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

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12:09p, 2/23/26
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Ive always found it weird the MLB doesnt allow trading of picks.
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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12:11p, 2/23/26
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I like to think of it this way...

Dana isn't going to do a deal just for the sake of doing a deal. He's held firm on his asking price for Parades (as he should). He's only going to make a deal if he gets FMV in return and it helps improve the team.

These are all good things.

Remember...It takes two to tango. I'd be more upset if Dana was standing pat by choice. That's doesn't seem to be the case.
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In reply to Ag_07 • 12:20p, 2/23/26
Paredes probably seemed like a better trade candidate than we thought. He is so perfectly fit for our team and stadium that he's simply way more valuable to us than all but a couple other teams. Boston is one of them but when there's no competition you're gonna get lowballed.

CW salary dump is your only other option but what's the point right now? It doesn't help us acquire anyone else as free agency has been picked over plus you are selling low. Maybe he has a good year and you get something for him next year with only one year left?
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12:35p, 2/23/26
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I wouldn't be surprised if Walker gets traded at the trade deadline. At that point other contenders in need of a first baseman and willing to take on his salary. But that would only be feasible if Parades is still an Astro at the deadline.
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In reply to BCEDAg • 12:41p, 2/23/26
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BCEDAg said:
I wouldn't be surprised if Walker gets traded at the trade deadline. At that point other contenders in need of a first baseman and willing to take on his salary. But that would only be feasible if Parades is still an Astro at the deadline.

If Walker is hitting well enough that somebody would be interested in him mid season, it will probably mean that we are doing well and won't be sellers at the deadline.
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12:47p, 2/23/26
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We need Walker to be valuable at the trade deadline and Dezenzo to take over as a productive 1B. I think this trade deadline could/should be the beginning of a youth movement.
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In reply to MaxPower • 12:49p, 2/23/26
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MaxPower said:
Paredes probably seemed like a better trade candidate than we thought. He is so perfectly fit for our team and stadium that he's simply way more valuable to us than all but a couple other teams. Boston is one of them but when there's no competition you're gonna get lowballed.

CW salary dump is your only other option but what's the point right now? It doesn't help us acquire anyone else as free agency has been picked over plus you are selling low. Maybe he has a good year and you get something for him next year with only one year left?

This board has a much higher value on Paredes than most GMs.
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In reply to Ag_07 • 12:57p, 2/23/26
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Ag_07 said:
I like to think of it this way...

Dana isn't going to do a deal just for the sake of doing a deal. He's held firm on his asking price for Parades (as he should). He's only going to make a deal if he gets FMV in return and it helps improve the team.

These are all good things.

Remember...It takes two to tango. I'd be more upset if Dana was standing pat by choice. That's doesn't seem to be the case.

Bingo. Sometimes the best deals are the ones you don't make. But to the fans, that's just doing nothing.

In the case of Paredes, doing nothing is better than any trade that wasn't going to give us similar production from the outfield, or one that wouldn't also weaken the big league club elsewhere (e.g. the bullpen).

Trading Walker only made sense if there was enough savings to replace his production with an outfielder through free agency.

It's obvious neither was something Dana was able to do, so keep the offensive fire power and let the manager figure out how to make it work. Don't weaken the roster just because it's not ideal.
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1:59p, 2/23/26
I'll count not getting fleeced by Boston as a win if that's truly the case. If for no other reason, it's the principle, but I'm still surprised a deal that could've benefited both sides in the short or long term wasn't made.
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2:31p, 2/23/26
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In reply to iBrad • 3:38p, 2/23/26
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Paredes was the second best position player on the team last year

wasn't he?
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In reply to ruxin98 • 3:48p, 2/23/26
ruxin98 said:
texasaggie2015 said:
tylhair said:
All Dana does is leak and talk.

Old Astros regimes made moves nobody was talking about. Out if nowhere to us. Dana leaks and talks- everyone knows what he is trying to get done, but he doesn't know how to execute without Crane forcing it through with money.

It has way more to do with lack of assets than anything else.
maybe, but he definitely does talk a lot. It makes him look stupid, whether it's ultimately his fault or not.


This board wanted a GM who talks, gets a GM who talks, now wants a GM who doesn't talk.

Weird.
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In reply to Beat40 • 3:50p, 2/23/26
Beat40 said:
ruxin98 said:
texasaggie2015 said:
tylhair said:
All Dana does is leak and talk.

Old Astros regimes made moves nobody was talking about. Out if nowhere to us. Dana leaks and talks- everyone knows what he is trying to get done, but he doesn't know how to execute without Crane forcing it through with money.

It has way more to do with lack of assets than anything else.

maybe, but he definitely does talk a lot. It makes him look stupid, whether it's ultimately his fault or not.


This board wanted a GM who talks, gets a GM who talks, now wants a GM who doesn't talk.

Weird.

