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Post by astrosdoug on Jul 26, 2018 9:51:03 GMT -6
This offense needs help. Actual “tired of it” mode starts now. Springer has been sputtering off and on for months, Altuve’s power is missing, Correa is a question mark, Gattis is back to being the usual Gattis, Reddick can’t get last year’s magic going, Marwin’s brain is on vacation, and we have minor leaguers at catcher. Bregman can’t do it all himself. That is way too many hitters slumping concurrently for my taste. I almost wish Abreu was available at this point. This team is 30 over .500, but that is largely due to laying waste to average or bad teams. They’re past the point of “let’s see if they can get it together”. They need the help now. Over the last 30 days, only 6 players have hit above the league average. 7 have hit below the league average: Bregman 224 wRC+ Marisnick 193 White 143 Kemp 141 Reddick 106 Altuve 105 Yuli 94 Gattis 89 Stassi 75 Springer 72 Marwin 68 Fedo 50 Tucker 32 wRC+ of 100 is league average. If the Astros want to play like a playoff team, then out of 13 players, at least 8 should be hitting above the league average. Two moves that can be made now without giving up prospects are: 1) Have White replace Gattis as DH 2) Have Stubbs replace Fedo. As a general rule, Stubbs bats against RHP and Stassi against LHP. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 26, 2018 9:53:46 GMT -6
This offense needs help. Actual “tired of it” mode starts now. Springer has been sputtering off and on for months, Altuve’s power is missing, Correa is a question mark, Gattis is back to being the usual Gattis, Reddick can’t get last year’s magic going, Marwin’s brain is on vacation, and we have minor leaguers at catcher. Bregman can’t do it all himself. That is way too many hitters slumping concurrently for my taste. I almost wish Abreu was available at this point. This team is 30 over .500, but that is largely due to laying waste to average or bad teams. They’re past the point of “let’s see if they can get it together”. They need the help now. Over the last 30 days, only 6 players have hit above the league average. 7 have hit below the league average: Bregman 224 wRC+ Marisnick 193 White 143 Kemp 141 Reddick 106 Altuve 105 Yuli 94 Gattis 89 Stassi 75 Springer 72 Marwin 68 Fedo 50 Tucker 32 wRC+ of 100 is league average. If the Astros want to play like a playoff team, then out of 13 players, at least 8 should be hitting above the league average. Two moves that can be made now without giving up prospects are: 1) Have White replace Gattis as DH 2) Have Stubbs replace Fedo. As a general rule, Stubbs bats against RHP and Stassi against LHP. Hinch won’t do it because he’s a clubhouse guy. |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Jul 26, 2018 10:01:57 GMT -6
Wasn’t there some article stating that Gurriel was tops in the majors at digouts at 1B? What's your problem with Yuli at 1sr base, son? Racism? |
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Post by bearbryant on Jul 26, 2018 10:07:42 GMT -6
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2018 11:55:15 GMT -6
Dang Bregs was pi**ed. Just watched the interview.
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Jul 26, 2018 12:03:55 GMT -6
Astros keep squirreling away games like this and Oakland will catch them. They're 12-7 this month. Your expectations are rough. |
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Post by abregmanfan on Jul 26, 2018 12:15:14 GMT -6
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2018 12:32:09 GMT -6
You are really taking this Proboards slap down thing seriously ......  |
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 26, 2018 12:38:35 GMT -6
Dang Bregs was pi**ed. Just watched the interview. I’m surprised he was seething so much after the loss. That shows you the frustrations on offense. I’m certain that the A’s right now wouldn’t be as affected, and they’re in third place. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2018 12:45:20 GMT -6
Dang Bregs was pi**ed. Just watched the interview. At least he didn't go Full Giles. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2018 12:46:02 GMT -6
You are really taking this Proboards slap down thing seriously ...... Haha - I actually wasn’t sure what the language policy was so I figured I’d clean it up a tad. |
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Post by bearbryant on Jul 26, 2018 12:52:22 GMT -6
Man, last time the Astros had a day off things got really crazy around here.  |
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 26, 2018 12:58:28 GMT -6
I get Bregman’s passion, but one hit, man... |
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Post by bannedfan on Jul 26, 2018 13:03:57 GMT -6
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Post by Saint on Jul 26, 2018 14:46:13 GMT -6
Eh, we won one and lost one to a good team on their turf. We had no luck at all and there were some questionable calls. We're 5 games up. I think people are making a bigger deal over yesterday's game than it's worth.
I'm more concerned about losing Altuve even if he was in a slump.
