I like this move. It shows that ownership is willing to cut a bad player who is still owed a lot on his contract so that the team will have a better chance of winning games moving forward Winning is all that matters
If winning is all that matters they wouldn't of thrown away 60games drinking around with fake azz Frankenstein. All his stats showed on a graph a steady decline year after year. They should've dumped him after last season while thy could stillget something in return. They did Yuli dirty and now this is the carma that comes with it, Also Crane didn't want to fire Espada so soon, so he let Abreus head roll hoping to senfpd the message to the rest of the team....
@@alisyed7659 You are correct. The other person has the right ideal, but is months late to the party or prom. This move should've been done April 25th or whenever it was he was batting .066 with 1 RBI (which was a sacrifice fly by the way so I'm not even sure it was intentional
The ONLY PERSON to feel sorry for is Yuli Gurriel and how the Astros management did him dirty after he was such an integral part of their championship run 2022. And I was feeling sorry for Jon Singleton how they just put him on the shelf like a toy when Abreu came back. Abreu is 45 years old, not 37... the old Dominican birth certificate trick
@@valamolamb I said the Old Dominican Birth Certificate switch trick because players in the Dominican use their younger brothers birth certificate to take 5 years off so they seem like a phenom and not average for their age. Why do you think they come and have instant success? Anyways, I knew Abreu is not Dominican, he's Cuban. The switching I.d. thing is a Dominican trick
@dougjstevenson726 I know, but you are wrong regardless. I've been following his career since he started playing for the Elephants (the team he played in Cuba), and I can assure you there is nothing wrong with his birth certificate. I really don't know what's going on with him. Maybe he has marital problems or even an eye sight problem. Because he winks and makes faces on the plate.
I hate the guy but still could you imagine the locker room mood when he's gotta clean out his stuff in front of other grown men? Sad day. NEGATIVE ENERGY IS ALL THAT DANA BROWN HAS BROUGHT THE ASTROS BY DIVIDING THE LOCKER ROOM BY CUTTING YULI, BRINGING ONE TOO MANY ROOSTERS IN THE HEN HOUSE (you don't put two successful closers in the same bullpen, especially when Pressly hadn't done anything to deserve losing his job at the time)
He should have stayed in triple A for 2 months and committed to the process of finding himself again instead of rushing back to the bigs unprepared… unfortunate that we caught the nosedive end of his career but it’s bound to happen in such a slow burning day to day grind of a sport. 2 decades and a decorated career, he’s had a hell of a run. It’s tough to look past the recency bias but he gave it his all and didn’t give up so I respect that. Congratulations to him on a successful career and earning more money than 99.99999% of humans ever will in their lifetimes.
One of those moves teams make which make little sense. Not releasing Abreu...the Astros signing him to three years when it was clear his last year in Chicago he was about to take a huge tumble in his offensive capabilities. I could see them inviting him to camp and going from there but three years w/o due diligence?
His numbers were declining, they didn’t fall off a cliff until he got here. We were all happy when they signed him, it’s just the contract should’ve been $38 million instead of $58 million😂
@@GetMoneyFuggBidges we weren’t ALL happy. I was very upset that they didn’t sign Gurriel. He was one of top three 1st basemen and had just won the batting title the year before. Even if he was declining a bit he was still better than Abreu offensively and light years ahead defensively. I wish they would give him another chance. I think the players would love to have him back.
Need to put singleton in Abreus suitcase. He sucks too. Rather put a rookie on 1St and take your chances. Might as make it an experimental season and hope for the best
I think BAGWEL should pay the 30mm. Owed ABREU because he is a big reason CRANE got him!!! BAGWEL convinced CRANE that he needed ABREU to become an ASTRO which was the biggest mistake CRANE ever made as an owner,,, crane needs to rid himself of this kind of help
Never liked “automatic out” Abreu, cost us Yuli, in time Loperfido, was brought back on crucial series vs mariners, that series with M’s was a most win, crane needs better people around him (Bagwell gang” need to step back a little bit
Yeah he didn't worry for us when he took the 2nd greatest franchise in the history of sports amidst their pinnacle and destroy them from within now did he... Dana Brown is a spy sent from Atlanta like a Trojan Horse to destroy the Astros from within and end their LCS Streak before we break Atlantas. When he starts trading Astros to the Braves we'll know for sure he's a spy
Absolutly insane how he got that contract. Imagine gwtting fired for a job you were the worst in your entire industry. Going home for the year but still getting paid 11.3 million dollars for the rest of the year
Hopefully the bad juju went with him and this team starts being fun to watch again. Like I said before, who cares what the league think or his contract, just DFA Abreu and play Singleton and Joey L and lets see how the season goes from now. I don't think they'll make it 8th straight ALCS but I'll be happy to be proving wrong in the end.
