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Post by bearbryant on Aug 17, 2018 1:22:09 GMT -6
If he is, he has just gotten that way. I know he isn't as slow as Choo. One thing in Choo's favor is he would be so glad to get out of Arlington that he could be the run-producer we need. He has good power to the opposite field.Not Not only would he be glad to get out of Arlington but also would be Guy or Guys (White)_ that is hungry for the Title. Like I have said numerous times You need to have a couple new Players that are Hungry and have never won. On a good team, they can be the catalyst that wakes a team up.
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Post by m240 on Aug 17, 2018 6:21:50 GMT -6
The only impact bat I see falling to us would be Choo.
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Post by abregmanfan on Aug 17, 2018 8:06:21 GMT -6
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Post by Saint on Aug 17, 2018 8:08:06 GMT -6
I wonder if a fresh team (and likely his last and best chance to make the WS) could reinvigorate Mauer some....
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Post by thomasj13 on Aug 17, 2018 8:29:21 GMT -6
I wonder if a fresh team (and likely his last and best chance to make the WS) could reinvigorate Mauer some.... His power numbers, with less than .400 SLG, are concerning |
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Post by Saint on Aug 17, 2018 8:40:50 GMT -6
I wonder if a fresh team (and likely his last and best chance to make the WS) could reinvigorate Mauer some.... His power numbers, with less than .400 SLG, are concerning He's never really been a big power guy, but I think he still has the potential to hit .290/.370/.375 for the right team. In any case, due to his defensive limitations and White being on fire, I don't think he's the right guy for us. Just pondering. I still think McCutchen or Choo are the best fits for what we really need in LF. |
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Post by astrosdoug on Aug 17, 2018 8:49:34 GMT -6
In general I don't like speculative trades along the lines of 'Well this guy's been horrible this season, but maybe with a new team he'd....'
Choo has a proven track record over both his career (generally) and this season (specifically). He's a known quantity and there isn't a need for much guesswork.
Adding Choo would give the Astros 8 proven hitters above the .750 OPS threshold against RHP:
White .963
Altuve .912
Bregman .870
Kemp .824
Correa .791
Stassi .768
Gattis .762
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Post by abregmanfan on Aug 17, 2018 8:50:25 GMT -6
I have wanted Choo for sometime now. He would fit in perfect.
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Post by Saint on Aug 17, 2018 9:26:39 GMT -6
In general I don't like speculative trades along the lines of 'Well this guy's been horrible this season, but maybe with a new team he'd....' Choo has a proven track record over both his career (generally) and this season (specifically). He's a known quantity and there isn't a need for much guesswork. Adding Choo would give the Astros 8 proven hitters above the .750 OPS threshold against RHP: White .963 Altuve .912 Bregman .870 Kemp .824 Correa .791 Stassi .768 Gattis .762 It doesn't make any sense that Reddick has been so bad against righties and so good against lefties this year. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Aug 17, 2018 9:35:34 GMT -6
Not only would he be glad to get out of Arlington but also would be Guy or Guys (White)_ that is hungry for the Title. Like I have said numerous times You need to have a couple new Players that are Hungry and have never won. On a good team, they can be the catalyst that wakes a team up.
