The Astros' Owner and G.M. Have Long-Term Plans

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Justin Verlander Happy to get Bronx Jeers as Astros Top Yankees

(By Chandler Rome)

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/astros/article/Bronx-jeers-delight-victorious-Verlander-12949450.php

 

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Verlander is a stud. Probably too much to think the Orioles could have put together a package like the Astros did and he would have likely nixed the deal anyway.

[Can_of_corn]

Just now, Il BuonO said:

Verlander is a stud. Probably too much to think the Orioles could have put together a package like the Astros did and he would have likely nixed the deal anyway.

Lucky for the Astros that Angelos nixed the Britton trade.  I don't think they would have moved on Verlander if they had Britton.

[Il BuonO]

1 hour ago, Can_of_corn said:

Lucky for the Astros that Angelos nixed the Britton trade.  I don't think they would have moved on Verlander if they had Britton.

Probably right.

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(June 11th, 2013)

 

On 6/11/2013 at 6:14 PM, CA-ORIOLE said:

 

It will be interesting to see where they are in 5 years. They're definitely employing a very strong sabermetric philosophy.

 

 

 

(May 30th, 2018)

 

Here they are, five years later (almost to the day.)

 

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http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/23863138/pump-brakes-universal-dh-mlb-next-big-thing

 

 

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(AUGUST 5th)

 

The Oakland Athletics have gone 33-10 (.767) over their last 43 games.

The northern Californians are now 4 games behind the defending world champions in the AL West division.

 

 

 

 

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vs. ATHLETICS (August 17th of 2018)

 

 

 

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[Chavez Ravine]

If the Astros don’t make the playoffs, do they sell high on Altuve?

[hoosiers]

I just read Astroball and highly recommend it.  There is no doubt the Astros and Dodgers have two of the best and influential analytics groups in baseball.  The Astros made some huge mistakes along the way and no doubt benefited from drafting Correa and Bregman in consecutive years, but they made a LOT of good decisions since 2012.  

It is difficult to read Astroball and not think the Orioles are bring knives to gunfights when it comes to Dan Duquette's analytics group versus other teams; and how Buck would have implemented the information had he had it.  

It would be nice to snag someone from one of these teams to lead our front office going forward, but there is still so much to investigate analytically, so much going for the teams already leading the pack, and so much historic dysfunction in Bmore for me to think anyone decent from those groups wants to come over here to compete with the NYY, BoSox, and Rays.  I don't know where our next GM will come from, but it will be interesting.

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The Houston Astros were oh-so-close to a deal with the Nationals for Bryce Harper in August of 2018, according to GM Jeff Luhnow.

 

Bryce Harper Deal was In Place, Astros GM says: 'It didn't Happen. So We Moved On'

(By Chelsea Howard)

https://www.sportingnews.com/au/mlb/news/mlb-hot-stove-bryce-harper-free-agency-houston-astros-trade-deadline-padres-giants/1qa1ax270d9ia1u1gn9n01ns5j

 

 

 

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The Red Sox (2-6), the Cubs (1-5), the Astros (2-5), and the Angels (1-6) have all sputtered out of the gate to begin the 2019 season.

 

How Worried Should We Be About These Four Contenders

(By Jon Tayler)

https://www.si.com/mlb/2019/04/05/red-sox-cubs-astros-angels-mike-trout-mookie-betts

 

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[OFFNY]

On 5/29/2018 at 10:00 AM, OFFNY said:

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Justin Verlander Happy to get Bronx Jeers as Astros Top Yankees

(By Chandler Rome)

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/astros/article/Bronx-jeers-delight-victorious-Verlander-12949450.php

 

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(ONE YEAR LATER)

 

Astros Complete Sweep of Yankees

(By Erik Boland)

https://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/yankees/yankees-astros-1.29660524

 

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[OFFNY]

On 4/5/2019 at 6:22 PM, OFFNY said:

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The Red Sox (2-6), the Cubs (1-5), the Astros (2-5), and the Angels (1-6) have all sputtered out of the gate to begin the 2019 season.

 

How Worried Should We Be About These Four Contenders

(By Jon Tayler)

https://www.si.com/mlb/2019/04/05/red-sox-cubs-astros-angels-mike-trout-mookie-betts

 

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(9 DAYS LATER)

 

The Astros have gone 9-0 since this article was written, including a 3-game sweep of the hottest team in the Majors (the Mariners) on their homefield in western Washington.

 

Astros Sweep Mariners, Pick up 9th Straight Win

(By Chandler Rome)

https://www.chron.com/sports/astros/article/Houston-Astros-Seattle-Mariners-game-recap-13767036.php

 

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(May 25th)

 

Astros Put AL Home Run Leader Springer on Injured List

(Associated Press)

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/26820505/astros-put-al-hr-leader-springer-injured-list

 

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The last time that the Astros were swept on the road was in September of 2017, at the hands of the Oakland Athletics.

The Cincinnati Reds, their sweepers, suddenly find themselves only 5 and-a-half games behind the 1st -Place Milwaukee Brewers in the NL Central.

 

 

Astros Swept on the Road: 1st Time Since September of 2017

(Associated Press)

https://www.click2houston.com/sports/mlb/astros/astros-swept-after-reds-rally-in-9th-inning

 

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