***Official Houston Astros 2025-26 Offseason Thread***

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In reply to txags92 • 4:42p, 1/20/26
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Correa, Altuve, and Yordan are pretty damn near guarantees when healthy. As they should be

You make this such a black and white decision when it's anything but.

How well do you expect Parades to play 1B? Has he ever done it? Can he do it coming off the injury he had?

I can't imagine a guy who's never played 1B (or played very sparingly) and coming off an injury in which his hamstring exploded will be very dependable stretching for balls at 1B.
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5:18p, 1/20/26
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I say we trade for Abreu and bring back Abreu.

So we can have Abreu at first, Abreu at third and then have a leverage Abreu come in!

No one will be able to follow the scouting report against us!

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5:23p, 1/20/26
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Yeah tbh this whole time I thought y'all were talking about Bryan Abreu and I was very confused
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5:28p, 1/20/26
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5:30p, 1/20/26
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cheater..jk
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In reply to agproducer • 6:10p, 1/20/26
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I was at the series in Phoenix when he looked better than Joe Morgan. Let's see more of that.
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In reply to EastCoastAgNc • 7:25p, 1/20/26
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EastCoastAgNc said:

Depending on who we get, that trade might up being pretty good after all.
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In reply to iBrad • 7:27p, 1/20/26
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iBrad said:
EastCoastAgNc said:

Depending on who we get, that trade might up being pretty good after all.

Have to get a reliable LH bat back for him. If we trade one of our few LHH for a back of the rotation pitcher or mid iinning reliever, I might have to change my mind about Dana.
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In reply to txags92 • 7:32p, 1/20/26
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I would assume the Sanchez trade would be contingent upon trading for one of Boston's LH outfielders, at which point, ABs for Sanchez become very limited. Do you keep him just as insurance for Cam? I think with Cam, Cole, and Dezenzo, we can find a serviceable bat to go along with Meyers and Boston OFer.
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In reply to iBrad • 7:42p, 1/20/26
iBrad said:
I would assume the Sanchez trade would be contingent upon trading for one of Boston's LH outfielders, at which point, ABs for Sanchez become very limited. Do you keep him just as insurance for Cam? I think with Cam, Cole, and Dezenzo, we can find a serviceable bat to go along with Meyers and Boston OFer.
If we have to include Abreu in the Boston trade then Sanchez for a solid RP makes sense.
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7:44p, 1/20/26
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trading abreu makes ZERO sense. who the hell takes the 8th inning
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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In reply to EastCoastAgNc • 7:54p, 1/20/26
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In reply to Mr.Bond • 7:55p, 1/20/26
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Mr.Bond said:
trading abreu makes ZERO sense. who the hell takes the 8th inning

LMJ, of course!
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In reply to EastCoastAgNc • 7:56p, 1/20/26
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This guarantees that Altuve gets in.
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8:17p, 1/20/26
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You mean teams want to trade for good players and don't want the Astros shtty players?
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In reply to MaxPower • 9:31p, 1/20/26
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MaxPower said:
iBrad said:
I would assume the Sanchez trade would be contingent upon trading for one of Boston's LH outfielders, at which point, ABs for Sanchez become very limited. Do you keep him just as insurance for Cam? I think with Cam, Cole, and Dezenzo, we can find a serviceable bat to go along with Meyers and Boston OFer.

If we have to include Abreu in the Boston trade then Sanchez for a solid RP makes sense.

If they have a solid BP guy equivalent to Abreu they are willing to put in a trade, why would they be trading for Abreu. Count me as solidly against trading Abreu. We have nobody in our BP with a solid multi year track record of being consistently reliable beside Hader. Seems like a great way to maybe improve our offense only to lose a bunch of games in the late innings.
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In reply to txags92 • 9:45p, 1/20/26
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txags92 said:
MaxPower said:
iBrad said:
I would assume the Sanchez trade would be contingent upon trading for one of Boston's LH outfielders, at which point, ABs for Sanchez become very limited. Do you keep him just as insurance for Cam? I think with Cam, Cole, and Dezenzo, we can find a serviceable bat to go along with Meyers and Boston OFer.

