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Post by kyledriver1980 on Apr 18, 2022 16:42:33 GMT -6
Overall Altuve is my favorite Astro. However, if you couldn’t tell by my user name, King Tuck is my favorite newer Astro. I also really like Yuli and Luis Garcia. You need an avatar.  I agree. |
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Post by bearbryant on Apr 18, 2022 17:32:52 GMT -6
Altuve passed Nolan Ryan as my favorite Astro of all-time during the summer of 2016. But if he continues to hit .200 Dusty needs to move him down the order
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Post by unionstation82 on Apr 18, 2022 19:15:46 GMT -6
Altuve passed Nolan Ryan as my favorite Astro of all-time during the summer of 2016. But if he continues to hit .200 Dusty needs to move him down the order
I don’t understand why they’d put a free-swinger/impatient player at leadoff. Someone else can try, especially when he himself said he’s not comfortable. |
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Post by kyledriver1980 on Apr 18, 2022 20:01:33 GMT -6
Altuve passed Nolan Ryan as my favorite Astro of all-time during the summer of 2016. But if he continues to hit .200 Dusty needs to move him down the order
I don’t understand why they’d put a free-swinger/impatient player at leadoff. Someone else can try, especially when he himself said he’s not comfortable. I know he is a rookie, but why not Pena? He seems to have patience, doesn’t strike out a lot, and has good speed. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Apr 18, 2022 21:28:08 GMT -6
I don’t understand why they’d put a free-swinger/impatient player at leadoff. Someone else can try, especially when he himself said he’s not comfortable. I know he is a rookie, but why not Pena? He seems to have patience, doesn’t strike out a lot, and has good speed. Works for me. |
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Post by kyledriver1980 on Apr 18, 2022 21:29:11 GMT -6
I know he is a rookie, but why not Pena? He seems to have patience, doesn’t strike out a lot, and has good speed. Works for me. We kind of have to think about it now that Jose might be facing a DL stint. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Apr 18, 2022 21:43:20 GMT -6
We kind of have to think about it now that Jose might be facing a DL stint. Altuve would be the ideal 2-hitter if he hit it toward second base more often. |
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Post by Hunter McCormick on Apr 20, 2022 0:04:15 GMT -6
I don’t understand why they’d put a free-swinger/impatient player at leadoff. Someone else can try, especially when he himself said he’s not comfortable. I know he is a rookie, but why not Pena? He seems to have patience, doesn’t strike out a lot, and has good speed. Managers usually have rookies in the bottom half of the order. That allows them more opportunity to go to school on what the pitcher is throwing and any tells he may have, before their first plate appearance. Scouting reports only go so far. Seeing what the pitcher is doing on the particular day can make a difference. That's not to say you'll never see a rookie leading off. But the first plate appearance of the game can be really tough. good speedSpeed isn't the most important trait for a leadoff batter. You wouldn't put a slow runner there, but average is good enough. doesn’t strike out a lotFor the first plate appearance of a game, a strikeout is no better or worse than any other kind of out. There are no men on base. But for a leadoff batter OBP is King. And right now, Pena's OBP is good. patienceThis is a good quality for a leadoff batter. Not nearly as important as OBP but patience is a plus. The more a batter works his plate appearances and the more pitches he sees during his first time up, the more information the rest of the team has about today's pitcher. That's my view of what's important in a leadoff batter. YMMV |
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Post by kyledriver1980 on Apr 20, 2022 10:33:23 GMT -6
I know he is a rookie, but why not Pena? He seems to have patience, doesn’t strike out a lot, and has good speed. Managers usually have rookies in the bottom half of the order. That allows them more opportunity to go to school on what the pitcher is throwing and any tells he may have, before their first plate appearance. Scouting reports only go so far. Seeing what the pitcher is doing on the particular day can make a difference. That's not to say you'll never see a rookie leading off. But the first plate appearance of the game can be really tough. good speedSpeed isn't the most important trait for a leadoff batter. You wouldn't put a slow runner there, but average is good enough. doesn’t strike out a lotFor the first plate appearance of a game, a strikeout is no better or worse than any other kind of out. There are no men on base. But for a leadoff batter OBP is King. And right now, Pena's OBP is good. patienceThis is a good quality for a leadoff batter. Not nearly as important as OBP but patience is a plus. The more a batter works his plate appearances and the more pitches he sees during his first time up, the more information the rest of the team has about today's pitcher. That's my view of what's important in a leadoff batter. YMMV All great points! He lead off last night and had mixed results but overall it was a success. 2 runs scored + a solo HR. I would keep penciling him in there. The only other batter I might consider there is Tucker. He isn’t hitting well now but can work a walk and is bound to break out any day now. |
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Post by thomasj13 on Apr 20, 2022 14:21:26 GMT -6
he is a rookieManagers usually have rookies in the bottom half of the order. That allows them more opportunity to go to school on what the pitcher is throwing and any tells he may have, before their first plate appearance. Scouting reports only go so far. Seeing what the pitcher is doing on the particular day can make a difference. That's not to say you'll never see a rookie leading off. But the first plate appearance of the game can be really tough. good speedSpeed isn't the most important trait for a leadoff batter. You wouldn't put a slow runner there, but average is good enough. doesn’t strike out a lotFor the first plate appearance of a game, a strikeout is no better or worse than any other kind of out. There are no men on base. But for a leadoff batter OBP is King. And right now, Pena's OBP is good. patienceThis is a good quality for a leadoff batter. Not nearly as important as OBP but patience is a plus. The more a batter works his plate appearances and the more pitches he sees during his first time up, the more information the rest of the team has about today's pitcher. That's my view of what's important in a leadoff batter. YMMV All great points! He lead off last night and had mixed results but overall it was a success. 2 runs scored + a solo HR. I would keep penciling him in there. The only other batter I might consider there is Tucker. He isn’t hitting well now but can work a walk and is bound to break out any day now. Why not Brantley? |
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Post by thomasj13 on Apr 20, 2022 14:25:31 GMT -6
Brantley
Altuve
Alvarez
Bregman
Tucker
Yuli
Pena
Maldonado/Castro
McCormick/Siri
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Post by kyledriver1980 on Apr 20, 2022 16:51:39 GMT -6
All great points! He lead off last night and had mixed results but overall it was a success. 2 runs scored + a solo HR. I would keep penciling him in there. The only other batter I might consider there is Tucker. He isn’t hitting well now but can work a walk and is bound to break out any day now. Why not Brantley? Sure! |
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Post by Hunter McCormick on Apr 20, 2022 17:03:32 GMT -6
All great points! He lead off last night and had mixed results but overall it was a success. 2 runs scored + a solo HR. I would keep penciling him in there. The only other batter I might consider there is Tucker. He isn’t hitting well now but can work a walk and is bound to break out any day now. If we look back to 2021, Tucker definitely had the OBP. But he also slugged hard enough to make him more valuable in the 3, 4, or 5 slot where it's more likely he'll have men on base when he comes to the plate. |
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