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Post by m240 on May 26, 2022 11:05:41 GMT -6
You have to be at least 8 deep in your line up to consistently score large totals. We will have Meyers back, though it is unknown how well he will preform. We most likely will have Leon ready by July and we have pitching depth with controllable years. Those kind of arms are very tradable and highly valuable.
Right now other than improving our unacceptable bench performance we have no real idea who we will need most come July. We do know that our bench sucks, our catchers are a black hole and that center and first base have been less than stellar. So which positions do we target, still too soon to speculate by my way of thinking.
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Post by Saint on May 26, 2022 11:16:51 GMT -6
I just don't want the Astros to go in the playoffs with one of the worst hitting depth in the majors.... Even though out of a necessity, the Braves revamped their team at the trade deadline.....and blew the Astros out of the water in the WS... I'd love to see them add a 1B/Corner OFer/DH for that very reason. It's not something we NEED right now, but that depth, if we need it, would be great. Having a pinch hitter better than Castro or Diaz would be nice too. |
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Post by Saint on May 26, 2022 11:47:33 GMT -6
Apparently Brooks Raley is from Uvalde.
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Post by bearbryant on May 26, 2022 17:28:21 GMT -6
I dunno but swing trajectory I thought was something the hitting coaches monitored For as good as we do developing pitchers (overall, not always), I feel we're the opposite with hitters. I know I've said that before, but I feel it still holds true. |
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Post by thomasj13 on May 26, 2022 18:46:25 GMT -6
I just don't want the Astros to go in the playoffs with one of the worst hitting depth in the majors.... Even though out of a necessity, the Braves revamped their team at the trade deadline.....and blew the Astros out of the water in the WS... I'd love to see them add a 1B/Corner OFer/DH for that very reason. It's not something we NEED right now, but that depth, if we need it, would be great. Having a pinch hitter better than Castro or Diaz would be nice too. In the WS, our best bench hitter was Greinke...The best PR was McMullers... |
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Post by Ashitaka on May 26, 2022 23:02:44 GMT -6
Springer led off the game against Ohtani with a bomb. Ohtani coughed up five runs. Angels lose, division lead up to 2.5 games! Post-game Angels headline "Ohtani fans 10 in loss to Blue Jays" LOL.
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Post by talshill on May 27, 2022 14:36:07 GMT -6
I dunno but swing trajectory I thought was something the hitting coaches monitored For as good as we do developing pitchers (overall, not always), I feel we're the opposite with hitters. I know I've said that before, but I feel it still holds true. I kind of agree and disagree at the same time. It's actually a lot easier to develop pitchers. The majority of these guys (at least nowadays) throw the ball 92-97 so velocity isn't the problem. You can teach them better, repeatable mechanics, when to throw what pitch against what batter, improve or develop a sharper breaking ball, etc. Pitchers have an extreme advantage already; even the ones who are absolutely lousy still get guys out 60-65% of the time. Hitting is different; you can either do it or you can't. Cliche', I know. If you want a lineup of hitters you have to draft guys who can already hit. Certainly this doesn't mean that you can't tweak swings or teach them how to hit smarter (looking at you, Jose), but if the vision and hand/eye coordination and innate understanding of how to hit isn't there essentially from birth then you're not going to turn someone who hit .220 in the minors into a .275 MLB hitter. You can give me the same golf clubs Tiger Woods has, I can practice just as much and have all the perks and bennies available to him (massage therapists, physical therapists, personal trainer, etc.) and guess what? You ain't gonna get Tiger Woods results out of me (even in my long-past prime) because he has a prodigious talent that I don't have. |
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Post by Saint on May 27, 2022 18:35:45 GMT -6
For as good as we do developing pitchers (overall, not always), I feel we're the opposite with hitters. I know I've said that before, but I feel it still holds true. I kind of agree and disagree at the same time. It's actually a lot easier to develop pitchers. The majority of these guys (at least nowadays) throw the ball 92-97 so velocity isn't the problem. You can teach them better, repeatable mechanics, when to throw what pitch against what batter, improve or develop a sharper breaking ball, etc. Pitchers have an extreme advantage already; even the ones who are absolutely lousy still get guys out 60-65% of the time. Hitting is different; you can either do it or you can't. Cliche', I know. If you want a lineup of hitters you have to draft guys who can already hit. Certainly this doesn't mean that you can't tweak swings or teach them how to hit smarter (looking at you, Jose), but if the vision and hand/eye coordination and innate understanding of how to hit isn't there essentially from birth then you're not going to turn someone who hit .220 in the minors into a .275 MLB hitter. You can give me the same golf clubs Tiger Woods has, I can practice just as much and have all the perks and bennies available to him (massage therapists, physical therapists, personal trainer, etc.) and guess what? You ain't gonna get Tiger Woods results out of me (even in my long-past prime) because he has a prodigious talent that I don't have. You're not wrong, but you look at how many players in recent years that have left us and gotten dramatically better and you have to wonder what we didn't do right with them. |
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Post by thomasj13 on May 28, 2022 11:47:46 GMT -6
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on May 28, 2022 11:50:47 GMT -6
f*** that website and their ad-blocker demands. |
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Post by Saint on May 28, 2022 12:09:16 GMT -6
Somebody will pick him up when they only have to pay the league minimum. Maybe someone looking to him to try as a reliever. |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on May 28, 2022 12:23:29 GMT -6
Somebody will pick him up when they only have to pay the league minimum. Maybe someone looking to him to try as a reliever. Brace yourselves for all the horny old women on CrushCity to start longing for his return. |
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Post by olpapa on May 28, 2022 14:04:20 GMT -6
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Post by thomasj13 on May 28, 2022 14:06:53 GMT -6
I remembered when we said that.... Any guesses to where he signs after the option period? Tigers or Mets? Thinking of teams that got hit bad by the injury bug. |
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Post by Saint on May 28, 2022 15:15:19 GMT -6
At least we don't have to hear about him being classless for his SI contribution......
