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Post by abregmanfan on Aug 28, 2022 10:02:54 GMT -6
Wouldn't be surprised to see none of those guys. Brown is the most likely, but they'll have to make 40-man room to do it. They might just rather call up guys already on the 40-man roster, like Enoli, Bielak, Mushinski, Blanco, Solomon, etc. Heck, maybe Whitley, since he's already on the 40-man, they may decide it's time to see if he can show anything against MLB hitters before potentially DFAing him in the off-season if they need the space. Korey Lee is already on the 40-man and has MLB experience, expecting him to come back up and not Diaz. I would especially not expect to see Dirden. He's only just gotten to AAA level, they won't rush him to the Majors and have him sit on the bench after a hot first month at that level. Niko Goodrum is healthy again and they kept him on the 40-man all this time, I imagine he comes back up. Matijevic could come back up, but he's basically a lesser Mancini so that would seem pointless. In short, don't get excited about seeing any hot prospects. The smart approach is to bring up the role players to flesh out the bench and spell guys so they can be more rested for October. I doubt they do anything splashy. I agree with you on Korey Lee over Yanier Diaz for a September call up. After last night’s game their numbers for the month of August at Sugar Land are OPS - Diaz .10.16 Lee 10.19, AB - Diaz - 89 Lee 74, HR - Diaz 7 Lee 9, BA - Diaz .326 Lee .270, OBP - Diaz .388 Lee .357 - Diaz .618 Lee .662. Lee is on the 40-man roster. Diaz is not.That is the clincher. Brown has earned a call up. I think it will be Lee and Brown I think Whitley over Brown |
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Post by Saint on Aug 28, 2022 18:20:34 GMT -6
I feel like JV, Maldonado, and Yordan all need rests. Put them on the 10-day IL, and bring up Brown, Dirden, and Lee. When the rosters expand, bring up Diaz and then Whitley for the bullpen (why the f*ck not?) and work out a better pattern for resting people for the playoffs.
I don't care who spent a ton of time in AAA or not, who's hot and could add a spark for the final month? Who has a legitimate chance to help us next year? It isn't Matijevic or Goodrum.
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Post by unionstation82 on Aug 28, 2022 22:40:19 GMT -6
I feel like JV, Maldonado, and Yordan all need rests. Put them on the 10-day IL, and bring up Brown, Dirden, and Lee. When the rosters expand, bring up Diaz and then Whitley for the bullpen (why the f*ck not?) and work out a better pattern for resting people for the playoffs. I don't care who spent a ton of time in AAA or not, who's hot and could add a spark for the final month? Who has a legitimate chance to help us next year? It isn't Matijevic or Goodrum. They need to pull out all the stops and see what they’ve got. |
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Post by Saint on Aug 29, 2022 6:03:12 GMT -6
I feel like JV, Maldonado, and Yordan all need rests. Put them on the 10-day IL, and bring up Brown, Dirden, and Lee. When the rosters expand, bring up Diaz and then Whitley for the bullpen (why the f*ck not?) and work out a better pattern for resting people for the playoffs. I don't care who spent a ton of time in AAA or not, who's hot and could add a spark for the final month? Who has a legitimate chance to help us next year? It isn't Matijevic or Goodrum. They need to pull out all the stops and see what they’ve got. I agree. It isn't like we're talking 18-19 year olds. |
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Post by m240 on Aug 29, 2022 6:53:04 GMT -6
I feel like JV, Maldonado, and Yordan all need rests. Put them on the 10-day IL, and bring up Brown, Dirden, and Lee. When the rosters expand, bring up Diaz and then Whitley for the bullpen (why the f*ck not?) and work out a better pattern for resting people for the playoffs. I don't care who spent a ton of time in AAA or not, who's hot and could add a spark for the final month? Who has a legitimate chance to help us next year? It isn't Matijevic or Goodrum. I agree with your sentiment and actually think I would take it to the point of dropping two folks from the 40 man roster to bolster our roster during September. Goodrum is an obvious one and I see no reason to keep Taylor Jones on the roster any longer as well. JJ seems to have some value as he appears to be one of those guys that like to shine in the moment so I think I would keep him another year to see if he can keep it together for longer periods. Jones on the other hand does not appear to have a roll. The only thing I would really change as to your moves would be to bring up Brown before September 1 so that if he is just what the doctor ordered then we can put him on the playoff roster without an exception. |
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Post by Saint on Aug 29, 2022 8:52:16 GMT -6
