Ryan Pressly directly calls out Dana Brown over his Astros exit

Ryan Pressly likely never has to buy a meal or a drink in the city of Houston for the rest of his life.

Not only was he absolute nails in the postseason, he was part of the combined no-hitter in Philadelphia in the World Series. He was also part of a combined no-hitter at Yankee Stadium during the 2022 season.

Ryan Pressly was a really good closer for the Astros, but his postseason numbers are what made him special, and his 2022 postseason is why he will never pay for a meal in the city of Houston as long as he lives. In 2022 he made 10 postseason appearances, including 5 in the World Series, without allowing an earned run. He was straight nails, and was a huge factor in bringing the franchise it's second World Championship.

Lost in Pressly's impact on the team's postseason is his 2023 performance, which was also flawless. He made five appearances in the 2023 postseason, including three in the ALCS vs. the eventual champion Texas Rangers, without allowing a run. He allowed 2 hits in 6 total innings with 10 strikeouts.

That offseason, Pressly found out he was losing his job as the team's closer. The way he found out, by his account, is pretty lousy considering his track record with the Astros:

Pressly absolutely eviscerated now-former Astros GM Dana Brown. There were reports at the time that Brown and the Astros did not handle this well, and essentially had told Pressly that they were signing Hader and bumping him to the 8th inning after the fact. Those reports also stated that Pressly conducted himself as an absolute professional and agreed to do whatever the team needed.

It is completely understandable that Pressly would be fuming inside from the lack of respect shown to someone who had helped them win a championship just two seasons prior and did everything he could to help the Astros get back to the World Series in 2023, ultimately falling one game short.

It is strange to think of Dana Brown as someone who may have been a poor communicator by avoiding communication considering how much he loved to get in front of the cameras and the microphone and tell the world about all the deals he was going to sign. How Alex Bregman and Kyle Tucker would be Astros for life, how after making a move telling the media they weren't done after re-acquiring Joey Loperfido in the offseason..

His bravado to the camera and microphone were likely part of his undoing, especially as those three specific things mentioned above, he failed on all of them. Tucker and Bregman are gone, and it turns out they did not have any more moves coming after the Loperfido trade (unless you count banishing Joey to the minors to keep picking up and playing other team's recyclables and watching them fail here as well while Joey hits well at Triple-A).

Pressly was an important player for the Astros, and was brilliant in the postseason. He deserved better from Dana Brown, at least in the way of communication. At the very least, he deserved to be told in the beginning, not after the fact.

It was a disrespectful way to treat a player, and it really prematurely ended Pressly's career as an Astro and maybe his career overall.

Ryan Pressly will always be welcome in Houston as a hero. Dana Brown doesn't need to set foot in the city again.

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