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Post by olpapa on May 30, 2018 7:12:34 GMT -6
Which minor league players do you find yourself tracking their stats the most? I guess Tucker and reinstated Whitley will be the headliners, forgone conclusions..... But for me it is Straw, Ferrell, Martin, Alvarez and Stubbs... Tucker, Josh James, Stubbs, Straw, Josh Rojas, Corbin Martin, Cionel Perez, JJ Matijevic...soon will be adding Whitley to that list. All of those guys I could see playing for Houston in the next 2-3 years. Another player that I am beginning to watch is the new kid at Quad Cities, Leovanny Rodriguez. Randy Cesar has been on the radar lately because of the 21 game hitting streak he has going, but looking down the road, I don’t believe he has a future with the Astros because he doesn’t have the best glove and he is a third baseman. His chances of ever playing for Houston are minimal. |
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Post by olpapa on May 30, 2018 7:23:57 GMT -6
From late game played May 29:
A Advanced - Buies Creek 11 Down East 6
Alfredo Angarita 2B: 1-5, BA .247
Ronnie Dawson CF: 1-4, 1 HR(6), BA .240....stole a base(17)
Abraham Toro 3B: 2-5, 1 2B, BA .264
JJ Matijevic DH: 1-5, 1 HR(4), BA .315
Osvaldo Duarte SS: 2-5, 1 2B, BA .255
Chas McCormick RF: 2-5, BA .258
Luis Payano LF: 1-4, BA .253
Carlos Canelon C: 2-4, BA .202
Carson La Rue RHP: 5 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, ERA 4.23
Gabriel Valdez RHP: 3 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, ERA 5.50
Jesus Balaguer RHP: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, ERA 5.95
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Post by unionstation82 on May 30, 2018 9:25:09 GMT -6
I tend to only follow the big names in the minors: Tucker, Whitley, Alvarez, Stubbs, McCurry, Armenteros, and C. Pérez.
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Post by Saint on May 30, 2018 9:32:16 GMT -6
I tend to only follow the big names in the minors: Tucker, Whitley, Alvarez, Stubbs, McCurry, Armenteros, and C. Pérez. Same here. Now that we actually have a good team to watch at MLB level, I spend more time following our competition and looking at potential trades and FAs. Back when we were a 100-loss team consistently it was more fun to look at the minors and dream about the future. |
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Post by unionstation82 on May 30, 2018 9:38:48 GMT -6
For whomever would you trade, sir? Doug makes a strong case for Herrera, but I mean, we already have a fastball/slider meathead jock closer.
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Post by Saint on May 30, 2018 10:02:21 GMT -6
For whomever would you trade, sir? Doug makes a strong case for Herrera, but I mean, we already have a fastball/slider meathead jock closer. I'd trade for Abreu to play 1B and DH, and then be ready to let Marwin go. Yuli can play 3B, DH, and 1B. Bregman can play 3B and backup SS. Kemp can play OF and backup 2B. Bullpen-wise, outside of the obvious like Briton or Herrera, I'd see if Jared Hughes from CIN is available and let Sipp go. Harris or Giles go if they don't improve. You have control of Hughes for cheap for two more years. You could also look at Barraclough from MIA or Nate Jones from CHI (maybe a big bundle with him and Abreu and knock it all out at once). Springer RF Altuve 2B Correa SS Abreu 1B Bregman 3B Gattis DH Stassi C Reddick LF Kemp CF Bench: Gurriel Davis McCann Gonzalez (or White) Rotation: Verlander Cole Keuchel Morton McCullers Bullpen: Devenski Rondon Smith Peacock McHugh Giles (or Trade) Harris (or Trade) I know we'r emostly complaining about the bullpen lately, but I feel like we're still lacking a proven RBI power guy in the middle of the order. Adding Abreu makes us just as scary offensively as the Yankees or Red Sox. I don't think we can continue to operate effectively without someone better than Yuli or Marwin at 1B. |
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Post by unionstation82 on May 30, 2018 11:30:01 GMT -6
Abreu, yes. As for replacing Sipp, I’m almost wanting to see if calling up Pérez would be a possibility. We still need a closer-type reliever, though.
I love Bregman to death, but I’m just not sure about keeping him at 3B. He does an admirable job, but slow grounders eat him alive, and sometimes grounders inexplicably pop out of his glove. He’s fantastic at decision making and has a good arm, but the range is lacking. I just wish the middle infield was available for him.
The problem with putting an actual 3B like Gurriel in Bregman’s position but having Abreu at 1B and Bregman in LF is you wonder if that really improves the defense overall.
