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re: DAT Thread, The Off-season Edition
Posted on 1/2/26 at 12:36 pm to ShaneTheLegLechler
Posted on 1/2/26 at 12:36 pm to ShaneTheLegLechler
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Not sure why the market for Imai didn’t materialize as expected though
It is interesting to me. This one seemed to go longer than most of these - probably because Boras couldn't believe the market hand sunk as much - but several teams you would have expected would not have blinked at the type of contract he got backed off too.....seemed a bit surprising to me.
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Posted on 1/2/26 at 1:00 pm to Tiger Ugly
I’d be interested to know what the longer term contracts might have looked like. He clearly took this structure to re enter the market next year hopefully after a good rookie season and still only being 28.
Could be as simple as he’s unproven with some question marks (size, command) and not a slam dunk Yamamoto level prospect, and there’s a lot of uncertainty with a potential labor stoppage. I love the deal as an Astros fan
Could be as simple as he’s unproven with some question marks (size, command) and not a slam dunk Yamamoto level prospect, and there’s a lot of uncertainty with a potential labor stoppage. I love the deal as an Astros fan
Posted on 1/2/26 at 1:28 pm to ShaneTheLegLechler
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I love the deal as an Astros fan
Absolutely, you should. It seems like a contract the Cubs risk averse front office would jump at, especially the 3 years and only $53 mil guaranteed. Makes me wonder why they did not counter offer - this seems to be a very reasonable contract for the upside - even given the uncertainty.
It's about what the Cubs paid Shota in AAV and length terms and this guys throws harder and is younger than Shota was at the time.
Posted on 1/2/26 at 1:28 pm to TigerFan91
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They also need to find a backup catcher maybe
So is Caratini totally out of the picture to re-sign?
In general, I’m excited about the pitching acquisitions, and understand we had to withstand the loss of Framber and can’t expect the patchwork crew of 2025 to overachieve again.
However, it’s a bit disconcerting that we were bottom half or third in most of the important hitting categories, while top 10 in most pitching categories, yet our big acquisitions have been pitching.
Dubon could be infuriating at times and I get it was a salary dump, but they got literally one of the worst hitters in MLB in return and also dumped Urias. That’s our big offensive moves so far.
A healthy Yordan is a big deal, but I expect regression from Jake and even if not, he’s not hitting for power. The guy I am hoping for more from is Sanchez. I’m hoping that his horrendous few months with us are a result of the now departed clown hitting coaches. Even then though he can’t hit lefties. I think we have to hope Cam can pick it up or perhaps ZDZ.
Posted on 1/2/26 at 1:34 pm to LaLadyinTx
McCullers would be behind Spaghetti, Blueballs, Costanza, Gordon, France, etc. I don’t expect him to have a meaningful contribution for the Astros again.
Posted on 1/2/26 at 3:32 pm to Tiger Ugly
I think Imai is betting on himself with the help of the Astros pitching coaching success to try to cash in after a big season.
Posted on 1/2/26 at 3:46 pm to Jwho77
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I think Imai is betting on himself with the help of the Astros pitching coaching success to try to cash in after a big season.
So you think there were bigger and better offers but he chose the short offer with lesser AAV and opt outs so he could cash in bigger while he's still relatively young? And that the Astros pitching infrastructure is the best path to that?
This post was edited on 1/2/26 at 4:02 pm
Posted on 1/2/26 at 5:31 pm to Tiger Ugly
There were supposedly longer deals on the table according to the MLB report with lower AAV (so maybe something like 5 years/75 mil?). Depends on your definition of better. He has a chance to earn a lot more if he has a good year this year and opts out
Posted on 1/2/26 at 10:35 pm to ShaneTheLegLechler
Boras saw what the Astros did for Kikuchi and the resulting contract. I suspect he steered his client down that same path.
