Their paying Greinke this yr also on a deferred payment lolmccullers and garcia getting paid for nothing also.

@@Rylitos yep

Oh defensively not horrible, in fact above average. They need a Santander or someone else with some pop to make up some of the offensive deficiency.

@ yeah, but like you said Cody…there is simply no power between them. Jake plays good defense but doesn’t have a strong arm. A Santander would be an amazing signing. I doubt we land him, but I would be all for it!

If McCormick bounces back, it's not a bad outfield. CF is a defensive first position, so Meyers is OK. Thing is, Dubon won't be starting, he was signed because he plays multiple positions and is the player day off or gets injured fill in. At this point, the starter will either be Leon or Lefty Trammell.

@JustLikeHeaven77 you're right and I hope they give Leon the ABs to see if he can hack it.

@CodyLondon I'm hoping they give the kids a shot instead of signing someone.

He has interest. He wants a bag so he’s waiting for teams to meet his demands. He could sign today.

Agree. Astros made him a great offer (more than he is worth) that he turned down. Let someone else overpay. He's been good for us, but he can leave without a statue. Also, I love this signing. Gold glover at 1b with pop? yes, please!

Plus Javier McCullers France and gusto. However not sure any of those will be ready opening day. Also Garcia is a question mark.

@@1TightMinutelet’s not forget about Forrest Whitley! 😂😂

@@jamesjames041 he’s a relief pitcher now.

@ you are so generous. Reliever for the Space Cowboys maybe.

@Sling I thought Whitley did decent last yr I'd rather see him than Garcia whose probably still hurt 2yrs later or however long he has been gone.

Great point about it being Alex's decision and Bregman has been regressing these past 2 years.

Soto contract isn’t bad yet. Time will tell but it’s a huge gamble.

Agree. Bregman could have stayed. It is all about priorities. Can't fault him for wanting a big payday. But I certainly don't blame the Astros for not overpaying a declining player.

You can’t say that dude, we were in WIN NOW MODE! If we would’ve won The World Series you wouldn’t be saying that.

​@@Luda0978 no I still would have cause he was not a good pitcher when we got him. So giving up that much for a rental no matter the situation especially from a midlevel market team was a bad decision. Even the Kyle Tucker trade was bad. we got to little for him not even a top 5 prospect.

I love Joey! His defense is great. His bat needs lots of work. Inconsistent hitting, strikes out too much, not enough walks either. Afraid another Jake & this offense can't take another Jake. You have basically replaced Alex & Tucker with Paredes & Walker this year. Plus have a good starting pitcher & a rising star in Cam Smith. We definitely needed some youth infusion. I think Walker will be similiar to having a Yuli that provided offensively & defensively to this team . Only time with tell.

Astros are loaded at outfield and Kikuchi was a beast.

Absolutely

He's better than Bregman.

They probably will tbh....still a while to go until Spring Training.

I was thinking Houston would sign Bregman.

Walker drops 30-35 potentially and has dropped 30 before. That's why. No offense

Because no offence go look at there offense numbers difference Walker is a good offense player what is the problem dude he hit 26 homers last year we need help on offense after losing Tucker.

And no offence Chandler why do you keep saying Bregman is a superstar he isn't anymore he has declined alot he has only had 2 great seasons.

Please no Rendon

Houston would never sign Trevor Bauer because he actually did terrible things and even got banned from MLB.Most teams wouldn’t even like to sign this guy for what he did.

@@petepyeatt6909 paredes can play either corner infield spot but he’s a better 3B. What does that tell you?

Hope not

It doesn't really matter.

@ In the grand scheme of things, you are right.

You overestimate how much one year of Tucker is worth.

Yeah Wesneski hot garbage

This trade wasn't for Wesneski in the slightest. Paredes is a perfect fit in Houston and Cam Smith is an incredible prospect. Houston succeeded by having great prospects rise up and fill the spots left from players who left. Honestly it could be argued this is an overpay by the Cubs. Its only 1 year of Tucker, the same Tucker who split the bone in his leg

Cam Smith is now the Astros best prospect.

