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Post by Saint on Jun 24, 2018 15:43:10 GMT -6
Yankees lost.
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Post by bannedfan on Jun 24, 2018 15:44:39 GMT -6
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Post by blcoach8 on Jun 24, 2018 15:54:03 GMT -6
They were too busy talking about keeping score to notice Bregman had shaved it . Main thing I got tired of was Bart Ennis and the kid with that haircut that made him look like a little pervert. Parents need an ass whipping for allowing him to look like that. |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Jun 24, 2018 15:55:59 GMT -6
Kalas and Blum mentioned the shaved pornstache during the game. Also, it wasn't Bart with the faggy-haired kid, it was Kevin Eschenfelder.
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Post by blcoach8 on Jun 24, 2018 16:03:55 GMT -6
Kalas and Blum mentioned the shaved pornstache during the game. Also, it wasn't Bart with the faggy-haired kid, it was Kevin Eschenfelder. My mistake......it was Eschenfelder. Whenever they showed that kid, I wanted to slap his parents. Kid looked like a flaming fag. |
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Post by bannedfan on Jun 24, 2018 16:21:43 GMT -6
Kalas and Blum mentioned the shaved pornstache during the game. Also, it wasn't Bart with the faggy-haired kid, it was Kevin Eschenfelder. My mistake......it was Eschenfelder. Whenever they showed that kid, I wanted to slap his parents. Kid looked like a flaming fag. I’m guessing you were never a Boy George fan.... |
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Post by bannedfan on Jun 24, 2018 16:29:17 GMT -6
Luhnow said in a radio interview today there’s a good chance Kyle Tucker will be up sometime this summer per Rotoworld.
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Post by m240 on Jun 24, 2018 16:57:58 GMT -6
If he keeps hitting like he has over the last couple of weeks he needs to be up here.
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Post by koolade2 on Jun 24, 2018 18:09:19 GMT -6
As someone said they always wait till they go into a slump before they bring them up  |
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Post by olpapa on Jun 24, 2018 19:23:05 GMT -6
Luhnow said in a radio interview today there’s a good chance Kyle Tucker will be up sometime this summer per Rotoworld. If Tucker isn’t called up in the next few days, I wouldn’t be surprised if they don’t call him up until after he plays in the AAA All-Star Game on July 11. So when they call him up who gets sent down? Surely not Kemp. Gotta be Jake or White. |
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Post by marshall on Jun 24, 2018 19:24:33 GMT -6
My mistake......it was Eschenfelder. Whenever they showed that kid, I wanted to slap his parents. Kid looked like a flaming fag. I’m guessing you were never a Boy George fan.... I always wanted to answer YES! to that song. |
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Post by thomasj13 on Jun 24, 2018 19:30:45 GMT -6
I’m guessing you were never a Boy George fan.... I always wanted to answer YES! to that song. TMI |
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Post by blcoach8 on Jun 24, 2018 19:35:18 GMT -6
My mistake......it was Eschenfelder. Whenever they showed that kid, I wanted to slap his parents. Kid looked like a flaming fag. I’m guessing you were never a Boy George fan.... you guessed right.........I could not stand Boy George |
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Post by abregmanfan on Jun 25, 2018 8:09:31 GMT -6
Luhnow said in a radio interview today there’s a good chance Kyle Tucker will be up sometime this summer per Rotoworld. If Tucker isn’t called up in the next few days, I wouldn’t be surprised if they don’t call him up until after he plays in the AAA All-Star Game on July 11. So when they call him up who gets sent down? Surely not Kemp. Gotta be Jake or White. I think it would be White. Jake will probably stay and be a late inning defensive sub. |
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Post by thomasj13 on Jun 25, 2018 8:16:44 GMT -6
If Tucker isn’t called up in the next few days, I wouldn’t be surprised if they don’t call him up until after he plays in the AAA All-Star Game on July 11. So when they call him up who gets sent down? Surely not Kemp. Gotta be Jake or White. I think it would be White. Jake will probably stay and be a late inning defensive sub. It's a bad time to be White. |
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Post by m240 on Jun 25, 2018 8:19:56 GMT -6
