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Post by m240 on May 2, 2018 17:45:25 GMT -6
Commonly called a rude awakening. Or perhaps a butt whupping. |
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Post by m240 on May 2, 2018 17:47:47 GMT -6
Alvarez is showing out too. Long term I can see Alvarez in left, Springer in center, Tucker in right, and Straw being the swingman/defensive replacement. Bregman at 3rd, Correa at SS, Altuve 2nd, and ........ who is on first? |
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Post by Saint on May 2, 2018 18:00:14 GMT -6
Alvarez is showing out too. Long term I can see Alvarez in left, Springer in center, Tucker in right, and Straw being the swingman/defensive replacement. Bregman at 3rd, Correa at SS, Altuve 2nd, and ........ who is on first? The odds of us affording Altuve, Springer, and Correa are very slim. |
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Post by m240 on May 2, 2018 18:23:13 GMT -6
slim but not impossible. Depends on the cost of the starting pitching 3-6 years down the road.
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Post by abregmanfan on May 2, 2018 18:48:40 GMT -6
Grayson Rodriguez is pitching in Lufkin tomorrow night at 7:00. It's a playoff game. If anyone lives near Lufkin I would highly recommend coming to the game. I hope we can somehow draft this young man.
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Post by olpapa on May 2, 2018 20:14:33 GMT -6
From game played the night of May 2:
AAA Fresno was rained out
A - Quad Cities 4 Great Lakes 3
Jacob Meyers CF- 1-3, BA .268
Jonathan Arauz 2B- 1-3, BA .280
Gabriel Bracamonte C- 1-4, BA .188
Bryan De La Cruz RF- 1-4, BA .313
Jake Adams 1B- 2-4, 1 HR(4), BA .290
Adrian Tovalin 3B- 1-4, 1 2B, BA .221
Marcos Almonte DH- 2-3, BA .169
Corey Julks LF- 1-3, 1 2B, BA .216
Tyler Ivey RHP- 5 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, ERA 4.37
Enoli Paredes RHP- 2.2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, ERA 0.00
Carlos Sanabria RHP- 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, ERA 6.00
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Post by olpapa on May 2, 2018 20:36:37 GMT -6
Corbin Martin makes his first start at AA for Corpus Christi tomorrow night. Talk about a guy who is on the fast track through the minors. He was drafted in the second round last June. He pitched 5 innings for the Astros Gulf Coast Rookie League team and was promoted to Short Season A Tri-City where he pitched 27.2 innings to finish the 2017 season. This year he skipped Full Season A ball and started the season at Advanced A Buies Creek where he pitched 19 innings of shutout ball, giving up just 4 hits, before being promoted to AA Corpus Christi. 51.2 innings into his pro baseball career and he is already at AA. Not bad.
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Post by thomasj13 on May 3, 2018 7:18:04 GMT -6
Alvarez is showing out too. I hope Alvarez keeps playing well and makes it to AAA by mid-season. I’d like to see how he can handle AAA this season. Straw and Alvarez. |
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Post by olpapa on May 3, 2018 7:49:37 GMT -6
I hope Alvarez keeps playing well and makes it to AAA by mid-season. I’d like to see how he can handle AAA this season. Straw and Alvarez. Agreed. Right now Fresno has 4 outfielders on their roster..., Tucker, Ferguson, Alejandro Garcia and Kemmer. Garcia (soon to be 27 years old and isn’t a prospect anymore) and Kemmer (27 years old, 3rd year at AAA, BA .198, 33 K in 86 AB, so far) have no future in Houston. If Tucker is called up, either Alvarez or Straw is likely to get promoted to AAA to replace him. I could see Garcia and/or Kemmer being sent down to AA/traded/released to make room for Alvarez and/or Straw. Any way the FO decides to do it is ok with me, but if Straw and Alvarez continue to rake at AA, it would be nice to see them both at AAA soon. |
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Post by thomasj13 on May 3, 2018 8:24:19 GMT -6