Posted on 1/3/26 at 6:48 am to ShaneTheLegLechler
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There were supposedly longer deals on the table according to the MLB report with lower AAV (so maybe something like 5 years/75 mil?). Depends on your definition of better. He has a chance to earn a lot more if he has a good year this year and opts out
Hey, I would have been o.k. if the Cubs had gotten him, but seems like some teams backed off or cooled on him and maybe made the decision to bet on himself a little easier than it may have been had the offers been closer to earlier projections.
Posted on 1/4/26 at 1:36 pm to ShaneTheLegLechler
Posted on 1/4/26 at 1:39 pm to Jwho77
He shall bring much honor to our organization.
Posted on 1/4/26 at 3:26 pm to Jwho77
Is that a Japanese “H”
Looks like it could be a Texans “H”
Why not a Houston “H”
Looks like it could be a Texans “H”
Why not a Houston “H”
Posted on 1/4/26 at 6:16 pm to wahoocs
Hopefully not a Hiroshima 'H'
Posted on 1/8/26 at 10:27 am to Jwho77
MLB midwinter Power Rankings from ESPN:
11. Houston Astros
Final 2025 ranking: 12
Way-too-early 2026 ranking: 23
After injuries ravaged three-fifths of the rotation in 2025, the Astros have added reinforcements: Tatsuya Imai from Japan, Mike Burrows from the Pirates and Ryan Weiss, who starred in Korea. But it looks almost certain that free agent Framber Valdez is leaving and nothing has been done to improve a mediocre offense that's too right-handed and too dependent on a healthy Yordan Alvarez. A Carlos Correa/Isaac Paredes logjam at third base also leads to some defensive issues as Alvarez, Paredes and Jose Altuve can't all DH at the same time. -- Schoenfield
11. Houston Astros
Final 2025 ranking: 12
Way-too-early 2026 ranking: 23
After injuries ravaged three-fifths of the rotation in 2025, the Astros have added reinforcements: Tatsuya Imai from Japan, Mike Burrows from the Pirates and Ryan Weiss, who starred in Korea. But it looks almost certain that free agent Framber Valdez is leaving and nothing has been done to improve a mediocre offense that's too right-handed and too dependent on a healthy Yordan Alvarez. A Carlos Correa/Isaac Paredes logjam at third base also leads to some defensive issues as Alvarez, Paredes and Jose Altuve can't all DH at the same time. -- Schoenfield
Posted on 1/8/26 at 10:41 am to Uncle Mike23
I can't disagree with any of his comments, but I fail to see how that translates all the way down to 23
I mean, I can easily temper my expectations to .500 ball, but 23rd out of 30?
I mean, I can easily temper my expectations to .500 ball, but 23rd out of 30?
Posted on 1/8/26 at 11:13 am to wahoocs
The No. 23 ranking was from the way-too-early '26 rankings that were posted in November. They're 11th in ESPN's latest rankings, which are the midwinter rankings from which Uncle Mike got that blurb.
ESPN's Midwinter Rankings
ESPN's Midwinter Rankings
This post was edited on 1/8/26 at 11:15 am
Posted on 1/8/26 at 11:24 am to Domeskeller
Thx for the clarification
Makes sense
Makes sense
Posted on 1/8/26 at 1:23 pm to wahoocs
Lots of signings to avoid arbitration:
- Okert; $2.35M
- Sousa; $910K
- Meyers; $3.55M
- Brown; $5.71M
- Sanchez; $6.8M
- Wesneski; $975K
- Peña: $9.475M
- Nick Allen; $1.4M
- Okert; $2.35M
- Sousa; $910K
- Meyers; $3.55M
- Brown; $5.71M
- Sanchez; $6.8M
- Wesneski; $975K
- Peña: $9.475M
- Nick Allen; $1.4M
This post was edited on 1/8/26 at 3:00 pm
Posted on 1/8/26 at 4:09 pm to DalenSA
Sanchez getting paid more than Hunter Brown seems criminal.
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