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Post by blcoach8 on Aug 17, 2018 9:50:08 GMT -6
In general I don't like speculative trades along the lines of 'Well this guy's been horrible this season, but maybe with a new team he'd....' Choo has a proven track record over both his career (generally) and this season (specifically). He's a known quantity and there isn't a need for much guesswork. Adding Choo would give the Astros 8 proven hitters above the .750 OPS threshold against RHP: White .963 Altuve .912 Bregman .870 Kemp .824 Correa .791 Stassi .768 Gattis .762 It doesn't make any sense that Reddick has been so bad against righties and so good against lefties this year. Go check all the stat sheets, analyze Reddick's WAR, OBP, OPS, WRc+, find out what he eats for his pre-game meal, then, come back and let us know how you solved the mystery.  |
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Post by m240 on Aug 17, 2018 10:08:27 GMT -6
It doesn't make any sense that Reddick has been so bad against righties and so good against lefties this year. Go check all the stat sheets, analyze Reddick's WAR, OBP, OPS, WRc+, find out what he eats for his pre-game meal, then, come back and let us know how you solved the mystery. Pitchers are going down and outside to Reddick much more this year than in past years. For a lefty if he misses it he usually misses to his power side. Righties are missing and it is a ball. He has seen twice the number of pitches low and away as he has seen up and in. Combine that with the fact that he fell in love with is power stroke of last year and I think you have it. The coaches need to tell Reddick to lay off the low and away pitches from right handed pitches until he gets two strikes and then just try to hit it away. Trying to pull those low and away pitches is causing him to strike out (Up over 3% from career averages) or hit into more double plays. At least that is my theory. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Aug 17, 2018 10:56:58 GMT -6
Before we talk further of Choo, has he even cleared the revocable waivers?
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Post by Saint on Aug 17, 2018 11:10:29 GMT -6
It doesn't make any sense that Reddick has been so bad against righties and so good against lefties this year. Go check all the stat sheets, analyze Reddick's WAR, OBP, OPS, WRc+, find out what he eats for his pre-game meal, then, come back and let us know how you solved the mystery. The only stat that would tell us a little on why this year all of a sudden his splits are so different from his career norms would be BABIP but the sample size isn't that big, imo. We'd have to get into all kind of pitch charts to determine anything else, and that's too much work for me. Last year he was very balanced all of a sudden, and now this year he has extremes in favor of lefties. Stats don't always tell us why things are the way they are. They help quantify value and give some idea to possible projections for the future. The extreme shift in his splits this year would lead us to believe that he is due for a regression against lefties, but an increase against righties. We'll see. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Aug 17, 2018 11:10:30 GMT -6
Go check all the stat sheets, analyze Reddick's WAR, OBP, OPS, WRc+, find out what he eats for his pre-game meal, then, come back and let us know how you solved the mystery. Pitchers are going down and outside to Reddick much more this year than in past years. For a lefty if he misses it he usually misses to his power side. Righties are missing and it is a ball. He has seen twice the number of pitches low and away as he has seen up and in. Combine that with the fact that he fell in love with is power stroke of last year and I think you have it. The coaches need to tell Reddick to lay off the low and away pitches from right handed pitches until he gets two strikes and then just try to hit it away. Trying to pull those low and away pitches is causing him to strike out (Up over 3% from career averages) or hit into more double plays. At least that is my theory. I think your theory hit the nail on the head |
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Post by Saint on Aug 17, 2018 11:12:01 GMT -6
Go check all the stat sheets, analyze Reddick's WAR, OBP, OPS, WRc+, find out what he eats for his pre-game meal, then, come back and let us know how you solved the mystery. Pitchers are going down and outside to Reddick much more this year than in past years. For a lefty if he misses it he usually misses to his power side. Righties are missing and it is a ball. He has seen twice the number of pitches low and away as he has seen up and in. Combine that with the fact that he fell in love with is power stroke of last year and I think you have it. The coaches need to tell Reddick to lay off the low and away pitches from right handed pitches until he gets two strikes and then just try to hit it away. Trying to pull those low and away pitches is causing him to strike out (Up over 3% from career averages) or hit into more double plays. At least that is my theory. That's probably right. I have't looked at any pitch charts for him, but the theory makes sense. |
