Ag_07 said:

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I can't imagine Paredes playing any 3B unless it's to spell CC for a game or two here and there. Big concern being does he have the range and mobility after the hammy injury.

That same thing can be said about CC playing SS.

To me the logjam is not in the infield. I's at DH. Too many players that can't play defense regularly so now we have a backlog at DH.

I also wouldn't be too concerned about Walker being a locker room problem. Yeah he wants to play full time but by all accounts he's a veteran presence in clubhouse and high quality teammate.

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• "Being at third base, I don't get as tired. I feel like my legs are a lot fresher," Correa said.
• "I love it. I tell the guys it's a gift from God. I only move when the ball is hit at me".
• "When I get home I don't even feel like I played a game".
• Pena was injured and yet Carlos only started 3 games at SS last year

MaxPower said:

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Disagree. If Pena gets hurt I see no scenario where Nick Allen is playing everyday with Paredes' bat on the bench.

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MaxPower said:

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Even if it's a 10 day stint, Nick Allen isn't starting 8 games in a row.

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Beat40 said:

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AggiEE said:

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EastCoastAgNc said:

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“My goal is to play every day and be the everyday first baseman,” said Christian Walker, who spoke for around 13 minutes after his arrival in Astros camp. Walker acknowledged the infield surplus and said he is “aware of the business side of things.”

“I want to be here,” he said

— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) February 12, 2026

Well this is awkward

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Is Walker aware about the baseball side of things? He hasn't earned an everyday role

Old man Walker can rest one or two days per week

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Came out too hot in my response. Deleted it. Tired of the arguing over Paredes and Walker and if keeping both of them works.

I just think the way you view it ends poorly. You're being the fan, not the manager.

We shall see how the season goes if they're both on the team. I've been wrong before and surely will be wrong again.

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MaxPower said:

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Even if it's a 10 day stint, Nick Allen isn't starting 8 games in a row.

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AggiEE said:

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Beat40 said:

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AggiEE said:

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EastCoastAgNc said:

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“My goal is to play every day and be the everyday first baseman,” said Christian Walker, who spoke for around 13 minutes after his arrival in Astros camp. Walker acknowledged the infield surplus and said he is “aware of the business side of things.”

“I want to be here,” he said

— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) February 12, 2026

Well this is awkward

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Is Walker aware about the baseball side of things? He hasn't earned an everyday role

Old man Walker can rest one or two days per week

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Came out too hot in my response. Deleted it. Tired of the arguing over Paredes and Walker and if keeping both of them works.

I just think the way you view it ends poorly. You're being the fan, not the manager.

We shall see how the season goes if they're both on the team. I've been wrong before and surely will be wrong again.

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It really depends on what is meant by "everyday" player.

Walker is your primary 1B.

Maybe he plays 4/5 games. To me that is still an everyday player, with acknowledgment that he's 35 years old with injury history.

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Beat40 said:

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Farmer1906 said:

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AggiEE said:

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Beat40 said:

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AggiEE said:

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EastCoastAgNc said:

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“My goal is to play every day and be the everyday first baseman,” said Christian Walker, who spoke for around 13 minutes after his arrival in Astros camp. Walker acknowledged the infield surplus and said he is “aware of the business side of things.”

“I want to be here,” he said

— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) February 12, 2026

Well this is awkward

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Is Walker aware about the baseball side of things? He hasn't earned an everyday role

Old man Walker can rest one or two days per week

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Came out too hot in my response. Deleted it. Tired of the arguing over Paredes and Walker and if keeping both of them works.

I just think the way you view it ends poorly. You're being the fan, not the manager.

We shall see how the season goes if they're both on the team. I've been wrong before and surely will be wrong again.

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It really depends on what is meant by "everyday" player.

Walker is your primary 1B.

Maybe he plays 4/5 games. To me that is still an everyday player, with acknowledgment that he's 35 years old with injury history.

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I can agree with this. That is 130 games for Walker.

That means Paredes gets ~30 games there.

If we do the same thing with Yordan. He plays 4/5 games with a 75%-25% DH-LF split.

If Paredes got 100% of the non-Yordan DH days (unlikely IMO) that means we're at less than 100 games for Paredes.

If we do the same thing with Correa at 3B. We finally get to 130ish games for Paredes. But this assumes 100% efficiency of Paredes filling in when others rest. That seems damn near impossible to time it up perfectly. If we assume Espada can get Paredes in at 85% of those 130 potential games, we're back down to 110 games.

The hoops you gotta jump through to find Paredes enough games is kind of wild. The only way this works out if with an injury.

