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Should the Stros add one more?"NewsGame ThreadsHouston Astros Minor LeaguesAstros Game DayPodcastsBargain Bin Signings - the Starting 9's takesNew http://www.piratesfanproshop.com/authentic-josh-bell-jersey ,14commentsShould the Stros add one more?CDTShareTweetShareShareBargain Bin Signings - the Starting 9's takesRichard Mackson-USA TODAY SportsIt is now March 11th, and numerous big name players are still searching for their home for the 2019 season. We decided to each take a look and see who could be picked out of the bargain bin and help improve the 2019 Astros. For a list of top 50 Free Agents who haven’t signed yet, check out this list (link).*Brian Cohn (HH)*Josh James' strain leads to bigger question marks in the starting rotation. We still have strong depth in the minors dying for a shot, but I figured this is the best place for us to reinforce.It's easy to say Kimbrel or Keuchel would be great adds, but even at bargain bin pricing, I think they'll cost too much. Luckily, over the offseason I did a ton of articles evaulating different potential options. So who is my choice? Gio Gonzalez.Why? We'll the original estimated price tag of 2/24 was not going to break the bank, but he could possibly be picked up even cheaper. Not bad for a pitcher who has averaged 187 IP and 3 WAR for the past decade. I wrote up in the article www.crawfishboxes.com/platform/amp/2018/...gio-gonzalezwhy I think he will outperform his recent history especially with Strom's tutelage.ScottydoubleDallas Keuchel. There’s a pretty cool writeup by Mike Petriello on MLB.com about the uniqueness of Keuchel. It’s not a stretch to say DK has diminished since his Cy Young season in 2015, but I think he’s become undervalued now. He’s one of the best groundball pitchers of all-timeand he produced 3.6 fWAR last year for the 103-win Astros—third-most on the pitching staff and fifth-most on the team. At this point, teams seem unwilling to forfeit draft picks to sign Keuchel to a deal he/Boras deems fit. And let’s face it, Keuchel has a Beard meant to reside in Houston.Exile in Saint LouisI would love for the Astros to sign Tony Sipp. After two bad years, Sipp bounced back to his 2014/2015 form. In his three best Astro years, he’s been remarkably consistent Felipe Vazquez Jersey , totaling 1.0, 0.9 and 0.9 Fangraphs WAR. That version of Sipp is worth something like 2/12. Getting Sipp for one year for 3 million is a deal. His ERA was 1.86 and his FIP 2.41. With Peacock likely going to the rotation, the BP has some unknowns. I’d just as soon let Cionel and Framber hone their SP craft in Round Rock. Guduan is who he is at this point, a lefty who can’t throw strikes. bilbosI love Sipp too, Exile. Have written two articles on him in the last year. But I’ve also written some about Astros trades through the years, and the league is strewn with viable players who were Astros cast-offs.I say, it’s time to trust the youth again.Give em a shot. If Dallas Keuchel had come up at this time, instead of growing into a Cy Young winner, he would have been stuck in AA. You wrote a great article about giving Armenteros a shot this year.Is he the next Keuchel? We’ll probably never know, but if we add another veteran to the roster he’ll surely not get a chance, and he, or someone like him, will end up contributing for another team.Loogy could be a problem this year Sean Rodriguez Jersey , but if so, get one at the trade deadline.TheoPart of me wants to say Craig Kimbrel (“Bargain Bin” is a relative term, anyway); just cut loose, go all-in on probably the biggest name that’s still available, and build a Bullpen-of-Death to help close out games. But my less over-the-top /more realistic side says Edwin Jackson: he’s flexible (could start if injuries get too dire while also having bullpen experience), plus it would tie him for the “teams played for” record, which is cool. He probably fits the “bargain bin” label a little more accurately, too.BilbosI think any free agent at this point is a bargain binner, probably desperate for any deal. Something wasn't right about Kimbrel last year. I'm not the only one to think so or he'd be signed.CKunoI would say that most free agents are, Bilbos, but if recent rumblings are to be believed Keuchel is still holding out for a deal in the guaranteed 3 to 5 year range, which I don’t think the Astros should offer him.I have to feel that if he won’t take a deal with only 2 guaranteed years then the ship has sailed on that one for Houston.That being said, I also wouldn’t mind if the team could sign Gio Gonzalez to a cheap http://www.piratesfanproshop.com/authentic-josh-bell-jersey , short-term deal.Without rereading HH’s excellent article on him, he could definitely be a solid #5 in this rotation and will probably give you in the neighborhood of 175 innings.Another thing to consider is that his biggest issue last season was that he lost some quality on his curveball and if there’s anything the pitching coaches are good at, it’s improving the spin.BilbosIf he’s that stubborn, it looks like Kuechel is about to enjoy life in early retirement. HOUSTON — Instead of playing coy, which some predicted would be his course of action, Los Angeles Angels manager Mike Scioscia did not hesitate in announcing that rookie right-hander Shohei Ohtani would return to the mound for the first time in nearly three months on Sunday.Ohtani (4-1, 3.10 ERA) last pitched for the Angels on June 6 against the Kansas City Royals, working four innings before being sidelined with a grade 2 UCL sprain. The two-way Rookie of the Year candidate returned as a hitter on July 3 and produced a slash line of .261/.333/.555 with nine home runs and 23 RBIs over 44 games entering the four-game series with the Astros.Ohtani underwent injections of platelet-rich plasma and stem cells in his elbow on June 7.Article continues below ...“We’ll obviously monitor that very closely and we’ll have a range, but we’re going to wait and talk internally just to see what he’s going to be able to do and how the game’s going,” Scioscia said of a pitch count for Ohtani. “Naturally there’ll be a range that we’ll want to stay in.“This is going to be fluid. This is going to be directed from a lot of input from our medical staff, from how he’s evaluated after every outing, and we’ll see the frequency that he’s going to get out there.”Rookie right-hander Jaime Barria (8-9, 3.67 ERA) will start the second game of the series for the Angels (65-69). It will mark his 21st start on the season and 10th on the road. Barria was charged with the loss on Aug 25 against the Astros after allowing four earned runs and five hits over three innings Roberto Clemente Jersey , his second-shortest start of 2018. In two starts against Houston this season, Barria is 0-1 with a 4.50 ERA. He will make his first career appearance at Minute Maid Park.Left-hander Framber Valdez (2-0, 0.96 ERA) will make his second career start and third appearance for the Astros (82-52) on Friday. Valdez allowed one run on two hits and three walks with three strikeouts over five innings against the Angels on Aug. 26 in a 3-1 victory. He made his major league debut five days earlier in relief against the Seattle Mariners, earning the victory after surrendering one unearned run on two hits and one walk over 4 1/3 innings.Astros catcher Brian McCann will start behind the plate on Saturday following reinstatement from the 10-day disabled list. McCann has been sidelined since June 30 (right knee surgery).“We’re going to get him back in the mix right away,” Astros manager A.J. Hinch said. “I want to see his agility, I want to see his mobility, I want to see him hit with some leverage on his knee — all things that he’s shown in the minor leagues and he’s telling me that he can do.“His ability behind the plate to run a game, to control the pitching staff, the trust of the pitching staff will come back immediately. There will be an immediate, great feeling out of the pitching staff when they throw to him. But I am eager to get him back in the mix because he brings a lot of intangibles, he brings a lot of experience, and he needs to get back in the flow of things having been out so long.” |
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