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Post by thomasj13 on Jun 18, 2022 10:05:36 GMT -6
Any guesses?
Here is mine
C -Diaz
1B - Perez
2B - Altuve
SS - Pena
3B - E Valdez
LF - Barber/Whitaker
CF - Leon
RF - Tucker
DH - Alvarez
SP - Valdez
SP - McCullers
SP - Garcia
SP - Brown
SP - Santos
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Post by Saint on Jun 18, 2022 10:30:21 GMT -6
Respectable. Probably need to add a free agent or two.
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Post by thomasj13 on Jun 18, 2022 10:39:50 GMT -6
Respectable. Probably need to add a free agent or two. I agree...But was basing it off current roster and minor league players |
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Post by Ashitaka on Jun 18, 2022 18:42:08 GMT -6
Is this supposed to be what we think will happen, or what we would do if we were GM?
C - Korey Lee
1B - Jose Altuve (extension)
2B - Alex Bregman (extension)
3B - Nolan Arenado
SS - Jeremy Pena
LF - Colin Barber
CF - Jake Meyers
RF - Kyle Tucker (extension)
SP - Verlander (extension), McCullers, Framber, Garcia, Hunter Brown
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Post by thomasj13 on Jun 18, 2022 18:48:46 GMT -6
Is this supposed to be what we think will happen, or what we would do if we were GM? C - Korey Lee 1B - Jose Altuve (extension) 2B - Alex Bregman (extension) 3B - Nolan Arenado SS - Jeremy Pena LF - Colin Barber CF - Jake Meyers RF - Kyle Tucker (extension) SP - Verlander (extension), McCullers, Framber, Garcia, Hunter Brown LOL - Altuve at 1B |
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Post by Ashitaka on Jun 18, 2022 19:58:58 GMT -6
Is this supposed to be what we think will happen, or what we would do if we were GM? C - Korey Lee 1B - Jose Altuve (extension) 2B - Alex Bregman (extension) 3B - Nolan Arenado SS - Jeremy Pena LF - Colin Barber CF - Jake Meyers RF - Kyle Tucker (extension) SP - Verlander (extension), McCullers, Framber, Garcia, Hunter Brown LOL - Altuve at 1B I would do it. Altuve has nearly a 150 wRC+. If you moved him to 1B right now he'd be the 5th-best hitting first baseman in MLB. Any concern about his diminished range, weak arm, yips etc. goes away. Move Bregman to 2B and sign Arenado this offseason (if Arenado opts out. Probably won't but we're dreaming here). Ridiculous offensive and defensive infield. More realistic; trade for Garrett Cooper to bridge the gap at 1B. |
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Post by thomasj13 on Jun 18, 2022 20:21:39 GMT -6
I would do it. Altuve has nearly a 150 wRC+. If you moved him to 1B right now he'd be the 5th-best hitting first baseman in MLB. Any concern about his diminished range, weak arm, yips etc. goes away. Move Bregman to 2B and sign Arenado this offseason (if Arenado opts out. Probably won't but we're dreaming here). Ridiculous offensive and defensive infield. More realistic; trade for Garrett Cooper to bridge the gap at 1B. 5'5/5'6 1B |
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Post by olpapa on Jun 18, 2022 20:32:44 GMT -6
C- Korey Lee
1B- Yanier Diaz
2B- Jose Altuve
SS- Jeremy Pena
3B- Enmanuel Valdez
LF- Colin Barber
CF- Pedro Leon
RF- Kyle Tucker
DH-Yordan Alvarez
SP- Framber Valdez
SP- Luis Garcia
SP- Lance McCullers
SP- Hunter Brown
SP- Forrest Whitley (on 60-day IL)
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Post by Ashitaka on Jun 18, 2022 20:51:21 GMT -6
I would do it. Altuve has nearly a 150 wRC+. If you moved him to 1B right now he'd be the 5th-best hitting first baseman in MLB. Any concern about his diminished range, weak arm, yips etc. goes away. Move Bregman to 2B and sign Arenado this offseason (if Arenado opts out. Probably won't but we're dreaming here). Ridiculous offensive and defensive infield. More realistic; trade for Garrett Cooper to bridge the gap at 1B. 5'5/5'6 1B "He can't do it because he's too short." - everyone doubting Altuve for the last 15 years. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Jun 19, 2022 8:15:18 GMT -6
I would do it. Altuve has nearly a 150 wRC+. If you moved him to 1B right now he'd be the 5th-best hitting first baseman in MLB. Any concern about his diminished range, weak arm, yips etc. goes away. Move Bregman to 2B and sign Arenado this offseason (if Arenado opts out. Probably won't but we're dreaming here). Ridiculous offensive and defensive infield. More realistic; trade for Garrett Cooper to bridge the gap at 1B. 5'5/5'6 1B Anything that keeps the team from playing their Gurriel card every year at 1B is fine by me. |
