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Agree 100%. AA has always been the first real test for college bats. That's the level they're finally close to average league/prospect age. And...
A lot of it's been on the hitting side. Most of the hitters they acquired in the off-season haven't worked out and JRod has regressed hard in his...
It's not nothing. Bat first 1B/DH types really aren't that valuable. JD Davis's 2019 Mets season is a prime example. 137 wRC+ but only 2.5 fWAR...
I think Finley and Mullins are reasonable comps if you subtract out the steroid era stats Finley had. Gilbert doesn't have great power grades (40...
The Astros have begun their initial descent from baseball's top echelon One of his tweets linking to that article says "In the short term,...
Yea it shouldn't be lost on anyone that the Rangers have played the Royals and A's a combined 13 times and went 10-3 against them. Teams with a...
I think people's expectations are completely out of wack. I can get on board with your points about Maldy, Pena and Abreu. They're reasonable...
The guy has to be close to minor league free agency right? This is his 7th season in the org. If he's not put on the 40-man/active roster by the...
I dunno if this is victim blaming or not, but I have the sneaking suspicion that there's something that he's doing/not-doing that's not endearing...
People realize Diaz has a 58 wRC+ line right? Julks' 75 wRC+ isn't much better but it is better. Hensley is hitting for a putrid 23 wRC+ this year...
Lol what. By default, I've been as much a Maldy supporter as anyone on the board but even i think it's ludicrous to say cutting Maldy's time (for...
I'm not even sure what you're suggesting here other than trade all of our underperforming/injured starters and prospects for better players and...
There's only been about 5-6wk of minor league action in total. A lot of stats haven't even become meaningful yet (i.e. reached a threshold for...
Lol. Diaz played, did well, the Astros won and you guys are still complaining about Dusty.
Huh, I get what you're saying but that's somewhat counter to a lot of baseball insights I've read over the years. Plenty of folks say overthrowing...
One of those "if you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem" scenarios. The FO doesn't recognize or can't fix the bad...
The base problem is that Abreu is massively under-performing. To a level that no one could have predicted. Does Bagwell take some ownership of...
Nook has mentioned a few things in the last few weeks. -Poor pitch selection and sequencing -Poor command -Overthrowing the 4-seam. I.e....
This 100%. There's been a ton of blame-shifting this season. Eg. It's Dusty's fault. It's Bagwell's fault. The two primary culprits in the...
No doubt losing a few key figures (e.g. Bill Murphy and Josh Miller) would hurt badly, but at this point in the Astros cycle the pitching...