@@strictlace just for context, paredes is a much better fit here than in Chicago. If he played here last year, he’d have 26 homers and not 19. He’s also under club control for three more years: there is plan B when Bregman moves on to the Yankees. As for Wesneski, he throws fairly hard, strikes out some guys, let miller and the pitching lab get a hold of him. Even if he’s average, he’s cheap and we’ve got him for five years. Can’t have enough pitching. Smith is a lottery ticket, maybe he’s a bust, then again he immediately becomes our top prospect. He played third in college but he’s got the size of a 1B. Give him another year of development in AA with the goal of getting him to AAA by July? August maybe? Like I say, maybe smith busts. But I’m betting he’s at least an average big leaguer. We weren’t paying Tucker anyway and we got more than a comp pick for him. And consider this: after this year, kiss Jose Abreu (19.5 mil), Rafael Montero (11.5) and Ryan Pressly’s (14 mill) deals off the payroll. More flexibility allows us to pursue more free agents. Today was about retooling. All in all, I give this trade initially a B, with potential for an A if Paredes is the everyday productive 3B and either Smith or Wesneski turns into a really good player. It’s unrealistic for all three to happen but hey, even better if it does. Lighten up, bro.

So, you're a MLB scout?

Outfielders are abundant, easier position to fill. 3rd base is more of a premium position.

@@eddyrdz7543 I agree but I also think we should trade for Nolan Areando instead of trying to sign a FA or bring someone up to play 3rd.. I also think we should sign Paul Goldschmidt to play 1st.

@ we don’t have anyone of value to trade for arenado though. Our minor league players suck in AAA and they’re all old. We just don’t have the capital for that. Arenado has years of control. We just don’t have the guys to trade for that. Paul Goldschmidt is interesting though, but only for 1 year. Still, the best acquisition would be signing Bregman.

You think 6-48 in the post season needs to be extended?

@@eddyrdz7543 I dont think it would take much to get him... the Cards are in Sale mode and would prob pay part of his salary to get rid of him so they can rebuild. Id also trade Framber in the offseason to get the most back

How come did it happen?

That 1999 Pre-Season game will live in infamy forever.

Lets see how they do before crowning him EOY.

People who win chips should get EOY

Brad Stevens of Boston Celtics

@@alisyed7659 Brad may have that ring, but has he ever got his best player or players to take less than the max for the sake of the team? He just had Jaylen Brown become like the highest paid player of all-time and then the next year Jason Tatum takes that title. And neither of them had won a ring until last year.

100% correct. Bagwell is a different cat. His perception of the game and player talent is "unique" to say the least. Crane needs to find a different role for him

@@johnsullenger4397 How about pushing off the property period?

If he became a yankee, he’d be dead to me 😑

Don't hall.d your breath. CHEATERS NEVER WIN!

Because by the time he has 40 it’s a blowout

@@traw3834 what? What about all those other games when he only scored 18 a game? Like I said, Jalen has NEVER dropped a 50 piece in the NBA.

@@zachwilliams5038 that’s a dumb argument lol cuz he wasn’t feeding it lol he has a lot of 40 points games where if he would’ve played 1 more quarter he would’ve dropped 50. Watch him play instead of box score watching. Then you’ll have a good take.

@@traw3834 stop making excuses for a stat he’s never achieved. He had 246 opportunities to score 50 points and couldn’t. What about all the games where he played 35+ minutes? I’m not arguing, you are. The guy said “we all know Jalen can score 50 whenever he wants” gtfoh. You can try and be condescending if you want like idk the game but that’s because you’re probably argumentative and only see your side in life. Like fam, actually think about what I’m saying..

@@zachwilliams5038 lol he’s in year 4 Anthony Edwards got his first 50 point game in year 4. He’s not a failure if he doesn’t have a 50 point game in 3 years. You can say the same about anyone on the Rockets even Sengun.