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Post by astrosdoug on Jul 3, 2018 10:14:40 GMT -6
Just in, I think...
Brian McCann is going on the DL while Smith re-joins the bullpen.
I guess that leaves Stassi + Gattis as the catchers?
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Post by Saint on Jul 3, 2018 10:16:26 GMT -6
Good. Let Gattis get some work in behind the dish.
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Post by astrosdoug on Jul 3, 2018 10:16:49 GMT -6
www.mlb.com/astros/news/astros-will-place-brian-mccann-on-dl/c-284054866 The article says Federowicz was added to the 40-man roster but not the active roster. So I'm led to believe the catching will be done by Stassi + Gattis over the next 10 days. McCann took that wallop to the helmet a few days ago; I'm surprised he didn't go on the concussion DL immediately.
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 3, 2018 10:17:02 GMT -6
This is starting to become a very uneventful year for him.
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Post by Saint on Jul 3, 2018 10:17:24 GMT -6
McCann is winding down quickly.
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Post by astrosdoug on Jul 3, 2018 10:18:26 GMT -6
This may be yet another case of Hinch secretly reading the Refugees website to get ideas for trades and roster moves. Doug suggested keeping McCann on the DL for half of the remainder of the season a couple days ago and, waddaya know, McCann's gone fishin'.
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Post by Saint on Jul 3, 2018 10:19:35 GMT -6
If Hinch read the board, Springer wouldn't be leading off anymore and we would have dropped Gattis off the MLB team after week 3.  |
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Post by astrosdoug on Jul 3, 2018 10:22:28 GMT -6
If Hinch read the board, Springer wouldn't be leading off anymore and we would have dropped Gattis off the MLB team after week 3. Very likely, Hinch is digressing from the Refugees script just enough that we can't sue him for unpaid consulting fees.  |
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 3, 2018 10:24:50 GMT -6
If Hinch read the board, Springer wouldn't be leading off anymore and we would have dropped Gattis off the MLB team after week 3. Any human being, even Hinch, must have had the thought cross his or her mind about whether it’s benefical to keep having Springer lead off during this extended slump. |
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Post by thomasj13 on Jul 3, 2018 10:27:39 GMT -6
If Hinch read the board, Springer wouldn't be leading off anymore and we would have dropped Gattis off the MLB team after week 3. Any human being, even Hinch, must have had the thought cross his or her mind about whether it’s benefical to keep having Springer lead off during this extended slump. I like McCann in the playoffs...I probably have selective memory, but he seems to come through in big moments. |
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Post by olpapa on Jul 3, 2018 10:48:15 GMT -6
McCann has a lot of miles on him. I like the idea of this DL stint for him now. I hope he gets at least one more DL stint shortly before the playoffs begin. Want him fresh and ready to go come October.
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Jul 3, 2018 10:55:34 GMT -6
Almost guarantees that he wont reach the PA number to best his option. Which is a good thing.
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Post by Saint on Jul 3, 2018 10:57:12 GMT -6
Almost guarantees that he wont reach the PA number to best his option. Which is a good thing. He already wasn't. He wasn't even on pace for it after last year. |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Jul 3, 2018 10:57:32 GMT -6
Good.
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 3, 2018 11:13:56 GMT -6
McCann is about done. This is probably a good move,but, I'd feel better if we had added another catcher instead of activating Smith. If we need Smith, get rid of Harris or Giles. |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Jul 3, 2018 12:08:15 GMT -6
Federvhgghmhvf was activated
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Post by Saint on Jul 3, 2018 12:11:51 GMT -6
Eww.
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Post by Saint on Jul 3, 2018 12:15:38 GMT -6
It's a flat out fact that Gattis hits best when he catches (career .859 OPS). Imagine what he could be doing this year if he was also catching.
And I don't really get it. Is he that bad defensively at catcher? He had a great CS% in 2016. Is he a bad framer or something?
