***** Official Houston Astros 2024-2025 Offseason Thread *****

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EastCoastAgNc said:




It became public when he threw a hissy fit on the mound for being taken out of games for throwing poorly.

Love Ryan's legacy in Houston, but his adjustment to being the set up man, was not a good moment for him despite telling everyone he was fine with it
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I really don't remember these tantrums. I remember him being frustrated.. which he should be. When were these tantrums? Several of you bring them up but I genuinely don't recall them
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EastCoastAgNc said:



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Now, Montero may profile as a legitimate member of Houston's relief corps entering spring training. Abreu will set up for Hader, but little experience exists beyond that duo. Brown mentioned Tayler Scott, Kaleb Ort and Bryan King as other relievers whom Houston will count on in Pressly's absence.

This week, a league source indicated that Brown has continued to shop Montero throughout the winter to no avail. Any scenario in which he's moved would involve the Astros eating a majority of the money Montero is owed.

We can't give him away for free
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EastCoastAgNc said:

EastCoastAgNc said:



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Now, Montero may profile as a legitimate member of Houston's relief corps entering spring training. Abreu will set up for Hader, but little experience exists beyond that duo. Brown mentioned Tayler Scott, Kaleb Ort and Bryan King as other relievers whom Houston will count on in Pressly's absence.

This week, a league source indicated that Brown has continued to shop Montero throughout the winter to no avail. Any scenario in which he's moved would involve the Astros eating a majority of the money Montero is owed.

We can't give him away for free
It's not for free. He's owed 11 M.
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texasaggie2015 said:

I really don't remember these tantrums. I remember him being frustrated.. which he should be. When were these tantrums? Several of you bring them up but I genuinely don't recall them


Happened late in the season, maybe during the playoff game. I thought he was cursing out at Espada
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Yeah, I remember him being frustrated but don't remember him cussing out Joe lol
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I can't recall - did Dana and the team talk to Ryan about Hader while in negotiations? I remember them recalling talking to Ryan once the contract was signed.

I personally believe (no sources) it was initially communicated there would be a more balanced 9th inning approach when the signing went down, then, once Hader started making comments about essentially needing to pitch in the 9th, the situation changed and Ryan was the odd man out. It was kind of after those comments were made when Joe declared Hader the closer before spring training finished (I still don't know if that was a Crane, Brown, or Espada decision to declare the closer role).

So yeah, relationships get messy when your replacement is brought in.
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Farmer1906 said:

EastCoastAgNc said:

EastCoastAgNc said:



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Now, Montero may profile as a legitimate member of Houston's relief corps entering spring training. Abreu will set up for Hader, but little experience exists beyond that duo. Brown mentioned Tayler Scott, Kaleb Ort and Bryan King as other relievers whom Houston will count on in Pressly's absence.

This week, a league source indicated that Brown has continued to shop Montero throughout the winter to no avail. Any scenario in which he's moved would involve the Astros eating a majority of the money Montero is owed.

We can't give him away for free
It's not for free. He's owed 11 M.

By for free, I mean us paying most of his salary and someone taking him in for almost nothing
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texasaggie2015 said:

Yeah, I remember him being frustrated but don't remember him cussing out Joe lol


The clinching game he did. He said something to Joe when he got pulled after not being able to finish the inning. That's what ended in him not being in the photo.
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texasaggie2015 said:

Yeah, I remember him being frustrated but don't remember him cussing out Joe lol

I don't recall this either.

I while I do recall him being frustrated and pissed off about being pulled I do think it's worth mentioning we don't know if he was upset at being pulled or upset at himself for pitching like crap.

And for the record these tantrums being mentioned weren't public (besides the end of the season stuff) and were just us message board geniuses doing our thing and deducing/assuming.
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Love what Press did for us, but he lost me last year when he didn't come out to celebrate when we clinched the playoffs. He was taken out in the 8th with a man on base and 2 outs because a lefty batter was due up. Made total sense and nothing to tantrum about.

