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Post by olpapa on May 4, 2018 16:40:32 GMT -6
The Red Sox, Yankee’s and Indians will all be hard to beat in the playoffs. We barely got past the Yankees last year and they are a better team this year.
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Post by abregmanfan on May 4, 2018 19:22:56 GMT -6
The Red Sox, Yankee’s and Indians will all be hard to beat in the playoffs. We barely got past the Yankees last year and they are a better team this year. Don't sweat the small stuff Papa, we got this... |
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Post by thomasj13 on May 4, 2018 19:29:10 GMT -6
The Red Sox, Yankee’s and Indians will all be hard to beat in the playoffs. We barely got past the Yankees last year and they are a better team this year. Don't sweat the small stuff Papa, we got this... Luhnow will come through at trade deadline. |
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Post by abregmanfan on May 4, 2018 19:30:15 GMT -6
Don't sweat the small stuff Papa, we got this... Luhnow will come through at trade deadline. I agree. |
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Post by thomasj13 on May 4, 2018 19:32:24 GMT -6
Luhnow will come through at trade deadline. I agree. He has blocked prospects, and non-contending teams will have expiring contracts, it's got to happen. |
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Post by abregmanfan on May 4, 2018 19:36:31 GMT -6
He has blocked prospects, and non-contending teams will have expiring contracts, it's got to happen. I bet Donaldson will be dealt this summer. Would make a nice DH. |
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Post by m240 on May 4, 2018 21:54:47 GMT -6
Straw has two outfield assists tonight. Showing some good stuff there.
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2018 6:26:28 GMT -6
Kemp, Tucker, Davis and White all had multi hits or rbis last night for Fresno.
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Post by olpapa on May 5, 2018 8:08:23 GMT -6
From games played May 4:
AAA - Fresno 11 Sacramento 2
Tony Kemp CF- 3-4, BA .339....stole 2 bases(12)
Drew Ferguson LF- 0-2, BA .352....threw out a runner at second
Kyle Tucker RF- 2-5, BA .291....threw out a runner at third
Tyler White 2B- 1-5, 1 2B, BA .337
AJ Reed 1B- 1-4, 1 3B, BA .245....another triple for AJ? Wow!
JD Davis 3B- 2-4, BA .410
Garrett Stubbs C- 2-5, BA .348
Jack Mayfield SS- 2-4, 1 2B, BA .260
Jon Kemmer DH- 1-3, BA .198
Kent Emanuel LHP- 6.2 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, ERA 1.91
Buddy Boshers LHP- 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, ERA 3.38
James Hoyt RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, ERA 1.13
AA - Corpus Christi 6 Midland 3
Myles Straw RF/CF- 1-5, BA .344....threw out two runners at second base
Carmen Benedetti PH/RF- 3-4, 1 2B, 1 3B, BA .308
Yordan Alvarez LF- 1-4, BA .296
Taylor Jones 1B- 1-2, BA .388
Ryne Birk 2B- 1-4, BA .287
Alex De Goti SS- 2-4, 1 2B, BA .253
Cionel Perez LHP- 2.2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, ERA 2.33
Kevin Hill RHP- 2.1 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, ERA 2.08
Brendan Feldmann RHP- 2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, ERA 4.26
Alex Winkelman LHP- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, ERA 3.80
A Advanced - Buies Creek 10 Winston-Salem 6
Ronnie Dawson CF- 0-4, BA .232
Chas McCormick RF- 2-3, 1 3B, BA .316
Abraham Toro 3B- 1-4, BA .242....stole a base(4)
Troy Sieber 1B- 2-3, BA .293
Osvaldo Duarte LF- 2-5, 1 3B, BA .225
Kristian Trompiz 2B- 1-4, BA .172....stole a base(7)
Alfredo Angarita DH- 1-3, 1 2B, BA .071
Anibal Sierra SS- 2-4, 1 2B, 1 HR(3), BA .266
Abdiel Saldaña RHP- 4.2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, ERA 1.91
Jorge Alcala RHP- 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, ERA 3.79
Jesus Balaguer RHP- 0.0 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, ERA 6.97
Kit Scheetz LHP- 3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, ERA 1.72
A - Quad Cities 8 Lansing 7
Jonathan Arauz SS- 2-4, 1 HR(3), BA .297
Michael Papierski C- 2-4, 1 HR(1), BA .196
Bryan De La Cruz RF- 2-5, BA .318....threw a runner out at second
Jake Adams 1B- 1-5, BA .271
Adrian Tovalin DH- 2-3, 1 2B, BA .229
Marcos Almonte CF- 1-5, BA .182
Colton Shaver 3B- 3-4, 1 2B, BA .233
Corey Julks LF- 1-4, 1 2B, BA .229
Cristian Javier RHP- 4 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, ERA 2.70
Cole Watts LHP- 0.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, ERA 9.45
Luis Garcia RHP- 3.2 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, ERA 1.50
Tanner Duncan RHP- 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, ERA 1.04
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Post by olpapa on May 5, 2018 9:00:06 GMT -6
Wow. I just looked at mlb.com’s revised Top 30 Astros prospects rankings and Garrett Stubbs was dropped from #8 to #24. He was #8 on May 2nd, is batting .348 and has thrown out 5 of 12 runners attempting to steal. I wonder why the big drop in his ranking.
