The Astros are considering trading Ryan Pressly. It may signal a shift in a nearly decade long strategy of acquiring bullpen arms to letting them emerge.
If nothing else, Pressly needs a change of scenery. After his 2024 and his salary, not sure we won’t have to pay some of his 2025 but it’s worth exploring. I still think the Hader signing got in his head. Have to say I agree with not spending as much on BP arms: Monteros deal is yet another cautionary tale in support of that
Tomorrow, I'll post on Pressly the trade asset (I"m not optimistic). But I find it's more physical. His velocity is declining and, as a result, so are his strikeouts.
OF course, it's not what I think, but what some other team thinks. And it only takes one.
If nothing else, Pressly needs a change of scenery. After his 2024 and his salary, not sure we won’t have to pay some of his 2025 but it’s worth exploring. I still think the Hader signing got in his head. Have to say I agree with not spending as much on BP arms: Monteros deal is yet another cautionary tale in support of that
Tomorrow, I'll post on Pressly the trade asset (I"m not optimistic). But I find it's more physical. His velocity is declining and, as a result, so are his strikeouts.
OF course, it's not what I think, but what some other team thinks. And it only takes one.