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I feel like I must say this over and over again: PAREDES WAS AN ALL-STAR IN 2024 AND 2025. You don't "try to find" 130+ games for a back-to-back All-Star. You don't ask that guy to play 75% or 80% of the games if he's healthy. It's really rather ridiculous.

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— Section 10 Podcast (@Section10Pod) February 12, 2026

AggiEE said:

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Beat40 said:

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Farmer1906 said:

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AggiEE said:

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Beat40 said:

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AggiEE said:

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EastCoastAgNc said:

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“My goal is to play every day and be the everyday first baseman,” said Christian Walker, who spoke for around 13 minutes after his arrival in Astros camp. Walker acknowledged the infield surplus and said he is “aware of the business side of things.”

“I want to be here,” he said

— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) February 12, 2026

Well this is awkward

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Is Walker aware about the baseball side of things? He hasn't earned an everyday role

Old man Walker can rest one or two days per week

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Came out too hot in my response. Deleted it. Tired of the arguing over Paredes and Walker and if keeping both of them works.

I just think the way you view it ends poorly. You're being the fan, not the manager.

We shall see how the season goes if they're both on the team. I've been wrong before and surely will be wrong again.

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It really depends on what is meant by "everyday" player.

Walker is your primary 1B.

Maybe he plays 4/5 games. To me that is still an everyday player, with acknowledgment that he's 35 years old with injury history.

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I can agree with this. That is 130 games for Walker.

That means Paredes gets ~30 games there.

If we do the same thing with Yordan. He plays 4/5 games with a 75%-25% DH-LF split.

If Paredes got 100% of the non-Yordan DH days (unlikely IMO) that means we're at less than 100 games for Paredes.

If we do the same thing with Correa at 3B. We finally get to 130ish games for Paredes. But this assumes 100% efficiency of Paredes filling in when others rest. That seems damn near impossible to time it up perfectly. If we assume Espada can get Paredes in at 85% of those 130 potential games, we're back down to 110 games.

The hoops you gotta jump through to find Paredes enough games is kind of wild. The only way this works out if with an injury.

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I feel like I must say this over and over again: PAREDES WAS AN ALL-STAR IN 2024 AND 2025. You don't "try to find" 130+ games for a back-to-back All-Star. You don't ask that guy to play 75% or 80% of the games if he's healthy. It's really rather ridiculous.

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He is coming off a major hamstring injury.

You easily can ask him to rest 1 out of every 5 starts

We are inventing a problem here that does not exist. It'll be fine

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AggiEE said:

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EastCoastAgNc said:

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“My goal is to play every day and be the everyday first baseman,” said Christian Walker, who spoke for around 13 minutes after his arrival in Astros camp. Walker acknowledged the infield surplus and said he is “aware of the business side of things.”

“I want to be here,” he said

— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) February 12, 2026

Well this is awkward

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Is Walker aware about the baseball side of things? He hasn't earned an everyday role

Old man Walker can rest one or two days per week

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Player may opt out of contract after 2027

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Farmer1906 said:

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I agree. For a guy that good with 2 years of control, you should be able to land an everyday player that can help the team.

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Marvin said:

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Beat40 said:

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MTX13 said:

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Farmer1906 said:

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EastCoastAgNc said:

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“My goal is to play every day and be the everyday first baseman,” said Christian Walker, who spoke for around 13 minutes after his arrival in Astros camp. Walker acknowledged the infield surplus and said he is “aware of the business side of things.”

“I want to be here,” he said

— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) February 12, 2026

Well this is awkward

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This is kind of what I was worried about. Paredes and Walker are not going to accept a bench role.

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Sorry if this has already been discussed, but as a worst case scenario, is this breakdown terrible?

1B - Walker/Paredes
2B - Altuve
SS - Pena/Correa
3B - Correa/Paredes
LF - Alvarez
CF - Meyers
RF - Smith
DH - Paredes/Walker/Correa (basically whoever is not playing one of the infield positions)

I know it probably isn't ideal, but even with a loaded infield, all of those guys can at least get consistent ABs. And they can rotate through positions throughout the year to manage work load.

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It's about ABs and games. I don't see how you can get Walker, Paredes, Altuve, Pena, Correa, and Alvarez 150 games if they all stay healthy the entire year. Paredes was an All-Star and we have people on this board essentially wanting to use him as a glorified utility guy and have him and Walker play like 75%-80% of the games this season.

The only way keeping Walker and Paredes works in my mind is Walker becomes a back-up player. That's it. And well, we saw the comments by Walker, so we'll see how the clubhouse culture is this season if they're both on the team.

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You guys might light me up for asking this, but do we really want Altuve to play 150 games at this point? It's a big "if" considering last year, but what if Walker does show better results? Who out of that group would you rather sit? It would have to be Altuve or Correa.

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