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Post by fanastro on May 5, 2018 9:07:57 GMT -6
How excited should we be about this Taylor Jones guy? Possible real deal or just another Jon Kemmer?
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Post by astrosdoug on May 5, 2018 9:26:46 GMT -6
Correa's home/road splits are absurd I blame his fiancee. She's obviously doing something to make him tired or distracted while he's in Houston. But as this is a family-oriented forum, I won't speculate further. |
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2018 9:30:38 GMT -6
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Post by Saint on May 5, 2018 9:37:35 GMT -6
The Red Sox, Yankee’s and Indians will all be hard to beat in the playoffs. We barely got past the Yankees last year and they are a better team this year. They've had their struggles too. |
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Post by bearbryant on May 5, 2018 9:40:42 GMT -6
Correa's home/road splits are absurd I blame his fiancee. She's obviously doing something to make him tired or distracted while he's in Houston. But as this is a family-oriented forum, I won't speculate further. |
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Post by m240 on May 5, 2018 9:58:42 GMT -6
The Yankees have old starters who really are mediocre at best. The BoSox have brittle starters. The Astros have no designated hitter and no closer. I think we have a better chance at fixing the dh at the deadline and using the formula that got us the title last year as far as the closer goes. The Yankees and Boston can not fix their weaknesses. I like our chances.
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Post by astrosdoug on May 5, 2018 12:32:02 GMT -6
At the very least, the Astros need to get Herrera by the deadline.
Promote White to take over DH and use Davis as the fall-back.
If an affordable 4th outfielder is available (Markakis? Adam Jones?), pick him up too. If not, one of Tucker or Fisher should work out by September.
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Post by thomasj13 on May 5, 2018 12:32:37 GMT -6
Wow. I just looked at mlb.com’s revised Top 30 Astros prospects rankings and Garrett Stubbs was dropped from #8 to #24. He was #8 on May 2nd, is batting .348 and has thrown out 5 of 12 runners attempting to steal. I wonder why the big drop in his ranking. Why is Joe Perez rated so high? |
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Post by olpapa on May 5, 2018 13:45:17 GMT -6
Wow. I just looked at mlb.com’s revised Top 30 Astros prospects rankings and Garrett Stubbs was dropped from #8 to #24. He was #8 on May 2nd, is batting .348 and has thrown out 5 of 12 runners attempting to steal. I wonder why the big drop in his ranking. Why is Joe Perez rated so high? Good question. Best I can tell he hasn’t played a game of pro ball yet. |
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2018 13:58:49 GMT -6
If he hasn't played a game, he can have the best potential of any prospect, and those who rank players can't be wrong...