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on May 30, 2018 11:35:05 GMT -6
Which minor league players do you find yourself tracking their stats the most? I guess Tucker and reinstated Whitley will be the headliners, forgone conclusions..... But for me it is Straw, Ferrell, Martin, Alvarez and Stubbs... Duh...he tracks them all |
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Post by olpapa on May 30, 2018 19:56:15 GMT -6
Early game played May 30:
A Advanced - Down East (Rangers) 1 Buies Creek 0
Ronnie Dawson CF: 1-4, BA .240....stole a base(18)
Abraham Toro DH: 1-4, 1 2B, BA .263
JJ Matijevic LF: 1-4, BA .312
Brett Adcock LHP: 5 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, ERA 2.22
Brandon Bailey RHP: 2.2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 2K, ERA 3.61
Robert Corniel RHP: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, ERA 9.00
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Post by astrosdoug on May 30, 2018 20:04:11 GMT -6
Abreu, yes. As for replacing Sipp, I’m almost wanting to see if calling up Pérez would be a possibility. We still need a closer-type reliever, though. I love Bregman to death, but I’m just not sure about keeping him at 3B. He does an admirable job, but slow grounders eat him alive, and sometimes grounders inexplicably pop out of his glove. He’s fantastic at decision making and has a good arm, but the range is lacking. I just wish the middle infield was available for him. The problem with putting an actual 3B like Gurriel in Bregman’s position but having Abreu at 1B and Bregman in LF is you wonder if that really improves the defense overall. another thing Bregman needs to work on is his baserunning smarts. This season the Astros have been thrown out running the bases 18 times not including caught stealing or pickoffs. I'm talking about getting thrown out stretching a double to a triple, tagging up on a fly ball but being thrown out at the next base, trying to advanced on a wild pitch... Bregman has been thrown out 5 times this way, a big portion of the Astros' 18 total baserunning outs. The Astros have been picked off at 1st 4 times this season and Bregman has been responsible for two of those. Additionally, he's been caught stealing in 3 of 9 attempts. That is a total of 10 outs Bregman has made running the bases, compared with only six successful steals. As one of the less experienced players on the team, it's to be expected that Bregman will make some mistakes like this. I just hope he is reflecting critically on why he keeps getting thrown out and makes the necessary changes. |
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Post by bearbryant on May 30, 2018 20:45:50 GMT -6
Abreu, yes. As for replacing Sipp, I’m almost wanting to see if calling up Pérez would be a possibility. We still need a closer-type reliever, though. I love Bregman to death, but I’m just not sure about keeping him at 3B. He does an admirable job, but slow grounders eat him alive, and sometimes grounders inexplicably pop out of his glove. He’s fantastic at decision making and has a good arm, but the range is lacking. I just wish the middle infield was available for him. The problem with putting an actual 3B like Gurriel in Bregman’s position but having Abreu at 1B and Bregman in LF is you wonder if that really improves the defense overall. another thing Bregman needs to work on is his baserunning smarts. This season the Astros have been thrown out running the bases 18 times not including caught stealing or pickoffs. I'm talking about getting thrown out stretching a double to a triple, tagging up on a fly ball but being thrown out at the next base, trying to advanced on a wild pitch... Bregman has been thrown out 5 times this way, a big portion of the Astros' 18 total baserunning outs. The Astros have been picked off at 1st 4 times this season and Bregman has been responsible for two of those. Additionally, he's been caught stealing in 3 of 9 attempts. That is a total of 10 outs Bregman has made running the bases, compared with only six successful steals. As one of the less experienced players on the team, it's to be expected that Bregman will make some mistakes like this. I just hope he is reflecting critically on why he keeps getting thrown out and makes the necessary changes.
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Post by olpapa on May 30, 2018 21:10:35 GMT -6
Games played May 30:
AA - Corpus Christi 11 Springfield (Cardinals) 4
Myles Straw CF: 3-4, BA .371
Anibal Sierra SS: 1-1, 1 2B, BA .294
Josh Rojas DH: 3-5, 1 2B, 1 HR(3), BA .350
Taylor Jones 1B/LF: 2-5, 2 HR(10), BA .354
Randy Cesar 3B/1B: 3-5, 1 HR(6), BA .367....hitting streak at 22 games
Stephen Wrenn RF: 3-5, 1 2B, 1 HR(3), BA .272
Alex De Goti SS/3B: 3-5, 1 2B, 1 3B, BA .265
Corbin Martin RHP: 3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, ERA 2.96
Justin Ferrell RHP: 3 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, ERA 3.29
Erasmo Pinales RHP: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, ERA 6.08
Riley Ferrell RHP: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, ERA 3.21
A Full Season - Clinton (Mariners) 13 Quad Cities 6
Jacob Meyers CF: 1-4, 1 HR(5), BA .297....threw a runner out at third
Corey Julks RF: 1-4, 1 2B, BA .253
Miguelangel Sierra 2B: 3-5, 1 2B, BA .306
Jake Adams DH: 1-4, 1 HR(7), BA .280
Jonathan Lacroix LF: 1-4, BA .233....stole a base(1)
Jairo Solis RHP: 0.1 IP, 3 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, ERA 108.00....the Full Season A ball debut of our #12 prospect
Carlos Sanabria RHP: 3.2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, ERA 4.24
Peter Solomon RHP: 3.2 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, ERA 2.82
Dariel Aquino RHP: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, ERA 11.05
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Post by astrosdoug on May 30, 2018 21:14:53 GMT -6
Guduan getting hammered tonight.