Agreed. Right now Fresno has 4 outfielders on their roster..., Tucker, Ferguson, Alejandro Garcia and Kemmer. Garcia (soon to be 27 years old and isn’t a prospect anymore) and Kemmer (27 years old, 3rd year at AAA, BA .198, 33 K in 86 AB, so far) have no future in Houston. If Tucker is called up, either Alvarez or Straw is likely to get promoted to AAA to replace him. I could see Garcia and/or Kemmer being sent down to AA/traded/released to make room for Alvarez and/or Straw. Any way the FO decides to do it is ok with me, but if Straw and Alvarez continue to rake at AA, it would be nice to see them both at AAA soon. All 3 of them, Tucker, Alvarez or Straw, are not major league ready, but the Astros offense needs a jolt. I don't think White or Davis will be that jolt, and since the kids are not ready, what do the Astros do? Before Bortaz intervenes, yes start hitting, but I am thinking an addition to the team could help ignite them. |
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Post by olpapa on May 3, 2018 8:34:51 GMT -6
Agreed. Right now Fresno has 4 outfielders on their roster..., Tucker, Ferguson, Alejandro Garcia and Kemmer. Garcia (soon to be 27 years old and isn’t a prospect anymore) and Kemmer (27 years old, 3rd year at AAA, BA .198, 33 K in 86 AB, so far) have no future in Houston. If Tucker is called up, either Alvarez or Straw is likely to get promoted to AAA to replace him. I could see Garcia and/or Kemmer being sent down to AA/traded/released to make room for Alvarez and/or Straw. Any way the FO decides to do it is ok with me, but if Straw and Alvarez continue to rake at AA, it would be nice to see them both at AAA soon. All 3 of them, Tucker, Alvarez or Straw, are not major league ready, but the Astros offense needs a jolt. I don't think White or Davis will be that jolt, and since the kids are not ready, what do the Astros do? Before Bortaz intervenes, yes start hitting, but I am thinking an addition to the team could help ignite them. I think before a trade is made, Davis and White should be called up, Jake sent down (or hopefully, claimed off waivers by another team) and Gattis released. Guys in the upper minors...like Davis and White...who are busting their tails and getting the job done need to know that their hard work will earn them a legitimate shot with the big club, so I would give those guys a shot before dealing for a player outside the organization. Marisnick, and especially Gattis, need to be removed from the ML active roster in order to show the rest of the team that blatant incompetence will not be tolerated or rewarded. |
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2018 9:11:32 GMT -6
All 3 of them, Tucker, Alvarez or Straw, are not major league ready, but the Astros offense needs a jolt. I don't think White or Davis will be that jolt, and since the kids are not ready, what do the Astros do? Before Bortaz intervenes, yes start hitting, but I am thinking an addition to the team could help ignite them. I think before a trade is made, Davis and White should be called up, Jake sent down (or hopefully, claimed off waivers by another team) and Gattis released. Guys in the upper minors...like Davis and White...who are busting their tails and getting the job done need to know that their hard work will earn them a legitimate shot with the big club, so I would give those guys a shot before dealing for a player outside the organization. Marisnick, and especially Gattis, need to be removed from the ML active roster in order to show the rest of the team that blatant incompetence will not be tolerated or rewarded. Like thomas stated I also don't think White or Davis will be the jolt that brings the offense together. That starts with Springer, Altuve, Correa, Gurriel and Bregman getting hot, being more selective & striking out less. I do however think that White & Davis can do better than Marisnick and Gattis at this point. |
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Post by astrosdoug on May 3, 2018 9:49:22 GMT -6
There probably isn't a single player who can spark the offense into action. However, I think that having abpve-league-average hitters in the bottom fo the order like White and maybe Davis would help the rest of the lineup see better pitches to hit and cause opposing pitchers to tire and get frazzled sooner. Men on base often make a pitcher lose concentration or get flustered. The bottom of the lineup simply getting on base could do much to make magic happen with the lineup turns over.
