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12 hours ago, Planet Houston said:

Arrrrrgh...we going to miss him? /ducks/

Maybe, but a healthy org should be seeing junior management hired by other orgs in roles that represent promotions.  
 

I know they are only starting the process of bringing in candidates for these bench and GM/scouting openings, but it’ll be interesting to see if they promote from within and/or which orgs do they hire from (in other words, a lot of comfort hire Atlanta guys might be nothing, might be a red flag).  
 

I think there’s been some atrophy in scouting and coaching so new blood (outside hire) here would be preferable, imo.  

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Sounds like we are cleaning out the organization of guys that have probably gotten too comfortable. Hopefully this is accountability, but I also don't trust Crane and his cabal of HOFs that know shit about fuck running a MLB organization.

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16 minutes ago, Dutchrudder said:

Can't wait to see Bagwell unveiled as the new hitting coach...

He was a really good one the 3 or 4 months he didn’t before he said fuck that shit. Way better hitting coach than assistant GM. 

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6 hours ago, HtownHorn said:

Sounds like we are cleaning out the organization of guys that have probably gotten too comfortable. Hopefully this is accountability, but I also don't trust Crane and his cabal of HOFs that know shit about fuck running a MLB organization.

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If Bagwell could make his stance and swing work, he can probably help anyone.  He could be a good coach as long as all authority ends when he’s not in a dugout.  

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18 hours ago, LCHorn said:

Maybe, but a healthy org should be seeing junior management hired by other orgs in roles that represent promotions.  
 

I know they are only starting the process of bringing in candidates for these bench and GM/scouting openings, but it’ll be interesting to see if they promote from within and/or which orgs do they hire from (in other words, a lot of comfort hire Atlanta guys might be nothing, might be a red flag).  
 

I think there’s been some atrophy in scouting and coaching so new blood (outside hire) here would be preferable, imo.  

They need to mine Cleveland, Brewers, Dodgers, Jays, and Twins orgs.

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1 hour ago, HtownHorn said:

The inability to execute fundamental baseball cost the Blue Jays the WS. Bases loaded and 1 out and can't score. Just awful.

George looked really, really, really bad at plate his last 3-4 at bats.  

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2 hours ago, HtownHorn said:

The inability to execute fundamental baseball cost the Blue Jays the WS. Bases loaded and 1 out and can't score. Just awful.

 

your season is down to 3 outs and you burn one on a bunt 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

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3 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

 

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

we need a healthy javier and yordan in 2026 

So that was game 4 on Nov 2nd, but this year Game 7 was Nov 1st. Did they move up the schedule for the playoffs? 

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1 hour ago, Dutchrudder said:

So that was game 4 on Nov 2nd, but this year Game 7 was Nov 1st. Did they move up the schedule for the playoffs? 

Just the way the calendar fell. This year  the calendar was the same as 2017 when we won game 7 on Nov 1

that 2022 series also had a rainout and rather than cancelling one of the travel days, they just pushed everything back a day.

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5 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

your season is down to 3 outs and you burn one on a bunt 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

Only because you pulled Bichette for fucking Isaiah Kiner Felafel

But who could have predicted that getting cute with defensive replacements and being stuck with Straw and IKF taking huge ABs in extras would burn them?  We only had a 3 hour example of it 6 days previously.

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2025 Gold Glover, he stepped up huge last year, all over the field ...

Utility: Mauricio Dubón, Astros

Dubón was the quintessential utility player for Houston in 2025, appearing at seven positions during the season -- left field (48 games), second base (46), shortstop (33), third base (24), center field (17), first base (four) and right field (three). Overall, he finished sixth in MLB with +20 OAA from all positions combined.

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2 hours ago, WBT said:

Only because you pulled Bichette for fucking Isaiah Kiner Felafel

But who could have predicted that getting cute with defensive replacements and being stuck with Straw and IKF taking huge ABs in extras would burn them?  We only had a 3 hour example of it 6 days previously.

 

bichette was banged up

IKF was on 3rd, didn't take much of a lead (3rd baseman was off the bag). didn't move up as the pitcher committed to throwing a pitch, and fucking slid feet first vs running through or diving in head first into the home plate. he looked like a surly poster on 3rd. if he takes a bigger lead after the ball was released, he scores and game over 

epic base running fail 

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trade him !!!

36. Christian Walker, 1B, Astros | $40MM through 2027

Speaking of Walker, it seems there’s a good chance Houston will try to take a mulligan on this contract in the offseason. The Astros reacquired Carlos Correa at the trade deadline and will install him as their everyday third baseman. That pushes Isaac Paredes off his position. Paredes has some experience at second base but is a better fit at first base. Plus, Houston has to decide where Jose Altuve will play. After saying he’d play left field primarily in 2025, Altuve struggled enough on the grass that he split his time pretty evenly between his new position and his traditional spot at second base.

One could argue that the move here is to trade Paredes, not Walker. He’d fetch a return of some note, whereas the Astros would need to pay down some of Walker’s salary after he turned in a .238/.297/.421 batting line. Walker popped 27 homers, but his overall production was about average on a rate basis, thanks largely to that meager .297 on-base percentage. And, after years of ranking as one of the best defensive first basemen in all of MLB, his defensive grades plummeted in his new surroundings.

There’s no easy way to alleviate this logjam of pricey players, but eating some of Walker’s contract and finding a new home for him would be the best path toward fielding a complete roster in 2026. Walker may very well bounce back — he hit .264/.318/.489 (123 wRC+) in his final 305 plate appearances — but Paredes is younger, more affordable and offers more reliable offense.

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16 hours ago, WBT said:

Only because you pulled Bichette for fucking Isaiah Kiner Felafel

 

13 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

bichette was banged up

It would have been managerial malpractice to leave Bichette in as the potential winning run.  He could barely run.  Kirk might have beaten him in a foot race.

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