I feel like JV, Maldonado, and Yordan all need rests. Put them on the 10-day IL, and bring up Brown, Dirden, and Lee. When the rosters expand, bring up Diaz and then Whitley for the bullpen (why the f*ck not?) and work out a better pattern for resting people for the playoffs. I don't care who spent a ton of time in AAA or not, who's hot and could add a spark for the final month? Who has a legitimate chance to help us next year? It isn't Matijevic or Goodrum. I agree with your sentiment and actually think I would take it to the point of dropping two folks from the 40 man roster to bolster our roster during September. Goodrum is an obvious one and I see no reason to keep Taylor Jones on the roster any longer as well. JJ seems to have some value as he appears to be one of those guys that like to shine in the moment so I think I would keep him another year to see if he can keep it together for longer periods. Jones on the other hand does not appear to have a roll. The only thing I would really change as to your moves would be to bring up Brown before September 1 so that if he is just what the doctor ordered then we can put him on the playoff roster without an exception. Yeah I'd pull Brown up now and put JV on the IL. Even if the calf thing isn't a big deal, there is no reason to not let him rest a couple starts. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Aug 29, 2022 8:56:27 GMT -6
I agree with your sentiment and actually think I would take it to the point of dropping two folks from the 40 man roster to bolster our roster during September. Goodrum is an obvious one and I see no reason to keep Taylor Jones on the roster any longer as well. JJ seems to have some value as he appears to be one of those guys that like to shine in the moment so I think I would keep him another year to see if he can keep it together for longer periods. Jones on the other hand does not appear to have a roll. The only thing I would really change as to your moves would be to bring up Brown before September 1 so that if he is just what the doctor ordered then we can put him on the playoff roster without an exception. Yeah I'd pull Brown up now and put JV on the IL. Even if the calf thing isn't a big deal, there is no reason to not let him rest a couple starts. Is Yordan still not a big deal? |
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Post by Saint on Aug 29, 2022 9:06:17 GMT -6
Yeah I'd pull Brown up now and put JV on the IL. Even if the calf thing isn't a big deal, there is no reason to not let him rest a couple starts. Is Yordan still not a big deal? I don't think it's a big deal, but I don't see any reason why we shouldn't let him rest his hand for now. We've got 30-ish games to go and still have an 11.5 game lead in the division and 3.5 in the league. Now is the time to rest guys with ailments and prepare for the postseason. It doesn't matter how good our record is in the regular season if we're not as prepared as possible for the postseason. |
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Post by olpapa on Aug 29, 2022 9:42:18 GMT -6
I feel like JV, Maldonado, and Yordan all need rests. Put them on the 10-day IL, and bring up Brown, Dirden, and Lee. When the rosters expand, bring up Diaz and then Whitley for the bullpen (why the f*ck not?) and work out a better pattern for resting people for the playoffs. I don't care who spent a ton of time in AAA or not, who's hot and could add a spark for the final month? Who has a legitimate chance to help us next year? It isn't Matijevic or Goodrum. I agree with your sentiment and actually think I would take it to the point of dropping two folks from the 40 man roster to bolster our roster during September. Goodrum is an obvious one and I see no reason to keep Taylor Jones on the roster any longer as well. JJ seems to have some value as he appears to be one of those guys that like to shine in the moment so I think I would keep him another year to see if he can keep it together for longer periods. Jones on the other hand does not appear to have a roll. The only thing I would really change as to your moves would be to bring up Brown before September 1 so that if he is just what the doctor ordered then we can put him on the playoff roster without an exception. Another thing to consider when looking at which players to call up and when to call them up is the fact that Yanier Diaz will be eligible for the Rule 5 draft in December and will, no doubt, be added to the 40-man roster before then to protect him from being drafted in the Rule 5. If we are going to shoot the works to prepare for the post season, why not go ahead and drop both Goodrum and Taylor Jones from the 40-man roster and add both Brown and Diaz to the 40-man prior to the August 31 deadline for them to be eligible for the playoffs? Neither Goodrum nor Taylor Jones stands a chance of making a playoff roster this year nor would either be missed if another team picks them up. Blake Taylor is already on the 60-day IL so he doesn’t count against the 40-man roster. He