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Post by thomasj13 on May 3, 2018 15:49:15 GMT -6
There probably isn't a single player who can spark the offense into action. However, I think that having abpve-league-average hitters in the bottom fo the order like White and maybe Davis would help the rest of the lineup see better pitches to hit and cause opposing pitchers to tire and get frazzled sooner. Men on base often make a pitcher lose concentration or get flustered. The bottom of the lineup simply getting on base could do much to make magic happen with the lineup turns over. Remember the days of Ausmus, Everett and Pitcher batting? Those days were brutal...you would think with a DH, those days would not exist anymore.... |
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Post by abregmanfan on May 3, 2018 15:50:05 GMT -6
There probably isn't a single player who can spark the offense into action. However, I think that having abpve-league-average hitters in the bottom fo the order like White and maybe Davis would help the rest of the lineup see better pitches to hit and cause opposing pitchers to tire and get frazzled sooner. Men on base often make a pitcher lose concentration or get flustered. The bottom of the lineup simply getting on base could do much to make magic happen with the lineup turns over. Remember the days of Ausmus, Everett and Pitcher batting? Those days were brutal...you would think with a DH, those days would not exist anymore.... The good old days! |
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Post by olpapa on May 4, 2018 7:28:08 GMT -6
From games played May 3:
AAA - Game #1 Fresno 7 Salt Lake 5
Tony Kemp CF- 1-3, BA .327....stole a base(10)
Alejandro Garcia RF- 2-4, BA .283
Kyle Tucker LF- 1-4, BA .277
Tyler White 1B- 2-2, BA .351
JD Davis 3B- 1-3, 1 2B, BA .389
Garrett Stubbs C- 0-3, BA .344
Antonio Nunez SS- 1-3, BA .189
Rogelio Armenteros RHP- 5 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, ERA 5.18
Brendan McCurry RHP- 2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, ERA 5.28
Game #2 Salt Lake 4 Fresno 2
Tony Kemp CF- 1-4, BA .324
Drew Ferguson RF- 3-4, BA .359....any chance he gets called up this year if Tucker is not ready?
Kyle Tucker DH- 2-4, 1 2B, BA .286....stole a base(3)
Tyler White 3B- 0-2, 2 BB, BA .344
AJ Reed 1B- 1-4, 1 3B, BA .245....another triple for AJ. I’ll bet he was rumblin, bumblin, ....
JD Davis LF- 2-2, BA .405....time to bring him up.
Mike Hauschild RHP- 4 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, ERA 5.10
Matt Ramsey RHP- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, ERA 3.00
AA - Midland 12 Corpus Christi 6
Ryne Birk 2B- 1-5, BA .289
Stephen Wrenn CF- 1-4, BA .276
Yordan Alvarez LF- 1-5, BA .298
Taylor Jones DH- 2-4, 1 HR(4), BA .385
Carmen Benedetti RF- 2-4, 2 2B, BA .284
Nick Tanielu 1B- 2-4, 1 HR(4), BA .250
Josh Rojas 3B- 2-4, BA .500
Jamie Ritchie C- 2-4, BA .264
Alex De Goti SS- 1-4, 1 2B, BA .241
Corbin Martin RHP- 0.1 IP, 5 H, 6 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, ERA 162.00....ouch! Welcome to AA
Chris Nunn LHP- 2.2 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, ERA 5.14
Erasmo Pinales RHP- 3 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, ERA 6.75
Sean Stutzman L- 2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, ERA 3.71
A Advanced - Buies Creek 4 Down East 2
Ronnie Dawson CF- 0-3, BA .242
Chas McCormick RF- 1-4, 1 HR(2), BA .304
Osvaldo Duarte LF- 1-4, 1 HR(2), BA .216
Luis Payano DH- 1-3, BA .226
Brett Adcock LHP- 6 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, ERA 1.21
Carlos Sierra RHP- 2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, ERA 3.57
Justin Ferrell RHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, ERA 1.62
A - Quad Cities 5 Great Lakes 0
Jonathan Arauz SS- 2-5, 1 2B, BA .287
Michael Papierski C- 1-4, BA .170
Bryan De La Cruz RF- 1-3, 1 2B, BA .313
Marcos Almonte 2B- 1-2, BA .180
Colton Shaver DH- 1-4, 1 HR(1), BA .154
Corey Julks LF- 2-4, BA .228....stole a base(6)
Yohan Ramírez RHP- 3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, ERA 3.24
Robert Corniel RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, ERA 2.08
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Post by olpapa on May 4, 2018 7:38:55 GMT -6
