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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Jul 31, 2024 14:45:09 GMT -6
Montero DFA!!  |
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Post by Ashitaka on Jul 31, 2024 14:51:08 GMT -6
If they knew they were going to DFA Montero yesterday they should have picked up another reliever, the prices on relievers were way, way lower than starters and bats. So now instead of Ferguson being an upgrade over King we just keep King active anyway. Good grief.
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Post by Saint on Jul 31, 2024 15:01:49 GMT -6
Success by the team in the postseason will determine if this was a good deadline. It's not always about the moves you make; sometimes it's the moves you don't make. Brown was right when he said not to panic on the team and that they weren't going to be sellers, and here we made it to the AS break in 1st place. The team has not played well as of late, but they had been playing like a top team just a couple weeks ago. It's looking good for JV, Garcia, and Murfee to be back and contributing sooner rather than later, and Tucker hopefully continues to make progress. Despite everything, this is what we could have going into the postseason (provided we make it): JV Framber Blanco Brown Kikuchi That rotation may not be the BEST possible rotation in baseball, but it's definitely a top-5. Altuve 2B Bregman 3B Yordan DH Tucker RF Yainer C Pena SS Meyers CF Singleton 1B Leon/Chas LF I'll take that top-5 against practically any other top-5 in baseball. 1B is still a weak point, but at least Singleton gets on base reasonably well and makes pitchers work. Chas has been bad, but maybe Leon can be a spark. Plus you could always move Caratini to C with Yainer DHing and Yordan in LF instead. Hader Pressly Abreu Ferguson Murfee Scott Martinez The bullpen has been inconsistent, but that's still a very solid bullpen. Hader and Pressly each just had a bad game, but the back-3 were on a very nice long run before that. If this team is healthy (and it's a big IF, for sure) they have the tools to do what they normally do. It's only Brown's 2nd year, and it was going to take time for him to work around some of the restrictions in payroll and poor farm system. Last year with him we were a win away from another WS. He's rebuilding the farm system through drafts (and by most accounts they've been good drafts so far), and, despite what people might think, he's only traded a couple of actual legit potential prospects (neither of which have done much since leaving). We need to have a little patience with Brown. As for people upset at Crane (and Bagwell still apparently?), he might very well be turning into Jerry Jones. But with all the success he has brought, he deserves the benefit of the doubt....especially while we're still having high level seasons. Let's just see how things play out before we compare him to Drayton (or Jerry Jones). We've never had a sports franchise as successful as this one, and it's a borderline dynasty in MLB history. That's just the facts of the matter. In the end, all dynasties come to an end. If this is the beginning of the end, we were very fortunate to witness it. For now though, we're a game out of 1st place with 2 months to go. Focus on getting healthy and being back on top of the division. I give your thesis ***1/2 Out of how many? |
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Post by Saint on Jul 31, 2024 15:02:34 GMT -6
If they knew they were going to DFA Montero yesterday they should have picked up another reliever, the prices on relievers were way, way lower than starters and bats. So now instead of Ferguson being an upgrade over King we just keep King active anyway. Good grief. Wouldn't you say that King is an upgrade over Montero though? The bullpen as a whole got marginally better. |
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Post by Saint on Jul 31, 2024 15:14:06 GMT -6
Loperfido: 1-5 with 2 Ks in his Toronto debut.
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Post by Ashitaka on Jul 31, 2024 16:03:52 GMT -6
If they knew they were going to DFA Montero yesterday they should have picked up another reliever, the prices on relievers were way, way lower than starters and bats. So now instead of Ferguson being an upgrade over King we just keep King active anyway. Good grief. Wouldn't you say that King is an upgrade over Montero though? The bullpen as a whole got marginally better. I mean sure but goodness what a low bar. Relievers were changing hands for a tiny fraction of what other players were costing. Just seems like they could have gotten another arm, especially with Seth Martinez going down as well. |
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Post by thomasj13 on Jul 31, 2024 16:42:25 GMT -6
I give your thesis ***1/2 Out of how many? How many are on the US Flag? |
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Post by koolade2 on Jul 31, 2024 18:06:32 GMT -6
How many are on the US Flag? 55 per Brandon and his team |
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Post by abregmanfan on Jul 31, 2024 18:07:45 GMT -6
How many are on the US Flag? 55 per Brandon and his team Good Ol' Brandon... |
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Post by talshill on Aug 1, 2024 14:20:19 GMT -6
It appears that GM Crane is 0 for 2. $30M in dead money. 12-13% of our payroll is players we're paying to not play for us. The Astros had built a reputation for not making these kinds of mistakes and for being "the smartest guys in the room". I miss Luhnow and Click.
