.
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Like Hader, Snell declined a qualifying offer. Because Houston is on track to pay the luxury tax, the addition of Hader cost the team its second- and fourth-highest draft picks in the 2024 MLB Draft â at No. 63 and No. 135 overall â along with $1 million in their international signing bonus pool.
If the Astros sign Snell, they must also forfeit their third- and sixth-highest picks â Nos. 102 and 193. For a team with one of baseballâs worst farm systems â and still reeling from a lack of first- and second-round picks in the two seasons following the sign-stealing scandal â it would be a hefty price to pay.
Crane, however, is the same owner who traded two of his best prospects, Drew Gilbert and Ryan Clifford, for Verlander during last seasonâs trade deadline. The Hader contract was the biggest free-agent deal of Craneâs tenure. With Snell, the owner would be doubling down â and upping the ante in the Astrosâ competition with their biggest rival, the defending World Series champion Texas Rangers.
The Rangers this week struck out in their attempt to trade for right-hander Dylan Cease, who went from the Chicago White Sox to the San Diego Padres. Texas ownership seemingly has prevented the front office from re-signing another of Borasâ clients, lefty Jordan Montgomery, while the teamâs future local television revenues are uncertain.
If Snell goes to the Astros, the plot will thicken. For Montgomery. For the Rangers. For the entire American League.
(Top photo of Blake Snell: Sean M. Haffey / Getty Images)
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3 minutes ago, Mitch Hedberg said:
Down goes Urquidy.Â
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20 minutes ago, Fud said:
The number is saw is it opens up $6m for this year if the picks donât change againÂ
Thatâs over the life of the 4 year rookie contract. So it should save $1.5M on this years cap.Â
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2 minutes ago, boilerhorn said:
Could also be that his bank account is full enough.
Is $157M in career earnings enough?Â
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4 minutes ago, Dutchrudder said:
. I am surprised Houston would do this now and not after they see who is available at 23.
That was my original thought as well. But after reflecting, Minnesota paid a nice premium because they need the pick prior to the draft in order to put together a package to move up and take a QB.Â
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3 hours ago, 4th and 5 said:
played golf on Wednesday with my uncle Deane (former commissioner)
Beaman was a really good commissioner. Itâs great that he still plays at the ripe old age of 85. How does he hit it?
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Sweat could be available at 42. As could several tier 2 WRs
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2 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:
Feels like the Vikings robbed us.Â
Did you even look at Fudâs value chart? Youâre one of those âeyeball testâ or âgut feelâ guys, arenât you?
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Just super. Weeks of #23 pick speculation down the tubes.Â
ÂI always question draft pick moves so far in advance when teams donât know who is on the board at the time of the pick.Â
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Has todayâs GERN move met, exceeded or fallen short of your expectations, given the news?
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Texans had to settle
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I donât think Caserio was ever going to pay this muchÂ
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