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Post by unionstation82 on Mar 30, 2022 12:16:38 GMT -6
Dusty Baker, who never talks negatively about players, said Chas is having a bad Spring Training. Take that for what it’s worth. This lazy approach to solving CF better not backfire.
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Post by unionstation82 on Mar 30, 2022 12:17:22 GMT -6
Also, Báez’s useless ass is still throwing as hard as Greinke. Pressly’s velo is a bit low too.
Good thing all the starters are kicking ass.
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Post by Saint on Mar 30, 2022 12:25:21 GMT -6
Dusty Baker, who never talks negatively about players, said Chas is having a bad Spring Training. Take that for what it’s worth. This lazy approach to solving CF better not backfire. 2 for 12 with 7 Ks... |
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Post by thomasj13 on Mar 30, 2022 14:08:26 GMT -6
Dusty Baker, who never talks negatively about players, said Chas is having a bad Spring Training. Take that for what it’s worth. This lazy approach to solving CF better not backfire. 2 for 12 with 7 Ks... Castro is ailing....Astros need to make a trade for Contreras. |
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Post by Saint on Mar 30, 2022 14:21:46 GMT -6
Castro is ailing....Astros need to make a trade for Contreras. On the plus side, Lee, Pena, and Leon are off to a great start this Spring. |
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Post by thomasj13 on Mar 30, 2022 14:47:37 GMT -6
Castro is ailing....Astros need to make a trade for Contreras. On the plus side, Lee, Pena, and Leon are off to a great start this Spring. Get something Click!!!! |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Mar 30, 2022 15:09:27 GMT -6
Dusty Baker, who never talks negatively about players, said Chas is having a bad Spring Training. Take that for what it’s worth. This lazy approach to solving CF better not backfire. 2 for 12 with 7 Ks... Helps make the decision in the OF |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Mar 30, 2022 15:10:24 GMT -6
1. Valdez
2. Odoriferous
3. JV
That's the schedule, first 3 games.
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Post by Saint on Mar 30, 2022 15:28:58 GMT -6
Helps make the decision in the OF Does it though? Meyers is hurt and unavailable, Brinson sucks, and Siri strikes out every 2.5 ABs. The decision is that we suck in CF or we go after a free agent. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Mar 30, 2022 15:57:01 GMT -6
Castro is ailing....Astros need to make a trade for Contreras. On the plus side, Lee, Pena, and Leon are off to a great start this Spring. Forgot to mention Peña. He’s doing well. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Mar 30, 2022 15:57:41 GMT -6
Helps make the decision in the OF Does it though? Meyers is hurt and unavailable, Brinson sucks, and Siri strikes out every 2.5 ABs. The decision is that we suck in CF or we go after a free agent. Don’t worry, Click is interested in blah blah blah. |
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Post by kyledriver1980 on Mar 30, 2022 18:53:53 GMT -6
Sounds right to me. I read Javier will start the season in the pen. But he'd also be a viable option as a starter, if needed. Forgot about Urquidy. Speaking of he got his first ST action tonight and kept the good string of Starters #s this Spring. 3 innings, 0 runs, 1 K, 1 BB. |
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Post by paastrosfan on Mar 30, 2022 19:21:35 GMT -6
Just turned on the Mets=Stros game, who is this Baretto dude, just hit a laser shot about 15 feet off the ground to dead center.
