Astronaut Third Baseman Isaac Paredes Hamstrings were nervously on the list of injuries over the weekend, and manager Joe Espada suggested last night that the 26-year-old Slugger would not be back anytime soon. Espada called Paredes’ hamstring problem “very serious”, adding that the team is still waiting for further test results until a formal diagnosis and recovery timeline is provided, but the injury “will definitely make him temporarily eliminate” (via the Houston Chronicle’s Matt Kawahara link). Espada can’t say clearly whether Paredes will return this season.
This is another cruel injury to the Astros club, which somehow encountered an avalanche, sitting on Al West. Houston won only 29 games Yordan Alvarez This year, the surgery was initially diagnosed with inflammation due to ongoing hand injuries until the team finally revealed that he was dealing with a small fracture. Jeremy PeniaA cracked rib in late June broke the breakout season. He missed nearly a month. Outfielder Jack Meyers,,,,, Chas McCormick and Jacob Melton It took some time on the injury list; Meyers and Melton are there at the moment.
The pitch surface of the coin is even worse. Ronel Blanco and Haydn Wesniski Both require surgery by Tommy John. Spencer Arrighetti He has not pitched since early April when he played in the outfield and was hit by a batting practice during his batting practice. Louis GarciaAfter some early setbacks, Tommy John’s rehabilitation has now reached over two years.
Houston is unremittingly persevering, it is impossible to be in the 17 games of the .500, which is largely thankful Brown Hunter,,,,, Framber Valdez,,,,, Josh Hard,,,,, Bryan Abreu and several unexpected contributors (e.g. Bennett Sousa,,,,, Steven Okert,,,,, Sean Doubin,,,,, Ryan Gusto,,,,, Brandon Walter,,,,, Colton Gordon). They’re still in Meyers Mauricio Dubon And the receiver Victor Caratini.
Paredes has been a big part of the team’s success, but has played 94 times in 94 games in 101 games and played 0.259/.359/.470 and scored 19 home runs. He hasn’t been a single substitute Kyle TuckerBats in the lineup, but Cam Smith – Both were earned in Tucker’s return – providing above-average offense throughout the season.
With the situation in Paredes infinitely, Athletics’ Chandler Rome reported that Astronauts are now more likely to target additional bats than before they were injured. Houston has been looking for left-handed bats that can help at second base, but the main focus of general manager Dana Brown has been improving his nervous pitching depth.
It creates a fascinating dynamic for Astronauts. Throughout the winter, it was obvious that owner Jim Crane just wanted to exceed the luxury tax threshold for the second season in very specific cases (i.e., if that means re-signing Alex Bregman At their price – not his). Tucker and Ryan Media Even if they bring free agents Christian Walker In a three-year contract. April transactions Rafael Montero For the Brave, they found a takeover for part of his underwater contract, which made Astronaut tax-free his salary less than 3mm and created more room to breathe. If the crane still intends to avoid luxury taxes, that may be key.
RosterResource will price Astros at about 235.5mm CBT precautions, accounting for only 5.5mm threshold. The contract of COT is more bearish, at 238.9 mm. Both are estimates, because the exact calculation of CBT expenditure is not all public. But they still depict images that are generally similar: Astros is still a priority when keeping that number below 241 mm.
Astronauts can always convince trading partners to pay back some new acquisition wages, but doing so will require higher prices in the prospects. Houston’s farm system isn’t rewarded well, although their player developers continue to oust players (especially pitchers) that exceed industry expectations. If the team needs to maintain a level of 241mm, then finding the pre-choice players will be a way to explore, although the prices of these players will be worth noting.
Mets open to trade from infield depth (including left-wing third baseman/second baseman Brett Baty), propose a possible path. Tampa Bay Speedster Jose Caballero is an under-average batsman who hits the ball from the right side of the plate but has 32 guards of the stolen base. He reportedly aroused trade interests. Houston may also hope to buy low prices in Minnesota’s top prospects Edouard Julien Or cardinal Nolan Gorman. Julien performed well in Triple-A but had slipped off the depth map of the tissue. Gorman is currently out of the way with a back injury, but has provided an average offense for the card. But the pictures of the St. Louis infield are getting more and more confusing, and when the top prospects golem Gorman might be squeezed out JJ Wetherholt Already ready for the look of the major leagues. These are examples of speculation, which is clear, but this is the type of movement that can provide infield help while managing CBT restrictions.
Another option is to trade from the major league roster in an attempt to free up more financial freedom. The aforementioned McCormick made 3.4mm, with no starting point, especially when Meyers returned. The deal he will trim about 1.22 mm from the CBT bill (as of this writing, this number will gradually drop as the deadline lengthens). Houston will be one way or another, one of the more interesting clubs starting with the trade deadlines for now and next week.