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Post by astrosdoug on Jul 3, 2018 12:24:15 GMT -6
It's a flat out fact that Gattis hits best when he catches (career .859 OPS). Imagine what he could be doing this year if he was also catching. And I don't really get it. Is he that bad defensively at catcher? He had a great CS% in 2016. Is he a bad framer or something? He allows a lot of passed balls and wild pitches, and is useless at throwing out base runners. He also tends to make a lot of throwing errors. However, he calls a great game and as you mention, hits well when catching. It's not the worst thing in the world but would be dicey to have him catch in the playoffs. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 3, 2018 12:52:12 GMT -6
Any human being, even Hinch, must have had the thought cross his or her mind about whether it’s benefical to keep having Springer lead off during this extended slump. I like McCann in the playoffs...I probably have selective memory, but he seems to come through in big moments. He came through in huge moments. His contributions cannot be overstated. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 3, 2018 12:53:27 GMT -6
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Post by Saint on Jul 3, 2018 13:04:28 GMT -6
It's a flat out fact that Gattis hits best when he catches (career .859 OPS). Imagine what he could be doing this year if he was also catching. And I don't really get it. Is he that bad defensively at catcher? He had a great CS% in 2016. Is he a bad framer or something? He allows a lot of passed balls and wild pitches, and is useless at throwing out base runners. He also tends to make a lot of throwing errors. However, he calls a great game and as you mention, hits well when catching. It's not the worst thing in the world but would be dicey to have him catch in the playoffs. A career 24% success rate is certainly not useless. In 2016 when he caught the most for us he had a fielding percentage over .990... I'm not saying I would want him as a full-time catcher, but he could be a backup for Stassi while McCann is out. |
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Post by astrosdoug on Jul 3, 2018 13:07:25 GMT -6
He allows a lot of passed balls and wild pitches, and is useless at throwing out base runners. He also tends to make a lot of throwing errors. However, he calls a great game and as you mention, hits well when catching. It's not the worst thing in the world but would be dicey to have him catch in the playoffs. A career 24% success rate is certainly not useless. In 2016 when he caught the most for us he had a fielding percentage over .990... I'm not saying I would want him as a full-time catcher, but he could be a backup for Stassi while McCann is out. Is his CS% really that high? I honestly thought it was around 10%. I could well have been wrong, as I often am. |
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Post by Saint on Jul 3, 2018 13:29:44 GMT -6
A career 24% success rate is certainly not useless. In 2016 when he caught the most for us he had a fielding percentage over .990... I'm not saying I would want him as a full-time catcher, but he could be a backup for Stassi while McCann is out. Is his CS% really that high? I honestly thought it was around 10%. I could well have been wrong, as I often am. It was 10% in 2017 but over 40% in 2016. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 3, 2018 13:37:36 GMT -6
It's a flat out fact that Gattis hits best when he catches (career .859 OPS). Imagine what he could be doing this year if he was also catching. And I don't really get it. Is he that bad defensively at catcher? He had a great CS% in 2016. Is he a bad framer or something? I doubt if Gattis would be hitting better than he has since June 1 if he was catching. |
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Post by Saint on Jul 3, 2018 13:38:21 GMT -6
It's a flat out fact that Gattis hits best when he catches (career .859 OPS). Imagine what he could be doing this year if he was also catching. And I don't really get it. Is he that bad defensively at catcher? He had a great CS% in 2016. Is he a bad framer or something? I doubt if Gattis would be hitting better than he has since June 1 if he was catching. Nothing is ever a given, but the math shows that he could. |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Jul 3, 2018 14:14:01 GMT -6
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 3, 2018 14:16:06 GMT -6
I like McCann in the playoffs...I probably have selective memory, but he seems to come through in big moments. He came through in huge moments. His contributions cannot be overstated. We will need him for the playoffs and he should be protected for that reason. Use Stassi as the primary catcher.......would not hurt if Luhnow considered trying to get a backup by the deadline. |
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Post by Saint on Jul 3, 2018 14:17:07 GMT -6
That's going to be a lot of Fed... Rather have Gattis backup Stassi. Makes getting Abreu even better. Abreu can DH when Gattis catches. |
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Post by astrosdoug on Jul 3, 2018 14:17:26 GMT -6
it sounds like Fedo will be on the active roster, not just the 40-man.
In that case, one of Reed or White must go down. I'd say Reed.
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