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Post by blcoach8 on Mar 24, 2019 22:39:58 GMT -6
Damn democrats are too desperate and stupid to let in end. They know that not ONE of the nuts who run against Trump has a chance of beating him. |
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Post by Saint on Mar 25, 2019 8:02:04 GMT -6
I’d rather have Springer than Correa. Correa is usually the first to celebrate but the last to contribute. Are we really to the point of saying that Correa is a non-contributor? I'm sure Saint has the numbers on an index card next to his iPad...I can't quote them...but surely this thinking Correa hasn't contributed has to be a symptom of some kind of developmental deficiency. Even if he doesn't bounce back to his MVP-caliber 2017 version, just an average of his 2017 and 2018 production puts him at: 20 HR 74 RBI .837 OPS (129 OPS+) with above-average defense at SS. That's pretty damn good. I'm not saying we should offer the moon to him yet, but let's not hold one un-healthy season against him forever. Even Altuve had a below-average season before he really took off. edit: This is for unionstation82 |
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Post by Hunter McCormick on Mar 25, 2019 8:03:23 GMT -6
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Post by Saint on Mar 25, 2019 8:03:59 GMT -6
Another funny news flash from the "any regrets?" department. In 6 ST appearances.... Ken Giles 7.71 era. "ST stats only count if they're good stats, or help prove one of my bizarre points." - Saint When did I say they count? I specifically said I don't put much faith in them. But that doesn't mean the teams don't a little when it comes to making final decisions. |
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Post by Saint on Mar 25, 2019 8:08:31 GMT -6
Two at MMP then it’s off to Tampa for four games. If the Astros split in Tampa I would be happy. Verlander and Cole against maybe the weakest hitting team in MLB? I' hope we sweep. I think Tampa is going to be a surprising team this year. Not enough to take their stacked division, but I see them battling for the 2nd WC spot. |
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Post by Saint on Mar 25, 2019 8:13:45 GMT -6
So no surprises on who made the roster. I actually prefer James out of the bullpen this year if the rotation stays healthy enough.
I think he makes a great long-relief guy for close games or for some gas after a soft tosser like Miley. In fact, I think he should be the go-to pitcher when they take Miley out. If Miley gives you 5-6 or good innings, go ahead and pull him to keep him strong and put in James to finish it.
I hope Marisnick or Kemp sucks quick and hard (that's what she said) so we can see Straw back up here.
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Post by unionstation82 on Mar 25, 2019 8:20:09 GMT -6
Are we really to the point of saying that Correa is a non-contributor? I'm sure Saint has the numbers on an index card next to his iPad...I can't quote them...but surely this thinking Correa hasn't contributed has to be a symptom of some kind of developmental deficiency. Even if he doesn't bounce back to his MVP-caliber 2017 version, just an average of his 2017 and 2018 production puts him at: 20 HR 74 RBI .837 OPS (129 OPS+) with above-average defense at SS. That's pretty damn good. I'm not saying we should offer the moon to him yet, but let's not hold one un-healthy season against him forever. Even Altuve had a below-average season before he really took off. edit: This is for unionstation82Correa is an absolute star when healthy, but let’s not make it seem like this was his first injury. There was his fibula in 2014, his shoulder in 2016, his thumb in 2017, and his oblique and back last season. We need more of the rookie Correa to come back than what we’ve had since. Maybe it’s a strength and conditioning issue, I don’t know. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Mar 25, 2019 8:20:45 GMT -6
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Post by bearbryant on Mar 25, 2019 8:42:02 GMT -6
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Post by bearbryant on Mar 25, 2019 8:48:44 GMT -6
Orbit's an Archer fan
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Post by Hunter McCormick on Mar 25, 2019 8:58:44 GMT -6
Thanks for the explanation, friend. I looked at the pic and thought ... what? |
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Post by Saint on Mar 25, 2019 10:02:08 GMT -6
Even if he doesn't bounce back to his MVP-caliber 2017 version, just an average of his 2017 and 2018 production puts him at: 20 HR 74 RBI .837 OPS (129 OPS+) with above-average defense at SS. That's pretty damn good. I'm not saying we should offer the moon to him yet, but let's not hold one un-healthy season against him forever. Even Altuve had a below-average season before he really took off. edit: This is for unionstation82 Correa is an absolute star when healthy, but let’s not make it seem like this was his first injury. There was his fibula in 2014, his shoulder in 2016, his thumb in 2017, and his oblique and back last season. We need more of the rookie Correa to come back than what we’ve had since. Maybe it’s a strength and conditioning issue, I don’t know. Yeah but even with those injuries he has put up excellent production from a premium position. And he has averaged 118 games a season, it's not like he's missed a whole year or anything. Plus, let's not forget that he has been productive in the postseason too, even last year when not healthy he hit .316 in the ALCS. He has a higher postseason OPS than regular season. |
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Post by Saint on Mar 25, 2019 10:06:00 GMT -6
If it doesn't seem like we're going to get Cole back, I think Archer would be a nice backup plan. I wouldn't give up Tucker for him, but we could put a nice enough package together to get him. He's going to be 30 years old so it shouldn't take somebody like Tucker to get him.