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Post by unionstation82 on Mar 30, 2022 21:48:45 GMT -6
Just turned on the Mets=Stros game, who is this Baretto dude, just hit a laser shot about 15 feet off the ground to dead center. Former A’s high prospect. |
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Post by churchill on Mar 30, 2022 23:24:47 GMT -6
1. Valdez 2. Odoriferous 3. JV That's the schedule, first 3 games. opposing pitchers Ohtani Sandoval syndergard
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Post by Hunter McCormick on Mar 31, 2022 8:38:37 GMT -6
Helps make the decision in the OF Does it though? Meyers is hurt and unavailable, Brinson sucks, and Siri strikes out every 2.5 ABs. The decision is that we suck in CF or we go after a free agent. Basing season performance on a mere two weeks of Spring Training? If I recall correctly CF was supposed to suck for the Astros in 2021. How'd that turn out? |
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Post by unionstation82 on Mar 31, 2022 9:41:09 GMT -6
Does it though? Meyers is hurt and unavailable, Brinson sucks, and Siri strikes out every 2.5 ABs. The decision is that we suck in CF or we go after a free agent. Basing season performance on a mere two weeks of Spring Training? If I recall correctly CF was supposed to suck for the Astros in 2021. How'd that turn out? No one said it was going to suck until Meyers’s injury turned out to last longer than expected. The thinking was Correa or a CF, but they addressed neither. |
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Post by olpapa on Mar 31, 2022 11:00:56 GMT -6
The Astros are going to be fine with Pena at SS. If Meyers doesn’t come back at 100%, I wouldn’t be surprised to see Leon in CF by the end of June.
Wouldn’t be at all surprised to see Meyers or McCormick traded by the trade deadline.
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Post by Hunter McCormick on Mar 31, 2022 11:10:57 GMT -6
Basing season performance on a mere two weeks of Spring Training? If I recall correctly CF was supposed to suck for the Astros in 2021. How'd that turn out? No one said it was going to suck until Meyers’s injury turned out to last longer than expected. The thinking was Correa or a CF, but they addressed neither. Jake Meyers wasn't even on the radar last spring. And he wasn't a part of the equation until August. So we can attribute less than 1/3 of the 2021 offensive output at CF to him. And the Astros didn't suck at CF, although many pessimists predicted they would. Unless of course, we define suckage as meaning league-average. I don't have any illusions that I'll be able to sway Todd and you from proclaiming the sky is falling. But I don't think it is. Yeah, Chas is getting off to a rough start in ST. (sh)It happens. |
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Post by talshill on Mar 31, 2022 11:36:23 GMT -6
No one said it was going to suck until Meyers’s injury turned out to last longer than expected. The thinking was Correa or a CF, but they addressed neither. Jake Meyers wasn't even on the radar last spring. And he wasn't a part of the equation until August. So we can attribute less than 1/3 of the 2021 offensive output at CF to him. And the Astros didn't suck at CF, although many pessimists predicted they would. Unless of course, we define suckage as meaning league-average. I don't have any illusions that I'll be able to sway Todd and you from proclaiming the sky is falling. But I don't think it is. Yeah, Chas is getting off to a rough start in ST. (sh)It happens. WTH is wrong with you? A reasoned, measured approach has no business on the internet. Radical hot takes only, if you please. Try to do better. |
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Post by Saint on Mar 31, 2022 11:59:12 GMT -6
Does it though? Meyers is hurt and unavailable, Brinson sucks, and Siri strikes out every 2.5 ABs. The decision is that we suck in CF or we go after a free agent. Basing season performance on a mere two weeks of Spring Training? If I recall correctly CF was supposed to suck for the Astros in 2021. How'd that turn out? Did you read where I originally posted my concern being from their strikeout numbers last year? The ST performance is just in addition to it. CF overall was fine last year. That doesn't mean any of it is repeatable. |
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Post by Saint on Mar 31, 2022 12:00:51 GMT -6
No one said it was going to suck until Meyers’s injury turned out to last longer than expected. The thinking was Correa or a CF, but they addressed neither. Jake Meyers wasn't even on the radar last spring. And he wasn't a part of the equation until August. So we can attribute less than 1/3 of the 2021 offensive output at CF to him. And the Astros didn't suck at CF, although many pessimists predicted they would. Unless of course, we define suckage as meaning league-average. I don't have any illusions that I'll be able to sway Todd and you from proclaiming the sky is falling. But I don't think it is. Yeah, Chas is getting off to a rough start in ST. (sh)It happens. Where did I say the sky was falling? I just said I have a concern about our OF depth... I think overall we'll be a good team. But, we can only keep losing so many big bats without replacements to hold on forever. |