From games played May 3: AAA - Game #1 Fresno 7 Salt Lake 5 Tony Kemp CF- 1-3, BA .327....stole a base(10) Alejandro Garcia RF- 2-4, BA .283 Kyle Tucker LF- 1-4, BA .277 Tyler White 1B- 2-2, BA .351 JD Davis 3B- 1-3, 1 2B, BA .389 Garrett Stubbs C- 0-3, BA .344 Antonio Nunez SS- 1-3, BA .189 Rogelio Armenteros RHP- 5 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, ERA 5.18 Brendan McCurry RHP- 2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, ERA 5.28 Game #2 Salt Lake 4 Fresno 2 Tony Kemp CF- 1-4, BA .324 Drew Ferguson RF- 3-4, BA .359....any chance he gets called up this year if Tucker is not ready? Kyle Tucker DH- 2-4, 1 2B, BA .286....stole a base(3) Tyler White 3B- 0-2, 2 BB, BA .344 AJ Reed 1B- 1-4, 1 3B, BA .245....another triple for AJ. I’ll bet he was rumblin, bumblin, .... JD Davis LF- 2-2, BA .405....time to bring him up. Mike Hauschild RHP- 4 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, ERA 5.10 Matt Ramsey RHP- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, ERA 3.00 AA - Midland 12 Corpus Christi 6 Ryne Birk 2B- 1-5, BA .289 Stephen Wrenn CF- 1-4, BA .276 Yordan Alvarez LF- 1-5, BA .298 Taylor Jones DH- 2-4, 1 HR(4), BA .385 Carmen Benedetti RF- 2-4, 2 2B, BA .284 Nick Tanielu 1B- 2-4, 1 HR(4), BA .250 Josh Rojas 3B- 2-4, BA .500 Jamie Ritchie C- 2-4, BA .264 Alex De Goti SS- 1-4, 1 2B, BA .241 Corbin Martin RHP- 0.1 IP, 5 H, 6 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, ERA 162.00....ouch! Welcome to AA Chris Nunn LHP- 2.2 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, ERA 5.14 Erasmo Pinales RHP- 3 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, ERA 6.75 Sean Stutzman L- 2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, ERA 3.71 A Advanced - Buies Creek 4 Down East 2 Ronnie Dawson CF- 0-3, BA .242 Chas McCormick RF- 1-4, 1 HR(2), BA .304 Osvaldo Duarte LF- 1-4, 1 HR(2), BA .216 Luis Payano DH- 1-3, BA .226 Brett Adcock LHP- 6 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, ERA 1.21 Carlos Sierra RHP- 2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, ERA 3.57 Justin Ferrell RHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, ERA 1.62 A - Quad Cities 5 Great Lakes 0 Jonathan Arauz SS- 2-5, 1 2B, BA .287 Michael Papierski C- 1-4, BA .170 Bryan De La Cruz RF- 1-3, 1 2B, BA .313 Marcos Almonte 2B- 1-2, BA .180 Colton Shaver DH- 1-4, 1 HR(1), BA .154 Corey Julks LF- 2-4, BA .228....stole a base(6) Yohan Ramírez RHP- 5 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, ERA 3.94 Peter Solomon RHP- 3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, ERA 3.24 Robert Corniel RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, ERA 2.08 This is correct. Had Yohan Ramirez’s numbers wrong and omitted Peter Solomon from Quad Cities on first May 3 post. |
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Post by thomasj13 on May 4, 2018 8:04:11 GMT -6
From games played May 3: AAA - Game #1 Fresno 7 Salt Lake 5 Tony Kemp CF- 1-3, BA .327....stole a base(10) Alejandro Garcia RF- 2-4, BA .283 Kyle Tucker LF- 1-4, BA .277 Tyler White 1B- 2-2, BA .351 JD Davis 3B- 1-3, 1 2B, BA .389 Garrett Stubbs C- 0-3, BA .344 Antonio Nunez SS- 1-3, BA .189 Rogelio Armenteros RHP- 5 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, ERA 5.18 Brendan McCurry RHP- 2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, ERA 5.28 Game #2 Salt Lake 4 Fresno 2 Tony Kemp CF- 1-4, BA .324 Drew Ferguson RF- 3-4, BA .359....any chance he gets called up this year if Tucker is not ready? Kyle Tucker DH- 2-4, 1 2B, BA .286....stole a base(3) Tyler White 3B- 0-2, 2 BB, BA .344 AJ Reed 1B- 1-4, 1 3B, BA .245....another triple for AJ. I’ll bet he was rumblin, bumblin, .... JD Davis LF- 2-2, BA .405....time to bring him up. Mike Hauschild RHP- 4 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, ERA 5.10 Matt Ramsey RHP- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, ERA 3.00 AA - Midland 12 Corpus Christi 6 Ryne Birk 2B- 1-5, BA .289 Stephen Wrenn CF- 1-4, BA .276 Yordan Alvarez LF- 1-5, BA .298 Taylor Jones DH- 2-4, 1 HR(4), BA .385 Carmen Benedetti RF- 2-4, 2 2B, BA .284 Nick Tanielu 1B- 2-4, 1 HR(4), BA .250 Josh Rojas 3B- 2-4, BA .500 Jamie Ritchie C- 2-4, BA .264 Alex De Goti SS- 1-4, 1 2B, BA .241 Corbin Martin RHP- 0.1 IP, 5 H, 6 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, ERA 162.00....ouch! Welcome to AA Chris Nunn LHP- 2.2 