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Post by Saint on Jul 25, 2018 21:32:56 GMT -6
Our catcher is a better hitter than our 1B and LFers and DH............ Uh...what? Going into today's game had a higher OPS than Marwin, Gurriel, Gattis, Tucker. |
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Post by bearbryant on Jul 25, 2018 21:37:58 GMT -6
Good game guys. Tough loss
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 25, 2018 21:40:03 GMT -6
Going into today's game had a higher OPS than Marwin, Gurriel, Gattis, Tucker. So, you’d trust Stassi over any of those guys in a game situation then? |
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Post by nathangarza29 on Jul 25, 2018 21:52:46 GMT -6
Yea those bats where alive today. Whew. It was so close it was pitaful.
That's why we need another bat.
MARWIN needs a broom and mop and Gattis needs the water bucket.
1 hit baseball that's ludacris
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 25, 2018 21:54:13 GMT -6
This team is screwed if Altuve ends up being out for a while.
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 25, 2018 21:59:43 GMT -6
If you can't see that we NEED both a catcher and bullpen help in order to repeat as WS champions, you have been watching a different team than most of us. Our catcher is a better hitter than our 1B and LFers and DH............ If you think Stassi is a better hitter than Yuli I know you don't know squat about how to judge a good hitter.  That is the dumbest statement you have made to date. He is no better than our LFers either. Let me break it to you.....OPS is not the sole judge....or even the best judge.....as to how to evaluate a hitter. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 25, 2018 22:02:51 GMT -6
Going into today's game had a higher OPS than Marwin, Gurriel, Gattis, Tucker. So, you’d trust Stassi over any of those guys in a game situation then? Glad you chimed in here........I was not sure I had read his post correctly., For some reason, he thinks a high OBS means you are a great hitter. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 25, 2018 22:04:46 GMT -6
So, you’d trust Stassi over any of those guys in a game situation then? Glad you chimed in here........I was not sure I had read his post correctly., For some reason, he thinks a high OBS means you are a great hitter. Yeah, his love for Stassi is a bit ridiculous. He’s about as consistent as Gattis. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 25, 2018 22:06:54 GMT -6
Glad you chimed in here........I was not sure I had read his post correctly., For some reason, he thinks a high OBS means you are a great hitter. Yeah, his love for Stassi is a bit ridiculous. He’s about as consistent as Gattis. We could use a catcher, an upgrade at DH, and we must have relief help. I noticed he thinks our bullpen is fine, too. I am happy he isn't the GM |
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Post by astrosdoug on Jul 25, 2018 22:10:04 GMT -6
Stassi has strong L/R splits.
He is hitting .284 against lefties but only .224 against righties.
He *is* consistently good against lefties but the thing is, most of his PAs come against RHP so we often see the crappy side of Stassi as well.
The ideal situation would be to get a pitcher who hits righties well, then start either that guy or Stassi based on the handedness of the other team's SP.
Incidentally, Stubbs fits that description. Maybe it's time to swap out him and Fedo.
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 25, 2018 22:18:39 GMT -6
Stassi has strong L/R splits. He is hitting .284 against lefties but only .224 against righties. He *is* consistently good against lefties but the thing is, most of his PAs come against RHP so we often see the crappy side of Stassi as well. The ideal situation would be to get a pitcher who hits righties well, then start either that guy or Stassi based on the handedness of the other team's SP. Incidentally, Stubbs fits that description. Maybe it's time to swap out him and Fedo. Unless we trade for a catcher, swapping Federowicz for Stubbs make sense. |
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Post by nathangarza29 on Jul 25, 2018 22:19:36 GMT -6
Doesn't make since when you only get 1 hit in a game. Js that's me
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Post by astrosdoug on Jul 25, 2018 22:24:26 GMT -6
Stassi has strong L/R splits. He is hitting .284 against lefties but only .224 against righties. He *is* consistently good against lefties but the thing is, most of his PAs come against RHP so we often see the crappy side of Stassi as well. The ideal situation would be to get a pitcher who hits righties well, then start either that guy or Stassi based on the handedness of the other team's SP. Incidentally, Stubbs fits that description. Maybe it's time to swap out him and Fedo. Unless we trade for a catcher, swapping Federowicz for Stubbs make sense. I'm thinking it's worth a try. If the experiment succeeds, the Astros won't have wasted any ammunition trading for a catcher and those prospects can be used for an upgrade at LF, DH, or whatever. I'd define a successful experiment as: Stubbs coming up and maintaining an OPS of .750 vs RHP and Stassi maintaining his .820 OPS vs LHP. At AAA, Stubbs' OPS vs RHP is well north of .900 so I think .750 is a feasible target for him at MLB level. On a net basis, that would give the Astros about a .780 OPS from the C position, much better than the league average and much better than the duos of McCann/Stassi and Stassi/Fedo that we have seen so far. The only cost to this experiment would be giving a spot on the 40-man to Stubbs. |
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Post by m240 on Jul 26, 2018 6:00:11 GMT -6
Unless we trade for a catcher, swapping Federowicz for Stubbs make sense. I'm thinking it's worth a try. If the experiment succeeds, the Astros won't have wasted any ammunition trading for a catcher and those prospects can be used for an upgrade at LF, DH, or whatever. I'd define a successful experiment as: Stubbs coming up and maintaining an OPS of .750 vs RHP and Stassi maintaining his .820 OPS vs LHP. At AAA, Stubbs' OPS vs RHP is well north of .900 so I think .750 is a feasible target for him at MLB level. On a net basis, that would give the Astros about a .780 OPS from the C position, much better than the league average and much better than the duos of McCann/Stassi and Stassi/Fedo that we have seen so far. The only cost to this experiment would be giving a spot on the 40-man to Stubbs. And we have a couple extra spots and could easily have more if we trade away a couple of those blocked prospects. |
