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There's a pretty big cognitive dissonance to allowing teams with $250m+ payrolls compete with teams with <$100m payrolls but being upset that said...
Leon's hit tool would have to jump two grades to be that kind of player. Big ask. Gilbert gets Brett Gardner and Andrew Benintendi comparisons....
Good to hear. Think this year they could end up testing their 40-man depth a lot.
From Brown's interview, sounds like mostly an experience thing. Dirden had limited AAA experience and didn't hit well in that limited spot....
It'll be interesting to see how the bullpen does this year when I'm expecting them to have to pitch a lot more innings. It's mostly a bunch of...
Tuckmoose is absolutely right on. The Luhnow era was littered with hitting prospects with intriguing and/or concerning K% and BB% profiles that...
He's one of the guys from Cespedes Family BBQ, one of the best baseball social media presences. Also a mariners fan, so probably well versed in...
Seems possible. It just pushes Dubon into IF-only backup coverage. Dirden can cover 3 OF spots, though he shouldn't cover CF full-time.
Moved from W 5th to Dallas a few months ago. Was happy to experience Austin but it wasn't the amazing place everyone made it out to be.
This. For whatever reason, a lot of the title contenders are getting tested on their depth early this year. The Astros, the Yankees, the...
He's got potential for sure, but he's well behind Javier at that stage. Javier had the dominant slider to go with his FB and even then there...
I agree that they don’t seem to be in a particular hurry but there definitely is an early mover advantage. the more team-control years get...
I don't expect Dubon to get significant time in CF this season if the Stros carry both Chassy Fizz and Meyers. Dubon is probably the 2nd best...
I dunno what fountain of youth he found in the playoffs, but Yuli wasn't light years better than Maldonado in the regular season. By fWAR,...
the LockedonAstros podcast said after his first start that he dropped his arm slot to get more velocity and that led to increased horizontal...
That is a nice OPS and OBP but my opinion is that a good walk rate in the minors doesn't tell you that much. On the other hand, a bad walk rate in...
Agree. Seems like weird shade. The kind of starting pitching depth the Astros had last year was luck more than anything. most teams in most years...
Hunter Brown Is Framber Valdez in a Justin Verlander-Shaped Container Didn't see this posted. Pretty interesting Fangraphs article.
In general, the biggest thing for a GM is talent evaluation whether from the scouting or analytic side. Semantics are notable here. Brown won't...
CF is a lot more stressful than RF. You cover a lot more ground and are the defensive OF captain. A lot of good hitting players would prefer to be...