For what he was paid, becoming a cancer at the worst possible time is inexcusable in my book
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Yeah, I'm with you. I think it had more to do with being frustrated in himself.

I remember not coming out to celebrate. I wasn't a fan but also gave him the benefit of the doubt since he has a good reputation and I don't know the entire context of the situation.
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Mathguy64 said:

texasaggie2015 said:

Yeah, I remember him being frustrated but don't remember him cussing out Joe lol


The clinching game he did. He said something to Joe when he got pulled after not being able to finish the inning. That's what ended in him not being in the photo.


Yeah, can't really remember exactly but I recall him saying "this is ****ing bull****" when he got pulled
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texasaggie2015 said:

I don't think Grichuk solves that much. Righty bat.

Lefty is really the priority right now I believe. I've heard Verdugo's name mentioned a few times but not Grichuk.

You'll notice that I stated he hit RHP fairly well last year, when he posted an .801 OPS split. I acknowledged that he was righthanded, but it still might be a cost-effective option.
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texasaggie2015 said:

Yeah, I'm with you. I think it had more to do with being frustrated in himself.

I remember not coming out to celebrate. I wasn't a fan but also gave him the benefit of the doubt since he has a good reputation and I don't know the entire context of the situation.
Of course he was frustrated with himself. However, him not coming out to celebrate suggests he was also frustrated with Joe/Astros. I can be convinced that moment for Pressly, from his perspective, was a culmination not playing particularly for the year, some frustration with the organization and an "oh, you don't trust me to get these outs? After all I've done for you?"

When Hader was tabbed as the closer during last spring training, Pressly was quoted as being "surprised" by the decision. That was probably the start of the relationship decline as I don't think Hader being named before spring training was supposed to go down.
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But he struck me out in Little League and I haven't forgiven him.
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Yeah understood. Again, I just didn't recall the tantrum that keeps getting referenced and was looking for clarity. That's all.
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EastCoastAgNc said:


Red Sox fans everywhere just had a heart attack followed by a brain aneurysm
Well.....now at least we know where the **** Toro is.
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texasaggie2015 said:

But he struck me out in Little League and I haven't forgiven him.

The list would be long (and fairly undistinguished) if I held a similar grudge. lol.
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texasaggie2015 said:

Yeah understood. Again, I just didn't recall the tantrum that keeps getting referenced and was looking for clarity. That's all.
Sure - That's the only one I actually recall. I don't think there were any others that were public.
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Marvin said:

texasaggie2015 said:

But he struck me out in Little League and I haven't forgiven him.

The list would be long (and fairly undistinguished) if I held a similar grudge. lol.
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Why is the president of Ukraine talking US spring baseball?
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As I stated 2 pages ago, every minute that passes by is a disadvantage for alex at this point
Im looking for Ray Finkle.... and a clean pair of shorts. Im just a very big Finkle fan. This is my Graceland, sir.


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Marvin said:

texasaggie2015 said:

But he struck me out in Little League and I haven't forgiven him.

The list would be long (and fairly undistinguished) if I held a similar grudge. lol.
Didn't Smokey Joe Wood strike you out once?
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I look forward to Pressly's podcast appearance in 15 years when he talks about the Astros signing Hader.
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Going back to the discussion regarding Pressly throwing a tantrum, I remember seeing it and thinking what the hell is he upset about. Joe was taking him out to bring a lefty in in a matchup situation. I've always been a fan of Pressly but thought it was out of character for him to display his anger at Joe in such a crucial game deciding situation.
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agproducer said:

To get a break from the Bregman talk:

Daily Walkoff - A daily MLB trivia game

I got a HR today on Astros trivia.
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agproducer said:

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agproducer said:

To get a break from the Bregman talk:

Daily Walkoff - A daily MLB trivia game

I got a HR today on Astros trivia.
How many swings? Took me two swings to get it.
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HR first try
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The Pro mode makes it really hard.
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agproducer said:

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Im looking for Ray Finkle.... and a clean pair of shorts. Im just a very big Finkle fan. This is my Graceland, sir.


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