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Post by m240 on Jun 19, 2022 8:52:32 GMT -6
Is this supposed to be what we think will happen, or what we would do if we were GM? C - Korey Lee 1B - Jose Altuve (extension) 2B - Alex Bregman (extension) 3B - Nolan Arenado SS - Jeremy Pena LF - Colin Barber CF - Jake Meyers RF - Kyle Tucker (extension) SP - Verlander (extension), McCullers, Framber, Garcia, Hunter Brown LOL - Altuve at 1B what is so funny he can jump to get those 7' throws |
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Post by m240 on Jun 19, 2022 10:38:08 GMT -6
I guess this exercise does highlight the dilemma that the Astros seem to be having, Bregman may need to be moved due to his lack of power. The juiced ball helped him a lot and short of that ball returning he just does not provide the power to stay at third. Altuve's bat should stay viable but his defense seems to have started turning south. Interesting
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Post by thomasj13 on Jun 19, 2022 10:39:32 GMT -6
Anything that keeps the team from playing their Gurriel card every year at 1B is fine by me. Yuli is better than Yuli 2022 so far, but no way is he on the team in 2025. |
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Post by churchill on Jun 19, 2022 10:44:03 GMT -6
Is this supposed to be what we think will happen, or what we would do if we were GM? C - Korey Lee 1B - Jose Altuve (extension) 2B - Alex Bregman (extension) 3B - Nolan Arenado SS - Jeremy Pena LF - Colin Barber CF - Jake Meyers RF - Kyle Tucker (extension) SP - Verlander (extension), McCullers, Framber, Garcia, Hunter Brown LOL - Altuve at 1BAltuve at 1B is just silly |
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Post by olpapa on Jun 19, 2022 11:04:32 GMT -6
I guess this exercise does highlight the dilemma that the Astros seem to be having, Bregman may need to be moved due to his lack of power. The juiced ball helped him a lot and short of that ball returning he just does not provide the power to stay at third. Altuve's bat should stay viable but his defense seems to have started turning south. Interesting By 2025 the team might be better off with Altuve as the full-time DH. Of course this would require Alvarez to play LF/1B full time. |
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Post by m240 on Jun 19, 2022 11:09:11 GMT -6
I guess this exercise does highlight the dilemma that the Astros seem to be having, Bregman may need to be moved due to his lack of power. The juiced ball helped him a lot and short of that ball returning he just does not provide the power to stay at third. Altuve's bat should stay viable but his defense seems to have started turning south. Interesting By 2025 the team might be better off with Altuve as the full-time DH. Of course this would require Alvarez to play LF/1B full time. Alvarez's defense does not look as bad as has been advertised in left. Having said that I wonder what issue he has manning first. |
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Post by thomasj13 on Jun 19, 2022 11:38:34 GMT -6
LOL - Altuve at 1BAltuve at 1B is just silly Maybe coincidental, But you post substantially more following an Angels' win or Astros' loss. You're basically not existent when Angels lose, especially when they're on a losing streak. BTW - WB from your vacation. |
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Post by olpapa on Jun 19, 2022 11:39:38 GMT -6
By 2025 the team might be better off with Altuve as the full-time DH. Of course this would require Alvarez to play LF/1B full time. Alvarez's defense does not look as bad as has been advertised in left. Having said that I wonder what issue he has manning first. FWIW, Alvarez played 342 innings at 1B in the minors, handled 298 defensive chances and committed 2 errors. Up to this point, with Yuli entrenched at first base, there has been no reason to try and make a first baseman out of Yordan. I suspect that will change next season. I remember when the Giants brought up Willie McCovey. They already had Orlando Cepeda at first base. So they stuck McCovey out in LF. He was horrible. Alvarez is a gold glover in LF compared to what McCovey looked like. The Giants traded Cepeda and moved McCovey to 1B where he became their regular first baseman. If Willie McCovey could play 1B, there is no doubt in my mind that Alvarez can too. |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Jun 19, 2022 14:59:12 GMT -6