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Post by Hunter McCormick on Mar 31, 2022 12:38:05 GMT -6
Jake Meyers wasn't even on the radar last spring. And he wasn't a part of the equation until August. So we can attribute less than 1/3 of the 2021 offensive output at CF to him. And the Astros didn't suck at CF, although many pessimists predicted they would. Unless of course, we define suckage as meaning league-average. I don't have any illusions that I'll be able to sway Todd and you from proclaiming the sky is falling. But I don't think it is. Yeah, Chas is getting off to a rough start in ST. (sh)It happens. WTH is wrong with you? A reasoned, measured approach has no business on the internet. Radical hot takes only, if you please. Try to do better. lol  |
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Post by unionstation82 on Mar 31, 2022 13:33:40 GMT -6
No one said it was going to suck until Meyers’s injury turned out to last longer than expected. The thinking was Correa or a CF, but they addressed neither. Jake Meyers wasn't even on the radar last spring. And he wasn't a part of the equation until August. So we can attribute less than 1/3 of the 2021 offensive output at CF to him. And the Astros didn't suck at CF, although many pessimists predicted they would. Unless of course, we define suckage as meaning league-average. I don't have any illusions that I'll be able to sway Todd and you from proclaiming the sky is falling. But I don't think it is. Yeah, Chas is getting off to a rough start in ST. (sh)It happens. The sky isn’t falling at all. They’re just not an improved team. |
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Post by Hunter McCormick on Mar 31, 2022 14:36:09 GMT -6
Jake Meyers wasn't even on the radar last spring. And he wasn't a part of the equation until August. So we can attribute less than 1/3 of the 2021 offensive output at CF to him. And the Astros didn't suck at CF, although many pessimists predicted they would. Unless of course, we define suckage as meaning league-average. I don't have any illusions that I'll be able to sway Todd and you from proclaiming the sky is falling. But I don't think it is. Yeah, Chas is getting off to a rough start in ST. (sh)It happens. The sky isn’t falling at all. They’re just not an improved team. Not improved? Just how much improved over the most runs per game of any team in baseball were you hoping for? www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majors/2021.shtml#teams_standard_batting::3I reckon the 2022 Astros will probably fall a few notches in the rankings but not too much. I could be wrong now ... but I don't think so.  |
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Post by abregmanfan on Mar 31, 2022 15:19:46 GMT -6
1. Valdez 2. Odoriferous 3. JV That's the schedule, first 3 games. opposing pitchers Ohtani Sandoval syndergard
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Post by talshill on Mar 31, 2022 15:23:06 GMT -6
Really I have no idea what they'll do offensively but on paper they seem to have gotten weaker. Carlos was a big loss but not as big as some make him out to be. Dude wants to get paid like the best player in the game but it's hard to do that by averaging 2/3 of a season. Plus we're not talking about a guy who put up Arod type numbers. It seems we have little choice but to wait and see what the youngsters do.
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Post by unionstation82 on Mar 31, 2022 15:52:03 GMT -6
While he wasn’t better than Tucker, Correa was a major contributor on offense. Losing him doesn’t strike me as improving the offense. |
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Post by thomasj13 on Mar 31, 2022 17:25:34 GMT -6
While he wasn’t better than Tucker, Correa was a major contributor on offense. Losing him doesn’t strike me as improving the offense. In comparison to the team we were going into the playoffs last year, I think offensively, defensively and bullpen the Astros are weaker. Rotation, depending how long McCullers is out, is better. I think the Astros can hopefully lessen the offense gap from last year's playoff team with a trade at catcher. I still firmly believe the Astros make the playoffs this year. |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Mar 31, 2022 18:35:51 GMT -6
Basing season performance on a mere two weeks of Spring Training? If I recall correctly CF was supposed to suck for the Astros in 2021. How'd that turn out? No one said it was going to suck until Meyers’s injury turned out to last longer than expected. The thinking was Correa or a CF, but they addressed neither. YOU said it was going to suck the minute you found out they didn't offer Studderin' Gawge a bazillion bux. |
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