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Fuck Arizona for tanking for us into believing this was sustainable. We need to be sellers, this team is going to fall apart over the last 2 months. Too many injuries, and you can always count on Espada to mismanage the bullpen moving forward.

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1 minute ago, perfectchaos007 said:

Neris never would have been signed this season if it weren't for all our injuries. 

There are probably better options available sitting at home. Like David Robertson, who just signed with the Phillies.

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1 minute ago, HtownHorn said:

Fuck Arizona for tanking for us into believing this was sustainable. We need to be sellers, this team is going to fall apart over the last 2 months. Too many injuries, and you can always count on Espada to mismanage the bullpen moving forward.

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6 minutes ago, runthebone said:

This is what this dogshit lineup really is.  The Astros are lucky not to be about 10 games worse.  

100%, and now we are seeing the regression for all these relievers that have likely pitched over their heads all season.

We are 29-18 over the last 2 months including tonight.

When the pitching staff gives up 5+ runs the Astros are 2-13. When the pitching staff gives up 4-, they are 27-5.

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Losing 3 out 4 (at best) to the Homeless A’s should make you a seller. Throwing away assets on rentals to not make playoffs or lose first round is dumb. Save your powder. Good gritty run but 162 game schedule and injuries will expose all. 

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sooner or later, hopefully sooner, we need to get some players back 

what astros have gone on the DL this season and actually returned to the active roster?

chas and ort? both of whom suck and won’t be on a playoff roster. i’m sure there are a few others but seems like not one actual contributor has returned.
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The AZ series was fun, but it was fools gold. We've got a rotation with just 2 legit MLB-caliber starters and a lineup that routinely has more spots occupied by AAA dreck than MLB regulars.  A spare tire should ideally only be on you car long enough to get to a tire shop. You shouldn't be driving around with 2 regular tires and 2 donuts for several months. 

Hummel starts several games a week and is arguably the worst-hitting OF to ever don an Astros jersey. He and Chas have made a combined 170 plate appearances and produced 7 RBI, accounting for -1.5 WAR. Neither should be anywhere close to an MLB roster in the Year of Our Lord 2025, much less taking 7-8 ABs a night on a team with its sights on the playoffs.

There's not really any feasible scenario where this team is fixable via trade in the next few days. In some alternate fantasy world where Jake and Paredes never get hurt, Yordan comes back mid-Summer and is starting to heat up, and Pena's return is imminent, sure, go out and grab an OF and an SP and try to make a run. That ain't reality. We have probably 5 or 6 spots on the 25-man roster spots that need to be replaced, not 1 or 2. 

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23 minutes ago, Storm the Field said:

The AZ series was fun, but it was fools gold. We've got a rotation with just 2 legit MLB-caliber starters and a lineup that routinely has more spots occupied by AAA dreck than MLB regulars.  A spare tire should ideally only be on you car long enough to get to a tire shop. You shouldn't be driving around with 2 regular tires and 2 donuts for several months. 

Hummel starts several games a week and is arguably the worst-hitting OF to ever don an Astros jersey. He and Chas have made a combined 170 plate appearances and produced 7 RBI, accounting for -1.5 WAR. Neither should be anywhere close to an MLB roster in the Year of Our Lord 2025, much less taking 7-8 ABs a night on a team with its sights on the playoffs.

There's not really any feasible scenario where this team is fixable via trade in the next few days. In some alternate fantasy world where Jake and Paredes never get hurt, Yordan comes back mid-Summer and is starting to heat up, and Pena's return is imminent, sure, go out and grab an OF and an SP and try to make a run. That ain't reality. We have probably 5 or 6 spots on the 25-man roster spots that need to be replaced, not 1 or 2. 

I was writing something almost exactly like this but you said it well. This is the reality.

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