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Post by sempersmom on Aug 17, 2018 14:28:58 GMT -6
I wonder if a fresh team (and likely his last and best chance to make the WS) could reinvigorate Mauer some.... His power numbers, with less than .400 SLG, are concerning We need you to fire up the Weber all weekend. |
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Post by thomasj13 on Aug 17, 2018 15:22:39 GMT -6
His power numbers, with less than .400 SLG, are concerning We need you to fire up the Weber all weekend. Might do it Sunday....will not be home for much of Saturday and eating out... |
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Post by nathangarza29 on Aug 18, 2018 7:33:57 GMT -6
Serious question?  Let's say Choo clears waivers...... Can we trade Harris or acquire Leclerc or do they also have to clear waivers? If it's one big package. Like Will Harris, Derek Fisher, Ronnie Dawson, A. J. Reed and PTBNL For Choo and Leclerc and 16million to be paid over 2019 and 2020 The PTBNL is based of if we go to the WS |
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Post by astrosdoug on Aug 18, 2018 7:42:18 GMT -6
Serious question? Let's say Choo clears waivers...... Can we trade Harris or acquire Leclerc or do they also have to clear waivers? If it's one big package. Like Will Harris, Derek Fisher, Ronnie Dawson, A. J. Reed and PTBNL For Choo and Leclerc and 16million to be paid over 2019 and 2020 The PTBNL is based of if we go to the WS I believe each player on the 40-man would have to clear waivers. Dawson isn't on the 40-man so he is exempt. |
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Post by koolade2 on Aug 18, 2018 8:41:56 GMT -6
If said trade come about the main thing is who you put on waivers the claiming team has to be concerned that the Astros just might let that one player go. Let's take Harris everyone agrees he has been mostly terrible and we get the Rangers to say they can do something with Harris and then NY-Boston etc claim him. Hell just let him go to that team.
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Post by nathangarza29 on Aug 18, 2018 10:56:04 GMT -6
Nationals just put Murphy Harper and alot of there players on waivers.
Please God let Murphy come to the Astros
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Post by blcoach8 on Aug 18, 2018 11:00:35 GMT -6
Nationals just put Murphy Harper and alot of there players on waivers. Please God let Murphy come to the Astros No way do we get Murphy or Harper.. I don't want Harper, |
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Post by koolade2 on Aug 18, 2018 11:29:02 GMT -6
And then where the heck do we play Murphy. Then what happens to White. The Astros would have to do something with Gurriel, Gattis at this point to make room for Murphy and White together. There is no way do I want to see White demoted or moved.
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Post by paastrosfan on Aug 18, 2018 11:56:03 GMT -6
And then where the heck do we play Murphy. Then what happens to White. The Astros would have to do something with Gurriel, Gattis at this point to make room for Murphy and White together. There is no way do I want to see White demoted or moved. At this point Murphy would be a good DH stick, but I am sure he would not be happy not playing the field. I know White is at the point of finding it, but not to a professional hitter like Murphy and he also can reach the seats regularly. |
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Post by paastrosfan on Aug 18, 2018 12:08:08 GMT -6
Serious question? Let's say Choo clears waivers...... Can we trade Harris or acquire Leclerc or do they also have to clear waivers? If it's one big package. Like Will Harris, Derek Fisher, Ronnie Dawson, A. J. Reed and PTBNL For Choo and Leclerc and 16million to be paid over 2019 and 2020 The PTBNL is based of if we go to the WS I believe each player on the 40-man would have to clear waivers. Dawson isn't on the 40-man so he is exempt. Harris, Fisher and AJ Reed have been exposed, what GM in their right mind would trade any talent for that group. |
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Post by Saint on Aug 18, 2018 12:09:42 GMT -6
Nobody wants our scrubs unless they're throw-ins.
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Post by paastrosfan on Aug 18, 2018 12:12:01 GMT -6
Nobody wants our scrubs unless they're throw-ins. Harris in Arlington, HOME RUN Derby. LOL |
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Post by unionstation82 on Aug 18, 2018 12:43:05 GMT -6
Murphy for DH? Yes, unless you put him at 1B and DH Gurriel. However, right now, Yuli isn't good enough for that role either. Either way, Luhnow should be embracing any kind of outside help. The team is in dire straits.
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Post by paastrosfan on Aug 18, 2018 13:04:13 GMT -6
Murphy for DH? Yes, unless you put him at 1B and DH Gurriel. However, right now, Yuli isn't good enough for that role either. Either way, Luhnow should be embracing any kind of outside help. The team is in dire straits. Yeah I forgot the Nats have been using him at first. |
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