If Tucker isn’t called up in the next few days, I wouldn’t be surprised if they don’t call him up until after he plays in the AAA All-Star Game on July 11. So when they call him up who gets sent down? Surely not Kemp. Gotta be Jake or White. I think it would be White. Jake will probably stay and be a late inning defensive sub. You can make a case for White, really make one if he does not pick up the pace, but having Tucker up gives us 6 outfielders. Having White adds flexibility on the infield, but only if he hits. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Jun 25, 2018 9:03:09 GMT -6
I think it would be White. Jake will probably stay and be a late inning defensive sub. You can make a case for White, really make one if he does not pick up the pace, but having Tucker up gives us 6 outfielders. Having White adds flexibility on the infield, but only if he hits. Use White as a trade piece. Don't hold Tucker back to keep wasting time with White. |
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Post by Saint on Jun 25, 2018 9:03:43 GMT -6
You can make a case for White, really make one if he does not pick up the pace, but having Tucker up gives us 6 outfielders. Having White adds flexibility on the infield, but only if he hits. Use White as a trade piece. Don't hold Tucker back to keep wasting time with White. White would be a minimal trade piece at best... |
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Post by abregmanfan on Jun 25, 2018 9:56:44 GMT -6
I think it would be White. Jake will probably stay and be a late inning defensive sub. You can make a case for White, really make one if he does not pick up the pace, but having Tucker up gives us 6 outfielders. Having White adds flexibility on the infield, but only if he hits. Have Marwin as infield flexibility? |
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Post by m240 on Jun 25, 2018 10:12:33 GMT -6
You can make a case for White, really make one if he does not pick up the pace, but having Tucker up gives us 6 outfielders. Having White adds flexibility on the infield, but only if he hits. Have Marwin as infield flexibility? To qualify my "only if he hits" comment I meant like he did last year at around an 850 ops. Gonzales is at 701 even with his hot streak that ended a week ago. Not saying bye bye Gonzales but they do need to groom someone for next year just in case and they need someone that can hit with power this year. So far Gonzales is marginal. |
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Post by m240 on Jun 25, 2018 10:13:58 GMT -6
You can make a case for White, really make one if he does not pick up the pace, but having Tucker up gives us 6 outfielders. Having White adds flexibility on the infield, but only if he hits. Use White as a trade piece. Don't hold Tucker back to keep wasting time with White. I can not imagine a scenario that White would hold back Tucker. |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Jun 25, 2018 11:53:36 GMT -6
How many ABs has White had since he came up? How many starts?
I just feel like he hasn't had enough opportunity to play, and doesn't yet deserve the label of being useless and untradeable.
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Post by thomasj13 on Jun 25, 2018 12:00:13 GMT -6
Use White as a trade piece. Don't hold Tucker back to keep wasting time with White. White would be a minimal trade piece at best... Voodoo says we should get at least Hand for him. |
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Post by Saint on Jun 25, 2018 12:14:44 GMT -6
How many ABs has White had since he came up? How many starts? I just feel like he hasn't had enough opportunity to play, and doesn't yet deserve the label of being useless and untradeable. 113 games. He's a 27yo mediocre at best prospect with limited skills and doesn't have a spot on this team unless Yuli gets hurt. And even then, I think J.D. Davis is probably a better prospect and a little younger. |
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Post by astrosdoug on Jun 25, 2018 13:37:19 GMT -6
Have Marwin as infield flexibility? To qualify my "only if he hits" comment I meant like he did last year at around an 850 ops. Gonzales is at 701 even with his hot streak that ended a week ago. Not saying bye bye Gonzales but they do need to groom someone for next year just in case and they need someone that can hit with power this year. So far Gonzales is marginal. Let's not write White off just yet. By my count, he has reached base safely in 5 of 11 plate appearances, and struck out only twice. If he keeps that up, he becomes another Kemp-like spark plug. He has consistently been among Fresno's OBP and SLG leaders the past couple years. His hitting against LHP has always been good (even when he was overall "bad" in 2016) and he's made big strides in his hitting against RHP. White is good for a HR every 20 to 25 ABs so we shouldn't necessarily expect him to have homered over his paltry 11 PAs so far. Let him play, and he will settle in and contribute as one of those >.800 OPS bats. That's what I meant the other day when I said he can be counted on for more offense than Marwin gives. Marwin will do well to finish the year with OPS of .750. Given the comparison between the two, I see no reason to pay Marwin the millions he'll want in 2019 when White can be a much cheaper utility infielder for the next few years. White's hitting makes up for his below-average speed and defensive range. |