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Post by thomasj13 on May 30, 2018 21:34:01 GMT -6
Guduan getting hammered tonight. Me too! |
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Post by thomasj13 on May 30, 2018 21:35:25 GMT -6
Games played May 30: AA - Corpus Christi 11 Springfield (Cardinals) 4 Myles Straw CF: 3-4, BA .371 Anibal Sierra SS: 1-1, 1 2B, BA .294 Josh Rojas DH: 3-5, 1 2B, 1 HR(3), BA .350 Taylor Jones 1B/LF: 2-5, 2 HR(10), BA .354 Randy Cesar 3B/1B: 3-5, 1 HR(6), BA .367....hitting streak at 22 games Stephen Wrenn RF: 3-5, 1 2B, 1 HR(3), BA .272 Alex De Goti SS/3B: 3-5, 1 2B, 1 3B, BA .265 Corbin Martin RHP: 3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, ERA 2.96 Justin Ferrell RHP: 3 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, ERA 3.29 Erasmo Pinales RHP: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, ERA 6.08 Riley Ferrell RHP: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, ERA 3.21 A Full Season - Clinton (Mariners) 13 Quad Cities 6 Jacob Meyers CF: 1-4, 1 HR(5), BA .297....threw a runner out at third Corey Julks RF: 1-4, 1 2B, BA .253 Miguelangel Sierra 2B: 3-5, 1 2B, BA .306 Jake Adams DH: 1-4, 1 HR(7), BA .280 Jonathan Lacroix LF: 1-4, BA .233....stole a base(1) Jairo Solis RHP: 0.1 IP, 3 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, ERA 108.00....the Full Season A ball debut of our #12 prospect Carlos Sanabria RHP: 3.2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, ERA 4.24 Peter Solomon RHP: 3.2 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, ERA 2.82 Dariel Aquino RHP: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, ERA 11.05 2019 - Straw gets the call to the majors; by the end of 2020, Straw is leading off for the Astros? |
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Post by astrosdoug on May 30, 2018 21:39:27 GMT -6
Jon Kemmer looks like he is picking up steam and getting back to his 2015-2017 form. That's good to see. I've thought he could have trade value this year if he comes around. Like Kemp, he is one of those borderline potential major leaguers who may well stick if given the chance.
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Post by unionstation82 on May 30, 2018 22:23:28 GMT -6
Guduan getting hammered tonight. Me too! You don’t always have to say yes to Todd. |
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Post by astrosdoug on May 30, 2018 22:31:43 GMT -6
White, Kemmer, and De Oleo all with 3-hit games for Fresno today.
This De Oleo kid kind of came out of nowhere. What's up with him? .300 BA in limited PAs so far.
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Post by unionstation82 on May 30, 2018 22:44:33 GMT -6
The blown saves are infectious. Fresno took an 11-8 lead in the top of the 10th and just gave up 3 runs on a couple homers in the bottom half. They’re headed to the 11th now.
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Post by unionstation82 on May 30, 2018 22:46:54 GMT -6
Oh, no wonder. They have that dumb rule where a runner starts off at second base. I hope that never happens in the pros.
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Post by Saint on May 31, 2018 6:49:57 GMT -6
You don’t always have to say yes to Todd. Oh yes he does. Even no means yes. |
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Post by olpapa on May 31, 2018 6:51:45 GMT -6
From late game played May 30:
AAA - Fresno 12 Albuquerque (Rockies) 11
Drew Ferguson CF: 1-5, BA .313
Kyle Tucker LF: 2-5, 2 HR(7), BA .279
Tyler White 2B: 3-6, BA .342
AJ Reed 1B: 1-4, BA .268
Jack Mayfield SS: 1-6, 1 HR(5), BA .238
Jon Kemmer DH: 4-6, 2 2B, 1 HR(8), BA .229
Nick Tanielu 3B: 1-5, 1 3B, BA .152
Eduardo De Oleo C: 3-6, 1 2B, BA .290
Alejandro Garcia RF: 1-5, BA .228
Brock Dykxhoorn RHP: 4 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, ERA 3.60
Andrew Thome RHP: 2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, ERA 6.35
Reymin Guduan LHP: 0.1 IP, 3 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, ERA 3.12
Brendan McCurry RHP: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, ERA 4.97
James Hoyt RHP: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, ERA 1.89
Jacob Doris RHP: 2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, ERA 8.22
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Post by fanastro on May 31, 2018 6:53:49 GMT -6
Taylor Jones has the second highest OPS in AA (behind Vlad Jr.)