I believe this is a step in the right direction hopefully we start winning more games BUT it also has a lot to do with how the team is managed so Espada needs to also improve
I think Crane is calling the shots and Brown is just the front man for Crane. Crane probably wants that hands-on approach. The team should get Alonso from the Mets, Crotchet from White Sox and Mason Miller from the A’s. World Series window is closing and it is time for action. Maybe send Jacob Milton, Luis Baez, and Joey Loperifdo for Miller. Send Aj Blubaugh, Colton Gordon, Rhett Koufax, and Will Wagner for Crotchet. Send Zach Cole, Zach Dezenzo, Jose Fleury, and Jake Bloss for Alonso.
The Astros are going to rebuild. Instead of destroying the System. The Front Office worked hard in signing and watching the players develop. The System still needs more Draft and Latin Prospects.
@@alisyed7659 The window is still open. If you got one more year to win a WS, then go for it no matter what. Sacrificing prospects for 3 great players is no-brainer. The Mets won 5 in a row so Alonso might not be available. The Mets are 1.5 games behind for the 3rd WC spot, but they are still a hinge team as well as Blue Jays who might trade Vlad Guerrero. The farm system was weak to begin with so sacrificing the prospects is not a problem. Starting this month and next year, the team will have to draft wisely to beef up the farm system.
SINGLETON WAS SHOWING PROGRESS, AB AFTER AB, GAME FROM GAME, BUT THEN THEY BROUGHT FRANKENSTEIN ABREU BACK AND SINGLETONS PRODUCTION AND PLAYING TIME TOOK THE BACK SEAT TO FRANKENSTEIN ABREU.
They could have kept Yuli on the team for cheap. Abreu's last season with the White Sox was a warning sign since it was so unlike his other seasons. Plus, he was so used to the White Sox that he said he’d make them re-sign him when he was at his best, possibly missing out on better deals. He was never really pushed on a losing team and might have done better if he had stayed with the White Sox.
He is still going to get paid and he is a millionaire he will be alright I have been waiting for the Astros to finally come to their senses he has been hurting this team since he came here and started the I can't see the ball in MMP and then they started losing games at home
It should've happen WAAAAY earlier. In fact, Abreu shouldn't have happened to the Astros at all! We were doing just fine without him.... matter of fact I believe we only won a handful of GA,especially he played THIS year. We went on a 5 game winning streak when he left.
37 is "way too young" to be having problems? Seriously? The average age of retirement from MLB is actually around 30 years old! Abreu is way over that and hasn't shown any reasons to make us thing he'll ever recover -- since last year! I wish him the best and he got a good deal by going out with this amount of money, but he is only a shadow of his former self.
Per team sources, “Jeff Bagwell and the Astros have reached out to and negotiated a deal signing Frank Thomas to play 1st the rest of the season.” The team got him for a steal signing him to 3 years for 96 million. Thomas will report to the spring training facility in Florida where he will work to re-galvanize his swing in hopes of providing that much needed shot in the arm. When asked about the deal Bagwell responded,” All you have to do is look at the back of the baseball card to know how good a deal this is.” Sources asked Thomas what he brings to the table and he responded,” I’d like to thank Jeff and the Astros for giving this old guy a shot, I will be bringing a suitcase full of Nugenix total-t with me to hopefully get these guys playing harder.”
It was time to let Abreu go. I wish him all the best. I don't know what they have against playing Loperfido but it's very irritating to watch them not utilize him. I think he would be an awesome fit and could be another Kyle Tucker at the plate. Is it Espada, Dana, or Crane that's getting in the way? Whoever it is, they need to get over it before our entire season is gone.