If we have to include Abreu in the Boston trade then Sanchez for a solid RP makes sense.

If they have a solid BP guy equivalent to Abreu they are willing to put in a trade, why would they be trading for Abreu. Count me as solidly against trading Abreu. We have nobody in our BP with a solid multi year track record of being consistently reliable beside Hader. Seems like a great way to maybe improve our offense only to lose a bunch of games in the late innings.


It makes sense that we are trying to move Abreu since this is the last year of his deal. No way we resign him with Hader the established closer and you can't pay setup guys big money…see Montero
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In reply to txags92 • 9:57p, 1/20/26
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txags92 said:
MaxPower said:
iBrad said:
I would assume the Sanchez trade would be contingent upon trading for one of Boston's LH outfielders, at which point, ABs for Sanchez become very limited. Do you keep him just as insurance for Cam? I think with Cam, Cole, and Dezenzo, we can find a serviceable bat to go along with Meyers and Boston OFer.

If we have to include Abreu in the Boston trade then Sanchez for a solid RP makes sense.

If they have a solid BP guy equivalent to Abreu they are willing to put in a trade, why would they be trading for Abreu. Count me as solidly against trading Abreu. We have nobody in our BP with a solid multi year track record of being consistently reliable beside Hader. Seems like a great way to maybe improve our offense only to lose a bunch of games in the late innings.


I'm not sure what Dana will do, but I think it would be a mistake to stand pat. This team is not a serious contender as constructed. I get that few teams will be, and logic says the Astros cannot maintain the same level of talent from past title seasons, but I would rather try something big than endure another slide towards or below 500. Anything can happen, but the Astros need more balance to cover the superstar drain.

There will be plenty of "I told you so" opportunities no matter what. I tend to favor action, so I hope Dana gets it done.
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10:00p, 1/20/26
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And, and some point, the Abreu Experience will catch up to the Astros. He can't keep loading the bases and expect to escape at the rate he has. I'd rather get value now and avoid the Tums overload.
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In reply to Marvin • 10:09p, 1/20/26
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And, and some point, the Abreu Experience will catch up to the Astros. He can't keep loading the bases and expect to escape at the rate he has. I'd rather get value now and avoid the Tums overload.


Not only that, it feels like he's a time bomb for injury. Hopefully not.
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10:29p, 1/20/26
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Shocked they got that much for him
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In reply to EastCoastAgNc • 10:31p, 1/20/26
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Agreed. That seems like a large overpay.
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In reply to Marvin • 10:39p, 1/20/26
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Marvin said:
txags92 said:
MaxPower said:
iBrad said:
I would assume the Sanchez trade would be contingent upon trading for one of Boston's LH outfielders, at which point, ABs for Sanchez become very limited. Do you keep him just as insurance for Cam? I think with Cam, Cole, and Dezenzo, we can find a serviceable bat to go along with Meyers and Boston OFer.

If we have to include Abreu in the Boston trade then Sanchez for a solid RP makes sense.

If they have a solid BP guy equivalent to Abreu they are willing to put in a trade, why would they be trading for Abreu. Count me as solidly against trading Abreu. We have nobody in our BP with a solid multi year track record of being consistently reliable beside Hader. Seems like a great way to maybe improve our offense only to lose a bunch of games in the late innings.


I'm not sure what Dana will do, but I think it would be a mistake to stand pat. This team is not a serious contender as constructed. I get that few teams will be, and logic says the Astros cannot maintain the same level of talent from past title seasons, but I would rather try something big than endure another slide towards or below 500. Anything can happen, but the Astros need more balance to cover the superstar drain.

There will be plenty of "I told you so" opportunities no matter what. I tend to favor action, so I hope Dana gets it done.