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Post by olpapa on May 5, 2018 14:09:54 GMT -6
How excited should we be about this Taylor Jones guy? Possible real deal or just another Jon Kemmer? Jon Kemmer at the same point in his milb career is a good comparison to Jones statwise. I am not going to get too excited about him just yet. |
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Post by olpapa on May 5, 2018 14:12:16 GMT -6
If he hasn't played a game, he can have the best potential of any prospect, and those who rank players can't be wrong... Good point. Rankings are just the opinions of some guy(s), regardless of whether the source is MLB.com, BR, BA, etc. |
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Post by thomasj13 on May 5, 2018 16:16:06 GMT -6
If he hasn't played a game, he can have the best potential of any prospect, and those who rank players can't be wrong... That is why most, myself included, tend to over rank prospects that are having great success in the minors....so many players hit the ceiling at AA or AAA, and never make it in the bigs.... |
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2018 16:16:10 GMT -6
If he hasn't played a game, he can have the best potential of any prospect, and those who rank players can't be wrong... Good point. Rankings are just the opinions of some guy(s), regardless of whether the source is MLB.com, BR, BA, etc. I listen to sports' talk radio... less now, than ever before... I don't watch ESPN like I have in the past... It seems to me that anything sports related is just trying to drive traffic to their sites/shows... Anything that can help that effort gets done all the time... All the top 50/100 lists, best team ever, etc... |
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2018 16:16:57 GMT -6
If he hasn't played a game, he can have the best potential of any prospect, and those who rank players can't be wrong... That is why most, myself included, tend to over rank prospects that are having great success in the minors....so many players hit the ceiling at AA or AAA, and never make it in the bigs.... The hardest decision for a GM... pick the guy who is the star, and trade the ones who won't make it... |
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2018 16:49:21 GMT -6
How excited should we be about this Taylor Jones guy? Possible real deal or just another Jon Kemmer? Jon Kemmer at the same point in his milb career is a good comparison to Jones statwise. I am not going to get too excited about him just yet. I thought Kemmer might be a good 4th/5th OF at some point... Oh well... I see that Nick Hernandez was placed on the 7 day DL on April 5th... I guess he is still injured... |
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Post by olpapa on May 5, 2018 17:07:43 GMT -6
Jon Kemmer at the same point in his milb career is a good comparison to Jones statwise. I am not going to get too excited about him just yet. I thought Kemmer might be a good 4th/5th OF at some point... Oh well... I see that Nick Hernandez was placed on the 7 day DL on April 5th... I guess he is still injured... It looks like Kemmer is going to max out at AAA. He is in his third year at AAA. Last time I checked he was hitting around the Mendoza line and had less than 3 ABs per strikeout. |
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2018 17:13:04 GMT -6
I thought Kemmer might be a good 4th/5th OF at some point... Oh well... I see that Nick Hernandez was placed on the 7 day DL on April 5th... I guess he is still injured... It looks like Kemmer is going to max out at AAA. He is in his third year at AAA. Last time I checked he was hitting around the Mendoza line and had less than 3 ABs per strikeout. Drats Batman..... Bogusevic'd Again!!!!! |
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Post by abregmanfan on May 5, 2018 19:53:00 GMT -6
Who would you rank as our biggest bust ever?
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Post by olpapa on May 5, 2018 20:28:17 GMT -6
From games played May 5 (early games):
A Advanced - Winston-Salem 6 Buies Creek 2
Ronnie Dawson CF- 0-4, BA .222
Chas NcCormick RF- 1-3, 1 2B, BA .316....stole a base(5)
Abraham Toro 3B- 1-4, 1 HR(5), BA .242
Troy Sieber 1B- 1-3, BA .295
Kristian Trompiz 2B- 1-4, BA .175
Carlos Canelon C- 1-3, BA .156
Brandon Bielak RHP- 2.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, ERA 2.16
Ronel Blanco RHP- 3.1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, ERA 3.95
Colin McKee RHP- 2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, ERA 27.00
A - Quad Cities 9 Lansing 2
JJ Matijevic LF- 3-4, 1 2B, 1 HR(3), BA .350
Jonathan Arauz 2B- 3-3, 1 2B, 1 HR(4), BA .319
Michael Papierski DH- 1-5, 1 2B, BA .196
Bryan De La Cruz RF- 1-4, BA .315
Jake Adams 1B- 2-5, BA .280
Gabriel Bracamonte C- 1-4, BA .194
Cody Bohanek SS- 1-4, BA .176
Jacob Meyers CF- 1-3, 1 3B, BA .256
Parker Mushinski LHP- 5.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 8 K, ERA 1.74
Adam Bleday LHP- 2.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, ERA 2.84
Cole Watts LHP- 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, ERA 8.22
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