Maybe Fisher/Kemp, a reasonable pitching prospect, and a borderline guy.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2019 10:49:22 GMT -6
If it doesn't seem like we're going to get Cole back, I think Archer would be a nice backup plan. I wouldn't give up Tucker for him, but we could put a nice enough package together to get him. He's going to be 30 years old so it shouldn't take somebody like Tucker to get him. Maybe Fisher/Kemp, a reasonable pitching prospect, and a borderline guy. Obviously as we all know, Luhnow won’t give up Whitley. I wonder if JB is u touchable as well now considering the Spring Training he had? I used to be ok with the fact that he might be a piece in a trade, but I’m not so sure now that I’d want to see him traded. |
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Post by Saint on Mar 25, 2019 11:03:27 GMT -6
If it doesn't seem like we're going to get Cole back, I think Archer would be a nice backup plan. I wouldn't give up Tucker for him, but we could put a nice enough package together to get him. He's going to be 30 years old so it shouldn't take somebody like Tucker to get him. Maybe Fisher/Kemp, a reasonable pitching prospect, and a borderline guy. Obviously as we all know, Luhnow won’t give up Whitley. I wonder if JB is u touchable as well now considering the Spring Training he had? I used to be ok with the fact that he might be a piece in a trade, but I’m not so sure now that I’d want to see him traded. We'd have to give up a pretty good pitching prospect to get somebody like Archer, but I don't think it would need to be Whitley. Whitley should be untouchable at this point given our need past this year. If a deal of Kemp/Fisher, JB or Martin, and Reed doesn't get it done then it isn't worth it. |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Mar 25, 2019 11:12:03 GMT -6
There is no way in Hades that Luhnow would give up the top pitching prospect in baseball for Archer.
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Post by Saint on Mar 25, 2019 11:30:45 GMT -6
Right....I don't think anybody suggested that.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2019 11:38:54 GMT -6
Not at all. I was just stating the case of JB potentially being a non trade candidate as well.
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Mar 25, 2019 12:18:47 GMT -6
Straily was cut by the Fish today. Y'all want him back?