I agree with you about how we are constructed to compete for a playoff spot, but not to contend for a championship. But my opinion is that we need to be looking for a new 2B to let Altuve and Yordan platoon DH/LF. Going after a new corner OF to put Yordan at DH and Altuve back at 2B seems to be emphasizing the weak spots, not fixing them. If we ditch Abreu, who is the plan for the 8th? And who is your closer if Hader's issue from the end of the season comes back? There is nobody else on the current roster that I feel good about in either of those roles. If we trade away Abreu and put in somebody who is less equipped to handle the 8th, the temptation to have Hader doing more 4 out saves will be high for Espada and I think it will lead directly to wearing Hader out early again.
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In reply to iBrad • 12:19a, 1/21/26
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iBrad said:
Mr.Bond said:
trading abreu makes ZERO sense. who the hell takes the 8th inning

LMJ, of course!


I think he meant more than once.
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In reply to txags92 • 3:56a, 1/21/26
They have to do whatever they can to keep Yordan healthy and Altuve can't play LF everyday. I think he can be a spot starter there but even half the games there is too much. Lastly, they likely haven't found a viable 2B option that's really an upgrade. Donovan is the only possible option. My guess is the price is high because the Red Sox have also been unable to acquire him in spite of a need and with a much better farm system.
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7:13a, 1/21/26
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Nice offseason post. On my Mount Rushmore of Astro pitchers

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In reply to superaggie73 • 7:38a, 1/21/26
superaggie73 said:
txags92 said:
MaxPower said:
iBrad said:
I would assume the Sanchez trade would be contingent upon trading for one of Boston's LH outfielders, at which point, ABs for Sanchez become very limited. Do you keep him just as insurance for Cam? I think with Cam, Cole, and Dezenzo, we can find a serviceable bat to go along with Meyers and Boston OFer.

If we have to include Abreu in the Boston trade then Sanchez for a solid RP makes sense.

If they have a solid BP guy equivalent to Abreu they are willing to put in a trade, why would they be trading for Abreu. Count me as solidly against trading Abreu. We have nobody in our BP with a solid multi year track record of being consistently reliable beside Hader. Seems like a great way to maybe improve our offense only to lose a bunch of games in the late innings.


It makes sense that we are trying to move Abreu since this is the last year of his deal. No way we resign him with Hader the established closer and you can't pay setup guys big money…see Montero
except Abreu is actually good.
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In reply to Marvin • 7:41a, 1/21/26
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And, and some point, the Abreu Experience will catch up to the Astros. He can't keep loading the bases and expect to escape at the rate he has. I'd rather get value now and avoid the Tums overload.
this is a false narrative. The guy has proven year after year that he's an elite 8th inning guy and his peripherals back it up.
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In reply to Beat40 • 8:00a, 1/21/26
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I gotta be careful... but you're on to something.
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In reply to texasaggie2015 • 8:02a, 1/21/26
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texasaggie2015 said:
I gotta be careful... but you're on to something.

what do you mean by that? do you know some info you're not supposed to share?
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8:12a, 1/21/26
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I'm not really of fan of the closer role and even less of the "8th inning guy." We have Hader. Fill the rest of the pen with guys that can be used as needed. Abreu is solid. His two struggles are walks and hard hits, but he makes up for that with a lot of whiffs and strikeouts. Still, if you aren't going to pay the ridiculous contracts, then you have to make some shrewd trades like we did with Tucker. Just have to get used to the Astros operating that way.
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8:45a, 1/21/26
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Geez if Abreu is gone this may be the lowest velocity bullpen in the MLB in awhile. Or are we expecting Munoz, Pearson, Ullola to contribute?
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In reply to Big Al 1992 • 10:11a, 1/21/26
Big Al 1992 said:
Nice offseason post. On my Mount Rushmore of Astro pitchers


The most racist vote in Cy Young history - 1979
Bruce Sutter wins it getting 37 saves for the 5th place Cubs (80-82)

Niekro finishes second above JR despite JR having a clearly superior season.

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