should be left on the 60-day IL. IMO Verlander, Luis Garcia and Yordan could all use a rest. Put all three on the 10-day IL now. Move Christian Javier back into the starting rotation now. Call up Brown and put him in the starting rotation now. Lee has experience at 1B, 3B, C, LF and DH. Call him up now to fill in for Yordan until he returns from the DL. Or, if you want to go ahead and get a look at Diaz’s bat vs MLB pitching, call up Diaz now, rather than Lee. Diaz has experience at 1B, C, LF and DH. Call up Solomon now and put him in the bullpen until JV or Garcia returns from the IL. Unlike Goodrum and Jones, any of Diaz, Lee or Brown has a chance of helping the team in the playoffs this season and all three certainly have a future in MLB, hopefully in Houston. |
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Post by abregmanfan on Aug 29, 2022 11:54:53 GMT -6
I agree with your sentiment and actually think I would take it to the point of dropping two folks from the 40 man roster to bolster our roster during September. Goodrum is an obvious one and I see no reason to keep Taylor Jones on the roster any longer as well. JJ seems to have some value as he appears to be one of those guys that like to shine in the moment so I think I would keep him another year to see if he can keep it together for longer periods. Jones on the other hand does not appear to have a roll. The only thing I would really change as to your moves would be to bring up Brown before September 1 so that if he is just what the doctor ordered then we can put him on the playoff roster without an exception. Another thing to consider when looking at which players to call up and when to call them up is the fact that Yanier Diaz will be eligible for the Rule 5 draft in December and will, no doubt, be added to the 40-man roster before then to protect him from being drafted in the Rule 5. If we are going to shoot the works to prepare for the post season, why not go ahead and drop both Goodrum and Taylor Jones from the 40-man roster and add both Brown and Diaz to the 40-man prior to the August 31 deadline for them to be eligible for the playoffs? Neither Goodrum nor Taylor Jones stands a chance of making a playoff roster this year nor would either be missed if another team picks them up. Blake Taylor is already on the 60-day IL so he doesn’t count against the 40-man roster. He should be left on the 60-day IL. IMO Verlander, Luis Garcia and Yordan could all use a rest. Put all three on the 10-day IL now. Move Christian Javier back into the starting rotation now. Call up Brown and put him in the starting rotation now. Lee has experience at 1B, 3B, C, LF and DH. Call him up now to fill in for Yordan until he returns from the DL. Or, if you want to go ahead and get a look at Diaz’s bat vs MLB pitching, call up Diaz now, rather than Lee. Diaz has experience at 1B, C, LF and DH. Call up Solomon now and put him in the bullpen until JV or Garcia returns from the IL. Unlike Goodrum and Jones, any of Diaz, Lee or Brown has a chance of helping the team in the playoffs this season and all three certainly have a future in MLB, hopefully in Houston. Goodrum should have been gone long ago. |
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Post by thomasj13 on Aug 29, 2022 11:59:11 GMT -6
Another thing to consider when looking at which players to call up and when to call them up is the fact that Yanier Diaz will be eligible for the Rule 5 draft in December and will, no doubt, be added to the 40-man roster before then to protect him from being drafted in the Rule 5. If we are going to shoot the works to prepare for the post season, why not go ahead and drop both Goodrum and Taylor Jones from the 40-man roster and add both Brown and Diaz to the 40-man prior to the August 31 deadline for them to be eligible for the playoffs? Neither Goodrum nor Taylor Jones stands a chance of making a playoff roster this year nor would either be missed if another team picks them up. Blake Taylor is already on the 60-day IL so he doesn’t count against the 40-man roster. He should be left on the 60-day IL. IMO Verlander, Luis Garcia and Yordan could all use a rest. Put all three on the 10-day IL now. Move Christian Javier back into the starting rotation now. Call up Brown and put him in the starting rotation now. Lee has experience at 1B, 3B, C, LF and DH. Call him up now to fill in for Yordan until he returns from the DL. Or, if you want to go ahead and get a look at Diaz’s bat vs MLB pitching, call up Diaz now, rather than Lee. Diaz has experience at 1B, C, LF and DH. Call up Solomon now and put him in the bullpen until JV or Garcia returns from the IL. Unlike Goodrum and Jones, any of Diaz, Lee or Brown has a chance of helping the team in the playoffs this season and all three certainly have a future in MLB, hopefully in Houston. Goodrum should have been gone long ago. Arrrrr, Matey! |
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Post by m240 on Aug 29, 2022 12:11:49 GMT -6
