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Post by Saint on Jul 7, 2018 12:35:29 GMT -6
Both have benefits. Lately we've needed the offense more. Surely you agree with that. With the way the offense is Cold then Hot it is a hard one to call. But if they are keeping both White and Kemp up to showcase them. Then they need to play almost every day and produce and if that happens do you really want to Trade them. Depends on what we would get. We don't have a big need for White if they want to keep Gattis next year. A lot depends on what they want to do with him. |
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Post by olpapa on Jul 7, 2018 12:48:26 GMT -6
That applies to about 5 guys that will have to be moved or be lost in Rule 5. We can't protect everyone we think will be good eventually. We saw Luhnow move Kemmer and Hoyt this week. Hoyt was on the 40-man roster so that frees up a space to protect one of the Rule 5 eligible guys. We are probably going to see some more moves like this between now and mid November. Some guys I think are most likely to be moved: Reed Kemp White Boshers Gustave Guduan Paulino Rodgers I wouldn’t be surprised to see Martes and Derek Fisher moved as well. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 7, 2018 12:58:51 GMT -6
I think Kemp is still on the team to promote him for a trade. You just wanna git rid of the Afrikan Muricans. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 7, 2018 13:00:18 GMT -6
That applies to about 5 guys that will have to be moved or be lost in Rule 5. We can't protect everyone we think will be good eventually. We saw Luhnow move Kemmer and Hoyt this week. Hoyt was on the 40-man roster so that frees up a space to protect one of the Rule 5 eligible guys. We are probably going to see some more moves like this between now and mid November. Some guys I think are most likely to be moved: Reed Kemp White Boshers Gustave Guduan Paulino Rodgers I wouldn’t be surprised to see Martes and Derek Fisher moved as well. Martes, Fisher, Reed, White, etc. better prove their worth like Kemp if they want to get a real shot elsewhere. |
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Post by Saint on Jul 7, 2018 13:06:36 GMT -6
Nobody is going to want Reed. Look at the market for Moustakas last off-season.
Power and nothing else guys are practically worthless these days. And Reed hasn't even shown any power at the major league level.
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Post by Saint on Jul 7, 2018 13:17:08 GMT -6
It's too bad Kemp can't play SS...
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Jul 7, 2018 13:27:11 GMT -6
I think Kemp is still on the team to promote him for a trade. You just wanna git rid of the Afrikan Muricans. *shifty eyes* |
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Post by astrosdoug on Jul 7, 2018 13:42:27 GMT -6
Glad Tucker is here and in the lineup. However,the useless Tyler White should be the one going to Fresno....White is a mediocre defensive player at any position and has not proven he can hit consistently. Jake Marisnick has proven to be an outstanding center fielder who has saved us countless runs and is a valuable base runner to use in late innings when a run is needed. Proud they called up Tucker, but, they made a bad move and sent down the wrong guy. I guess they are waiting until Correa comes off the stiff list to send White back to Fresno. White gets on base. So does Kemp. With our pitching they're obviously less concerned with our OF defense and more concerned with keeping the offense steady. Which isn't a bad idea. White still hasn't collected a sufficient number of major league PAs this year for his stats to stabilize. He has this gaudy 25% walk rate through 27 PAs and a ridiculously slow SLG as he's yet to hit a HR. Give him 50 more PAs and the BB% will come way down and the SLG will go way up. In spite of it all, his work so far equals out to a wRC+ of 130 and an OPS+ of 120. That would make him about the fifth most potent hitter in today's lineup, if he were in it. |
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Post by astrosdoug on Jul 7, 2018 13:48:57 GMT -6
With the way the offense is Cold then Hot it is a hard one to call. But if they are keeping both White and Kemp up to showcase them. Then they need to play almost every day and produce and if that happens do you really want to Trade them. Depends on what we would get. We don't have a big need for White if they want to keep Gattis next year. A lot depends on what they want to do with him. A 1B/DH with wRC+ in the high 120s ought to get attention from other AL teams, especially when the player is as cheap as White. White's major league wRC+ last season was 126 and so far he is running at 130 for 2018. If you combine those two seasons together, you are looking at a body of work of about 100 PAs and wRC+ is far higher than the league average. What he's done for Fresno should assure trade partners that his major league hitting in 2017-18 has been no fluke. |
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Post by marshall on Jul 7, 2018 14:06:13 GMT -6
Nobody is going to want Reed. Look at the market for Moustakas last off-season. Power and nothing else guys are practically worthless these days. And Reed hasn't even shown any power at the major league level. ou remind me of a certain former GM who liked to advertise the shortcomings of players he could have potentially moved and wound up just releasing them when he could have gotten prospects.
