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Paredes is done with his major league career. 
 

also- andrew and I did a thoroughly mediocre podcast on the Astros after a 6 week hiatus bc there’s nothing going on. It will get better. 
if you like the nonsense segment listen to the last 10 minutes where I talk about just how dumb a 13 year old boy can be. That’s solid work at least. 

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https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6798135/2025/11/12/mets-kodai-senga-trade-value-mlb/

 

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Who might have an interest in Senga? Speculatively, the Houston Astros have two first basemen and a need in the rotation; maybe Senga is a piece toward acquiring Isaac Paredes or brings back a noteworthy prospect along with Christian Walker. The Baltimore Orioles are looking for higher-end starters; here’s a less expensive way to roll the dice. The San Diego Padres could use a cost-controlled starter and have plenty of bullpen depth. The Los Angeles Angels need starters and have some righty bats the Mets could like for the outfield or DH. Perhaps the Washington Nationals, St. Louis Cardinals or Chicago White Sox view Senga as a buy-low pitcher who could be flipped for something bigger if he performs well.

 

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3 hours ago, Pablo said:

DMN saying Rangers hired Alex Cintron as a hitting coach.   Guess we should expect them to regress this year.  

Their ability to keep people healthy is below our pathetic level of incompetence. 

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23 hours ago, Wulaw Horn said:

Paredes is done with his major league career. 
 

also- andrew and I did a thoroughly mediocre podcast on the Astros after a 6 week hiatus bc there’s nothing going on. It will get better. 
if you like the nonsense segment listen to the last 10 minutes where I talk about just how dumb a 13 year old boy can be. That’s solid work at least. 

Are we that Paredes isn't still waiting at SeaTac for the Astros Traveling Secretary to get back to him with those travel details.

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16 hours ago, PGFrog said:

Are we that Paredes isn't still waiting at SeaTac for the Astros Traveling Secretary to get back to him with those travel details.

Fuck that triggered me…

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https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6808192/2025/11/14/astros-brendan-donovan-trade-interest-christian-walker-isaac-paredes/

 

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Two league sources said this week that Houston is among a slew of clubs that have expressed interest in St. Louis Cardinals infielder Brendan Donovan, a left-handed hitting second baseman who would address the lineup’s two most glaring needs.

Donovan, who made his first All-Star team last season, also drew the Astros’ interest during last July’s trade deadline. The Cardinals did not move any of their controllable position players, but are more amenable to doing so this winter under the new president of baseball operations, Chaim Bloom.

MLB Trade Rumors estimated Donovan will earn $5.4 million in arbitration this winter. He is under team control for two more seasons and would solve the Astros’ uncertainty at second base at a fraction of either Walker’s or Paredes’ salary.

Though Bloom did not take over the Cardinals’ front office until last month, it is worth noting the extensive discussions between Houston and St. Louis last season surrounding Nolan Arenado. Arenado is not an Astros target this winter, but the familiarity of both front offices shouldn’t be overlooked.

The Astros will have competition to acquire Donovan, but the mere fact that they have interest accentuates the fluidity of both Brown’s remarks and the baseball offseason. Acquiring Donovan, or anyone of a similar profile, would make it almost impossible to carry Walker and Paredes on the same roster.

Still, Brown laid out scenarios for it to happen. Whether it is the most sensible allocation of their money must be considered. Brown mentioned playing Yordan Alvarez in left field, Jose Altuve at second base and slotting Paredes as the team’s designated hitter.

Brown didn’t rule out using Paredes at second base in these situations, but in an unprompted ranking of Paredes’ best positions, said, “I’d probably rank it DH, first base some, third base some, second base.”

Remember, the Astros asked Altuve to move off of second base last season due, in part, to his defensive decline. Altuve turns 36 in May, too, and Houston must be mindful of his age. Brown also mentioned the need for Walker to get some “breathers,” but shouldn’t that also be paramount for Altuve?

Brown acknowledged the setup he envisioned may only work at Daikin Park, where the Crawford Boxes create an easier left field for either Alvarez or Altuve to navigate. Playing either man in the outfield, along with Paredes at second base, would drastically weaken Houston’s defense.

“I think we’re going to be giving guys more of a break this year, and there will be moving parts, but when we move the parts, (creating an) offensive lineup is going to be a big focus,” Brown said. “When we score four or more runs, the team is really good. We want to put some more runs on the board.”

Walker underwhelmed in his first season as an Astro, but still led the team with 27 home runs. Fifteen of them came after the All-Star break, a 64-game stretch in which he slugged .488 with a .799 OPS. Whether the oblique injury Walker sustained in spring training impacted his first-half swoon is a legitimate question.

Either way, Walker has value, though probably not enough for another team to pay the full balance of his contract. Not once during his meeting with reporters Wednesday did Brown label Walker off-limits in trade. Bear in mind, though, that Walker’s deal contains a limited no-trade clause that allows him to block a deal to six teams.

That Walker is even being bandied in trade discussions isn’t due to his underperformance. Houston must address its starting rotation and will require some payroll flexibility to make necessary moves. Even if a team takes on just half of Walker’s $20 million salary, it would make a difference.

Half of Walker’s salary is also what Paredes is projected to make in arbitration — and it’s clear Paredes would bring back far more value than a soon-to-be 35-year-old first baseman. Perhaps the Astros could even use him in a potential deal to acquire a starting pitcher.

Paredes’ patience and plate discipline were needed in Houston’s free-swinging lineup. That the offense languished in Paredes’ late-season absence only accentuated how valuable he’d become. His pull-happy profile is perfect for Daikin Park, where he hit 11 of his 20 home runs last season en route to his second career All-Star appearance.