I agree with your sentiment and actually think I would take it to the point of dropping two folks from the 40 man roster to bolster our roster during September. Goodrum is an obvious one and I see no reason to keep Taylor Jones on the roster any longer as well. JJ seems to have some value as he appears to be one of those guys that like to shine in the moment so I think I would keep him another year to see if he can keep it together for longer periods. Jones on the other hand does not appear to have a roll. The only thing I would really change as to your moves would be to bring up Brown before September 1 so that if he is just what the doctor ordered then we can put him on the playoff roster without an exception. Another thing to consider when looking at which players to call up and when to call them up is the fact that Yanier Diaz will be eligible for the Rule 5 draft in December and will, no doubt, be added to the 40-man roster before then to protect him from being drafted in the Rule 5. If we are going to shoot the works to prepare for the post season, why not go ahead and drop both Goodrum and Taylor Jones from the 40-man roster and add both Brown and Diaz to the 40-man prior to the August 31 deadline for them to be eligible for the playoffs? Neither Goodrum nor Taylor Jones stands a chance of making a playoff roster this year nor would either be missed if another team picks them up. Blake Taylor is already on the 60-day IL so he doesn’t count against the 40-man roster. He should be left on the 60-day IL. IMO Verlander, Luis Garcia and Yordan could all use a rest. Put all three on the 10-day IL now. Move Christian Javier back into the starting rotation now. Call up Brown and put him in the starting rotation now. Lee has experience at 1B, 3B, C, LF and DH. Call him up now to fill in for Yordan until he returns from the DL. Or, if you want to go ahead and get a look at Diaz’s bat vs MLB pitching, call up Diaz now, rather than Lee. Diaz has experience at 1B, C, LF and DH. Call up Solomon now and put him in the bullpen until JV or Garcia returns from the IL. Unlike Goodrum and Jones, any of Diaz, Lee or Brown has a chance of helping the team in the playoffs this season and all three certainly have a future in MLB, hopefully in Houston. Get it done, no one is going to catch us and the service time thing is no reason not to go all in on a championship this year. |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Aug 29, 2022 13:02:51 GMT -6
olpapa how did Mrs olpapa like the game?
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Post by olpapa on Aug 29, 2022 13:30:34 GMT -6
olpapa how did Mrs olpapa like the game? She enjoyed it. She bought our lap dog a souvenir. |
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Post by Saint on Aug 29, 2022 19:02:05 GMT -6
Reports are that Brown is being called up on 9/1.
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Post by thomasj13 on Aug 29, 2022 19:04:42 GMT -6
Reports are that Brown is being called up on 9/1. That's a month away?!?!?!? Why can't they bring him up sooner, like Thursday?!?!?!! |
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Post by Saint on Aug 29, 2022 19:35:52 GMT -6
Diaz being called up and Meyers demoted!
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Post by thomasj13 on Aug 29, 2022 19:43:18 GMT -6
Diaz being called up and Meyers demoted! After the wall, Meyers was never the same |
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Post by Ashitaka on Aug 29, 2022 19:46:18 GMT -6
Wow, Click not messing around.
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Post by abregmanfan on Aug 29, 2022 19:57:49 GMT -6
These 2 call ups have me excited. I was on the phone with olpapa when the news broke. Awesome!
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Post by Saint on Aug 29, 2022 20:28:55 GMT -6
Still need an OFer. Dirden maybe?
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Post by olpapa on Aug 29, 2022 20:29:36 GMT -6
From the rules concerning eligibility to be placed on a MLB postseason roster:
“Postseason Roster Rules & Eligibility
Definition
“In a typical season, any player who is on the 40-man roster or 60-day injured list as of 11:59 p.m. ET on Aug. 31 is eligible for the postseason.”
This makes it sound like a minor leaguer would have to be placed on the Astros 40-man roster by 11:59 (ET) on August 31 in order to be eligible to be placed on a post season roster.
Later in the MLB postseason roster rules it says this:
“Players who are acquired in September or after are ineligible.”
If a minor leaguer who is added to the 40-man roster on September 1st is eligible for a postseason roster, then the statement, “in a typical season, any player who is on the 40-man roster…….as of 11:59 p.m. ET on Aug. 31 is eligible for the postseason,” must be referring only to players who were not anywhere in the Astros organization prior to the 11:59 p.m. ET deadline, but joined the Astros organization after the deadline.