Is this supposed to be what we think will happen, or what we would do if we were GM? C - Korey Lee 1B - Jose Altuve (extension) 2B - Alex Bregman (extension) 3B - Nolan Arenado SS - Jeremy Pena LF - Colin Barber CF - Jake Meyers RF - Kyle Tucker (extension) SP - Verlander (extension), McCullers, Framber, Garcia, Hunter Brown You trading Yordan? |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Jun 19, 2022 15:01:20 GMT -6
Anything that keeps the team from playing their Gurriel card every year at 1B is fine by me. I can't remember. Did you hate the "Gurriel card" last year when he won the batting title? |
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Post by olpapa on Jun 19, 2022 15:23:40 GMT -6
By 2025 the team might be better off with Altuve as the full-time DH. Of course this would require Alvarez to play LF/1B full time. Alvarez's defense does not look as bad as has been advertised in left. Having said that I wonder what issue he has manning first. 2025 Roster if we put Alvarez at 1B and Altuve at DH: C- Korey Lee/ Yanier Diaz 1B- Yordan Alvarez 2B- Enmanuel Valdez SS- Jeremy Pena 3B- Cristian Gonzalez LF- Colin Barber CF- Pedro Leon RF- Kyle Tucker DH-Jose Altuve SP- Framber Valdez SP- Luis Garcia SP- Lance McCullers SP- Hunter Brown SP- Forrest Whitley (still on 60-Day IL) |
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Post by unionstation82 on Jun 19, 2022 16:10:17 GMT -6
Anything that keeps the team from playing their Gurriel card every year at 1B is fine by me. I can't remember. Did you hate the "Gurriel card" last year when he won the batting title? Gurriel was great but they’ve always needed to go younger, and it’s catching up to them. The guy isn’t 30 anymore. |
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Post by Ashitaka on Jun 19, 2022 22:18:24 GMT -6
Is this supposed to be what we think will happen, or what we would do if we were GM? C - Korey Lee 1B - Jose Altuve (extension) 2B - Alex Bregman (extension) 3B - Nolan Arenado SS - Jeremy Pena LF - Colin Barber CF - Jake Meyers RF - Kyle Tucker (extension) SP - Verlander (extension), McCullers, Framber, Garcia, Hunter Brown You trading Yordan? Somehow I still occasionally forget about the DH. |
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Post by m240 on Jun 20, 2022 5:51:01 GMT -6
Alvarez's defense does not look as bad as has been advertised in left. Having said that I wonder what issue he has manning first. 2025 Roster if we put Alvarez at 1B and Altuve at DH: C- Korey Lee/ Yanier Diaz 1B- Yordan Alvarez 2B- Enmanuel Valdez SS- Jeremy Pena 3B- Cristian Gonzalez LF- Colin Barber CF- Pedro Leon RF- Kyle Tucker DH-Jose Altuve SP- Framber Valdez SP- Luis Garcia SP- Lance McCullers SP- Hunter Brown SP- Forrest Whitley (still on 60-Day IL) I guess I have lost track of some things, who is Cristian Gonzales? |
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Post by olpapa on Jun 20, 2022 6:01:46 GMT -6
2025 Roster if we put Alvarez at 1B and Altuve at DH: C- Korey Lee/ Yanier Diaz 1B- Yordan Alvarez 2B- Enmanuel Valdez SS- Jeremy Pena 3B- Cristian Gonzalez LF- Colin Barber CF- Pedro Leon RF- Kyle Tucker DH-Jose Altuve SP- Framber Valdez SP- Luis Garcia SP- Lance McCullers SP- Hunter Brown SP- Forrest Whitley (still on 60-Day IL) I guess I have lost track of some things, who is Cristian Gonzales? Astros #11 prospect per MLB.com. He’s at High A Asheville. |
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Post by m240 on Jun 20, 2022 10:11:47 GMT -6
I guess I have lost track of some things, who is Cristian Gonzales? Astros #11 prospect per MLB.com. He’s at High A Asheville. After I typed that I looked him up. Big boy but not much power, yet. Looks like he can project but he definitely has to figure out the strike zone. Few walks and a lot of strike outs. |
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