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That and the very common refrain of "the astros lost, it's [insert worst hitter]'s fault". Maldy: 0-2 with 1 BB and 4 LOB. Definitely not great...
Fair point. I do tend to think of Verlander in his Astro's career onward where he's closer to the 11k/9 range. His career k rate was dragged...
Again, I don't disagree with a good deal of your points. I agree that if you wanted to build a singular pitcher in a lab and clone him 13 times...
I think you're conflating a lot of different ideas. max effort pitching and pitching to contact are not necessarily mutually exclusive concepts....
Well...... no. Hard contact is bad. Weak contact is not. Yes you're more prone to a BABIP effect with any contact vs. a strikeout. But...
Agree. Periods of having 6 starters with 2 swing men makes sense, but i agree injuries will probably limit the implementation of a rigid tandem...
The old adage of "if you got 6 guys for 3 spots you really got 0 guys" holds true. I think the upside of a ML tandem system (2 guys get to throw...
It's amazing how many talented people ultimately fail because they never developed any resilience until it was too late. Glad to hear Whitley...
Who's to say it didn't also? Not uncommon in any walk of life for advice to be better received from someone you look up to rather than an...
Development is the primary goal, not winning. So they will make sure certain players get X amount of innings or at-bats whether or not they’re the...
I think Yainer will get more reps at C as time goes on. Maldy is literally the only full-time catcher most of those guys knew before this season...
I think it's a situation that sorts itself out over time. He's obviously towards the end of his career and won't be a full-time catcher next year...
Hopefully its just a conditioning thing and it ticks up in the summer months. Losing 2mph on his FB would otherwise be a huge injury red flag.
In my limited time watching his AB's this season, it seems like batted balls that were previously weak grounders or fly balls are now solid...
I don't think anyone is deluding themselves about his offensive production. It's not good. The Locked On Astros podcast talked about it...
His stats are all over the place and likely subject to regression. He's just in a hot streak right now So many unsustainable numbers: 3.4% K and...
You’re not wrong with your points. I’d just point out the rotation is still pretty inexperienced/young. Every starter is still in their team...
https://www.mlb.com/news/martin-maldonado-s-preparation-is-key-for-astros No accident when Maldy’s performing like **** he gets a puff piece to...
Didn’t see this posted, but the twins were very complementary of Hunter Brown. "His fastball and slider and cutter were just like Walker...
It's too early to rest the guy who had nagging injuries throughout last season and spring training? It's fine. It's not Yordan's fault the lineup...
