***** Official Houston Astros 2025 Season Thread *****

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11:12a, 4/15/25
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I'm not overly concerned about Walker. His bat speed is great. His exit velo is really good. His hard hit percentage is higher than his career average. He's just not finding the sweet spot much, which in part, could be due to his extended absence from spring training. The other positive is that he's walking a lot and not striking out much. I think all signs point to him turning it around soon.

We're going to compare who we have to who we lost all season long, but the true test will be how it plays out over the next three seasons.
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In reply to iBrad • 11:35a, 4/15/25
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His expected batting average and on-base indicate a not-insignificant amount of bad luck. The thing I can't help but wonder about is his GB to FB ratio. It's currently 1.29, which is the highest it's been since 2015. Again, early and small samples, but I remember thinking Chas and Yainer hit the ball on the ground way too much last year.
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In reply to wehnerhigh20 • 11:43a, 4/15/25
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wehnerhigh20 said:
I think Walker may need to move down in the order but I have no idea who is any better that could replace him
Joe will move Dubon up to that spot.
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11:52a, 4/15/25
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12:02p, 4/15/25
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I think Walker will be fine. With Abreu it seemed like the bat speed just wasn't there. Doesn't seem that way with Walker.

We just need him to protect Yordan and drive in runs. With who he has in front of him in the lineup, 90+ rbi season should be a given
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In reply to EastCoastAgNc • 12:04p, 4/15/25
what a crap hole
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In reply to redline248 • 12:07p, 4/15/25
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the Astros GB to FB ratio is an issue
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In reply to redline248 • 12:11p, 4/15/25
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His expected batting average and on-base indicate a not-insignificant amount of bad luck. The thing I can't help but wonder about is his GB to FB ratio. It's currently 1.29, which is the highest it's been since 2015. Again, early and small samples, but I remember thinking Chas and Yainer hit the ball on the ground way too much last year.
Here's what I think - it's been freaking 2.5 weeks of baseball. A lot of analysis for pretty normal mid-season slump.
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In reply to W • 12:11p, 4/15/25
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W said:
the Astros GB to FB ratio is an issue


You'd like it to be better. Our ratio is sandwiched between the Padres and the Blue Jays. Two of the better offenses this year.
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12:12p, 4/15/25
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and here's another issue

Yordan currently ranks 9th on the Astros in RISP at-bats
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12:23p, 4/15/25
Guys - it's 2.5 weeks of baseball. They've played the following teams:

Mets - 11-5 - won series
Giants - 12-4 - lost series
Twins - 5-12 - won series
Mariners - 8-8 - lost series
Angels - 9-6 - won series
Cardinals - 8-8 - series in progress

With the exception of the Twins, every team they've played is .500 or above. The team is 7-9 in this stretch despite the guys they need to hit having OPS of .653 (Yordan), .525 (Walker), and .401 (Diaz). Even Altuve has an OPS of .748 currently.

Basically, unless you think Yordan, Christian, Yanier, and Altuve will hold those OPS numbers all season, this team is fine.
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In reply to Beat40 • 12:55p, 4/15/25
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Beat40 said:
Guys - it's 2.5 weeks of baseball. They've played the following teams:

Mets - 11-5 - won series
Giants - 12-4 - lost series
Twins - 5-12 - won series
Mariners - 8-8 - lost series
Angels - 9-6 - won series
Cardinals - 8-8 - series in progress

With the exception of the Twins, every team they've played is .500 or above. The team is 7-9 in this stretch despite the guys they need to hit having OPS of .653 (Yordan), .525 (Walker), and .401 (Diaz). Even Altuve has an OPS of .748 currently.

Basically, unless you think Yordan, Christian, Yanier, and Altuve will hold those OPS numbers all season, this team is fine.


Sir this is the Astros Texags thread. Kindly take your rational data points and **** off
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1:15p, 4/15/25
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1:17p, 4/15/25
Imagine being at a sporting event and there's a giant photographer in front of you blocking your view. You turn around and it's friggin Randy Johnson.

My friends and I routinely make the joke about a post-game interview with Tony Eusebio during the year the Astros had Randy Johnson. Eusebio - himself like 6 foot 3 - was saying how intimidating Randy Johnson was for hitters and told the interviewer, "Yeah, Randy is like 6'6 or 6'7, you know guys are freaking out."
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In reply to txags92 • 2:13p, 4/15/25
txags92 said:
Hornbeck said:
So, with the depth of Starting pitching we have coming back this year is a lot. LMJ, France, etc., etc.