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Post by talshill on Aug 1, 2024 14:24:23 GMT -6
And I think they're chasing an unrealistic dream. From '17 to '22 they were the best team in baseball. They were more talented, more sound, and performed better in big games than others. This current edition doesn't have the oomph of past years IMO. Still, if they can get to the dance they have a chance.
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Post by unionstation82 on Aug 1, 2024 14:24:54 GMT -6
This front office has made no sense since Click. I think we were all fooled by Abreu, but the man was older and had such declining power.
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Post by Saint on Aug 1, 2024 17:53:19 GMT -6
And I think they're chasing an unrealistic dream. From '17 to '22 they were the best team in baseball. They were more talented, more sound, and performed better in big games than others. This current edition doesn't have the oomph of past years IMO. Still, if they can get to the dance they have a chance. That's when our starting pitching was best. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Aug 1, 2024 19:28:59 GMT -6
And I think they're chasing an unrealistic dream. From '17 to '22 they were the best team in baseball. They were more talented, more sound, and performed better in big games than others. This current edition doesn't have the oomph of past years IMO. Still, if they can get to the dance they have a chance. That's when our starting pitching was best. They should’ve hedged their bets with pitching and added maybe a veteran stopgap starter to help eat innings over the offseason. McCullers is never reliable, and Javier’s velocity has been declining since last season. Urquidy is just a guy. |
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Post by thomasj13 on Aug 2, 2024 8:14:15 GMT -6
Astros are facing the Rays today; and it’s unfortunate, Yandy Diaz is wearing the wrong uniform, the Astros should have traded for him.
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Post by Saint on Aug 2, 2024 8:26:15 GMT -6
That's when our starting pitching was best. They should’ve hedged their bets with pitching and added maybe a veteran stopgap starter to help eat innings over the offseason. McCullers is never reliable, and Javier’s velocity has been declining since last season. Urquidy is just a guy. In hindsight, sure. But remember what they were starting off with in ST and where they ended last year: Verlander: 3.31 ERA Framber: 3.45 ERA Javier: 4.56 Brown: 5.09 (but his FIP was only 4.37) Urquidy: 5.29 (yeah just a 5th starter, but still depth) France: 3.83 Blanco: 4.50 And with Arrighetti known to be on the cusp as well. It may not have been the best rotation, but it was easily good enough with a solid depth to expect them to be competitive if the offense had done what we thought it would do. The key to this inconsistent season is that we lost more than half of those guys PLUS all of our offense has mostly underperformed quite a bit. Not just Abreu sucking, but even our stars have been lesser. |
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Post by thomasj13 on Aug 2, 2024 8:38:08 GMT -6
They should’ve hedged their bets with pitching and added maybe a veteran stopgap starter to help eat innings over the offseason. McCullers is never reliable, and Javier’s velocity has been declining since last season. Urquidy is just a guy. In hindsight, sure. But remember what they were starting off with in ST and where they ended last year: Verlander: 3.31 ERA Framber: 3.45 ERA Javier: 4.56 Brown: 5.09 (but his FIP was only 4.37) Urquidy: 5.29 (yeah just a 5th starter, but still depth) France: 3.83 Blanco: 4.50 And with Arrighetti known to be on the cusp as well. It may not have been the best rotation, but it was easily good enough with a solid depth to expect them to be competitive if the offense had done what we thought it would do. The key to this inconsistent season is that we lost more than half of those guys PLUS all of our offense has mostly underperformed quite a bit. Not just Abreu sucking, but even our stars have been lesser. Unlike pitching, there can be too much bitching |
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Post by mihdennabios on Aug 3, 2024 8:08:06 GMT -6
Fedde and Rogers both gave up five ernies in their first starts post-trade.
But You-say Kik-nootchee, I say Da-coochie gave up 2 ernies in almost six innings. Haters = WRONG.
Dana the Brown Genius.
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Post by thomasj13 on Aug 3, 2024 8:13:21 GMT -6
Fedde and Rogers both gave up five ernies in their first starts post-trade. But You-say Kik-nootchee, I say Da-coochie gave up 2 ernies in almost six innings. Haters = WRONG. Dana the Brown Genius. Oh lawd |
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Post by inaltuvewetrust on Aug 13, 2024 3:55:43 GMT -6
Will Wagner was called up and had 3 hits in his MLB debut yesterday.
Loperfido has not been good since the trade. 4 hits in 36 at bats.
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