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on May 28, 2022 16:13:38 GMT -6
At least we don't have to hear about him being classless for his SI contribution...... You're welcome. |
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Post by olpapa on May 28, 2022 18:11:02 GMT -6
I remembered when we said that.... Any guesses to where he signs after the option period? Tigers or Mets? Thinking of teams that got hit bad by the injury bug. To the Dodgers on a minor league deal? Wouldn’t surprise me. |
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Post by olpapa on May 28, 2022 18:16:25 GMT -6
At least we don't have to hear about him being classless for his SI contribution...... Corch must have never seen any of the pictures of Kate and JV online. |
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Post by thomasj13 on May 29, 2022 19:45:56 GMT -6
3.5 game lead for the Astros in the AL West....By mid June, let's hope it's a 6 game lead for the Astros.
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Post by Saint on May 29, 2022 20:10:50 GMT -6
3.5 game lead for the Astros in the AL West....By mid June, let's hope it's a 6 game lead for the Astros. We're lucky SoBs, considering. |
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Post by thomasj13 on May 29, 2022 20:18:12 GMT -6
3.5 game lead for the Astros in the AL West....By mid June, let's hope it's a 6 game lead for the Astros. We're lucky SoBs, considering. The funny thing, you're not the only person thinking something was rotten in Seattle.... I've heard from two other people saying something didn't add up the first two games....FTR - We all know that Astros don't have room to talk. |
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Post by olpapa on May 29, 2022 20:46:33 GMT -6
The Rangers are just 2 games behind the Angels in the loss column.
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Post by Saint on May 29, 2022 21:20:12 GMT -6
We're lucky SoBs, considering. The funny thing, you're not the only person thinking something was rotten in Seattle.... I've heard from two other people saying something didn't add up the first two games....FTR - We all know that Astros don't have room to talk. No room to talk (agreed), but punishment and treatment should be fair if other teams are doing it still. |
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Post by unionstation82 on May 30, 2022 0:14:56 GMT -6
Does anyone here regret the Sandoval trade? Patrick Sandoval vs. Toronto on 5/29: 3.0 IP, 5 H, 6 R (5 ER), 3 BB |
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Post by Saint on May 30, 2022 15:41:21 GMT -6
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Post by Saint on May 31, 2022 4:38:07 GMT -6
4 games up headed in to the last day of May. Hard to be mad with that given our inconsistency.
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Post by unionstation82 on May 31, 2022 7:00:13 GMT -6
4 games up headed in to the last day of May. Hard to be mad with that given our inconsistency. Upgrading a spot on offense is imperative given how fantastic the pitching has been thus far. |
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Post by thomasj13 on May 31, 2022 7:19:48 GMT -6
4 games up headed in to the last day of May. Hard to be mad with that given our inconsistency. Upgrading a spot on offense is imperative given how fantastic the pitching has been thus far. I agree with this wholeheartedly |
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Post by unionstation82 on May 31, 2022 7:54:29 GMT -6
Upgrading a spot on offense is imperative given how fantastic the pitching has been thus far. I agree with this wholeheartedly There’s something fundamentally wrong with this offense. They can get nearly 1,000 feet of homers by Yordan, but they can’t drive in Siri after a leadoff triple. |
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Post by bearbryant on May 31, 2022 9:07:29 GMT -6
Astros 19th in batting average with men in scoring position. Ranked 1st last year with close to the same lineup
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