There's only so many SP slots. If we can trade a Framber and get multiple prospects, or even a proven LH bat, why wouldn't you?
Because that depth is a mirage for the most part. We have a bunch of guys that would make a pretty strong rotation on paper, but have been injury prone and it is anybody's guess when they will actually be ready to go again and whether they will be able to recapture what they had before their injuries. I am all for trading players who we think we have no chance to resign to get something instead of nothing. But I don't think we have the SP depth that people think we have.
I agree our SP depth isn't great but this is a team with issues. There's a reason we were projected to win 86-88 games preseason. Basically our depth isn't good anywhere. Relatively speaking, it's probably better with pitching than hitting and that's why I think trading Framber is your best bet. Try to get a lefty bat that can help this year and has some control and hope a couple pitchers returning from injury get their crap together.

I'd also look into trading Abreu and signing Robertson to take over as setup guy. That's the kind of finessing the game move a team with a poor farm system should be looking into.
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In reply to MaxPower • 2:24p, 4/15/25
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MaxPower said:
txags92 said:
Hornbeck said:
So, with the depth of Starting pitching we have coming back this year is a lot. LMJ, France, etc., etc.

There's only so many SP slots. If we can trade a Framber and get multiple prospects, or even a proven LH bat, why wouldn't you?
Because that depth is a mirage for the most part. We have a bunch of guys that would make a pretty strong rotation on paper, but have been injury prone and it is anybody's guess when they will actually be ready to go again and whether they will be able to recapture what they had before their injuries. I am all for trading players who we think we have no chance to resign to get something instead of nothing. But I don't think we have the SP depth that people think we have.
I agree our SP depth isn't great but this is a team with issues. There's a reason we were projected to win 86-88 games preseason. Basically our depth isn't good anywhere. Relatively speaking, it's probably better with pitching than hitting and that's why I think trading Framber is your best bet. Try to get a lefty bat that can help this year and has some control and hope a couple pitchers returning from injury get their crap together.

I'd also look into trading Abreu and signing Robertson to take over as setup guy. That's the kind of finessing the game move a team with a poor farm system should be looking into.
Oh, I agree that trading Framber makes sense. Was just commenting why people who thought we had depth might still not want to trade him. I am getting real close to the "blow it all up and spend a couple of years on a complete rebuild" point right now. I don't want to be there, but I don't see anybody left on this team besides Altuve that really seems to have the fire that the 2017-2022 teams had.
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In reply to txags92 • 2:27p, 4/15/25
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txags92 said:
MaxPower said:
txags92 said:
Hornbeck said:
So, with the depth of Starting pitching we have coming back this year is a lot. LMJ, France, etc., etc.

There's only so many SP slots. If we can trade a Framber and get multiple prospects, or even a proven LH bat, why wouldn't you?
Because that depth is a mirage for the most part. We have a bunch of guys that would make a pretty strong rotation on paper, but have been injury prone and it is anybody's guess when they will actually be ready to go again and whether they will be able to recapture what they had before their injuries. I am all for trading players who we think we have no chance to resign to get something instead of nothing. But I don't think we have the SP depth that people think we have.
I agree our SP depth isn't great but this is a team with issues. There's a reason we were projected to win 86-88 games preseason. Basically our depth isn't good anywhere. Relatively speaking, it's probably better with pitching than hitting and that's why I think trading Framber is your best bet. Try to get a lefty bat that can help this year and has some control and hope a couple pitchers returning from injury get their crap together.

I'd also look into trading Abreu and signing Robertson to take over as setup guy. That's the kind of finessing the game move a team with a poor farm system should be looking into.
Oh, I agree that trading Framber makes sense. Was just commenting why people who thought we had depth might still not want to trade him. I am getting real close to the "blow it all up and spend a couple of years on a complete rebuild" point right now. I don't want to be there, but I don't see anybody left on this team besides Altuve that really seems to have the fire that the 2017-2022 teams had.
Pena, Alvares, McCullers. Framber, Javier, Brown, Abreu, Chas, and Jake all lost that loving feeling... fire?
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In reply to txags92 • 2:29p, 4/15/25
I'm more in the boat of you make a couple trades now with less critical players so you aren't looking at having to trade a Hunter Brown or Yordan in a year or two.
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In reply to MaxPower • 2:39p, 4/15/25
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MaxPower said:
I'm more in the boat of you make a couple trades now with less critical players so you aren't looking at having to trade a Hunter Brown or Yordan in a year or two.
Brown is one of the guys I would be hoping to hang on to and rebuild around as the ace.
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In reply to Farmer1906 • 2:41p, 4/15/25
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Farmer1906 said:
txags92 said:
MaxPower said:
txags92 said:
Hornbeck said:
So, with the depth of Starting pitching we have coming back this year is a lot. LMJ, France, etc., etc.