Anyway, I believe Click knows what he is doing. I am glad he decided to promote Y. Diaz in time to get a look at how he does against ML pitchers before postseason rosters have to be submitted. Now I hope Dusty will give him some playing time.
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Post by abregmanfan on Aug 29, 2022 20:46:43 GMT -6
Great day to be a Stros fan!
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Post by abregmanfan on Aug 29, 2022 20:48:33 GMT -6
Could Lee become trade bait during the off-season, or do we try Diaz at 1b?
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Post by Ashitaka on Aug 29, 2022 22:06:10 GMT -6
Could Lee become trade bait during the off-season, or do we try Diaz at 1b? I'm thinking their idea may be that Lee is still the catcher of the future. They clearly don't care about offense at the position, so even if he doesn't hit much he'll be the regular guy if they think his game calling is good enough. Diaz will likely be the backup who also plays 1B and LF. Diaz has actually played more RF thanks to his arm, but probably LF with the Astros because of Tucker. If they are convinced he'll hit, he could be the everyday 1B next year while catching once or twice a week behind Maldonado. |
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Post by Ashitaka on Aug 29, 2022 22:08:22 GMT -6
Still need an OFer. Dirden maybe? Since Chas' injury isn't bad, I'm thinking they may feel fine with Tucker, Chas, Dubon, Yordan, and Mancini. At the least, I wouldn't expect them to make a third 40-man move just to bring up a backup outfielder for the last month. I think we'd all agree Chas has certainly earned a chance to spend this last month, and even the playoffs, playing most every day out in CF. |
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Post by Saint on Aug 30, 2022 6:04:17 GMT -6
Still need an OFer. Dirden maybe? Since Chas' injury isn't bad, I'm thinking they may feel fine with Tucker, Chas, Dubon, Yordan, and Mancini. At the least, I wouldn't expect them to make a third 40-man move just to bring up a backup outfielder for the last month. I think we'd all agree Chas has certainly earned a chance to spend this last month, and even the playoffs, playing most every day out in CF. I've thought Chas is our best option at CF since last year when he succeeded despite being jerked around in playing time. Meyers didn't impress me, and Siri is a joke at the plate. Id go Mancini LF, Tucker RF, Chas CF the rest of the year and not think twice about it. |
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Post by thomasj13 on Aug 30, 2022 6:44:55 GMT -6
Since Chas' injury isn't bad, I'm thinking they may feel fine with Tucker, Chas, Dubon, Yordan, and Mancini. At the least, I wouldn't expect them to make a third 40-man move just to bring up a backup outfielder for the last month. I think we'd all agree Chas has certainly earned a chance to spend this last month, and even the playoffs, playing most every day out in CF. I've thought Chas is our best option at CF since last year when he succeeded despite being jerked around in playing time. Meyers didn't impress me, and Siri is a joke at the plate. Id go Mancini LF, Tucker RF, Chas CF the rest of the year and not think twice about it. Are you sure? |
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Post by unionstation82 on Aug 30, 2022 9:10:16 GMT -6
Taps for Meyers:
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Post by olpapa on Aug 30, 2022 10:18:42 GMT -6
Since Chas' injury isn't bad, I'm thinking they may feel fine with Tucker, Chas, Dubon, Yordan, and Mancini. At the least, I wouldn't expect them to make a third 40-man move just to bring up a backup outfielder for the last month. I think we'd all agree Chas has certainly earned a chance to spend this last month, and even the playoffs, playing most every day out in CF. I've thought Chas is our best option at CF since last year when he succeeded despite being jerked around in playing time. Meyers didn't impress me, and Siri is a joke at the plate. Id go Mancini LF, Tucker RF, Chas CF the rest of the year and not think twice about it. I don’t think they will call up Dirden this year. He is having a great year, but this is only his second year in pro ball and he has played in only 17 games at AAA. Since being promoted to AAA, he has struck out in almost 1/3 of his at bats. I just don’t think he is ready. I agree with you. Chas has earned the CF job. I think you will see Chas and occasionally Dubon holding down CF for the rest of this season. Maybe Tucker might play a few games in CF while they take a look at Yanier Diaz in RF. I think we will see Y. Diaz in LF and C a few games, but I anticipate that he will play 1B more than any other position in the field to see if he maybe could be Yuli’s replacement there next season. |
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