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Post by Saint on Jun 25, 2018 13:43:17 GMT -6
To qualify my "only if he hits" comment I meant like he did last year at around an 850 ops. Gonzales is at 701 even with his hot streak that ended a week ago. Not saying bye bye Gonzales but they do need to groom someone for next year just in case and they need someone that can hit with power this year. So far Gonzales is marginal. Let's not write White off just yet. By my count, he has reached base safely in 5 of 11 plate appearances, and struck out only twice. If he keeps that up, he becomes another Kemp-like spark plug. He has consistently been among Fresno's OBP and SLG leaders the past couple years. His hitting against LHP has always been good (even when he was overall "bad" in 2016) and he's made big strides in his hitting against RHP. White is good for a HR every 20 to 25 ABs so we shouldn't necessarily expect him to have homered over his paltry 11 PAs so far. Let him play, and he will settle in and contribute as one of those >.800 OPS bats. That's what I meant the other day when I said he can be counted on for more offense than Marwin gives. Marwin will do well to finish the year with OPS of .750. Given the comparison between the two, I see no reason to pay Marwin the millions he'll want in 2019 when White can be a much cheaper utility infielder for the next few years. White's hitting makes up for his below-average speed and defensive range. Yeah Marwin likely be won't worth the money, but do you really think White can adequately play any position besides 1B? |
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Post by astrosdoug on Jun 25, 2018 13:43:40 GMT -6
How many ABs has White had since he came up? How many starts? I just feel like he hasn't had enough opportunity to play, and doesn't yet deserve the label of being useless and untradeable. The collective memory of White's 2016 season hangs over his trade value like a dark cloud. He hit for around an OPS of .800 against LHP that season, which was not the problem. It was his stance and swing path vs RHP that caused him to fail that year and get sent down. However, he fixed those things over about a six month period. You can compare video of his 2016 swing to his swing today and it's clear as day. By early 2017 White was fine, and he's crushed for Fresno ever since. Did well last year over about 70 PAs with the Astros; placed right among the team OPS leaders in fact. As far as I know, he's the only Astro to homer in 3 consecutive plate appearances. Only a very perceptive trade partner will recognize his value, however, so I suppose he probably stays in the Houston organization. AJ thought highly enough of him to put him on the ALDS roster last year, and that says something. |
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Post by astrosdoug on Jun 25, 2018 13:47:08 GMT -6
As a backup, White is fine at 2B and 3B. Starter, no, but when he enters a game as PH and needs to stay in, he can be slotted in almost anywhere on the infield.
Really the only things he doesn't do are catch and play outfield.
We know he's game for pitching a couple innings in blowouts when the team needs it.
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Post by unionstation82 on Jun 25, 2018 14:13:51 GMT -6
How many ABs has White had since he came up? How many starts? I just feel like he hasn't had enough opportunity to play, and doesn't yet deserve the label of being useless and untradeable. 113 games. He's a 27yo mediocre at best prospect with limited skills and doesn't have a spot on this team unless Yuli gets hurt. And even then, I think J.D. Davis is probably a better prospect and a little younger. Where is your Giles style compassion? |
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Post by Saint on Jun 25, 2018 14:19:08 GMT -6
113 games. He's a 27yo mediocre at best prospect with limited skills and doesn't have a spot on this team unless Yuli gets hurt. And even then, I think J.D. Davis is probably a better prospect and a little younger. Where is your Giles style compassion? Giles has had extended runs of success at the MLB level and we don't currently have anybody to replace him. |
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