There's only so many SP slots. If we can trade a Framber and get multiple prospects, or even a proven LH bat, why wouldn't you?
Because that depth is a mirage for the most part. We have a bunch of guys that would make a pretty strong rotation on paper, but have been injury prone and it is anybody's guess when they will actually be ready to go again and whether they will be able to recapture what they had before their injuries. I am all for trading players who we think we have no chance to resign to get something instead of nothing. But I don't think we have the SP depth that people think we have.
I agree our SP depth isn't great but this is a team with issues. There's a reason we were projected to win 86-88 games preseason. Basically our depth isn't good anywhere. Relatively speaking, it's probably better with pitching than hitting and that's why I think trading Framber is your best bet. Try to get a lefty bat that can help this year and has some control and hope a couple pitchers returning from injury get their crap together.

I'd also look into trading Abreu and signing Robertson to take over as setup guy. That's the kind of finessing the game move a team with a poor farm system should be looking into.
Oh, I agree that trading Framber makes sense. Was just commenting why people who thought we had depth might still not want to trade him. I am getting real close to the "blow it all up and spend a couple of years on a complete rebuild" point right now. I don't want to be there, but I don't see anybody left on this team besides Altuve that really seems to have the fire that the 2017-2022 teams had.
Pena, Alvares, McCullers. Framber, Javier, Brown, Abreu, Chas, and Jake all lost that loving feeling... fire?
Maybe it is just perception, but they don't seem fired up like guys did in the past. Maybe I am being unfair lumping Yordan in there, but the others seem much more workman like in the past.
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In reply to MaxPower • 2:42p, 4/15/25
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MaxPower said:
I'm more in the boat of you make a couple trades now with less critical players so you aren't looking at having to trade a Hunter Brown or Yordan in a year or two.


Trading Yordan should be a fireable offense for any GM unless his production/health falls off a cliff
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2:43p, 4/15/25
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Except for 4/1 against a very good SF team, the Astros have won every other game so bet on them to win tonight.
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In reply to txags92 • 2:48p, 4/15/25
OG golden era Astro #43 LMJ is still a dog and hungry and will galvanize this team soon enough.
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In reply to Mr. Awesome Time • 2:53p, 4/15/25
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Mr. Awesome Time said:
OG golden era Astro #43 LMJ is still a dog and hungry and will galvanize this team soon enough.
Hope so? I have a long history of getting down on a team prematurely (being a Houston and Aggie sports fan will do that to a guy), so hopefully I am wrong and we can bring this back up as a plate of crow for me to chow on later this season.
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In reply to Mr. Awesome Time • 2:53p, 4/15/25
Mr. Awesome Time said:
OG golden era Astro #43 LMJ is still a dog and hungry and will galvanize this team soon enough.
I actually agree with this to an extent. LMJ being a dog on the mound and in the clubhouse with the younger guys could be a boon when he comes back.
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In reply to Beat40 • 3:07p, 4/15/25
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Beat40 said:
Guys - it's 2.5 weeks of baseball.

And I have not complained one time about the offensive strategy or coaching. Shocking, I know!
I love Texas Aggie sports, but I love Texas A&M more.
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In reply to Marvin • 3:17p, 4/15/25
Marvin said:
Beat40 said:
Guys - it's 2.5 weeks of baseball.

And I have not complained one time about the offensive strategy or coaching. Shocking, I know!
Your restraint should be celebrated!
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In reply to Marvin • 3:19p, 4/15/25
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Marvin said:
Beat40 said:
Guys - it's 2.5 weeks of baseball.

And I have not complained one time about the offensive strategy or coaching. Shocking, I know!
Yet.
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Mathguy64 said:
Marvin said:
Beat40 said:
Guys - it's 2.5 weeks of baseball.

And I have not complained one time about the offensive strategy or coaching. Shocking, I know!
Yet.

I should also note that I was out of the country for 1.5 weeks... but let's not quibble over the details.
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In reply to EastCoastAgNc • 3:53p, 4/15/25
Just can't quit Dubon
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3-9 have been an absolute abomination so far. Those averages, WOOF
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3:57p, 4/15/25
Astros' Bingo Update

Jeremy Pena now on pace for a 30 HR, 41 SB season
Isaac Paredes the new OPS leader at .801 which wasn't a bingo square, only Altuve or Alvarez
Yanier Diaz locked in on that 20 GIDP pace
1/10th of the way into the season, Christian Walker is on pace for 20 RBI.
Carlos Correa still without a HR In 2025
Justin Verlander still without a win.

Upcoming squares:

Ags win series at sip

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Ags lose series at sip
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Astros in first end of April (currently 2.5 games back)
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