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Post by unionstation82 on Jun 26, 2019 20:08:45 GMT -6
At least Altuve hit it to the outfield. It's an odd year for him. He normally tends to get some extra hits from bloopers and such, and he continues to not have much success with that. The power looks decent and his walk rate is good. He just has to find a way to get some more hits mixed in. A lot of guys are getting good loft to the ball with not much power behind it. There have been a lot of lazy fly balls hit by our guys. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Jun 26, 2019 20:10:24 GMT -6
Hinch conceded the game by leaving Valdez in to give up 6 runs.......Altuve and Bregman are killing any chance we have to come bac\k
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Post by unionstation82 on Jun 26, 2019 20:22:16 GMT -6
Hinch conceded the game by leaving Valdez in to give up 6 runs.......Altuve and Bregman are killing any chance we have to come bac\k The problem of stringing together hits is one they’ve had consistently throughout the season. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Jun 26, 2019 21:20:03 GMT -6
Hinch conceded the game by leaving Valdez in to give up 6 runs.......Altuve and Bregman are killing any chance we have to come bac\k The problem of stringing together hits is one they’ve had consistently throughout the season. We have consistently had problems winning without hitting home runs. George had a big game tonight but got very little help. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Jun 26, 2019 21:39:10 GMT -6
The problem of stringing together hits is one they’ve had consistently throughout the season. We have consistently had problems winning without hitting home runs. George had a big game tonight but got very little help. The huge reliance on home runs to score is going to kill this team. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Jun 26, 2019 21:52:52 GMT -6
We have consistently had problems winning without hitting home runs. George had a big game tonight but got very little help. The huge reliance on home runs to score is going to kill this team. We have too many guys who want to pull everything and refuse to hit to the opposite field or back through the middle..........Bregman and Altuve are the worst and it creates weak ground balls and popups. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Jun 26, 2019 21:54:11 GMT -6
Our need for another quality starting pitcher is very obvious.
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Post by olpapa on Jun 27, 2019 6:32:02 GMT -6
Our need for another quality starting pitcher is very obvious. Agreed. I believe the offense will come around with the guys we have once everyone is healthy. Before the season started I thought we would get some help this year from at least one of our top three SP prospects, Whitley, Martin and Bukauskus. Now we find ourselves at mid-season and Whitley has an ERA over 12; Martin looks to be out for the season and Bukauskus has a ERA of 5.97 at AA. Doesn’t look like any help is coming from the farm. Time for Luhnow to work his magic on the trade market. |
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Post by Saint on Jun 27, 2019 7:15:07 GMT -6
Well that was embarrassing.
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Post by unionstation82 on Jun 27, 2019 9:30:05 GMT -6
Our need for another quality starting pitcher is very obvious. Agreed. I believe the offense will come around with the guys we have once everyone is healthy. Before the season started I thought we would get some help this year from at least one of our top three SP prospects, Whitley, Martin and Bukauskus. Now we find ourselves at mid-season and Whitley has an ERA over 12; Martin looks to be out for the season and Bukauskus has a ERA of 5.97 at AA. Doesn’t look like any help is coming from the farm. Time for Luhnow to work his magic on the trade market. I’ve said it ad nauseam but Whitley is the biggest disappointment because he was supposed to be that fix at the end of the rotation. I honestly think Tucker could be dealt by the deadline. |
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Post by thomasj13 on Jun 27, 2019 12:01:24 GMT -6
Agreed. I believe the offense will come around with the guys we have once everyone is healthy. Before the season started I thought we would get some help this year from at least one of our top three SP prospects, Whitley, Martin and Bukauskus. Now we find ourselves at mid-season and Whitley has an ERA over 12; Martin looks to be out for the season and Bukauskus has a ERA of 5.97 at AA. Doesn’t look like any help is coming from the farm. Time for Luhnow to work his magic on the trade market. I’ve said it ad nauseam but Whitley is the biggest disappointment because he was supposed to be that fix at the end of the rotation. I honestly think Tucker could be dealt by the deadline. I am starting to think the same, but I am hoping that is not the case. The Astros do not seem to have top-end OF prospects...I don't think of Alvarez or Beer as outfielders.. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Jun 27, 2019 12:13:54 GMT -6
I’ve said it ad nauseam but Whitley is the biggest disappointment because he was supposed to be that fix at the end of the rotation. I honestly think Tucker could be dealt by the deadline. I am starting to think the same, but I am hoping that is not the case. The Astros do not seem to have top-end OF prospects...I don't think of Alvarez or Beer as outfielders.. I’d like us to keep Tucker, but the team has big needs at 1B and pitching that they can’t seem to address internally. |
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Post by thomasj13 on Jun 27, 2019 14:06:41 GMT -6
I am starting to think the same, but I am hoping that is not the case. The Astros do not seem to have top-end OF prospects...I don't think of Alvarez or Beer as outfielders.. I’d like us to keep Tucker, but the team has big needs at 1B and pitching that they can’t seem to address internally. Alvarez or Beer are your 1B of the future....but you have a point pitching wise.....Astros need to extend both Cole this upcoming OS, and Springer the following.... |
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Post by unionstation82 on Jun 27, 2019 14:09:21 GMT -6
I’d like us to keep Tucker, but the team has big needs at 1B and pitching that they can’t seem to address internally. Alvarez or Beer are your 1B of the future....but you have a point pitching wise.....Astros need to extend both Cole this upcoming OS, and Springer the following.... I know Luhnow isn’t one to make a big free agent splash, but he might have to do that if Cole tests the market. We don’t know what we’ll get from McCullers. Miley is a free agent again. Verlander isn’t getting any younger. The rotation is far from set. All the young stars in the minors are getting beaten up. |
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