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Someone, in this thread, said the Astros, currently on pace to win 92 games, were a 100-win team. I am certainly not arguing Martin Maldonado is...
True. But this is almost certainly coincidence/luck/ match-up - but will concede the point of giving MM credit absent Diaz.
Literally in this response, you say, and I quote: "Diaz playing more than Maldonado would have resulted in more wins this year." Those are *your*...
First things first... The Astros' team ERA is still a .5 run better than league average so let's not pretend the pitching staff has been *bad.* It...
Because last year is a 175-game sample size, which is significantly larger than this year's. *That's* why it's relevant. So the notion that their...
They don't have a 100-win team. Their starting pitching has been wiped out by injuries; their bullpen has significantly regressed; two of their...
They won 106 games last year with a 2.90 team ERA - a full run better than league average; they went 11-2 in the postseason, led by a dominant...
I've read AstroBall & I know the story - the Astros releasing anybody that wasn't a literal corpse in 2014 doesn't make a ton of sense. But... JDM...
He has a 1.49 ERA (3.18 FIP) & 1.07 WHIP in his last seven starts. Overall, he's only made 16 starts this year, which could mean he'll be...
Verlander was 2-0 with a .56 ERA in the '17 ALCS and was (rightly) named MVP. They literally don't win that series without him. Beyond that,...
The situations are not remotely equal. The Rangers haven't been competitive - and, in fact, have been very bad - for years. So, unlike the Astros,...
That's a fascinating idea, especially when you consider the very real possibility that his pool of suitors may be smaller than we think, if his...
Did not realize Hicks went to my high school (Cy-Creek) - that would make him an interesting get for the Astros.
Very few trades return full-value. Ohtani is a full-blown rental for the vast majority of teams that might've been after him. I don't know where...
Trading Shohei Ohtani, now, at this time, is imminently difficult. He isn't just the most valuable player in MLB - he may very well be the most...
There's not really a role for "long relief" in the postseason - outside of extraordinary circumstances (blow out or extra innings). The goal for...
Pena is quickly approaching 1000 MLB PAs. His career OPS is >.700. And he's actually been worse offensively this year than he was last year when...
If all you're saying is all rookie QBs carry the potential to bust - why are you advocating for them to jettison one rookie QB for another rookie...
Stroud potentially busting is very-real, yes. That potential is no more/less than literally every other rookie QB ever. But the idea it's a...
Again, silly hyperbole. They’ll know in as a many as two years what they have in Stroud. Are you suggesting Ryans’ entire tenure is going to be...
