The Sean Salisbury Show

Over the course of the weekend amid the Conference Championship games in the NFL, turning to the MLB for a moment the Astros make a major move in regards to tuning up the roster for the start of the 2025 season. As weeks dwindle down before the meeting of pitchers and catchers, aiming to free up some cap space on the roster the Astros have parted ways with veteran reliever Ryan Pressly now sending him to the Chicago Cubs. With Pressly's departure to Chicago along with a payout of $5.5M, in return the Astros received right-handed pitcher prospect Juan Bello. Now with space freed up a bit, the Astros now favor in a chance to bring back their veteran third baseman to the roster before the spring arrives. Sean and Brian take a moment in the seven o'clock hour to discuss the possibility now with Ryan Pressly being traded to the Cubs, could the Astros really look to bring back their clubhouse veteran for a run at another postseason?

With the offseason continuing on and pitchers and catchers set to meet roughly in a few more weeks, the Astros still have a bit of a window still to get a few assets to the roster and close deals before the spring arrives. Still looking to see what Bregman does, the Astros have now re-engaged contract negotiations with the veteran third baseman and that the qualifying offer initially offered in the beginning is still available. As the weeks dwindle down with spring training on the horizon and with talks regarding Bregman's next destination reducing as we get closer to the start of the season, it looks to seem that Bregman may return to Houston an Astro for the 2025 season. Preparing in advance for Bregman's departure after he declined the Astros initial offer, the Astros scooped a few players wasting no time to try to replenish some of the prospects they let go during the legal tampering and departure of players like Kyle Tucker. Sean and Brian take a moment to discuss the different scenarios in which Bregman could return an Astro and where to fit players on the roster with the potential of Bregman returning for the 2025 season.

With the conclusion of their season early in the Wild Card round with a loss to the Detroit Tigers, the Astros rolled into the offseason a bit earlier than most are use to. Falling short this season the Astros still have been the only team in the American League that has made a total of eight consecutive postseasons with a total of seven consecutive ALCS appearances. Looking to add more depth to the roster during this offseason, the Astros have shopped a bit but many say the Astros haven't added a Tier One or game changing player to make the roster a competitive one. Following the release of players that helped get to the postseason last year like Yusei Kikuchi and Kyle Tucker not returning this season and still looking to see what the veteran third baseman Alex Bregman does with trade talks regarding him dwindling down, lots of fans believe the Astros still need to add depth to this roster in order to make a shot at next years postseason. Judging from the conclusion of the season up to now, with pitchers and catchers meeting in exactly three weeks Sean and Brian ask listeners what grade would you give the Astros offseason moves this year?

Following the conclusion of their 2025 season, the Texans finish first in the AFC South with a standing record of 10-7 but fall short to the two time Super Bowl champions in their divisional round game. Now with back to back seasons making the playoffs but not quite able to get over the Divisional Round hump the Texans roll into this offseason with a few lingering questions in regards to players and staff. With production across the team a bit unreliable in some instances, many believe tampering in regards to the coaching staff may come into play this offseason. Looking back this season into specifics, many argue that outside of player production being an issue coaching has been a vital one as well. With the struggles of the offensive line throughout the seasons entirety and with Bobby Slowik interviewing for the Jets HC vacancy amid their last game of the season Sean and Brian pose the question, could the Texans coaching staff look a bit different rolling into next season?

Rolling into the Divisional Round slate on Saturday in there afternoon kickoff, the Texans took on Pat Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in a chance to make their first ever AFC Conference Championship appearance. With a final score of 23-14 the Texans happen to fall short, now making it back to back seasons enduring a loss in the Divisional Round. Following predictions and forecasts made all week prior to Saturday's kickoff, many foresaw the obstacles the Texans would have to overcome to claim a victory over Kansas City. From self inflicted plays to missing scoring opportunities to the referees officiating, the Texans battled their greatest adversity in Saturday's game but still could not get over the Divisional Round hump. Assessing their season and postseason in conclusion, Sean and Brian discuss the Texans Divisional Round loss to the Chiefs along with a few pointers to note going into next season that looked appealing in their last game of the 2025 season.