Cough! Ed Wade Cough!
I'm choking on the letters as I type them.
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Post by astrosdoug on Jul 7, 2018 14:09:42 GMT -6
Today's game seems bigger than even Correa's debut. It's probably best to assume Tucker won't go on to become an Astros legend, but if he does, we will all be able to tell the story of watching his first big league regular season game.
It was a nice touch on Hinch's part to make sure Tucker got to play those final couple spring training games at MMP.
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Post by Saint on Jul 7, 2018 14:14:00 GMT -6
Today's game seems bigger than even Correa's debut. It's probably best to assume Tucker won't go on to become an Astros legend, but if he does, we will all be able to tell the story of watching his first big league regular season game. It was a nice touch on Hinch's part to make sure Tucker got to play those final couple spring training games at MMP. It's just because the Astros are more popular now than when Correa debuted. |
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Post by Saint on Jul 7, 2018 14:15:29 GMT -6
Another great inning for Morton. He's in a nice run.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2018 14:18:31 GMT -6
First AB for Tucker- HR, 3B, 2B, 1B, BB, K, HBP, Ground out or Fly out?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2018 14:19:11 GMT -6
First AB for Tucker- HR, 3B, 2B, 1B, BB, K, HBP, Ground out or Fly out? I vote HR for wishful thinking, but my pessimistic side says ground out to third base. |
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Post by Saint on Jul 7, 2018 14:20:33 GMT -6
Nice rip, Jose.
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Post by Saint on Jul 7, 2018 14:22:54 GMT -6
First AB for Tucker- HR, 3B, 2B, 1B, BB, K, HBP, Ground out or Fly out? Let's go with 1B. |
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Post by astrosdoug on Jul 7, 2018 14:23:49 GMT -6
uncharacteristic patience at the plate from Yuli
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Post by marshall on Jul 7, 2018 14:27:09 GMT -6
I liked seeing him point for 1 out. It's a little thing, but it let's me know his head is in the game.
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Post by bearbryant on Jul 7, 2018 14:29:09 GMT -6
Palka's been useless this series
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2018 14:30:02 GMT -6
First AB for Tucker- HR, 3B, 2B, 1B, BB, K, HBP, Ground out or Fly out? I vote he K''s (butterflies) |
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Post by bannedfan on Jul 7, 2018 14:30:28 GMT -6
Morton is sharp so far. 4 K’s in 2 innings.
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Post by marshall on Jul 7, 2018 14:30:46 GMT -6
4 Strikeouts in 2 innings. Great start.
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Post by bearbryant on Jul 7, 2018 14:31:17 GMT -6
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Post by marshall on Jul 7, 2018 14:33:31 GMT -6
Foul off those pithches and get the pitch count up.
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Post by Saint on Jul 7, 2018 14:36:04 GMT -6
Crawford box double!
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Post by bearbryant on Jul 7, 2018 14:36:21 GMT -6
I predict .. base on balls
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Post by Saint on Jul 7, 2018 14:39:14 GMT -6
Haha
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Post by bannedfan on Jul 7, 2018 14:39:45 GMT -6
Marisnick could have done that😩
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Post by bannedfan on Jul 7, 2018 14:40:39 GMT -6
Maxwell!!!!
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