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, ERA 5.14 Erasmo Pinales RHP- 3 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, ERA 6.75 Sean Stutzman L- 2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, ERA 3.71 A Advanced - Buies Creek 4 Down East 2 Ronnie Dawson CF- 0-3, BA .242 Chas McCormick RF- 1-4, 1 HR(2), BA .304 Osvaldo Duarte LF- 1-4, 1 HR(2), BA .216 Luis Payano DH- 1-3, BA .226 Brett Adcock LHP- 6 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, ERA 1.21 Carlos Sierra RHP- 2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, ERA 3.57 Justin Ferrell RHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, ERA 1.62 A - Quad Cities 5 Great Lakes 0 Jonathan Arauz SS- 2-5, 1 2B, BA .287 Michael Papierski C- 1-4, BA .170 Bryan De La Cruz RF- 1-3, 1 2B, BA .313 Marcos Almonte 2B- 1-2, BA .180 Colton Shaver DH- 1-4, 1 HR(1), BA .154 Corey Julks LF- 2-4, BA .228....stole a base(6) Yohan Ramírez RHP- 5 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, ERA 3.94 Peter Solomon RHP- 3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, ERA 3.24 Robert Corniel RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, ERA 2.08 This is correct. Had Yohan Ramirez’s numbers wrong and omitted Peter Solomon from Quad Cities on first May 3 post. Time for White to comeback to the majors |
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Post by olpapa on May 4, 2018 8:59:50 GMT -6
“Time for White to comeback to the majors” - Thomas
Yes. Both White and Davis. The trio of Marisnick, Fisher and Gattis is killing us. With two of those three in the lineup every day along with Marwin, we are pretty much giving away three innings a game on offense.
I am still a bit baffled by the team’s decision to send Davis..., who was batting .250 and had just gone 5-10 in the series against Minnesota..., to AAA and keep Fisher...., who was batting .154 and 1-17 in his last 8 games...., on the Astros only to sit Fisher most of the time in favor of Marisnick.
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Post by thomasj13 on May 4, 2018 10:43:12 GMT -6
“Time for White to comeback to the majors” - Thomas Yes. Both White and Davis. The trio of Marisnick, Fisher and Gattis is killing us. With two of those three in the lineup every day along with Marwin, we are pretty much giving away three innings a game on offense. I am still a bit baffled by the team’s decision to send Davis..., who was batting .250 and had just gone 5-10 in the series against Minnesota..., to AAA and keep Fisher...., who was batting .154 and 1-17 in his last 8 games...., on the Astros only to sit Fisher most of the time in favor of Marisnick. Fisher and Marisnick cancel each other out...no reason to have both...and since Stassi is doing an adequate job, and Gattis can't hit for shit, then no reason to have him. Boot either Fisher or Marisinick and boot Gattis (or better yet, DL him)....And for Blank Sakes, get another bullpen arm. |
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Post by thomasj13 on May 4, 2018 10:48:11 GMT -6
“Time for White to comeback to the majors” - Thomas Yes. Both White and Davis. The trio of Marisnick, Fisher and Gattis is killing us. With two of those three in the lineup every day along with Marwin, we are pretty much giving away three innings a game on offense. I am still a bit baffled by the team’s decision to send Davis..., who was batting .250 and had just gone 5-10 in the series against Minnesota..., to AAA and keep Fisher...., who was batting .154 and 1-17 in his last 8 games...., on the Astros only to sit Fisher most of the time in favor of Marisnick. BTW - I want to punch Martes in the nuts...Astros have a great rotation and are deep for possible starters, so there is no room for Martes now to make an impact on the team....but his alleged elite stuff could have been welcomed into the bullpen...where we need someone to come through.......but no, he has no control, so he is worthless right now.... |
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Post by fanastro on May 4, 2018 11:01:28 GMT -6
I'd be fine with White being the primary DH for the time being. Davis can play LF against LHP and be a part time-player against righties. I think Marwin is getting too many starts and the time has come to realize he shouldn't be in the lineup against southpaws.
