Eric Girard

@michaelschwab13 I didnt 3ven likevpinch-hitting for Bregman bottom 9. Need a baserunner there and nobody has a better eye than Breggy. I'll take a 1-out walk there w power hitters up next. Maybe run for Bregman if he walks.

Very troubling that Mark DeRosa didn’t use Mason Miller. Very suspect managing by him this series.

@El_King_Chile Maybe midseason this year if...

Omar Lopez will be the Astros manager next season.

@AdamSpolane @Autch14 Yes, like next year or the Astros this year if they're playing horribly at midseason.

Omar Lopez has been with the Astros for more than 25 years. A.J. Hinch added him to the Major League staff in 2020, Dusty Baker kept him on it after Hinch was fired, and then Joe Espada made him his bench coach. I have to think he has a chance to manage a big league at some point

Why does the Cure Insurance commercial with Giants QB Jaxon Dart and interviewer Andrea Kremer say Dart was the Giants No. 1 pick? He wasn't. He was a first-rounder but Abdul Carter was the NYG top pick in 2025.

Vasquez signing likely means there's 0 deal for a LH'd OFer that might've added $$. Now #Astros give like 1/$3M to Vasquez & monitor OF cuts. It's been a wait-see on adding a OFer after dumping Sanchez to fall $10M under. Had they acquired a pricey OFer they'd've lived w Salazar.

I'm thinking vs. lefties, Brice Matthews should be the #Astros starting LFer. The guy looks ready. If not, switch Matthews & Altuve, putting Jose in LF, Brice at 2B. In this case Meyers plays CF, Cam in right. Against righties, Trammell & Cole get the corners. Loperfido to AAA.

Can't believe Boston bigshots belittle Isaac Paredes, w one writer calling him a "unremarkable piece" in trade talks for Jarren Duran. If both played in Fenway, i guarantee Isaac would put up better numbers, play a more demanding position & not be a head case & K king like Duran.

#Astros GM Dana Brown should forget trading Paredes or Walker & find a solid (maybe not star) lefty-hitting OFer by Opening Day. Possibly move a lefty reliever (Okert, Sousa?) and/or a prospect pitcher (Alex Santos II, Sam Carlson?) for someone like Lars Nootbaar or Jake Fraley.

Non-roster FA Tom Cosgrove has looked a lot better than holdover Steven Okert out of the #Astros bullpen this spring. They're both lefties & while Okert pitched well for the Stros in '25, relievers often can't duplicate their previous seasons. Cosgrove has had success with SD.

To keep peace in the family (re: not piss off Correa by moving him back to SS), it wouldn't shock me if the #Astros keep Carlos at 3B & play Allen at SS til Pena's back like 2 weeks into the season. That would force Paredes to still move between 1B/2B/3B/DH to allow for days off.

Home after annual trek to ST watching (when i wasn't covering my eyes) the punchless #Astros. Can't remember them looking worse at this point. Seem bored, can't get hits in the clutch, poor baserunning, errors, etc. But nice guy Joe Espada keeps smiling saying all's well. Uh, OK?

@payton_p @brianmctaggart Solves logjam but significantly hurts the Astros. Pena is the igniter. Leadoff speed and power. Yes, Correa can certainly still play shortstop well, but he's also one of the slowest runners in MLB. It would move Altuve back to leadoff and he can't run like he used to. This hurts!

@brianmctaggart Solves the log jam issue....Correa back to SS freeing up 3rd for Paredes

Astros GM Dana Brown said Peña was fielding a ground ball and it took a bad hop and struck a fingertip. He was taken out of game for precautionary reasons. “We’ll know more tomorrow [when] we get some X-rays," he said.

@SteveinLC No, misses the whole damn WBC even if a minor injury if i'm the Astros! He's done w the WBC! He gets paid to play SS & lead off for the Stros! Fans say move Correa to SS, Paredes to 3B, problem solved. Nope! Pena's leadoff+speed+power+All-Star SS. Carlos is among slowest in MLB.

Oh, GOODY.

Sorry Carlos, but you're a shortstop again. And for the $21M+ the #Astros pay you (Twins still pay him too) nobody wants to hear any complaints. Just quietly slide over and resume SS duties if Pena's going to miss any time. Paredes will reclaim 3B. Hopefully Pena's not out long.

@ChronAstros No place for Paredes or Matthews to play. But a place for Salazar, Walker, Meyers, Cole and Loperfido to play. What a mess this GM is! At this point should've kept Sanchez. Better than Lopy.

Where Isaac Paredes will play still isn't defined but he showed what he can bring to the Astros' lineup in his Grapefruit League debut. houstonchronicle.com/sports/astros/…

@brianmctaggart I was in the stands and I raved about him too!

Espada said Diaz joked "I'm a new guy" after drawing a walk today. Speaking of catchers, Espada raved about John Garcia, who threw a couple of guys out on the bases.

@susanslusser @sfchronicle I heard the so-called slur. It really wasn't but sounded like it. It just came out wrong. He mis-pronounced Negro and combined quickly with League it sounded like the N word. He deserves another chance! He was merely explaining his wonderful day at the Negro League Museum in KC.

And there's more: I'm told Glen Kuiper will call 10-15 regular-season Giants games, too, in return to MLB after 2023 firing over racial slur; plus the team is welcoming back a familiar face to the group of TV fill-ins: sfchronicle.com/sports/giants/… via @sfchronicle

@cassidyace89 Pay the man. He's a big difference-maker. Team only has to get to the 50 in final minute of close game. I know the Giants beat the 'Boys this past season if not for Aubrey. Prob others...

If Aubrey really turned down $7.5M a year to be the highest paid kicker, then fuck it, don’t let the door hit your ass on the way out 🤷

@dustinbennett76 Pizza Hut once told me they were outta pizza. Lol. True story!

HOW IN THE HELL DOES PANDA EXPRESS RUN OUT OF EGG ROLLS? That’s like Chick-fil-A running out of CHICKEN

@McClain_on_NFL He deserves it. He's a winning FG machine. And team only has to get to the 50 in final minute. Paycheck man!

Report: Brandon Aubrey is seeking $10 million per season nbcsports.com/nfl/profootbal…