I like this move. It shows that ownership is willing to cut a bad player who is still owed a lot on his contract so that the team will have a better chance of winning games moving forward
Winning is all that matters
If winning is all that matters they wouldn't of thrown away 60games drinking around with fake azz Frankenstein. All his stats showed on a graph a steady decline year after year. They should've dumped him after last season while thy could stillget something in return. They did Yuli dirty and now this is the carma that comes with it,
Also Crane didn't want to fire Espada so soon, so he let Abreus head roll hoping to senfpd the message to the rest of the team....
@@dougjstevenson726 fair point tbh
Should've released him 2 months ago.
@@alisyed7659 You are correct. The other person has the right ideal, but is months late to the party or prom. This move should've been done April 25th or whenever it was he was batting .066 with 1 RBI (which was a sacrifice fly by the way so I'm not even sure it was intentional
The ONLY PERSON to feel sorry for is Yuli Gurriel and how the Astros management did him dirty after he was such an integral part of their championship run 2022. And I was feeling sorry for Jon Singleton how they just put him on the shelf like a toy when Abreu came back.
Abreu is 45 years old, not 37... the old Dominican birth certificate trick
Abreu is not Dominican. But I do agree about Yuli he should have gotten a year extension.
@@valamolamb I said the Old Dominican Birth Certificate switch trick because players in the Dominican use their younger brothers birth certificate to take 5 years off so they seem like a phenom and not average for their age. Why do you think they come and have instant success?
Anyways, I knew Abreu is not Dominican, he's Cuban. The switching I.d. thing is a Dominican trick
@@valamolamb I never said he was Dominican. I said the "Dominican birth certificate trick"
@@davidstockman7405 I never said he was Dominican. I said the "Dominican birth certificate trick"
@dougjstevenson726 I know, but you are wrong regardless. I've been following his career since he started playing for the Elephants (the team he played in Cuba), and I can assure you there is nothing wrong with his birth certificate. I really don't know what's going on with him. Maybe he has marital problems or even an eye sight problem. Because he winks and makes faces on the plate.
I hate the guy but still could you imagine the locker room mood when he's gotta clean out his stuff in front of other grown men? Sad day. NEGATIVE ENERGY IS ALL THAT DANA BROWN HAS BROUGHT THE ASTROS BY DIVIDING THE LOCKER ROOM BY CUTTING YULI, BRINGING ONE TOO MANY ROOSTERS IN THE HEN HOUSE (you don't put two successful closers in the same bullpen, especially when Pressly hadn't done anything to deserve losing his job at the time)
He should have stayed in triple A for 2 months and committed to the process of finding himself again instead of rushing back to the bigs unprepared… unfortunate that we caught the nosedive end of his career but it’s bound to happen in such a slow burning day to day grind of a sport. 2 decades and a decorated career, he’s had a hell of a run. It’s tough to look past the recency bias but he gave it his all and didn’t give up so I respect that. Congratulations to him on a successful career and earning more money than 99.99999% of humans ever will in their lifetimes.
One of those moves teams make which make little sense.
Not releasing Abreu...the Astros signing him to three years when it was clear his last year in Chicago he was about to take a huge tumble in his offensive capabilities. I could see them inviting him to camp and going from there but three years w/o due diligence?
His numbers were declining, they didn’t fall off a cliff until he got here. We were all happy when they signed him, it’s just the contract should’ve been $38 million instead of $58 million😂
@@GetMoneyFuggBidges we weren’t ALL happy. I was very upset that they didn’t sign Gurriel. He was one of top three 1st basemen and had just won the batting title the year before. Even if he was declining a bit he was still better than Abreu offensively and light years ahead defensively. I wish they would give him another chance. I think the players would love to have him back.
Need to put singleton in Abreus suitcase. He sucks too. Rather put a rookie on 1St and take your chances. Might as make it an experimental season and hope for the best
Yep Singleton is not the answer.
Singleton isnt the answer sure...but he doesnt suck. Hes capable of doing the job which is all we need considering abrue literally ddnt do shit.
@@Percyrippedthank you Singleton does his damn job
Agree. Singleton sucks. Thinks he all that and a boc.