Honestly I would send Fisher and Giles down to make room. Fisher isn't much of a defensive replacement because he's a poor defender. Marisnick can be a pinch runner and late game defensive replacement but keep him in left. Reddick's arm needs to stay in right and Springer has looked awful in RF the last two seasons. I'm just not ready to let go of Gattis. As for Giles, we don't need eight relievers with our quality rotation and only Giles, Harris, and Devenski can be optioned. I think it would benefit KennyG to close some games for the Hooks or Grizzlies and make sure he figures out why his slider doesn't slide so often.
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Post by thomasj13 on May 4, 2018 11:05:05 GMT -6
I'd be fine with White being the primary DH for the time being. Davis can play LF against LHP and be a part time-player against righties. I think Marwin is getting too many starts and the time has come to realize he shouldn't be in the lineup against southpaws. Honestly I would send Fisher and Giles down to make room. Fisher isn't much of a defensive replacement because he's a poor defender. Marisnick can be a pinch runner and late game defensive replacement but keep him in left. Reddick's arm needs to stay in right and Springer has looked awful in RF the last two seasons. I'm just not ready to let go of Gattis. As for Giles, we don't need eight relievers with our quality rotation and only Giles, Harris, and Devenski can be optioned. I think it would benefit KennyG to close some games for the Hooks or Grizzlies and make sure he figures out why his slider doesn't slide so often. I would not send Giles down, but I would not put him in high leverage situations.... |
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Post by bearbryant on May 4, 2018 15:23:00 GMT -6
The trio of Marisnick, Fisher and Gattis is killing us. With two of those three in the lineup every day along with Marwin, we are pretty much giving away three innings a game on offense. |
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Post by unionstation82 on May 4, 2018 15:30:56 GMT -6
I'm also disappointed in Bregman, Reddick and Springer. They're all doing worse than they should be and it's ridiculous how bad the entire lineup has been at home Springer is par for the course. He fluctuates from Brad Ausmus to Babe Ruth at the plate. Bregman is disappointing because he always has a horribly slow start and has to overcompensate for respectable numbers. Reddick is streaky too. He’ll get going eventually like Springer. So will Bregman. I’m most disappointed in Altuve. I know he’ll do better, but there’s no reason for a hitter of his caliber to rack up the strikeouts. I can’t think of a worse game from him than yesterday. His batting average is looking really hollow right now. |
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Post by bearbryant on May 4, 2018 15:33:26 GMT -6
Correa's home/road splits are absurd
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Post by unionstation82 on May 4, 2018 15:35:56 GMT -6
It’s hard to know what to think. They did this nonsense last season, and they ended up throwing a parade downtown.
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Post by olpapa on May 4, 2018 16:22:09 GMT -6
It’s hard to know what to think. They did this nonsense last season, and they ended up throwing a parade downtown. True, but as you have pointed out already, the AL West is much stronger this year. They won’t be walking off with the division title by 20+ games this year. Also the Yankees and Red Sox are stronger than they were last year. The Astros won’t repeat this year unless they start hitting much better than they have so far. |
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Post by olpapa on May 4, 2018 16:24:40 GMT -6
The trio of Marisnick, Fisher and Gattis is killing us. With two of those three in the lineup every day along with Marwin, we are pretty much giving away three innings a game on offense. With the 1-4 batters in the lineup disappointing it just magnified the glaring weakness at 7-9. |
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Post by Saint on May 4, 2018 16:24:58 GMT -6
It’s hard to know what to think. They did this nonsense last season, and they ended up throwing a parade downtown. True, but as you have pointed out already, the AL West is much stronger this year. They won’t be walking off with the division title by 20+ games this year. Also the Yankees and Red Sox are stronger than they were last year. The Astros won’t repeat this year unless they start hitting much better than they have so far. I just don't think that the Angels or Mariners have the depth to stay in it for a whole season. (Not that we want to take it by default.) I also don't think we will continue to have an issue with the Yankees. The Red Sox are the team that worries me in the AL. |
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