Not me.
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In reply to Marvin • 3:53p, 2/23/26
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I could be way off, but I think the drive to keep the window open is keeping Dana from exercising his strength. It is incredibly difficult, if not impossible, to keep an aging boat afloat with little capital. Crane either needs to break the bank or hit the reset, because straddling the fence might fill enough seats and sell sufficient beer to stay in the black, but it is not a path to a title. Dana's known for building a team through the draft and talent identification, but he's doing that with one hand tied behind his back. Just my opinion.



I could not agree more that he's having to do things he probably wouldn't necessarily do to try to win now. Plus the loss of draft picks he's had to deal with.

I personally think he'a done a great job with that he's had. It's not his fault Crane didn't want to pay for Kikuchi.

He really needs some of his first few draft picks to make an MLB contribution as early as next year.
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7:29a, 2/24/26
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In reply to EastCoastAgNc • 8:18a, 2/24/26
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Interesting. if there is a lockout they owe nothing in 2027, but gain a club option for 2028 if he looks good?
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In reply to EastCoastAgNc • 8:36a, 2/24/26
EastCoastAgNc said:

That top 4 looks like Opening Day 2030
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In reply to CharleyKerfeld • 8:55a, 2/24/26
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Dana's guys
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9:20a, 2/24/26
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When is Yordan going to see some action? Last year he played very little, didn't do much, and we all know what happened. When you see Judge, Schwarber, etc pounding the ball in ST, I wonder where our big man is?
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In reply to houag78 • 9:32a, 2/24/26
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houag78 said:
When is Yordan going to see some action? Last year he played very little, didn't do much, and we all know what happened. When you see Judge, Schwarber, etc pounding the ball in ST, I wonder where our big man is?

Those guys are on the WBC team. They have a different schedule.
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9:36a, 2/24/26
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Same reason we're seeing Pena get early action
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In reply to houag78 • 9:48a, 2/24/26
houag78 said:
When is Yordan going to see some action? Last year he played very little, didn't do much, and we all know what happened. When you see Judge, Schwarber, etc pounding the ball in ST, I wonder where our big man is?

He went for a routine checkup at Houston Methodist and he's out until 2037.
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In reply to EastCoastAgNc • 9:50a, 2/24/26
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EastCoastAgNc said:

Just realized Cam is in center field
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In reply to CharleyKerfeld • 10:20a, 2/24/26
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CharleyKerfeld said:
houag78 said:
When is Yordan going to see some action? Last year he played very little, didn't do much, and we all know what happened. When you see Judge, Schwarber, etc pounding the ball in ST, I wonder where our big man is?

He went for a routine checkup at Houston Methodist and he's out until 2037.


Astros medical jokes will never get old! Unfortunately
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In reply to CharleyKerfeld • 10:34a, 2/24/26
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EastCoastAgNc said:

That top 4 looks like Opening Day 2030

Unfortunately I think in 2030, Pena will be in the 2nd year of his $7 billion dollar a year deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers
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In reply to Severian the Torturer • 10:43a, 2/24/26
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Severian the Torturer said:
CharleyKerfeld said:
EastCoastAgNc said:

That top 4 looks like Opening Day 2030

Unfortunately I think in 2030, Pena will be in the 2nd year of his $7 billion dollar a year deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers


And all but the cost of his 4 seats to every game for his family will be deferred until 2050.
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11:04a, 2/24/26
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"Normal buildup". Why does that sound bad?
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In reply to houag78 • 11:10a, 2/24/26
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houag78 said:
"Normal buildup". Why does that sound bad?

The fact that he had to tell us it was "normal", but couldn't give a specific date tells me it probably isn't.

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In reply to houag78 • 11:12a, 2/24/26
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houag78 said:
"Normal buildup". Why does that sound bad?


It sounds bad because that's been the reality. It might not be that this year, but there's a reason his career high in home runs only ties Judge's sixth-best total. You gotta be available to be great.

The Astros could really use a great Alvarez this year.

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In reply to Marvin • 11:34a, 2/24/26
Marvin said:
houag78 said:
"Normal buildup". Why does that sound bad?


It sounds bad because that's been the reality. It might not be that this year, but there's a reason his career high in home runs only ties Judge's sixth-best total. You gotta be available to be great.

The Astros could really use a great Alvarez this year.


He's had exactly one 100 RBI season.

15 guys had 100+ in 2025
16 in 2024
18 in 2023
13 in 2022
20 in 2021 (he was 13th with 104).





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In reply to houag78 • 11:45a, 2/24/26
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houag78 said:
"Normal buildup". Why does that sound bad?

Established veterans each have their own timeline with spring training ramp up. Completely normal.
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In reply to texasaggie2015 • 11:49a, 2/24/26
texasaggie2015 said:
houag78 said:
"Normal buildup". Why does that sound bad?

Established veterans each have their own timeline with spring training ramp up. Completely normal.
Yes I get that, it's just that Yordan's may be June.
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