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As in he'd be the 8th man out of the bullpen?
Why is probable career minor leaguer Jack Mayfield hitting 3rd in that lineup? He's hitting a cool .263/.316/.448 which makes him one of the worst...
Nolan Ryan similarly hit 200 wins in his age 35 season. It took him til his age 43 season to get to 300. JV has a long way to go; he'll probably...
While I have no direct insight into Luhnow's plan I figure they are recognizing it's best to go with the natural peaks and valleys of the...
Interesting they're all younger, upside plays than potentially undervalued current-AAAA guys like White, Davis or Reed.
I think the long-term plan as Yuli's bat becomes less 1B starter-level will be to transition him into a utility role once Marwin leaves. Most 3B...
True to an extent. But Berkman played OF nearly full-time for most of his team control years including 160 games in the OF in his 5th full season...
1. Carpenter --> not drafted as a 1B only player, was drafted as higher defensive spectrum player and even this year played more games at 3rd than...
I went back and looked at 1st and 2nd rounders since the beginning of Luhnow's tenure in the AL West (didn't feel like doing 30 teams) The number...
Actually Longenhagen had a semi-related/relevant blurb on yesterdays Daily Prospect Notes: I know Reed and Beer are lefties but college first...
Speaking of Josh James... Eric Longanhagen wrote him up in today's Daily Prospects Notes on Fangraphs:
Two concepts underpin the entire article: 1) the astros are so good that they can let a prospect flounder without suffering in the standings 2)...
lol he was in the sense that he was a warm body that delayed Tucker's service time while not preventing the team from leading the division early...
Unsuccessful?!? Scoreboard? The bullpen, while not shutdown or perfect, is not particularly worse than last year and they won the WS. I don't...
The Astros don't tend to pay market price for closers and late innings guys. They obviously traded an at the time haul to get Giles in his cheap...
Fair enough. Reed certainly hasn't gotten an extended look yet. I'm more continually surprised at the FO's pattern of investing high picks in...
After AJ Reed, I won't really get excited about Seth Beer's production until he reaches the majors. The Astros have been burned by polished mostly...
Not sure I agree with your statement that that group of people is a bunch of major league average players. Among all those 7 former and current...
Is it annoying Correa isn't in the lineup? Sure. But until they announce he isn't playing in October I'm not too concerned. The team is rolling...
Lol just what are your expectations? Nearly no team sweeps their way to the WS title without some questions. The Astros by most people’s...
