J.W.

@HSTPodcast Leave him in the rotation and let Imai come out of the pen. Maybe it’ll help him get his head right.

Props to Kai-Wei Teng - who's done EVERYTHING asked ⚾️ 13 Relief Appearances ⚾️ 3 Starts ⚾️ 1.10 WHIP ⚾️ 2.68 ERA ⚾️ .198 BAA ⚾️ 30 K's | 12 BB's Since all Houston fired Dana Brown, I assume Crane stepped in & made the trade for Teng & signed Lambert/Walker/Okert/Shewmake 🙄

@spacecity_281 @GregRajan Which of these contracts could they have afforded? Which are worth the contracts they signed so far?

@GregRajan Dana in a prove-it year hasn’t proven anything. You lose your workhorse, then replace him with 3 pitchers who’ve never had MLB success. It was a poor plan from the start. Even with limited resources, that $25-35M tied up plus what’s available now could’ve been used a lot better.

Imai: Nobody complained about this move in the offseason or the spring when he looked fine. But when his game went off a cliff, it became the worst signing ever to some. Weiss/Burrows: Two moves that cost relatively little in terms of money/players to find cheap pitching depth.

Which pitcher had the most intimidating mound presence?

@Teast231 @SanAntonioTim If it makes you feel any better, it’s not just the Astros. Every team has fans like these, and they are usually the most vocal on this platform.

@jonathanw55 @SanAntonioTim One day they complain about how bad Altuve’s ABs have been then complain that Espada gave him a rest day. Can’t make this up. I feel ashamed to be an Astros fan after scrolling through X everyday

They wanted Arrighetti to be stretched out as a SP. The OD starting rotation was Hunter, LMJ, Javier, Imai, and Burrows. Arrighetti had options so he started in the minors to let him continue starting. This is a lame take by a smart guy.

@Teast231 @SanAntonioTim That’s because so many of them don’t understand a single thing about baseball except for wins and losses.

@SanAntonioTim Don’t even bother. Astros twitter has degraded itself to a bunch of idiots who just blurt out anything to hear themselves complain.

@SanAntonioTim Whitcomb will go first. The question is, who goes when Meyers or Loperfido return?

It’s going to be interesting to see what the Astros do when Peña returns as Nick Allen is out of minor league options.

@LouisAnalysis @NPBStuffplus He’s always had the stuff. Just couldn’t stay healthy.

Forrest Whitley remains an absolute stuff demon: - 111.6 Stuff+ by @NPBStuffplus - 3 pitches w/stuff+ > 110, all 7 > 105. - Curveball has a 73.1% WHiff%. - 27.4% K% & .150 BAA. Whitley's development is something to track, he's still just 28.

@keifer66 Long term future, no. However, he could easily spend a few seasons on the team. He still has a multiple seasons of team control, he can play multiple infield positions, and he can bring a LH bat off the bench. He does need to prove that he can come off the bench and hit though.

Brandon Shewmake is a nice story. He will be 29 in November. He is not part of the Astros future.

@TheAstrosLocker @LeftyTravis I was saying that to friends right after the trade happened. I liked the trade as a whole, because it didn’t cost the team much in value. However, I hated it because we were now stuck with that high dollar, long term contract for an oft injured player.

@LeftyTravis @ColtonNumber1 If we want to get really real for a minute… the Carlos Correa trade that was orchestrated by Jim Crane was the nail in the coffin for Dana Brown. That torpedoed all financial flexibility that they should’ve had this winter.

Gonna be a long post so buckle up. I understand the frustration surrounding the team. I understand the knee jerk reactions I'm seeing on the TL. This is not a good team. Unfortunately, I'm not sure we were ever meant to truly compete this year. You can blame Joe. You can blame Dana, but the buck stops with Jim Crane. If he did truly send down a mandate this year, that they would have to stay under and reset the tax, then what could we truly expect? Dana is hamstrung with a hard cap on what he could spend and Joe is hamstrung with the players Dana brought him. Injuries have for sure been a big concern and an issue that needs to be remedied sooner rather than later. Alas, I think this year what we're seeing now is pretty much what we can expect throughout the entire year. Mediocre baseball. Hard decisions will have to be made at the deadline on which direction this team wants to go. Jim will need to decide if Dana truly is his GM of the future, or if he wants to continue on with Joe. All while keeping in mind the upcoming draft and if we'll even have baseball next year. It's a horrible mess that I'm glad I'm not the one that has to make the decisions. I just feel for us fans that this is the product we get for the moment. 😢

@Chandler_Rome If I’m correct, he should have two more years of team control since he’s in pre-arb.

Braden Shewmake is going to price himself out of an extension if he's not careful.

@jakedc6 This quality season from him with a top team will help Dubon pull a big free agent deal in the offseason. It’ll be well deserved. He wouldn’t have that opportunity with this season’s Astros. Therefore the trade was perfect for him.

When Mauricio Dubon has good vibes around him, he’s gonna play well. If he was on the Astros this year, I’d feel like we would be wasting him. He deserves it. Good for him.

@macjay579 @brianmctaggart Multiple teams were in on him. I seriously doubt that anyone thought he’d be a complete bust. We have to hope that he finds his way and the second half of the season is different.

@brianmctaggart At what point does Dana Brown get fired and held responsible for two years of pain and failure?

Imai pitch usage

@JON_GUERRA9 So quit attending or watching. You have that choice.

I mean there’s no way you look at what the Astros did. 7 ALCS appearances 2 WS titles. Then to get swept in the WC, miss the playoffs, now 10 games under with no hope, and tell me the owner cares. He got his 2 rings, and he knows we’ll keep showing up. He doesn’t care

@ericpgirard What was your suggested roster move vs DFAing Harris?

#Astros lose a decent lefty OFer, Dustin Harris, who re-signed today w the White Sox after being DFA by the Stros last week. I thought Harris had passed his "waiver-claim tryout" w 7 hits including a 2B & 3B in 36 ABs w 5 SBs. Just another roster mismanagement by GM Dana Brown!

@SanAntonioTim Bagwell had a WAR that was 12 pts higher in 7 seasons less.

The replies to this confirm how absolutely underrated Jeff Bagwell is. People actually think Miggy is better than him because, you know, 500/3000 club. Miggy is not better than Bagwell, not even as a hitter.

@TheAstrosLocker @AstrosDan I get that. Ultimately though, if the entire IF was healthy, that’s the role that Nick Allen would’ve played. He might have seen the field, for a defensive inning, every ten games.

@jonathanw55 @AstrosDan Grae had options and a league min contract.

Shewmake going to make moving him tough. Allen may be on the block first.

@AstrosDan @TheAstrosLocker He was to fill the role Kissinger had a couple years ago. And emergency/defensive replacement.

@TheAstrosLocker I think they just saw him as a late inning sub for Tuve at 2nd mostly, with some late pinch running spots. He would have been fine in that role. Team really though doesn't have the depth to have that kind of specialization.

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@TyTalksBaseball Javier’s extension was signed Feb 10, 2023. Brown was hired Jan 26, 2023. He was employed by the Astros when the contract was signed, but I seriously doubt that Brown negotiated that contract while only being with the team for two weeks. Those negotiations take time.

@jonathanw55 He extended Javier

The fact Houston was relying on complete bums like McCuckers and Javier to solidify the rotation shows that Dana Brown has literally no fucking clue what he's doing, and we have the worst pitching in baseball as a result. It's time. Dana needs to be relieved of his duties.