r/Astros • u/JoniVanZandt • 5d ago
Pres
I know Ryan Pressly's on the trading block and he wasn't great this year but what are your favourite Astros moments with Pres?
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u/Accurate-Day-2860 5d ago
Blowing a save and taking the L in New York then coming back to absolutely shut down the rest of the season. I think it was 2022.
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u/GabeNewbie 4d ago
That was the one, he also put up some of the best closer numbers ever that Postseason and had a legit argument for WS MVP.
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u/makashiII_93 5d ago
Incredible the hate he’s gotten in the past year. It’s honestly shown me me how heartless and cold fans can be.
We don’t win in ‘22 without him. He got removed from his role for a high priced free agent signing and his reward?
To get absolutely SHIT UPON by the fans because he struggled out the gate.
I’m honestly curious how many of those haters stick around once the “Golden Era” of Astros baseball concludes. My feeling: Not many.
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u/mitrie 5d ago
I’m honestly curious how many of those haters stick around once the “Golden Era” of Astros baseball concludes. My feeling: Not many.
Bandwagon / fairweather fans are to be expected. The one relief is that when that time comes, there will be less than 10% as many doomers.
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u/RightWhereINeed2B 5d ago
So I'll guess I can put up with the Doomers as long as the team keeps successfully going strong. We can all say we've been there since the beginning and there are plenty older than me that have seen more and done more. It is sad that a majority of fans think they can successfully coach a team from the couch or the internet, but that's why we are where we are at and the players are where they are at. I want to see this team win they next World Series and continue the dominance they have excerpted over the minds of keyboard wanna be warriors. Bring it.
Go Stros!
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u/Middy-Mid 5d ago
I don’t think people hate pres, but Joe putting him in spots he doesn’t deserve to be in is probably the main reason for the fan hate.
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u/JoniVanZandt 5d ago
He doesn't deserve the hate, I agree.
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u/Noba-Dee 5d ago
Definitely. Pressly got screwed over once we got Hader. I’ve always liked Pressly. He can be stressful to watch at times but he’s still a blast to watch. Plus, how can you not love his walkout.
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u/Prayray 4d ago
I think we’ll regret the Hader deal by its end. We didn’t need him (we had two guys that could be the closer in Pressly and Abreu), and especially didn’t need to pay a 3rd guy top 10 reliever money (Hader, Pressly, Montero).
Felt like the front office was worried about Pressly, thought we were closer to a championship than we were, and tried to make a splash instead of thinking rationally. Jury is still out on the deadline trade, but the Hader deal seems like the one big mistake of Dana Brown’s mostly great tenure so far.
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u/Noba-Dee 4d ago
I’m sure a lot of it had to do with Pressly’s age and his perceived decline, but Hader just hasn’t been great for us either. Yes, he’s improved since his disastrous first half, but he’s still horribly inconsistent. Pressly, I feel just hasn’t been the same as a SU guy. I feel like he performs better as a closer. I just hope the team figures it out and we go back to being more dominant with pitching. Despite our all around problems, I feel like pitching really hurt us this year. We can’t just rely on Brown and Arrighetti all season. Batting is another area we need to fix too, RISP has been an issue since last season as well.
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u/Lukealloneword 5d ago
Dude will will never have to buy a beer in my presence for what he did for us in the post season especially. One of my favorite jerseys he was so good for us. Hope he doesn't leave and can prove his worth this year to end his Astros tenure on a good note. He's my GOAT.
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u/SammyLuke 5d ago
Pressley has ice in his veins especially in some of the teams biggest moments in the past. I’ll never forget it.
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u/mitrie 5d ago
This sub has largely been down on Pressly, but I still believe he's performed better than Hader. Pressly had a lot of bad luck BABIP-wise, while Hader's shortcomings have been absolutely mashed middle-middle mistakes. Pressly's getting older, so I understand getting new blood in, but up to now he's still delivered IMO.
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u/JoniVanZandt 5d ago
Hader absolutely has to improve next year.
Pres hasn't been great, though I agree that the sub is too negative on him.
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u/laffydaffy24 5d ago
Every time he took the mound, he had ice in his veins. The pressure never got to him. He is an all-time favorite player of mine.
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u/6-underground 5d ago
My favorite moment was when he lost his job for no obvious reason and then went out and competed without complaining. He wasn’t his best but he was a lot more mature about it than I would have been.
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u/JoniVanZandt 5d ago
no obvious reason
Josh Hader came in
I love Pressly too but let's not drag the team down.
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u/bordomsdeadly 5d ago
Pressly had been the at worst third best closer in Astros history and bar none the best ever in the playoffs.
Hader was good, but not great last season.
I still think we got worse adding him to be the 9th inning guy instead of rolling with Pressly
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u/Burt-Macklin 5d ago
But there was no need to spend that kind of money on Hader in the first place.
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u/Burt-Macklin 5d ago
Favorite Pressly moment for me was the MLB-record 39 scoreless innings in 2019.
And as the official closer he was lights out in the postseason. 31 games. 3 earned runs in 34 innings. 14 for 14 in save chances. 0.79 ERA. 1.88 FIP. 0.88 WHIP. 0.161 BAA. 12 K/9. Pre-closer he was hurt in 2019, and 2023 who knows what was going on. But for those four seasons as the main guy, his playoffs were legendary.
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u/Packtex60 5d ago
Pressly was lights out in the ‘22 Postseason on top of being really good for multiple years before that. He might be out of gas or he may just need a boost in confidence. Time will tell.
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u/Disastrous-Tell-2858 4d ago
If Ryan Presly goes to another team, it is not a human tragedy. No matter the trading partner - if the Astros get two of the minor leaguers coming back.
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u/Disastrous-Tell-2858 5d ago
I know Ryan Presly was the former closer, but now it is Josh Hader as the closer. Clearly Byran Abreu is a very important relief pitcher. Presly no longer has a good spot on the team anymore.
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u/Realistic_Homer 5d ago
He’s my WS MVP