@@Percyripped abreu has certainly lowered the bar if Astros fans are okay with a mediocre first baseman. js
Welp It Only Took 70 Games Astros
Finally, get Mario Joseph “showtime “ Loperfido” ready, save $ on 1B, put it on pitching, give “Bagwell gang” my condolences
Singleton did better when he played while Abreu was down. .. but I only know what I see watching games.
I think BAGWEL should pay the 30mm. Owed ABREU because he is a big reason CRANE got him!!! BAGWEL convinced CRANE that he needed ABREU to become an ASTRO which was the biggest mistake CRANE ever made as an owner,,, crane needs to rid himself of this kind of help
Never liked “automatic out” Abreu, cost us Yuli, in time Loperfido, was brought back on crucial series vs mariners, that series with M’s was a most win, crane needs better people around him (Bagwell gang” need to step back a little bit
Yeah agreed dont feel bad...hes making his money regardless
Yeah he didn't worry for us when he took the 2nd greatest franchise in the history of sports amidst their pinnacle and destroy them from within now did he... Dana Brown is a spy sent from Atlanta like a Trojan Horse to destroy the Astros from within and end their LCS Streak before we break Atlantas. When he starts trading Astros to the Braves we'll know for sure he's a spy
Absolutly insane how he got that contract. Imagine gwtting fired for a job you were the worst in your entire industry. Going home for the year but still getting paid 11.3 million dollars for the rest of the year
Jeff bagwell fault
Hopefully the bad juju went with him and this team starts being fun to watch again. Like I said before, who cares what the league think or his contract, just DFA Abreu and play Singleton and Joey L and lets see how the season goes from now. I don't think they'll make it 8th straight ALCS but I'll be happy to be proving wrong in the end.
I think u were wrong
@@kiloWrldisYourz Lol, I hope so.
I believe this is a step in the right direction hopefully we start winning more games BUT it also has a lot to do with how the team is managed so Espada needs to also improve
I think sword was manipulated by the “Bagwell gang” to play Abreu, now he’s gone, hopefully “Bagwell gang” let him manage his way now, go stros
@@emiliovalera-f7h "sword" What???
I think Crane is calling the shots and Brown is just the front man for Crane. Crane probably wants that hands-on approach. The team should get Alonso from the Mets, Crotchet from White Sox and Mason Miller from the A’s. World Series window is closing and it is time for action. Maybe send Jacob Milton, Luis Baez, and Joey Loperifdo for Miller. Send Aj Blubaugh, Colton Gordon, Rhett Koufax, and Will Wagner for Crotchet. Send Zach Cole, Zach Dezenzo, Jose Fleury, and Jake Bloss for Alonso.
The Astros are going to rebuild. Instead of destroying the System.
The Front Office worked hard in signing and watching the players develop. The System still needs more Draft and Latin Prospects.
@@alisyed7659 The window is still open. If you got one more year to win a WS, then go for it no matter what. Sacrificing prospects for 3 great players is no-brainer. The Mets won 5 in a row so Alonso might not be available. The Mets are 1.5 games behind for the 3rd WC spot, but they are still a hinge team as well as Blue Jays who might trade Vlad Guerrero. The farm system was weak to begin with so sacrificing the prospects is not a problem. Starting this month and next year, the team will have to draft wisely to beef up the farm system.
The team should’ve kept Abreu for the trade deadline and send him off in a package deal.
Think any other team would’ve declined because the years and all the money left on his contract.
No one would have traded you for Abreu, He had no value.
@@Cowboysstar That is why you package him with other players.
I assume Abreu's age was verified as only 37? At least his release shows a commitment to winning.
Sometimes pressure is a good thing, in Singletons case. This is his time to show he belongs
imo Singleton is just as garbage as Abreu lol
SINGLETON WAS SHOWING PROGRESS, AB AFTER AB, GAME FROM GAME, BUT THEN THEY BROUGHT FRANKENSTEIN ABREU BACK AND SINGLETONS PRODUCTION AND PLAYING TIME TOOK THE BACK SEAT TO FRANKENSTEIN ABREU.
Singleton better get after it, or gtfo.
They lost almost every game Abreu was in the dugout for, and went on a winning streak when he left... do the OBVIOUS math
Can they get rid of Bagwell to?