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Post by Saint on Jul 26, 2018 6:45:38 GMT -6
Going into today's game had a higher OPS than Marwin, Gurriel, Gattis, Tucker. So, you’d trust Stassi over any of those guys in a game situation then? All but Gurriel, yes. |
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Post by Saint on Jul 26, 2018 6:46:36 GMT -6
Our catcher is a better hitter than our 1B and LFers and DH............ If you think Stassi is a better hitter than Yuli I know you don't know squat about how to judge a good hitter. That is the dumbest statement you have made to date. He is no better than our LFers either. Let me break it to you.....OPS is not the sole judge....or even the best judge.....as to how to evaluate a hitter. Well you think RBI are the best way to judge a hitter..... |
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Post by bearbryant on Jul 26, 2018 8:22:04 GMT -6
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Jul 26, 2018 8:30:15 GMT -6
Glad you chimed in here........I was not sure I had read his post correctly., For some reason, he thinks a high OBS means you are a great hitter. Yeah, his love for Stassi is a bit ridiculous. He’s about as consistent as Gattis. He was the same way when he was claiming Joke was some fantastic player, too. |
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Post by olpapa on Jul 26, 2018 8:45:04 GMT -6
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Post by nathangarza29 on Jul 26, 2018 9:00:21 GMT -6
Here is a wild speculation trade that a couple of beat writers are saying. Nationals and Astros make a trade Nationals are 50 and 51 on the season and injurys are starting to kick them in the rear. Bryce Harper, Sean Doolittle and Shawn Kelly to the Astros for?  Yordan Alveraz and a slew of prospects from 4 to 15. When I say slew I mean like 6 players |
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 26, 2018 9:19:22 GMT -6
Here is a wild speculation trade that a couple of beat writers are saying. Nationals and Astros make a trade Nationals are 50 and 51 on the season and injurys are starting to kick them in the rear. Bryce Harper, Sean Doolittle and Shawn Kelly to the Astros for? Yordan Alveraz and a slew of prospects from 4 to 15. When I say slew I mean like 6 players Absolutely no on Harper. There’s no way he’s staying here past October. Plus, he’s a douche. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 26, 2018 9:20:54 GMT -6
So, you’d trust Stassi over any of those guys in a game situation then? All but Gurriel, yes. What has Stassi done since McCann went down? |
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Post by nathangarza29 on Jul 26, 2018 9:23:31 GMT -6
Here is a wild speculation trade that a couple of beat writers are saying. Nationals and Astros make a trade Nationals are 50 and 51 on the season and injurys are starting to kick them in the rear. Bryce Harper, Sean Doolittle and Shawn Kelly to the Astros for? Yordan Alveraz and a slew of prospects from 4 to 15. When I say slew I mean like 6 players Absolutely no on Harper. There’s no way he’s staying here past October. Plus, he’s a douche. I get it I was more looking at Doolittle and Kelly |
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Post by astrosdoug on Jul 26, 2018 9:36:33 GMT -6
Harper's a douche, but maybe he's a douche who can play OF effectively while Tucker matures in the minors. And we know he can hit (that being something of a problem lately).
Doolittle and Kelly would be nice BP additions. I'd expect Kelly's ERA to trend more towards the 4.00 range but if Devo's funk is being caused by some injury/discomfort that won't go away by October, then maybe that is an improvement.
Having Doolittle would allow Rondon to move to a setup role where arguably he is at his best.
But all those years of controllable players for just a few months of that trio... probably if I'm in Luhnow's shoes I say no.
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 26, 2018 9:37:41 GMT -6
Harper's a douche, but maybe he's a douche who can play OF effectively while Tucker matures in the minors. And we know he can hit (that being something of a problem lately). Doolittle and Kelly would be nice BP additions. I'd expect Kelly's ERA to trend more towards the 4.00 range but if Devo's funk is being caused by some injury/discomfort that won't go away by October, then maybe that is an improvement. Having Doolittle would allow Rondon to move to a setup role where arguably he is at his best. But all those years of controllable players for just a few months of that trio... probably if I'm in Luhnow's shoes I say no. The ideas are fine in a vacuum, but Harper isn’t hitting now. |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Jul 26, 2018 9:56:40 GMT -6
Nice avatar, son!
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Post by bearbryant on Jul 26, 2018 9:58:08 GMT -6
Here is a wild speculation trade that a couple of beat writers are saying. Nationals and Astros make a trade Nationals are 50 and 51 on the season and injurys are starting to kick them in the rear. Bryce Harper, Sean Doolittle and Shawn Kelly to the Astros for? Yordan Alveraz and a slew of prospects from 4 to 15. When I say slew I mean like 6 players
a couple of beat writers?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2018 10:11:39 GMT -6
Here is a wild speculation trade that a couple of beat writers are saying. Nationals and Astros make a trade Nationals are 50 and 51 on the season and injurys are starting to kick them in the rear. Bryce Harper, Sean Doolittle and Shawn Kelly to the Astros for? Yordan Alveraz and a slew of prospects from 4 to 15. When I say slew I mean like 6 players You have out voodoo'ed yourself. Harper? That would be the biggest mistake in franchise history. At least make some of these trade ideas quasi-plausible |
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Post by astrosdoug on Jul 26, 2018 10:59:56 GMT -6
Astros get Maldonado? WTF???
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Post by astrosdoug on Jul 26, 2018 11:01:30 GMT -6
Maldonado is a .664 OPS hitter against RHP and around .500 vs LHP. What the hell is going through Luhnow's mind?
Stubbs would be preferable. Apparently, McCann isn't expected back this year.
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That is the dumbest statement you have made to date. He is no better than our LFers either.