Now is it time to start talking about him?
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Post by olpapa on May 31, 2018 6:56:11 GMT -6
Taylor Jones has the second highest OPS in AA (behind Vlad Jr.) Now is it time to start talking about him? Might be. He is a tall drink of water. I found an interesting article about him a while back. I will see if I can find it again and post the link. |
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Post by olpapa on May 31, 2018 7:02:54 GMT -6
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2018 7:11:01 GMT -6
Still somewhat of a pall of uncertainty of when Whitley will return to full action. link |
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Post by olpapa on May 31, 2018 10:20:06 GMT -6
“2019 - Straw gets the call to the majors; by the end of 2020, Straw is leading off for the Astros?” - thomasj13 Don’t think so. Springer should be here through 2020. Reddick definitely should be gone in 2021. If I understand things correctly, the contract Springer signed a while back covers the 2018-2019 seasons after which he is due a final trip through arbitration for the 2020 season. If he doesn’t sign a contract extension that takes him beyond 2020, he becomes a free agent after the 2020 season. So..., beginning with the 2021 season we could be looking at an outfield of maybe Alvarez LF, Straw CF and Tucker RF. If that happens, I could see Straw leading off in 2021. |
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Post by olpapa on May 31, 2018 22:21:31 GMT -6
From games played May 31:
AAA - Albuquerque (Rockies) 5 Fresno 4
Derek Fisher CF: 2-5, 1 2B, BA .385
Kyle Tucker DH: 0-4, BA .274
Tyler White 3B: 0-4, BA .335
AJ Reed 1B: 1-2, BA .270
Jack Mayfield SS: 2-4, BA .246
Jon Kemmer RF: 2-4, 1 2B, BA .235
Garrett Stubbs C: 1-4, 1 2B, BA .358
Cy Sneed RHP: 7 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, ERA 3.55
Kent Emanuel LHP: 1 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, ERA 4.24
AA - Corpus Christi 9 Springfield (Cardinals) 8
Myles Straw CF: 1-6, BA .365....stole a base(32)
Josh Rojas LF: 1-6, 1 2B, BA .339
Taylor Jones 1B: 2-5, BA .355
Randy Cesar 3B: 1-5, 1 HR(7), BA .362....extended his hitting streak to 23 games
Ryne Birk 2B: 1-6, 1 2B, BA .239
Stephen Wrenn DH: 3-5, 2 HR(5), BA .281
Alex De Goti SS: 1-4, BA .264
Lorenzo Quintana C: 2-5, 1 2B, BA .216
Cionel Perez LHP: 5 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, ERA 1.66
Jorge Alcala RHP: 3 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, ERA 6.00....first game at AA since being promoted from Buies Creek
Sean Stutzman LHP: 2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, ERA 5.84
Chris Nunn LHP: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, ERA 2.40
A Advanced - Buies Creek 4 Down East (Rangers) 2
Osvaldo Duarte SS: 3-4, BA .261
Chas McCormick RF: 2-5, BA .257
Abraham Toro 3B: 1-5, BA .262
JJ Matijevic DH: 1-3, BA .313....stole a base(1)
Ronnie Dawson CF: 2-4, BA .246
Luis Payano LF: 2-3, BA .265
Chuckie Robinson C: 2-4, BA .172
Kristian Trompiz 1B: 1-4, BA .176
Tyler Ivey RHP: 3 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, ERA 6.00
Colin McKee RHP: 3 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, ERA 8.68
Kit Scheetz LHP: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, ERA 1.55
Tanner Duncan RHP: 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, ERA 6.75
(I don’t know if you noticed, but Buies Creek had 14 hits in this game...all singles. Ensbergs boys played some small ball)
A Full Season - Clinton (Mariners) 5 Quad Cities 2
Jonathan Arauz 2B: 3-4, BA .293
Colton Shaver DH: 1-4, BA .248....stole a base(2)
Bryan De La Cruz RF: 2-4, 1 2B, BA .272
Yohan Ramírez RHP: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, ERA 2.75
Cristian Javier RHP: 4.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 9 K, ERA 1.87
Juan Robles RHP: 2 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, ERA 4.05
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2018 7:49:18 GMT -6
Good start from Cy Sneed other than the 8 hits. I want to see Kid Tucker get red hot!
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Post by unionstation82 on Jun 1, 2018 7:51:24 GMT -6
Good start from Cy Sneed other than the 8 hits. I want to see Kid Tucker get red hot! We all do. Like Pops said, it seems he’ll have a great game followed by a couple stinkers. He needs to get that average going. |
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