“Right now,” Brown said, “we have no interest in trading him.”

Right now.

 

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9 hours ago, runthebone said:

Offensively, there is no realistically available better fit for the Astros lineup than Donovan.

  1. Trade Sanchez and Urias for Bart and PTBNL
  2. Sign Verlander and McCann
  3. Trade Meyers, Brito, and Diaz for Rasmussen and Jax
  4. Trade Matthews, Sullivan, and Hicks for Donovan

RF Donovan*

DH Paredes

LF Alvarez

3B Correa

2B Altuve

SS Pena

1B Walker 

CF Cole

C Bart*

Bench: Dubon, McCann*, Dezenzo, Trammell

SP: Brown, Rasmussen*, JV*, Javier, Pearson, Alexander

RP: Hader, Abreu, Jax*, King, Sousa, Okert, McCullers

Optioned: Arrighetti, Gordon, Murray, VanWey, Salazar, Whitcomb, Smith, Melton, Ullola*, Santa*, Fleury*

IL: Wesneski, Walter, Blanco

DFA: De Los Santos, France, Ort

Traded: Sanchez, Urias, Meyers, Diaz, Matthew

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I think we should consider the idea of trading Pena, and move Correa back to SS for the next 3 years. Pena would likely get a haul in return, and it would clear up the logjam we have in the infield. I would also consider trading Alvarez, because he would also return a lot and he can't stay healthy. I would also tried to trade Walker and move Smith back to his natural position of 3B. Paredes was decent there, but his athletic profile is more of a 1B.

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1 hour ago, HtownHorn said:

I think we should consider the idea of trading Pena, and move Correa back to SS for the next 3 years. Pena would likely get a haul in return, and it would clear up the logjam we have in the infield. I would also consider trading Alvarez, because he would also return a lot and he can't stay healthy. I would also tried to trade Walker and move Smith back to his natural position of 3B. Paredes was decent there, but his athletic profile is more of a 1B.

I’m a little more inclined to go all in for 2026 and let Pena walk if needed.  We’re not getting the Tucker haul for him.

 

I could be convinced to trade him in a soft reboot only if we, errr., strikeout on adding a couple of pitchers of the calibre that they can start a playoff game. 

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Not sure if anyone needs this info, but I was looking around at next season schedule for road trip planning and some of the teams have already released game times 

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HOUSTON -- Astros second baseman Jose Altuve, who was bothered by a sore right foot in the final two weeks of the regular season, underwent a minor skin aspiration Monday, a source told MLB.com. He will be ready for the start of Spring Training.

 

https://www.mlb.com/news/jose-altuve-right-foot-procedure?p=1&partnerId=it-20251118-15730086-mlb-1-B&utm_id=it-20251118-15730086-mlb-1-B&lctg=142204093

 

 

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11 hours ago, LCHorn said:

I’m a little more inclined to go all in for 2026 and let Pena walk if needed.  We’re not getting the Tucker haul for him.

 

I could be convinced to trade him in a soft reboot only if we, errr., strikeout on adding a couple of pitchers of the calibre that they can start a playoff game. 

 

we have a very good roster, if healthy. there's no reboot in 2026. world series or bust 

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Skin aspiration, often called a fine-needle aspiration (FNA), is a diagnostic procedure that uses a thin needle to remove fluid or tissue from a skin lesion, cyst, or lump to determine its cause. The withdrawn sample is sent to a lab for examination to help diagnose infections, such as bacterial or fungal ones, or to check for cancer.

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2 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

we have a very good roster, if healthy. there's no reboot in 2026. world series or bust 

Projecting our starting pitching to be upgraded simply due to better health in 2026 is pretty risky.  

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35 minutes ago, LCHorn said:

Projecting our starting pitching to be upgraded simply due to better health in 2026 is pretty risky.  

That seems awfully familiar. Have we seen this episode before?

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26 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

 

HOUSTON -- Astros second baseman Jose Altuve, who was bothered by a sore right foot in the final two weeks of the regular season, underwent a minor skin aspiration Monday, a source told MLB.com. He will be ready for the start of Spring Training.

 

https://www.mlb.com/news/jose-altuve-right-foot-procedure?p=1&partnerId=it-20251118-15730086-mlb-1-B&utm_id=it-20251118-15730086-mlb-1-B&lctg=142204093

 

 

There’s a lot of room for optimism when analyzing Houston’s roster:

Altuve was hurt most of the 2nd half (or even before that), if this gets him healthy he could have a moderate rebound.  He won’t ever be an MVP level player again but he could have another season or two where he’s an extremely good hitter.

Correa is entering only his age 31 season and is only a year removed from a monster partial season; an extremely good year is totally on the table and even a monster 6+ war season is possible if everything goes his way.

Paredes could have a monster season if he’s healthy.

Alvarez just needs to be healthy and he will be an MVP level hitter.

Pena is coming off of a star season and there’s not much in his underlying numbers that indicates it’s not repeatable.

Walker was a good hitter after July 1 and an ~830 ops is a reasonable good outcome for him in 2026.

Theres nothing that indicates Yainer Diaz can’t rebound to be the well above average hitter he was in 2023-2024.

Jake Meyers is coming off of a career year and if he stays healthy is a 2.5-3 win player.

Cam Smith and Zach Cole both have monster upside and have shown flashes in the majors.  Jesus Sanchez provides some good insurance if they flop as a guy with a long record of being above average against RHP.

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