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 26, 2018 14:49:09 GMT -6
Eh, we won one and lost one to a good team on their turf. We had no luck at all and there were some questionable calls. We're 5 games up. I think people are making a bigger deal over yesterday's game than it's worth. I'm more concerned about losing Altuve even if he was in a slump. Why do you assume we are losing Altuve? He will probably be in the lineup tomorrow. |
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Post by Saint on Jul 26, 2018 14:52:38 GMT -6
Eh, we won one and lost one to a good team on their turf. We had no luck at all and there were some questionable calls. We're 5 games up. I think people are making a bigger deal over yesterday's game than it's worth. I'm more concerned about losing Altuve even if he was in a slump. Why do you assume we are losing Altuve? He will probably be in the lineup tomorrow. A bad feeling. He's been remarkably healthy so law of averages say he is due for an injury. And knee injuries can linger just like back problems. Losing two of our four top players would be a bad bad thing with an Oakland team riding high. I hope you're right though. I'd be less concerned if Correa was back. |
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Post by bearbryant on Jul 26, 2018 14:59:06 GMT -6
Why do you assume we are losing Altuve? He will probably be in the lineup tomorrow. A bad feeling. He's been remarkably healthy so law of averages say he is due for an injury. And knee injuries can linger just like back problems. Losing two of our four top players would be a bad bad thing with an Oakland team riding high. I hope you're right though. I'd be less concerned if Correa was back. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 26, 2018 15:55:10 GMT -6
A bad feeling. He's been remarkably healthy so law of averages say he is due for an injury. And knee injuries can linger just like back problems. Losing two of our four top players would be a bad bad thing with an Oakland team riding high. I hope you're right though. I'd be less concerned if Correa was back. A cause for some concern, but, we have heard nothing to make us think he is going on the DL. |
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Post by Saint on Jul 26, 2018 15:56:54 GMT -6
A bad feeling. He's been remarkably healthy so law of averages say he is due for an injury. And knee injuries can linger just like back problems. Losing two of our four top players would be a bad bad thing with an Oakland team riding high. I hope you're right though. I'd be less concerned if Correa was back. Right. Especially for a guy that relies a good deal on his speed and footwork. |
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Post by Saint on Jul 26, 2018 15:57:47 GMT -6
It should be noted Altuve didn't injure his knee last night .. he hurt it a few days ago sliding into third, and it flared up again last night. That's why like you said, there should be cause for concern A cause for some concern, but, we have heard nothing to make us think he is going on the DL. It doesn't have to be the DL, even if they have to start giving him more rest during a postseason run we're going to feel it. |
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Post by thomasj13 on Jul 26, 2018 15:59:46 GMT -6
Dang Bregs was pi**ed. Just watched the interview. At least he didn't go Full Giles. Go Full Giles. ***** |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Jul 26, 2018 17:05:26 GMT -6
Eh, we won one and lost one to a good team on their turf. We had no luck at all and there were some questionable calls. We're 5 games up. I think people are making a bigger deal over yesterday's game than it's worth. I'm more concerned about losing Altuve even if he was in a slump. Again, this is just Astros fandom. They expect every player to bat .500 with 3 HR a game, and they expect to win 162 games a year. They're constantly on here talking about shitty lineups, need for dumping half the team, etc, in a season where the team has a .644 Winning % |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Jul 26, 2018 17:08:11 GMT -6
A cause for some concern, but, we have heard nothing to make us think he is going on the DL. It doesn't have to be the DL, even if they have to start giving him more rest during a postseason run we're going to feel it. But to read this forum, you'd think he was some scrub slacker. There are dozens of posts a week criticizing him. |
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Post by Saint on Jul 26, 2018 18:06:02 GMT -6
It doesn't have to be the DL, even if they have to start giving him more rest during a postseason run we're going to feel it. But to read this forum, you'd think he was some scrub slacker. There are dozens of posts a week criticizing him. Some are unfair and some are more concerns than complaints. At the end of the day, when healthy he's our best player. A game without him puts us at a disadvantage. I don't expect him to play every game, but it would be rough to lose him for more than a few. |
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Post by Saint on Jul 26, 2018 18:06:56 GMT -6
Eh, we won one and lost one to a good team on their turf. We had no luck at all and there were some questionable calls. We're 5 games up. I think people are making a bigger deal over yesterday's game than it's worth. I'm more concerned about losing Altuve even if he was in a slump. Again, this is just Astros fandom. They expect every player to bat .500 with 3 HR a game, and they expect to win 162 games a year. They're constantly on here talking about shitty lineups, need for dumping half the team, etc, in a season where the team has a .644 Winning % I know. Trying to bring balance. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 26, 2018 18:11:13 GMT -6
It doesn't have to be the DL, even if they have to start giving him more rest during a postseason run we're going to feel it. But to read this forum, you'd think he was some scrub slacker. There are dozens of posts a week criticizing him. I criticize his mental mistakes. I have never questioned his hustle and do-what-it-takes-to-win attitude. He hates it when he is not in the lineup. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 26, 2018 18:17:54 GMT -6
But to read this forum, you'd think he was some scrub slacker. There are dozens of posts a week criticizing him. I criticize his mental mistakes. I have never questioned his hustle and do-what-it-takes-to-win attitude. He hates it when he is not in the lineup. Fair enough. The other things to criticize are his low steal attempts and reduced XBH. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 26, 2018 18:19:34 GMT -6
Eh, we won one and lost one to a good team on their turf. We had no luck at all and there were some questionable calls. We're 5 games up. I think people are making a bigger deal over yesterday's game than it's worth. I'm more concerned about losing Altuve even if he was in a slump. Luck is also the Rockies needing a walkoff homer to beat a team with one hit. |
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Post by m240 on Jul 26, 2018 20:30:34 GMT -6
we have a tougher road to the playoffs than the As and right now they are playing better ball than we are. our lead will continue to shrink until we get Correa back and some of our guy come around. I fully expect both things to happen as well as the A s to cool off.
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