They could have kept Yuli on the team for cheap. Abreu's last season with the White Sox was a warning sign since it was so unlike his other seasons. Plus, he was so used to the White Sox that he said he’d make them re-sign him when he was at his best, possibly missing out on better deals. He was never really pushed on a losing team and might have done better if he had stayed with the White Sox.
No. We needed a 1st baseman with offensive and defensive abilities. Yuli was struggling mightily on the offensive side as well.
@@Mario-it3po I know, but he came up strong when you needed him the most unlike other stars in the team
Hey Brett, your video has crapped out like Abreu did. 😊
About time he was let go
He is still going to get paid and he is a millionaire he will be alright I have been waiting for the Astros to finally come to their senses he has been hurting this team since he came here and started the I can't see the ball in MMP and then they started losing games at home
Strike out after strike out he woke up a little in the play off last year but that's it
It happend sooner than later. That black hole in the lineup was hurting the team.
It should've happen WAAAAY earlier. In fact, Abreu shouldn't have happened to the Astros at all! We were doing just fine without him.... matter of fact I believe we only won a handful of GA,especially he played THIS year. We went on a 5 game winning streak when he left.
Is Hummel better than Loperfido ??
Called up Cooper Hummel from Space cowboys. lets see what he does
Can Pressly be next?
What she ^ said
Dubon hits too good to play 1st
Nah Singleton just wants to hit the long ball.
37 is "way too young" to be having problems? Seriously? The average age of retirement from MLB is actually around 30 years old! Abreu is way over that and hasn't shown any reasons to make us thing he'll ever recover -- since last year! I wish him the best and he got a good deal by going out with this amount of money, but he is only a shadow of his former self.
Not suprised..singleton aint that much better..let joey start..dont got shit to lose
Per team sources, “Jeff Bagwell and the Astros have reached out to and negotiated a deal signing Frank Thomas to play 1st the rest of the season.” The team got him for a steal signing him to 3 years for 96 million. Thomas will report to the spring training facility in Florida where he will work to re-galvanize his swing in hopes of providing that much needed shot in the arm. When asked about the deal Bagwell responded,” All you have to do is look at the back of the baseball card to know how good a deal this is.” Sources asked Thomas what he brings to the table and he responded,” I’d like to thank Jeff and the Astros for giving this old guy a shot, I will be bringing a suitcase full of Nugenix total-t with me to hopefully get these guys playing harder.”
NOOOOOOOOOOO! Ok I'm over it now!
I guess Loperfido is too good to play 1st
This is what they should do with Rafael Montero, it's no good.
Well, Verlander scratched Spaghetti gives up 7 fcking runs in 1 1/3 innings.. I over I keep saying it's over this team is trash
We need a Pitcher, we have a 1st baseman!!!
Anyone can play 1st
He should go to Yankees
Nobody believe Dana
It was time to let Abreu go. I wish him all the best. I don't know what they have against playing Loperfido but it's very irritating to watch them not utilize him. I think he would be an awesome fit and could be another Kyle Tucker at the plate. Is it Espada, Dana, or Crane that's getting in the way? Whoever it is, they need to get over it before our entire season is gone.
I DONT FEEL SORRY FOR BASEBALL PLAYERS THAT MAKE MILLIONS A YEAR.AND GET RELEASED .
Exactly. These people just pretend to care to put on a virtuous front. It’s bs
And still get paid lol
They are the CEOs of baseball lol
It's Hummel Time!!!
Is Josh Bell or Vlad Jr available
BRIAN CASHMAN....GO SIGN JOSE TO THE YANKEES!!!
HE NEEDS A NEW JOLT ⚡️
Jeff Bagwell & Dana Brown should pay the remainder of Abreu’s contract. He lost his job but has 30 mil owed to him, hard to feel sorry for him.
Dana Brown didn't sign Abreu however, I do agree on Bagwell...
they signed Abreu before Brown got hired as GM, Jeff "Back Of The Baseball Card" Bagwell should.
Jim Crane and Jeff Bagwell behind the Jose Abreu signing.
I hope the Mariners pick him up and then rakes the rest of the year
Hes THE NEW YANKEES 1ST BASEMEN. AND ALEX BREGMAN TO THE YANKEES
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