Astros: Dana Brown’s holiday shopping done?
**Houston Astros Shake Up the Roster: What’s Next for the Team?**
The Houston Astros are making waves with strategic player moves and potential trades that could redefine their upcoming season. With the acquisition of Christian Walker from the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Astros are poised to enhance their lineup, leveraging Minute Maid Park’s favorable conditions for home run production. The discussion also covers the Astros’ outfield dynamics, featuring prospects like Pedro Leon and potential free agents such as Jesse Winker and Jurickson Profar. Eric Huysman and Brett Chancey analyze the team’s evolving strategy, emphasizing the need for bullpen improvements before 2025.
Will these changes propel the Astros to new heights? Tune in for an in-depth analysis and insider perspectives on the team’s path forward.
Join Eric Huysman and Brett Chancey for the Locked On Astros podcast as they discuss whether Dana Brown has completed his holiday shopping list after signing Christian Walker. They may have patched holes in the infield, but the holes in the outfield may be too much to patch up without a prospect stepping up.
0:00 Intro
5:00 Ricky Henderson’s Legacy
10:32 Christian Walker’s Impact on Astros
16:12 Astros’ Offseason Moves
21:10 Outfield Concerns for Astros
26:04 Bullpen and Relief Pitching Needs
31:00 Closing Remarks
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23 comments
If chaz can regain 2023 form , meyers can breakout and if Dubon can give us 150 plus hits I don’t think the outfield is completely horrible
Rickey was born Christmas of 1958. He was a gift to not only his family, but the baseball world. He was an absolute one of a kind player. There will never be another player like Rickey Henderson.
We need Ben Gamel back please 🙏
Bring back Jason Hayward for one year for cheap.
😂Jake Meyer gold glove winner?
I think they’re still signing Bregman
Chas Home Run power depends on his batting stance.
The low Altuve swing Crouching batting stance develops his power swing.
This upright batting stance looking at the catcher, this 2023 season. Chas go back to your low batting stance.
Make a split picture of Chas 2022, 2023 different batting stance. Huge difference. His leg injury made him not go lower in his batting stance.
Melton and Leon are not viable options. Melton can't even hold down a spot in AAA. What to do with Singleton ? DFA is the correct answer. McCormick was messed up by Dusty the Clown Baker, and if you let him play consistently in one spot I think he can get back to his best. If Astros really want to win this coming season, go and spend the $20-$22M that Teoscar Hernandez is looking for.. You then have a dangerous lineup – with the obvious exception of Meyers and Pena.
We can't afford his contract but I would swap Pena for Correa in a heartbeat.
If Ricky had the bigger bases and pitch clock it would have been crazy.
Walker is the best 1B in mlb for the last 3 years. This is a big addition. I think we'll see more HR and RBI with Walker and Paredes than we saw with Tucker and Bregman. Walker's defense will help Altuve a lot.
Lineup looks like
1. Altuve
2. Paredes
3. Yordan
4. Walker
5. Yainer
6. Pena
7. McCormick
8. Meyers
9. Dubon, Leon, Whitcomb, Dezenzo.
That is a pretty stacked lineup.
The Astros swept the Yankees in NY last season. I think we have a much better team right now. We have a much healthier team going into spring. Leon looked really immature last season. He's fast and has big power. He has two HR over 490 feet. Maybe he'll turn it around in spring.
Pedro Leon needs to play centerfield for the Astros give him a chance And he will produce more than Chas and Myers.
Let me know what you think guys I know I am right on this one.
how about a centerfielder who has an arm and ops value
ricky henderson was a rare talent….he could go deep with power as well as steal bases
i am tired of having no centerfielder….if ops is important the jake is not cutting it….he and chas have weak arms and everyone knows it….get a centerfielder
goldie was a great hitter in his prime…..if the yankees could get one decent year out of goldie they will be happy
Brett why did u keep interrupting Eric’s thoughts, it was cringe 😬. This is not meant to be disrespectful I really enjoy hearing your takes but it was really hard to listen to the episode, Eric’s face of frustration was noticeable.
Find way to bring Luis Robert jr and or Santander
Brett you interrupt Eric WAY TOO MUCH DUDE!! lol
Chas McCormick and Jake Myers have in the past been gamers. Maybe one or both McCormick and Myers could be the clutch players, put the ball in play players, the make the big play players.