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Post by unionstation82 on Mar 25, 2019 12:54:42 GMT -6
Correa is an absolute star when healthy, but let’s not make it seem like this was his first injury. There was his fibula in 2014, his shoulder in 2016, his thumb in 2017, and his oblique and back last season. We need more of the rookie Correa to come back than what we’ve had since. Maybe it’s a strength and conditioning issue, I don’t know. Yeah but even with those injuries he has put up excellent production from a premium position. And he has averaged 118 games a season, it's not like he's missed a whole year or anything. Plus, let's not forget that he has been productive in the postseason too, even last year when not healthy he hit .316 in the ALCS. He has a higher postseason OPS than regular season. His hitting was coming around toward the end, I agree. I just don’t think he’s as much a priority as Springer. Brantley is probably here for two more seasons as is Reddick. You’ve literally got nothing in the outfield without George. I supported getting rid of Pence, but keep in mind the gap in time between him and Springer. Outfielders don’t grow on trees, and you need three of them. I’m not comfortable with Tucker & Friends in three seasons. |
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Post by Saint on Mar 25, 2019 13:21:25 GMT -6
Yeah but even with those injuries he has put up excellent production from a premium position. And he has averaged 118 games a season, it's not like he's missed a whole year or anything. Plus, let's not forget that he has been productive in the postseason too, even last year when not healthy he hit .316 in the ALCS. He has a higher postseason OPS than regular season. His hitting was coming around toward the end, I agree. I just don’t think he’s as much a priority as Springer. Brantley is probably here for two more seasons as is Reddick. You’ve literally got nothing in the outfield without George. I supported getting rid of Pence, but keep in mind the gap in time between him and Springer. Outfielders don’t grow on trees, and you need three of them. I’m not comfortable with Tucker & Friends in three seasons. Well, I think between Tucker or Straw we've probably got an everyday OFer, but I agree that Springer is more of a priority. Besides, even if we do nothing with Correa we have him for two more years AFTER this year. We have plenty of time to see how things pan out with him. We have less time with Springer. |
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Post by Saint on Mar 25, 2019 13:21:46 GMT -6
Straily was cut by the Fish today. Y'all want him back? Minor league deal? Sure. |
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Post by Saint on Mar 25, 2019 15:39:00 GMT -6
So with Verlander's extension, he should fairly easily get his 3000th K as an Astro in 2020. That would move him into 18th all-time (maybe 17th depending on how CC does). The only pitcher with more than 3000 Ks and not in the HoF is Curt Schilling.
If he can continue to average at the rate he has done as an Astro, he could potentially move into the top-10 before his extension is over.
No point to that tidbit. Just information.
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Post by unionstation82 on Mar 25, 2019 19:06:05 GMT -6
So with Verlander's extension, he should fairly easily get his 3000th K as an Astro in 2020. That would move him into 18th all-time (maybe 17th depending on how CC does). The only pitcher with more than 3000 Ks and not in the HoF is Curt Schilling. If he can continue to average at the rate he has done as an Astro, he could potentially move into the top-10 before his extension is over. No point to that tidbit. Just information. What’s the deal with Schilling? Was he in the Mitchell Report? The way he was kicking ass with Randy Johnson, you’d figure he’d have gotten in by now. |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Mar 25, 2019 19:10:45 GMT -6
So with Verlander's extension, he should fairly easily get his 3000th K as an Astro in 2020. That would move him into 18th all-time (maybe 17th depending on how CC does). The only pitcher with more than 3000 Ks and not in the HoF is Curt Schilling. If he can continue to average at the rate he has done as an Astro, he could potentially move into the top-10 before his extension is over. No point to that tidbit. Just information. What’s the deal with Schilling? Was he in the Mitchell Report? The way he was kicking ass with Randy Johnson, you’d figure he’d have gotten in by now. Hes a republican |
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Post by thomasj13 on Mar 25, 2019 19:11:37 GMT -6
What’s the deal with Schilling? Was he in the Mitchell Report? The way he was kicking ass with Randy Johnson, you’d figure he’d have gotten in by now. Hes a republican Foreign substance on his sock |
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Post by olpapa on Mar 25, 2019 19:17:12 GMT -6
What’s the deal with Schilling? Was he in the Mitchell Report? The way he was kicking ass with Randy Johnson, you’d figure he’d have gotten in by now. Hes a republican There it is. The guy is a conservative and has the audacity to exercise his freedom of speech. |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Mar 25, 2019 20:22:06 GMT -6
Framber just blew a huge lead for the Astros. And Whitley gave up 3 runs in the 1st.
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Post by thomasj13 on Mar 25, 2019 20:22:33 GMT -6
Framber just blew a huge lead for the Astros. And Whitley gave up 3 runs in the 1st. And we are out of Coffee! |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Mar 25, 2019 20:36:56 GMT -6
Tanielu with a bomb!
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